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These days, there are a lot of good music being created and made available to the public. The Internet has certainly been an excellent tool for this purpose. With all this music out there, today’s artists, songwriters and composers can feel they are just small fish in a huge ocean. But there is a whole industry that exists that many people are not even aware of the fact that ocean much smaller.

Have you ever watched a television commercial or a movie or heard a radio ad and I was wondering where the background music came from? Certainly, there are dozens of composers to compose music tenancy size on a per project basis. However, this can sometimes be too costly for the project budget. Consequently, there are two similar but distinct industries that exist to fill the need for music without hassle and cost of pre-authorized, and each specializes in their field.

1) Songs For Film & TV. Industry Song independent pre-approved songs represent the artist and the height of their equipment when needed. Uses include, movies, television and radio / television. One place to promote your music for such uses is “Museeka. Com. Not only do they offer the artist page of your own “free”, but they also give you the opportunity to have your music considered for use in film and television industries. You can find more information by visiting www. Museeka. Artist COM and search for “Join”. Another great site to check the promotion of your songs for these uses is “Taxi” to www. taxi. com

2) Instrumental Music Production. “Industry music production includes collections of instrumental music and makes it available for film, television and media industry to use an easy hassle free. Uses include films , television shows and commercials, radio spots, documentaries, corporate videos, multimedia presentations, and many others.

Songs for film, television and advertising is a narrow niche that is extremely complex in terms of negotiating a fee structure. Some of these considerations are: Does the film containing the song is a film that will release a limited or general release in North America or the world? The video will be for sale or lease 6 months after the theatrical release? How many copies will be made, and in which territories are available? Will the film be translated into a foreign language in the future? Will it be seen as a re-run of 5, 10 15 or 20 years from now on television late at night? Will he be shown on airlines as entertainment? Is that the song will be included on a CD soundtrack “and sold in stores? Each of these has its own tax purposes and must be detailed in the contract, it is best left to people who specialize in this area to negotiation.

Basically, the producers look for songs that are in phase with the same message that their production is trying to convey. For example, a song for a car ad will project the image of freedom and independence, attitude, wealth or any other feeling they want you to imagine having this in your car. Likewise, songs from movies or television shows have to adapt to the stage where they are used. I recently had contact my producer who was looking for a sexy jazz vocal piece for a scene in a movie where the main players were walking through a smoky bar. The music should create the mood of the scene in the viewer’s mind. I also had many requests for songs that have been “positive and inspiring, without being religious.” America the Beautiful “is an excellent example of this type of song.

Many people ask, “Why not just use popular songs producing CD available in stores? They can, but it will cost them much time to get permission and a sum of money. (Microsoft The Rolling Stones would have paid seven figures to use a small snippet of their song “Start Me Up” TV spot). They could even be denied permission, regardless of cost. Permission must be sought from two different parties and the publisher (the owner of copyright in music today) and the record company (the owner of copyright in the recording).

instrumental music production industry is similar to the song, except it is easier to get music placed as there are more opportunities available. music companies to release CDs of instrumental music (all styles) and offer it to producers in 3 different ways:

1) global license – For an annual fee, the producer has the unrestricted right to use the music on a rental basis for a fixed period. 2) License Laserdrop – Music is available to the producer on a pay-per-use “basis, and must pay a fixed fee each time they use the music provided by the company. 3) Buy-Out License – The producer buys the CD of production music pure and simple, and the purchase price includes the right to unlimited use of music forever.

In each case above, the producer is still required to submit cue sheets and use the company to report the performance of all appropriate rights to public performance of any production containing music. This allows both the composer and the publisher to collect royalties for performance. This statement does not include additional costs for the producer.

What does “copyright”? It is the protection granted by the State (Board of Directors of each country) to those who create intellectual property such as literary, dramatic, musical, etc. “Copyright” itself consists of three distinct rights:

1) Mechanical Rights – the right to make copies (tapes, CDs, videos, etc.) of copyrighted works. No one can make a mechanical reproduction of musical works without the permission of the copyright holder.

2) synchronization rights – The right timing, re-register or use a recording of music in timed relation with a visual image or audio or another voice. This includes all forms of radio advertisements and television shows, movies, videos, etc.

3) performance rights – the right to perform musical works in public radio, television, concert halls, restaurants and bars, background music systems (banks, grocery stores, lifts), and so on. Radio and television stations pay an annual fee for the performing rights societies (like BMI, ASCAP, SOCAN, PRS, etc.) for the right to play music on the airwaves. According to the information that those companies receiving stations (ie tail leaves), composers and publishers concerned get their appropriate share of the fees of the show (residue) which is paid from the pool of funds collected. The performing rights societies are part of an international network of subsidiaries, the exchange of music content and information program and to collect and distribute the costs of the stage to composers and publishers worldwide.

What does it take to have your music considered? Following criteria:

* Your songs or instrumental music must be professionally recorded and mastered, and be of superior quality.

* You must own your own publishing, copyright and master recording. In other words, you do not have assigned such rights to any other person or company.

* You must be agreements and release forms with the producers, artists, etc. studio you control all the rights and they are not entitled to an income that can be generated as a result of the execution or the use of your song or instrumental music.

* You must recognize that your song or composition is quite original, and you do not copy any part of any other source. All samples (if it is used in music) must be pre-authorized and royalty.

I hope this article has been beneficial to help you understand this segment of the music industry. If you have any instrumental music that you want to be considered for inclusion in a library of production music, just do a web search for music production “and read every page of their communication policies.

In future articles, I will focus on issues related to public domain and protection of copyright.

Good luck to you all, and always keep faith in yourself and trust that the Universe will guide you in the right direction!


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