IMPORTANT: With the income range I share in this video, that's still NOT guaranteed just because you work hard & with the right Libraries. Many producers work consistently for years with little to no income to show for it. We have no control over whether TV/Film clients use our music - it's just about consistency and being in the right place at the right time.
This is the main reason I only do sync "on the side". I take it very seriously, and go very hard at it, but only for a limited time per week (5-10hr). I have another job which pays the bills, and from sync I make an extra 2K-5K a year, and still get the "coolness" factor of being able to post on social media every once in awhile "Hey, I just got this placement on this TV show!". Best of both worlds for me.
For just starting out, this is very helpful to me and not depressing at all. This is just something for me to understand that I am still going through with this. 8 MORE VIDEOS TO GO!!!!
For years, you confidently reassured skeptics of this channel that warned you of flooding the market with too many producers that "there's plenty of room for everyone". Everyone should sync. Yet, here we are.
First, I've never said "everyone should Sync" lol. In fact, I repeat the line "this business isn't for all producers" so often it's become kind of a channel motto for me. For the 2-3% that are "long haulers", there's still room for them to thrive. These videos are meant to steer away the "waiting room" producers who get overhyped on Sync, jump in and then have very unrealistic expectations.
Strangely these videos work the opposite for me. I am not put off by the work needed in sync or the money but I have a toxic part of my mind that interprets everything in a very personal way.... "you are rubbish, you could never do this, what are you thinking!" when presented with these facts. But I know this part of me and I know it's not true! Im going to keep trucking. I've been a music producer for too long to turn back now, regardless. Gonna hit up music supervisors, AD Agencies, gonna hit up more music libraries, gonna try non exclusive as well as my exclusive stuff. Too hell with what people say you can and cannot do. Gotta find what works
I was already a producer and didn't know anything about the sync industry, 1 month ago I saw only one ad about it, it wasn't yours, but I immediately felt that love for this industry, I need to be very professional, it's not the same as sending an instrumental to people waiting for magic to happen, I want to thank you because since then I've been looking for how to be the most professional producer as I can be, for sync specially, and your content has helped me a lot! still helping! when my PRO approves my process, even with you I will get in contact! thank´s again!
I appreciate the tough love - makes me hungrier! Although I did have to take a min and process, why you would start a series like this - Its a interesting position you're taking and Im def. looking forward to the rest of the videos!
Everything you have said here aligns with what I've seen so far from my own experience. There are no consideration fees and, for most of the placements I've had so far, there are no sync fees either. You can only rely on the backend performance royalties from the PRO, which are less for the streaming services than they are for broadcast TV/cable. But if I can eek out just a side income from Sync-Licensing I'm still happy. It keeps me motivated to keep writing and creating new music. I just have to balance this with other things in my life that I can count on to provide a steady income, such as a day job and live gigs.
Love this real talk, no one is doing this on TH-cam. If 40-50k is considered good income, I will stick with my day job.. would struggle to survive here with that income anyways. It makes music just so much more fun for me, without that income pressure.
Everyone's situation is different. I don't know how a guy with a wife would stick around when he's telling her it'll take 1-2 years to finally start seeing 50k in music licensing. On top of that, how would he find time to make lots of good music consistently?? Maybe his wife has to be very free spirited and caring as long as he's already making 50k/yr in another industry.
Ok vid #2 I'm still in. This confirms the need to gather more musical streams of income to add into the pot. I've haven't relied on the what if I get a big deal to save my financial life in decades. I had a deal with Roadrunner Rec years ago but that model is dead and so with that we must evolve if you want to create with ANY income. Okay vid 3 bring it ..
That's a good one, but perhaps a little too negative for my liking. I still love Sync, but the real challenges need to be known (as I know you already do!).
I'd be happy getting into any synch library, however many current trends are not turning my crank. I do not buy into the countless invented genres and labels at all. The endless streams of 'how to make this' etc. Its over the top I just like composing. Done my gig trying fit in. Its a useless venture, at this late part of my life. I will still make music in some form. I would rather run a library, if it comes down to some coin. I know with some certainty what I really like in other musician and producers work. Its a certain level of rarity or novelty that stands a chance, but even that is fleeting Money is not the only currency, if you work in a particular field there are benefits, like food, like cheap rent or a crapload of expensive vsts and hardware
I synced 10 songs with a top 10 international network tv show and after it aired they added themselves as the publisher 50% It wasn't through their library, it was direct, me to producer lease. What would you do ? No pub deal.
So yesterday i got my 2nd statement from BMI and earned around 97$ for 2 tracks placement. You think it’s a good start? What i have noticed is that i didnt earn much from streaming services but really way much more from a blanket licence or satellite TV. Would you know why is this Jesse?
Great start! And right now there's not much money in streaming since the ad revenue isn't quite there, but that's changing and I'm hopeful that our royalties will grow over time.
@@SyncMyMusic Thanks alot for replying ! Hopefully it starts to grow with the streaming services because there is a huge difference in royalties i get from Streaming services and Satellite channels etc. Jesse i have another question, what does the blanket licence means?
Not depressing at all. :) Btw, i know some publishers (some really great, as Dan Graham) and other veterans composers think that the average income after consistent and 'all correct' work is morebetween 50k and 100k after 7-10 years. Are your figures based only in your experience and your network of composers and do you ever heard about those other figures and what do you think about it eventually?
It's always tough to give specific numbers, but yes from my experience and the few interactions I've had with full-time Sync producers, the 20-50K/year feels about right. Again, it's totally possible blow way past that range but it does require some big theme/jingle placements IMO.
If 500 placements only earn you a couple hundred bucks (very possible) then no. The number isn't the most important variable - it's the quality of your placements. One theme placement could get you to 20-50K per year easily.
@@SyncMyMusic Agreed, to clarify I meant a generic background placement on national free to air tv. That's usually what my Libraries get me but I don't have much royalty data yet
Again, some of those pay out hundreds to thousands and others pay out pennies. We can't get too attached to numbers of placements as that just doesn't fully capture the complexity of the situation. @@cizztv
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IMPORTANT: With the income range I share in this video, that's still NOT guaranteed just because you work hard & with the right Libraries. Many producers work consistently for years with little to no income to show for it. We have no control over whether TV/Film clients use our music - it's just about consistency and being in the right place at the right time.
This is the main reason I only do sync "on the side". I take it very seriously, and go very hard at it, but only for a limited time per week (5-10hr). I have another job which pays the bills, and from sync I make an extra 2K-5K a year, and still get the "coolness" factor of being able to post on social media every once in awhile "Hey, I just got this placement on this TV show!". Best of both worlds for me.
Glad you find the right balance for you!
That’s where I’m at with it
But video games need music!! 😂😂😂
For just starting out, this is very helpful to me and not depressing at all. This is just something for me to understand that I am still going through with this. 8 MORE VIDEOS TO GO!!!!
Get it!
For years, you confidently reassured skeptics of this channel that warned you of flooding the market with too many producers that "there's plenty of room for everyone". Everyone should sync.
Yet, here we are.
First, I've never said "everyone should Sync" lol. In fact, I repeat the line "this business isn't for all producers" so often it's become kind of a channel motto for me.
For the 2-3% that are "long haulers", there's still room for them to thrive. These videos are meant to steer away the "waiting room" producers who get overhyped on Sync, jump in and then have very unrealistic expectations.
Strangely these videos work the opposite for me. I am not put off by the work needed in sync or the money but I have a toxic part of my mind that interprets everything in a very personal way.... "you are rubbish, you could never do this, what are you thinking!" when presented with these facts. But I know this part of me and I know it's not true! Im going to keep trucking. I've been a music producer for too long to turn back now, regardless. Gonna hit up music supervisors, AD Agencies, gonna hit up more music libraries, gonna try non exclusive as well as my exclusive stuff. Too hell with what people say you can and cannot do. Gotta find what works
Good for you! That little voice is usually the reason most producers give up so I'm glad you're countering it with action!
@@SyncMyMusic it kinda helps hearing I'm not the only one with that voice. Thank you
I was already a producer and didn't know anything about the sync industry, 1 month ago I saw only one ad about it, it wasn't yours, but I immediately felt that love for this industry, I need to be very professional, it's not the same as sending an instrumental to people waiting for magic to happen, I want to thank you because since then I've been looking for how to be the most professional producer as I can be, for sync specially, and your content has helped me a lot! still helping! when my PRO approves my process, even with you I will get in contact! thank´s again!
Glad to have helped and keep up the hard work!
I appreciate the tough love - makes me hungrier! Although I did have to take a min and process, why you would start a series like this - Its a interesting position you're taking and Im def. looking forward to the rest of the videos!
I've been expecting this. Eight more videos to go, and this stuff is not depressing me at all so far.
Everything you have said here aligns with what I've seen so far from my own experience. There are no consideration fees and, for most of the placements I've had so far, there are no sync fees either. You can only rely on the backend performance royalties from the PRO, which are less for the streaming services than they are for broadcast TV/cable. But if I can eek out just a side income from Sync-Licensing I'm still happy. It keeps me motivated to keep writing and creating new music. I just have to balance this with other things in my life that I can count on to provide a steady income, such as a day job and live gigs.
Love this real talk, no one is doing this on TH-cam. If 40-50k is considered good income, I will stick with my day job.. would struggle to survive here with that income anyways. It makes music just so much more fun for me, without that income pressure.
Everyone's situation is different. I don't know how a guy with a wife would stick around when he's telling her it'll take 1-2 years to finally start seeing 50k in music licensing. On top of that, how would he find time to make lots of good music consistently?? Maybe his wife has to be very free spirited and caring as long as he's already making 50k/yr in another industry.
Ok vid #2 I'm still in. This confirms the need to gather more musical streams of income to add into the pot. I've haven't relied on the what if I get a big deal to save my financial life in decades. I had a deal with Roadrunner Rec years ago but that model is dead and so with that we must evolve if you want to create with ANY income. Okay vid 3 bring it ..
Renaming this Sync Sucks. 😂 Great to have this perspective. Thanks!
That's a good one, but perhaps a little too negative for my liking. I still love Sync, but the real challenges need to be known (as I know you already do!).
Yep! It's a gift and a curse! @@SyncMyMusic
I'd be happy getting into any synch library, however many current trends are not turning my crank.
I do not buy into the countless invented genres and labels at all. The endless streams of 'how to make this' etc. Its over the top
I just like composing. Done my gig trying fit in. Its a useless venture, at this late part of my life. I will still make music in some form.
I would rather run a library, if it comes down to some coin. I know with some certainty what I really like in other musician and producers work. Its a certain level of rarity or novelty that stands a chance, but even that is fleeting
Money is not the only currency, if you work in a particular field there are benefits, like food, like cheap rent or a crapload of expensive vsts and hardware
Where do I sign up to the Corn Academy?
Even the TP academy sounds great!
@@SyncMyMusic we need to know how to make 4-ply with the velvety softness, help us Jesse!!!
Hmm, yeah. I'm just gonna keep making music for my own fun.
I synced 10 songs with a top 10 international network tv show and after it aired they added themselves as the publisher 50%
It wasn't through their library, it was direct, me to producer lease. What would you do ? No pub deal.
Sounds like it's worth a call. Try to communicate first and if that doesn't work, then a call to a lawyer might be in order.
@@SyncMyMusic Thanks mate, agreed.
So yesterday i got my 2nd statement from BMI and earned around 97$ for 2 tracks placement. You think it’s a good start? What i have noticed is that i didnt earn much from streaming services but really way much more from a blanket licence or satellite TV. Would you know why is this Jesse?
Great start! And right now there's not much money in streaming since the ad revenue isn't quite there, but that's changing and I'm hopeful that our royalties will grow over time.
@@SyncMyMusic Thanks alot for replying ! Hopefully it starts to grow with the streaming services because there is a huge difference in royalties i get from Streaming services and Satellite channels etc.
Jesse i have another question, what does the blanket licence means?
I''ll have everyone here know I made $0.78 cents on an Audio Jungle sale just 3 months ago thank you very much.
@@chrislevelfansI love you too ❤
Not depressing at all. :) Btw, i know some publishers (some really great, as Dan Graham) and other veterans composers think that the average income after consistent and 'all correct' work is morebetween 50k and 100k after 7-10 years. Are your figures based only in your experience and your network of composers and do you ever heard about those other figures and what do you think about it eventually?
It's always tough to give specific numbers, but yes from my experience and the few interactions I've had with full-time Sync producers, the 20-50K/year feels about right. Again, it's totally possible blow way past that range but it does require some big theme/jingle placements IMO.
really good ^^
The 20-50k estimate, how many placements a year. 500 TV placements or so ?
If 500 placements only earn you a couple hundred bucks (very possible) then no. The number isn't the most important variable - it's the quality of your placements. One theme placement could get you to 20-50K per year easily.
@@SyncMyMusic Agreed, to clarify I meant a generic background placement on national free to air tv.
That's usually what my Libraries get me but I don't have much royalty data yet
Again, some of those pay out hundreds to thousands and others pay out pennies. We can't get too attached to numbers of placements as that just doesn't fully capture the complexity of the situation. @@cizztv