My Focused Plan for Success in Sync Licensing | Getting Signed to 3 Exclusive Sync Libraries
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- #synclicensing #musiclicensing #makemusicincome
In this video I describe a focused plan I used to get started in sync licensing and find success getting signed to THREE exclusive sync libraries in 2021. I talk about the specific things I did from the moment I heard about sync licensing and how it could help me make music income.
I talk about what kinds of songs I wrote, how I produced them for success in sync licensing, who I listened to and learned from as I studied sync licensing, what kinds of exclusive libraries signed my music, and share a lot of tidbits and ideas along the way.
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - How I First Heard of Sync Licensing
1:58 - Starting a Music Licensing Production Company
2:45 - Writing Songs FOR Sync
3:54 - Hits and Misses
4:20 - Sync My Music
4:44 - A Real Secret of My Success
5:19 - Hold On to Your Butts - Getting Serious
6:24 - Signing with My First Exclusive Library
7:03 - Compose. Pitch. Sign.
7:45 - Signing to a Different 2nd Exclusive Library
9:04 - Signing with a 3rd Exclusive Library
9:52 - How Did I Do All This? The Plan!
11:06 - Back in the Car Again
11:39 - Hear the Songs in Our Catalog
Sites I talk about in this video:
Sync My Music - / syncmymusic
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Other videos I have made that I mention in this video:
The Difference Between Stock Music and Sync Licensing | The Two Types of Music Licensing Explained! - • The Difference Between...
Stock Music Licensing AND Sync Licensing at the Same Time? | Making Music Income from Both - • Stock Music Licensing ...
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ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS:
Eric has been helping artists and songwriters for over 20 years build lasting music careers, and now is working via one-on-one coaching with composers and producers to help build strong catalogs, get into stock and sync libraries, and of course: Make Music Income. Find more info here: makemusicincome.com/coaching/
MUSIC LICENSING MASTERMIND:
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WAYS WE MAKE MUSIC INCOME:
SYNC LICENSING
Positive Spin Songs - positivespinsongs.com
STOCK MUSIC LICENSING
From the Moment Music - fromthemomentmusic.com
ARTIST BRANDS
Player A Jazz - playerajazz.com
Quiet Soul Piano - quietsoulpiano.com
MUSIC PRODUCTION
Creative Soul Records - creativesoulonline.com
MY STUDIO SETUP
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Audio Interface: M-Audio Air 192|6 - www.zzounds.com/a--3976305/it...
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Native Instruments S61 Komplete Kontrol - www.zzounds.com/a--3976305/it...
Monitors: JBL 308P 3Series Powered Studio Monitors- www.zzounds.com/a--3976305/it...
FTC Legal Disclaimer - Some links found in the description box of my videos may be affiliate links, meaning I will make commission on sales you make through my link. This is at no extra cost to you to use my links/codes, it's just one more way to support me and my channel! Thank you!
MUSIC INCOME TH-cam CHANNELS WE SUGGEST
Sync My Music - / syncmymusic
Stock Music Licensing - / stockmusiclicensing
StevieB/Production Music Academy - / @steven_beddall
Andrew Southworth - / andrewsouthworth
Tom DuPree III: / tomdupreeiii
Adam Ivey - / adamivy
Burstimo - / burstimo
Christian Henson Music - / christianhensonmusic
Damian Keyes - / damiankeyes
TAXI: / taxiindependentar
OTHER GREAT LINKS YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL
The Music Library Report - bit.ly/musiclibraryreport
Ed Hartman - Resources for Composers and Songwriters - bit.ly/edhartmanresources - เพลง
Thanks for the recommendation! Keep sharing your story with the community 🙌
Thank you for your high quality content Eric! Very helpful!
Great! Glad this is helpful! Thanks for watching! More to come!
Hi Eric, nice intro :) and I love how you edit your videos, entertaining to watch :) But more important, thanks for sharing all this info. Really appreciated! This quote is excellent: "music for use, and not music for you".
Thanks Cedric! I started this channel because I wanted to both share my real experience, but also because I felt there were things not being said on other channels. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing! 🙌 Well put together. Your planning ahead sure shows here on the TH-cam as well. 👌
It’s key for me. I have to plan and make lists, etc. I have too much to do to get things done any other way.
Dude - your constant prop giving to Jesse is awesome. Very few people give props to their contemporaries.
Thanks for the amazing videos 🤜🏻🤛🏼
And - congrats on your recent success!
Thanks for the comments. I intentionally built the channel to both share my experiences and pay tribute to the folks who I have been following for info. We all should be here for each other. Community is a good thing!
Great video man!!! Love the shirt 😄
Thanks! That is for sure the number one commented t-shirt I have!!
Love your videos man. Thanks for the valuable info. I’m an acoustic guitarist eager to dive deeper into sync, been having good success with streaming but sync seems like the big frontier for you - and your content helps!
Acoustic guitar is very in demand. Solo stuff, acoustics with orchestra, etc. Think in terms of music that might be used in a scene. Good luck with it!
@@MakeMusicIncome Thanks a lot, appreciate it
Great info, THANK YOU!!
Thanks for watching!
Hey I found the same thing one of my libraries likes albums and single songs for custom briefs and albums. And another library takes single cues on a case by case basis especially for custom briefs. Thanks for the great content!
Cool! Yep, they are all different!
Great info thank you !
Thank you!!
So where are YOU in your sync licensing journey? Leave a comment below with any questions about sync!
It would be great if you make a video explaining which contracts each of the most popular libraries handles (pond5, mdiio, audiosparx...)
Each contract with each company is completely different, so that would be a hard one to make.
10:55 Thanks.
You bet! Good luck to you!
Thabk you for this very helpful info! What is your advice on pitching an album? Do you like 12 suggest singles only, or songs with alt edits also?
I usually try and send a full album of 10-12 plus edits (usually instrumentals or other interesting edits)
@@MakeMusicIncome gotcha. Thank you!
Hi, What' s definition for "stock music" licensing? I enjoy your videos very much. I'm envious of your success. I can't crack this nut at any door. Really hard to keep going.
Well, "stock music" is not different than "stock photos" or "stock video". It's music people pay for or subscribe to download what they want, mostly for music behind TH-cam or corporate presentations. I think the easiest way in is Pond5, but I have only made about $175 there in twelve months. But it is a place to get your feet wet. Motion Array is about the only place to make real money (or Artlist if you're an artist under 40 imo.) But both of those require pretty high quality music. Check out my next video. There just might be an offer near the end you'll like.
Hi there, I’ve really been enjoying your videos since I am on the verge of starting up with a sync library. I make all my songs on GarageBand and since I’m on a low budget, and I like to work fast, I have not been able to hire a studio or musicians etc. and have actually really enjoyed doing the whole process myself. I’m wandering if I can pitch my tracks made in GarageBand. Perhaps I could send you a couple and you can give me your opinion?
Would love to help. I do have an in-depth critique service you can find here: makemusicincome.com/music-review-feedback/ Let me know if this is what you’re looking for.
What are the best libraries for dark ambient music?
Well, that will take some research on your part. Seek out libraries that you like and see if they have this kind of music in their catalogs. if they do, they may need more. If they don’t they might like some.
Hi, I would have a question: when you "pitch", you showed us an exemple where you send a link with your music.
I guess you cannot send the same link to different libraries, as they are exclusive, so what if they are interested in the same music?
Do you send different "albums" or music selection to each one?
Or do you simply wait to have answer from one lib to proceed to the next one?
I had a bad experience a few years ago where I sent one track to two different customers, and it happened that both were interested: as a result, I lost both customers.
Well, what I did was risky. I sent 5 or 6 emails with the same SoundCloud link. That can be risky as you well found out! Jesse talks about this in many videos how you have to be really careful. Conversely, you can send an email to one library and not hear back for months, so sending one by one could take months or years…
What I more likely do is approach new libraries with stuff they can have exclusively, but if they don’t get back to me in a few days or a week, I have to move on. Now that I have three libraries I usually send new stuff to one first, then if they don’t want it I send to the next, and then the next, and then post to non-exclusive stock. I can always pull from stock libraries if a company changes its mind or I find another exclusive use. Meanwhile it can make money in stock.
@@MakeMusicIncome Thanks for this detailed answer!
@@MakeMusicIncome thanks for the video! Why do you prefer exclusive libraries instead of non-exclusive libraries? Is one exclusive more profitable than several non-exclusive?
@@user-cp8wn3oc1n Well, in general licensing to film and TV and Ads can be MORE profitable. But I do know some people making pretty good $ with stock. But it's a low percentage. I prefer to make high end tracks that are focused for higher end uses. That said, places like Artlist are "non-exclusive" but higher quality.
What are the 3 libraries you use because I'm looking for some ?
Check out Scorekeepers.com & CrucialMusic.com.
@@MakeMusicIncome ok thanks for the info. Appreciate it 👍
I've written nearly all down tempo, (not happy), instrumentals, (rock & electronic.) Are there libraries that are more open to this type of style?
Yea I would say there is probably more use for minor, darker things since there are more dark shows and movies than ever.
@MakeMusicIncome Thanks for your reply. I enjoyed this video. Getting sync has been very difficult but vids like this give me a little extra push.
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