Super important, 3 publishers is really pushing it. 1-2 is great for someone like me with another job. Ideally a main TV publisher and another one or trailer if you're into trailers.
This is relevant to my situation. 2 libraries and one responds within the day, the other takes weeks, sometimes months. I am pouring my efforts into the library that is giving me work and wants to communicate.
Sometimes the bigger libraries are slow like that. My biggest library took 3 months to respond to my initial email! They are releasing my first album this month and my second next year. At first it took at least 3-5 days to respond after I started working with them and now they respond in 24 hrs usually. I would say follow your instincts! I have another big library that is challenging and slow and I have basically quit working with them.
@@judgehydrogen My music is currently with 2 libraries BMG and APM, but BMG simply acquired my music from an independent company (X-Ray Dog). Big companies like Disney and Lucas don't even talk to me anymore. They don't give a s###t about me. (Lucas and Disney are still independent companies BTW). I have found that the smaller "boutique" libraries have always been more successful for me than the big players out there.
Hey Jesse, Great idea for a video. I work with 4 libraries and adding a 5th. I would say that all the libraries I work with get miffed when you question them. I have partnered with some of the biggest and they all have their warts. I was just contacted by a startup that has some big placements. The CEO even had me call him and talk to him on the phone! It was a completely different experience than what I’m accustomed to. He was very nice but I could tell he was a little frustrated because I had questions about the company and he felt he had to prove himself to me. Do you have any advice on that situation?
@@judgehydrogen thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve certainly heard similar things about the big Libraries out there (why I recommend smaller, boutique companies). With regards to annoying Library owners with questions, what are you asking the Library owner? What’s your tone of voice on the call? Many times it comes to how you ask certain questions as to whether you get a positive response.
@ I do have a very monotone voice so that doesn’t help me haha. I talked to the CEO today and everything was good. But I think you’d be more interested in my situation with one of my other libraries: They are a real big library and do lots of projects. They have many composers and music libraries submitting to them on projects. Often times projects are due end of day or next day so it is a tough to complete anything. You will submit music for a pitch and never hear anything again. Over time I realized they expected to hold on to your tracks that are failed pitches indefinitely without any contract whatsoever. When I began composing for them I didn’t sign a contract or even an NDA. I haven’t signed anything with them. Sometimes tracks do get placed from failed pitches but it seems to be rare from what I’ve seen-I’ve had nothing placed. Do you have any advice on this sort of situation? Thank you so much
When working with 2 new libraries, which don't show any of those red flags like a lack of communication, how much time would you take to evaluate whether or not to keep working with either of them? And what factors would you put into that?
@@frodo3556 great question! If you’re consistently supplying them with new music every month, I would want to see some placements come through within 1.5 years. If no placements by then, I’d slow down a bit on supplying new music. You can use Tunesat to track your TV placements before the royalties get paid out.
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Super important, 3 publishers is really pushing it. 1-2 is great for someone like me with another job.
Ideally a main TV publisher and another one or trailer if you're into trailers.
This is relevant to my situation. 2 libraries and one responds within the day, the other takes weeks, sometimes months. I am pouring my efforts into the library that is giving me work and wants to communicate.
@@FXWLL sounds like you know which one is prioritizing you.
@@SyncMyMusicYeah,.it was difficult bc both are good and the one that had slow communication has made me a bit of money.
Sometimes the bigger libraries are slow like that. My biggest library took 3 months to respond to my initial email! They are releasing my first album this month and my second next year. At first it took at least 3-5 days to respond after I started working with them and now they respond in 24 hrs usually. I would say follow your instincts! I have another big library that is challenging and slow and I have basically quit working with them.
@@judgehydrogen My music is currently with 2 libraries BMG and APM, but BMG simply acquired my music from an independent company (X-Ray Dog). Big companies like Disney and Lucas don't even talk to me anymore. They don't give a s###t about me. (Lucas and Disney are still independent companies BTW). I have found that the smaller "boutique" libraries have always been more successful for me than the big players out there.
Hey Jesse, Great idea for a video. I work with 4 libraries and adding a 5th. I would say that all the libraries I work with get miffed when you question them. I have partnered with some of the biggest and they all have their warts.
I was just contacted by a startup that has some big placements. The CEO even had me call him and talk to him on the phone! It was a completely different experience than what I’m accustomed to. He was very nice but I could tell he was a little frustrated because I had questions about the company and he felt he had to prove himself to me. Do you have any advice on that situation?
@@judgehydrogen thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve certainly heard similar things about the big Libraries out there (why I recommend smaller, boutique companies).
With regards to annoying Library owners with questions, what are you asking the Library owner? What’s your tone of voice on the call? Many times it comes to how you ask certain questions as to whether you get a positive response.
@ I do have a very monotone voice so that doesn’t help me haha. I talked to the CEO today and everything was good. But I think you’d be more interested in my situation with one of my other libraries:
They are a real big library and do lots of projects. They have many composers and music libraries submitting to them on projects. Often times projects are due end of day or next day so it is a tough to complete anything. You will submit music for a pitch and never hear anything again. Over time I realized they expected to hold on to your tracks that are failed pitches indefinitely without any contract whatsoever. When I began composing for them I didn’t sign a contract or even an NDA. I haven’t signed anything with them. Sometimes tracks do get placed from failed pitches but it seems to be rare from what I’ve seen-I’ve had nothing placed. Do you have any advice on this sort of situation? Thank you so much
When working with 2 new libraries, which don't show any of those red flags like a lack of communication, how much time would you take to evaluate whether or not to keep working with either of them? And what factors would you put into that?
@@frodo3556 great question! If you’re consistently supplying them with new music every month, I would want to see some placements come through within 1.5 years. If no placements by then, I’d slow down a bit on supplying new music. You can use Tunesat to track your TV placements before the royalties get paid out.
I really need to chat with someone. If anyone sees this and is willing to chat with me, please let me know.
@@JohnCProductions about a particular sync topic?
@@SyncMyMusic Yes
@@JohnCProductions What specific questions do you have?
If it's ok, I will email you and you can respond at your earliest convenience if possible.
@@JohnCProductions jesse@syncmymusic.com