My brother is like: study for 3 1/2 years and after that he got a good job then he canceled it and now he works for Disney (ILM = Star Wars), he earns 130k canadian dollar per year and he is like: I back up my money. Im not buying that fancy simulation wheel (for 2k). He is happy that next year he is not going to pay that much for his appartment anymore. That is great ! And he studied 3D design which I really common and also very hard earning money with.
@@TheCrowHillCo Gosh... what if you held the same view regarding music? Get in that kitchen and rattle those pots & pans! (I may share my caramelized celeriac recipe with you)
Great advice. Especially about coming up with new ideas to earn. On a NatWest piggy note - I once had to relicense and rerecord part of the piggy song. I tracked down the original arranger who was a guy called Fred Tomlinson. He was in his 80s by that point. Turns out, he did all the arrangements for Monty Python too - the Spam song, the Lumberjack etc. Absolute legend. If that wasn't enough, his brother was also Ernest Tomlinson!
These analogies are priceless! By the end of your video, Christian, I had every cog turning and every light bulb burning. The idea juices are flowing and I am actively taking action!
Another good video. And I think the last part is especially important for anyone looking to start a TH-cam channel: make no mistake, Christian is as much an entrepreneur as anyone else he mentioned at the end of the clip and the *proof* is just how often you, the viewer, think of Spitfire’s products whether Christian is mentioning the company by name or not: this Vlog stirs excitement about his great company’s offerings. The best marketing is marketing that doesn’t look, sound or feel like you’re being marketed to.
i actually get paid Mechanical rights quarterly every quarter via Tunecore Publishing. They collect from digital mech rights like: itunes , spotify etc. It's a nice extra.
I'm starting to have a hard time negotiating these deals and the split of publishing, mechanical, etc. Usually companies where I live didn't pay attention to the backend. But recently an animation got a massive check from the PRO and now it seems that all eyes are paying attention to this and thinking all checks are and have been massive. The mentality is becoming 'this music would never exist if it wasn't for this film project, so the rights should be ours and you should be happy we payed you an upfront fee' - a fee that is usually around 1%-2% of the overall budget. And they are not necessarily paying for the recordings. Its one creative fee and they just expect you to deliver everything. I usually reason with them because I take care of everything related to the music and deliver the final product, but they just don't really care.
Christian, just a quick note to tell you how much I not only very much appreciate all of the information that you present to us, but also the amount of effort, the quality, and aesthetic of the videos. Thank you and cheers!
No fail here, Christian. Great video - as someone who gets asked these questions regularly, it's great to have such a comprehensive overview to point them too. Thanks for all the vids, actually. Really enjoy and benefit from the content! :)
This is why I studied structural engineering instead of going to music school. Granted I will never be Hans Zimmer this way but at least I won't have to produce music for advertisements and I can focus on the music I like , have fun and not have to be poor.
Good diaphragm exercise from a passionate player looking to inspire. Most engaging. Thank you for this. Looking forward to browsing your past (and future) content.
I would like to see you share about your younger times when you're just a young budding musician/ composer , as a experience . That will be very helpful and informative to those whom are still wandering , without any experience , getting lost in the thick forest . All your videos are pure gold , that schools wont tell their students about ! Keep up all your good work ! Have a nice day , cheers !
Thank you VERY MUCH for taking the time to record this! It's helpful, even now, after almost 2 years! i have a degree in Music Business but went down a different path (arts marketing). i wish you would have been one of my professors. My life would have been a LOT different! Warm regards from Paris.
I am speechless. I can not thank you enough the effort that you put in these amazing videos! You are a bless for us, fellow composers! Thank you Christian!
Thank you for this video Christian, absolutely brilliant. I’ve adopted the entrepreneur mindset and thinking outside box of how I can generate income through music; all the traditional avenues as well as merch (off the back of a personal brand / solo artist once the following is built), online courses for musicians and more. These are dark times for many, but the few who adopt the entrepreneurial mindset can see the gold beneath the dirt. It’s not easy, but it’s completely possible.
Tyler Henson: Welcome to Rights Club! The first rule of Rights Club is: you always talk about Rights Club. The second rule of Rights Club is: you ALWAYS talk about Rights Club! Third rule of Rights Club: someone yells "stop!", taps out, goes bankrupt, piggys take their house, the fight is over.
This is a very good video, and briefly explains a lot of things. The cake, biscuits and piggys are undoubtedly a work of genius. ;O) You might talk about PRS and PPL at some length in a future video for those that unlike us, are not members yet. You could also talk about limited companies, becoming your own label, publisher etc. I suppose also.
Production music market is flooded with product, and whole catalogues are now easily accessible online. Same thing with stock photographic stills footage. 'Video killed the radio star'.
I'm a big fan of these vlogs- they're excellent, and I always advise that young composers learn about rights so they don't get exploited - but I have to query some of the explanations of the terms in the "cake" section of the video . It's a hugely complex area but my understanding has always been this - Publishing rights, which relate to the composition itself (which are inherently owned by the composer of the work until negotiated and subsequently signed away) are split into performance and mechanical rights. Performance payments and Mechanical payments are triggered by different uses of the work, but they both come under publishing. In the UK these are collected and administered by PRS and MCPS who now operate together under PRS for Music or can also be distributed directly by a publisher. The person or organistation who pays for a sound recording can lay claim to owning the Master rights which in terms of commercial music (chart releases for want of a better phrase) are generally handled/owned by record labels and administered by PPL. Library/production music use does not trigger a PPL or Master rights payment. Hope that's helpful!
Another excellent vid CH. I took a Music/Legal intro class not too long ago and all these things you mention ring true here in the states. Not exactly the most sexy subject but things you need to have at your fingertips.
Incredibly useful info Wish I had know some of that 30 years ago! I really respect you for the giving back in this video and your how much do I charge video. Transparency is the new black Congrats
Using the two halves of a Victoria sponge cake to explain the division of income was a nice touch. When you fetched out the blanket I laughed. When you introduced the toilet roll, I burst out laughing! Using the Nat West Piggies and HRH was fun too, although I couldn't help thinking about the 'Piggies' promo in comparison to the new PRS membership grading...."when you save/earn £x, you get a bigger piggy / Membership voting rights" I don't know which bright spark decided to change this, but when I see Stuart from the PRS in February, I'll be trying to find out. Also worth mentioning, for those of you who own their own recordings and don't already know, you can join the PPL (BMI Stateside?). As I understand it, this gets your recordings a performance royalty too. Thanks Christian :-)
I think it would be interesting to hear your thoughts about signing a admin-deal with a third party company, vs just letting your pro (PRS / ASCAP / BMI) handle the back-end on their own? pros and cons?
You hit the nail on the head at the end there mate. It does, unfortunately, drive home the point, that music success has little to do with talent, and more to do with business savvy.
Really great info Christian............as a new subscriber to your channel, I'm learning a lot. Loving your informal, passionate, entertaining and instructional style of presentation!..........cheers bro!
Ah yes, you struck upon something in this one about the glamour. 'TV composers are second class compared to film composers'. I wonder if that is why I only watch feature films... nah... I did like me some Poirot back in the day until I ditched the TV! ;O)
Fantastic advice. I also learned that I'm a unicorn! I think a new wardrobe is in order... perhaps a fancy hat? :D You mentioned delayed gratification... definitely. Also - perpetual gratitude!
Well, according to Christian, yes! But in all seriousness - hey, it's a start. My earnings for years were so poor I actually got scoffed at by my then accountant, who said "this isn't a business, it's a hobby". (No, he didn't last past that tax year).
Hi Christian, great video. I hope the cake was nice! Two questions: 1. What happens if you only work on a few cues, do you get a percentage of the various royalties (like working on a few tracks on a traditional album)? 2. Thoughts on profit share projects, i.e. no initial fee but access to a share of more potential cakes? Obviously on a picture with distribution already agreed!
Wow how hould you exsplain that point in time When Geri as in Ginger took over and managed the Spice Girls if am thinking wright it was the wright thing to do , and gaind revenue @ that time Then moved on to a number 1 Hit , what payed the most money ?
Wonderfully Informative video, Christian, Thankyou so much. You didn't mention fee's involved with using companies such as PRS to discover your earnings - What % do they take, if any? Again, very helpful to this 19 yr old starting out in the business.
Stuart Bramwell Composer/Violinist they vary a lot but are not that much. Gema fir example charges around 50 euros per year, with a one time fee of 90 when you enroll. But you need to consider that enrolling only makes sense if you actually publish work, I been doubt it makes sense if you simply upload your stuff to sound cloud, and you then have the weird situation that you get to pay to use your own music for commercial purposes :) if you start publishing like for library music it makes a lot of sense though. Take care of the publishers that want you to wave your copyright, some online library publishers ask you that.
So, you get to choose your publisher (when talking about libraries, sample packs, loops, etc and think about international sales) or you are "stuck" with the one responsible for your country?
2:54 The remark that the big labels "haven't tackled very well" any new technology is not right, as the overall growing revenues of the recorded music industry over the last years that have been largely caused by streaming have shown.
Most of the Producers dont even know, that doing a (wanted) Remix gives you the right to claim it a Piece at the german Gema and gives you 5% Royalties for composition. Labels always play dumb when I demand this ;-)
Such a complicated concept, great ground for trial and error! This project of yours is really helpful and inspiring though:) Here's one rookie's question.. If, let's say I have a great library of samples, field recordings etc, all produced by me and decide to create a sort of an online store, and name a price on each pack by its value, the behind-the-scenes work, etc, for everyone who decides to buy this package, these money come to me I guess.. So this pack gives back (package price) * (nr. of buyers). If a buyer then uses a sample as is, what happens? Depends on the agreement ? Varies on different countries?
I've never seen a paid sample pack that didn't give its users full rights to use the samples. Imagine having to pay percentages every time you use a Spitfire library, that would be terrible...
That's what I had in mind.. But let's say you are a band, a musician or something.. You put your album in music stores, from iTunes to your very own site's online shop, physical and digital copies. People pay to have a copy of your work. If this music is used for a commercial use though, it needs another type of license, and I think you should get paid for that too (pennies or not, not the subject at this point). So, does the same model apply to libraries? A branding company for example pays for and grabs one of your packs and uses one of your loops in a commercial.. They bought it, yeah. But then that commercial brings also money to them or their customer and your (or theirs now?) loop is streamed over and over again and gets exposure.. What's the deal then?
What are your thoughts about starting your own publishing company? It’s pretty cheap to do so and Frank Zappa always talked about how important that was. Steve Vai echoed that statement and said it saved him MILLIONS
As always, thanks for the video Christian! I have a question for the people here who submit music to libraries: when you're submitting production tracks to your PRO, can you do it online or do you have to send them a form, where you write all your tracks and the needed information by hand? In Finland it's the latter one and I've always thought that the process of doing that is frustratingly inefficient. Just curious...
Hi Christian, here's a tip for you I'd like to share. Check out PREY.. it's a website for logging your companies mac equipment so it's tracked incase of robbery. Back in 2013 I helped out soho editors who also was robbed and had their macs stolen so I pointed out this tracking solution with them! 👍
I’d recommend for anyone here to consider Patreon.com as yet another income stream. It’s money you wouldn’t earn otherwise and it offers a chance to get to know your most loyal fans better 😊
Ooh, almost forgot to say. Casey Neistat has 2,028,798,943 views and had a viral video before TH-cam even existed... he's only just started merch possibly encouraged by his wife's Billy fashion brand. The other TH-camr you mentioned... yes, and since early this year... no comment!
Spot on if i remember wright around 1986 87 mideE took of in the Thearter world wy have an Orchestra when in the Balance is such a fine line in success the ARTS OrIGINAL BUGET is well amens i met 2 guys and was invited round to their studio in Mepham Kent wooden shed @ thw bottome of the garden Working for Spanish TV ETC their lifs changed Dramatically the composed a trk Called Mr Bloby and looked after by the BBC and Noel Edmonds ££££££££££
You mean I'm gonna have to cancel the Maserati? Dammit Christian, this advice has come too late! How embarrassing it's going to be in that showroom tomorrow ...
My brother is like: study for 3 1/2 years and after that he got a good job then he canceled it and now he works for Disney (ILM = Star Wars), he earns 130k canadian dollar per year and he is like: I back up my money. Im not buying that fancy simulation wheel (for 2k). He is happy that next year he is not going to pay that much for his appartment anymore. That is great ! And he studied 3D design which I really common and also very hard earning money with.
There is no better way to do maths than with cake and biscuits...
You sir, have my attention.
You should totally do a couple of Baking with Chris episodes
I think Junkie has the whole cooking thing tied up!
@@TheCrowHillCo Gosh... what if you held the same view regarding music? Get in that kitchen and rattle those pots & pans! (I may share my caramelized celeriac recipe with you)
Great advice. Especially about coming up with new ideas to earn.
On a NatWest piggy note - I once had to relicense and rerecord part of the piggy song. I tracked down the original arranger who was a guy called Fred Tomlinson. He was in his 80s by that point. Turns out, he did all the arrangements for Monty Python too - the Spam song, the Lumberjack etc. Absolute legend. If that wasn't enough, his brother was also Ernest Tomlinson!
These analogies are priceless! By the end of your video, Christian, I had every cog turning and every light bulb burning. The idea juices are flowing and I am actively taking action!
Another good video. And I think the last part is especially important for anyone looking to start a TH-cam channel: make no mistake, Christian is as much an entrepreneur as anyone else he mentioned at the end of the clip and the *proof* is just how often you, the viewer, think of Spitfire’s products whether Christian is mentioning the company by name or not: this Vlog stirs excitement about his great company’s offerings. The best marketing is marketing that doesn’t look, sound or feel like you’re being marketed to.
i actually get paid Mechanical rights quarterly every quarter via Tunecore Publishing. They collect from digital mech rights like: itunes , spotify etc. It's a nice extra.
I'm starting to have a hard time negotiating these deals and the split of publishing, mechanical, etc. Usually companies where I live didn't pay attention to the backend. But recently an animation got a massive check from the PRO and now it seems that all eyes are paying attention to this and thinking all checks are and have been massive.
The mentality is becoming 'this music would never exist if it wasn't for this film project, so the rights should be ours and you should be happy we payed you an upfront fee' - a fee that is usually around 1%-2% of the overall budget. And they are not necessarily paying for the recordings. Its one creative fee and they just expect you to deliver everything. I usually reason with them because I take care of everything related to the music and deliver the final product, but they just don't really care.
Christian, just a quick note to tell you how much I not only very much appreciate all of the information that you present to us, but also the amount of effort, the quality, and aesthetic of the videos. Thank you and cheers!
Where are the spitfire coffee mugs and Albion One T-shirts!? :P
Amazing information, these videos are worth their weight in gold. Thanks for sharing!!
No fail here, Christian. Great video - as someone who gets asked these questions regularly, it's great to have such a comprehensive overview to point them too. Thanks for all the vids, actually. Really enjoy and benefit from the content! :)
This is why I studied structural engineering instead of going to music school. Granted I will never be Hans Zimmer this way but at least I won't have to produce music for advertisements and I can focus on the music I like , have fun and not have to be poor.
by far, one of the best video on the music industry today on youtube.
Good diaphragm exercise from a passionate player looking to inspire. Most engaging. Thank you for this. Looking forward to browsing your past (and future) content.
I would like to see you share about your younger times when you're just a young budding musician/ composer , as a experience . That will be very helpful and informative to those whom are still wandering , without any experience , getting lost in the thick forest . All your videos are pure gold , that schools wont tell their students about ! Keep up all your good work ! Have a nice day , cheers !
Thank you VERY MUCH for taking the time to record this! It's helpful, even now, after almost 2 years! i have a degree in Music Business but went down a different path (arts marketing). i wish you would have been one of my professors. My life would have been a LOT different! Warm regards from Paris.
I am speechless. I can not thank you enough the effort that you put in these amazing videos! You are a bless for us, fellow composers!
Thank you Christian!
Thank you for this video Christian, absolutely brilliant. I’ve adopted the entrepreneur mindset and thinking outside box of how I can generate income through music; all the traditional avenues as well as merch (off the back of a personal brand / solo artist once the following is built), online courses for musicians and more.
These are dark times for many, but the few who adopt the entrepreneurial mindset can see the gold beneath the dirt. It’s not easy, but it’s completely possible.
Tyler Henson: Welcome to Rights Club! The first rule of Rights Club is: you always talk about Rights Club. The second rule of Rights Club is: you ALWAYS talk about Rights Club! Third rule of Rights Club: someone yells "stop!", taps out, goes bankrupt, piggys take their house, the fight is over.
This is a very good video, and briefly explains a lot of things. The cake, biscuits and piggys are undoubtedly a work of genius. ;O) You might talk about PRS and PPL at some length in a future video for those that unlike us, are not members yet. You could also talk about limited companies, becoming your own label, publisher etc. I suppose also.
Great to share those advices and insight, it's very kind of you Christian !
Christian, this is very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Production music market is flooded with product, and whole catalogues are now easily accessible online. Same thing with stock photographic stills footage. 'Video killed the radio star'.
I'm a big fan of these vlogs- they're excellent, and I always advise that young composers learn about rights so they don't get exploited - but I have to query some of the explanations of the terms in the "cake" section of the video . It's a hugely complex area but my understanding has always been this - Publishing rights, which relate to the composition itself (which are inherently owned by the composer of the work until negotiated and subsequently signed away) are split into performance and mechanical rights. Performance payments and Mechanical payments are triggered by different uses of the work, but they both come under publishing. In the UK these are collected and administered by PRS and MCPS who now operate together under PRS for Music or can also be distributed directly by a publisher. The person or organistation who pays for a sound recording can lay claim to owning the Master rights which in terms of commercial music (chart releases for want of a better phrase) are generally handled/owned by record labels and administered by PPL. Library/production music use does not trigger a PPL or Master rights payment. Hope that's helpful!
Another excellent vid CH.
I took a Music/Legal intro class not too long ago and all these things you mention ring true here in the states. Not exactly the most sexy subject but things you need to have at your fingertips.
Great advice Christian, a lot of areas covered that young musicians/composers need to know.
Thanks Christian, for stating that so clearly. I often explain this stuff at my local meetup, now I can just play them this. ;)
Dear Christian thank you so incredibly much for this wonderful insight and explanation of the world of music business.
Incredibly useful info
Wish I had know some of that 30 years ago!
I really respect you for the giving back in this video and your how much do I charge video.
Transparency is the new black
Congrats
Using the two halves of a Victoria sponge cake to explain the division of income was a nice touch. When you fetched out the blanket I laughed. When you introduced the toilet roll, I burst out laughing!
Using the Nat West Piggies and HRH was fun too, although I couldn't help thinking about the 'Piggies' promo in comparison to the new PRS membership grading...."when you save/earn £x, you get a bigger piggy / Membership voting rights"
I don't know which bright spark decided to change this, but when I see Stuart from the PRS in February, I'll be trying to find out.
Also worth mentioning, for those of you who own their own recordings and don't already know, you can join the PPL (BMI Stateside?). As I understand it, this gets your recordings a performance royalty too.
Thanks Christian :-)
I think it would be interesting to hear your thoughts about signing a admin-deal with a third party company, vs just letting your pro (PRS / ASCAP / BMI) handle the back-end on their own? pros and cons?
thank you Christian for such an inspiring rant!
You hit the nail on the head at the end there mate. It does, unfortunately, drive home the point, that music success has little to do with talent, and more to do with business savvy.
Invaluable advice once again. Cheers Christian
Really great info Christian............as a new subscriber to your channel, I'm learning a lot. Loving your informal, passionate, entertaining and instructional style of presentation!..........cheers bro!
I had some understanding of this but this cleared it up further. Very helpful. Thanks!
Amazing Christian! This contains so much brilliant information. Thanks again!
love the " make hay while the sunshines " analogy
Insightful as ever. Thanks Christian!
great vid, as always, Christian! definitely cleared a few things up for me, thanks!
That is exactly the type of informations I need. Thanks you for these videos Christian!
man, super helpful!! thanks for your wisdom and willingness to share your journey.
...and have a right old moan.... my pleasure sir!
This is fantastic. Thank you, Christian.
Wise words. I wish I'd seen this video years ago when I was tearing my hair out wondering why I'd only received £36 for a prime-time TV Promo.
This is a delicious explanation, thank you!
Ah yes, you struck upon something in this one about the glamour. 'TV composers are second class compared to film composers'. I wonder if that is why I only watch feature films... nah... I did like me some Poirot back in the day until I ditched the TV! ;O)
Fantastic advice. I also learned that I'm a unicorn! I think a new wardrobe is in order... perhaps a fancy hat? :D You mentioned delayed gratification... definitely. Also - perpetual gratitude!
Adrian Ellis I've made 20 euros with a track I sold on Pond5...am I a unicorn too? :D
Well, according to Christian, yes! But in all seriousness - hey, it's a start. My earnings for years were so poor I actually got scoffed at by my then accountant, who said "this isn't a business, it's a hobby". (No, he didn't last past that tax year).
Heh, I was joking. But I'm just happy that I earned something doing something I love!
Beware "Magic Mayonnaise " Lol
Brilliant, brilliant information
Outstanding.
Thanks for this great video, Christian!
Great vlog - honest and down to earth!
Hi Christian, great video. I hope the cake was nice! Two questions:
1. What happens if you only work on a few cues, do you get a percentage of the various royalties (like working on a few tracks on a traditional album)?
2. Thoughts on profit share projects, i.e. no initial fee but access to a share of more potential cakes? Obviously on a picture with distribution already agreed!
great advice, thank you.
Great advice sir.
Great video!
Aaand now i'm hungry. Thanks Christian...
Wow how hould you exsplain that point in time When Geri as in Ginger took over and managed the Spice Girls if am thinking wright it was the wright thing to do , and gaind revenue @ that time Then moved on to a number 1 Hit , what payed the most money ?
The baby pig was called Woody, I think the other one is called Maxwell
UK has the strongest music copyright laws in the world! Hoorah!
Sage advice. 🙏🏻
Thank you very much, that video is brilliant!
Thank you.👍🎼🎵
The earnings split was a bit too complicated for my brain. But at least I know the terms now and know what to expect from certain contracts.
Wonderfully Informative video, Christian, Thankyou so much. You didn't mention fee's involved with using companies such as PRS to discover your earnings - What % do they take, if any? Again, very helpful to this 19 yr old starting out in the business.
Stuart Bramwell Composer/Violinist they vary a lot but are not that much. Gema fir example charges around 50 euros per year, with a one time fee of 90 when you enroll. But you need to consider that enrolling only makes sense if you actually publish work, I been doubt it makes sense if you simply upload your stuff to sound cloud, and you then have the weird situation that you get to pay to use your own music for commercial purposes :) if you start publishing like for library music it makes a lot of sense though. Take care of the publishers that want you to wave your copyright, some online library publishers ask you that.
So, you get to choose your publisher (when talking about libraries, sample packs, loops, etc and think about international sales) or you are "stuck" with the one responsible for your country?
2:54 The remark that the big labels "haven't tackled very well" any new technology is not right, as the overall growing revenues of the recorded music industry over the last years that have been largely caused by streaming have shown.
PRS make some nice looking guitars!
Most of the Producers dont even know, that doing a (wanted) Remix gives you the right to claim it a Piece at the german Gema and gives you 5% Royalties for composition. Labels always play dumb when I demand this ;-)
it's 5-15 a.m in the morning in Mumbai, in the middle of a city lockdown ... and i'm feeling hungry.
I've got that pig collection
thanks alot! amazing information.
the more money you have the more you can make money with music.
great info once again!
Great video! Thanks!
I thawt this blog was a wheeze and then I realised you were walking up a hill. (Or holding the camera at an incline?!).
I can't speak for everyone, but I'm good with Write Club.
Thank you.
"Bank It. Pay the tax on it." - it is that time of year....
Such a complicated concept, great ground for trial and error! This project of yours is really helpful and inspiring though:) Here's one rookie's question.. If, let's say I have a great library of samples, field recordings etc, all produced by me and decide to create a sort of an online store, and name a price on each pack by its value, the behind-the-scenes work, etc, for everyone who decides to buy this package, these money come to me I guess.. So this pack gives back (package price) * (nr. of buyers). If a buyer then uses a sample as is, what happens? Depends on the agreement ? Varies on different countries?
I've never seen a paid sample pack that didn't give its users full rights to use the samples. Imagine having to pay percentages every time you use a Spitfire library, that would be terrible...
That's what I had in mind.. But let's say you are a band, a musician or something.. You put your album in music stores, from iTunes to your very own site's online shop, physical and digital copies. People pay to have a copy of your work. If this music is used for a commercial use though, it needs another type of license, and I think you should get paid for that too (pennies or not, not the subject at this point). So, does the same model apply to libraries? A branding company for example pays for and grabs one of your packs and uses one of your loops in a commercial.. They bought it, yeah. But then that commercial brings also money to them or their customer and your (or theirs now?) loop is streamed over and over again and gets exposure.. What's the deal then?
What are your thoughts about starting your own publishing company? It’s pretty cheap to do so and Frank Zappa always talked about how important that was. Steve Vai echoed that statement and said it saved him MILLIONS
Yes, when I refer to 'admin deal' this usually means you have to set up your own vehicle and have someone else 'admin' it.
i've been learning english since november '17. i'm actually russian, dancing with bears.
But finally, i've got it from 7 try.
Conclusion: .
Thanks Christian
This video was a cut above the others you've made. Ever considered running a curated mentoring program? I'd be first in line!
Great video. Are you guys going to be at NAMM this year? I looked and apparently you guys aren't on the floor plan.
No, too noisy, too naff, lots of international bespoke spitfire events coming up!!!
Gotcha. Looking forward!
Thank you
As always, thanks for the video Christian! I have a question for the people here who submit music to libraries: when you're submitting production tracks to your PRO, can you do it online or do you have to send them a form, where you write all your tracks and the needed information by hand? In Finland it's the latter one and I've always thought that the process of doing that is frustratingly inefficient. Just curious...
I haven't used paper for years...
So it seems that Finland is lagging behind? Figures, I really hope there will be some changes... :D
Can’t we solve this issue buy stock of the larger companies so we have capital?
I am so hungry....
And not just because I don't know how to earn money as a composer, there is another reason now.
Hi Christian, here's a tip for you I'd like to share. Check out PREY.. it's a website for logging your companies mac equipment so it's tracked incase of robbery. Back in 2013 I helped out soho editors who also was robbed and had their macs stolen so I pointed out this tracking solution with them! 👍
Pirates of the Carabeian
I’d recommend for anyone here to consider Patreon.com as yet another income stream. It’s money you wouldn’t earn otherwise and it offers a chance to get to know your most loyal fans better 😊
And it hearkens back to the old tradition of patronage!
Rohann van Rensburg 😊
Ooh, almost forgot to say. Casey Neistat has 2,028,798,943 views and had a viral video before TH-cam even existed... he's only just started merch possibly encouraged by his wife's Billy fashion brand. The other TH-camr you mentioned... yes, and since early this year... no comment!
so in other words you are better off getting a job in Tescos until your music comes in if it comes in :)
Spot on if i remember wright around 1986 87 mideE took of in the Thearter world wy have an Orchestra when in the Balance is such a fine line in success the ARTS OrIGINAL BUGET is well amens i met 2 guys and was invited round to their studio in Mepham Kent wooden shed @ thw bottome of the garden Working for Spanish TV ETC their lifs changed Dramatically the composed a trk Called Mr Bloby and looked after by the BBC and Noel Edmonds ££££££££££
MMMMMMM I Hope you ate the pie afterwards ;)
PS they were really nice guys like your self
You mean I'm gonna have to cancel the Maserati? Dammit Christian, this advice has come too late! How embarrassing it's going to be in that showroom tomorrow ...
Logan Paul!!! LOL!!! Not sure he'll be making much money now...
You’d think not but I don’t see his subs going down!
True, but kids today, no attention span..LOL.
How do you earn money in music? Gather a band and rob a bank 🏦