Really informative I'm 71yrs. old and retiring from 30yrs. In healthcare. I just put together a DAW .... I've played drums since I was 14..... And am currently studying jazz keyboard...... I'm so excited about this I can't think of anything else,
The more videos I watch from your channel the better my understanding of the sync industry. Thank you for all the info you share. Currently working on a 12 track album for my first library!
I have been a working musician my whole life ,touring, performing everywhere etc .writing ,recording since I was about 13(I am now 48) I have every minute of every day to do this, (and I have been on it) you said, "you don't have to have full vocals to be a vocal song"-- But what if you can do that? Is it beneficial ? I am a songwriter and I rather write songs for film and TV vs. instrumentals . I have been with Taxi 3yrs and just now getting out and looking around on my own. I am in this to win it! I am really questioning the screeners at this point. I have been forwarded but never called back etc. Taxi returns things that will be used for 30sec tops for something like "we don't like the middle section, the rest is great" And then I have paid $5 and the work never even see's a music managers desk I always write with edit points in mind and over all usability for the clients listing. You seem to have it right. Since I saw your vids I been doing research on my own and have found many places to submit etc on my own without a middle man. I am working on my albums and looking to make a living without using Taxi . If I don't make this work I am screwed. lol I am very interested in picking your brain. Your vids, they are great help! I know you are a busy cat so thanks so much for what you do!!
Hi Jesse. Great video squire. I did join Sync Edge previously, but as part of the learning curve, although I have 10 album of songs - 3 in pop, 3 in hip-hop/R&B, 2 in House/Dance, 1 in rock and 1 in country, I had to step back because I soon realised that I had work to do in terms of mixing and mastering the songs - they are demos right now and not the full commercial sound found in the exclusive libraries. I can’t wait to finish the final mixes and masters so that I can re-join Sync Edge and follow the strategy and hopefully get my music signed to a couple of libraries.
Cool to hear that vocals are more in demand! I’m a professional vocalist specialized in ethereal vocals and I work very quick. Always looking for new collabs because I work super quick. Do you have some advice on where to find the perfect place to find sync licensing producers who are looking for vocalists?
some great points here, yet i disagree that you only need a vocal hook. Most music supervisors i work with are looking for full songs nowadays. they may only use the hook part, but they want the option to cut around different vocals. especially for ad based / promo stuff. The more options they have the more of a chance you can get placed. I try to do 4 or 5 hooks in one song. "verse parts" are just another hook even. They also want the song to be "real", even to be potentially released. Brands and supervisors both want to be associated with cool up and coming artist, rather than just what is an obvious sync catalog song. If the song gets a major placement, and its released, and it gets a bunch of shazzams and plays, that helps generate more income as well.
@@Sekosh Yes! absolutely. I dont personally, but the artist i produce for / work with do. This is stuff that we specifically do for sync. We release it as any other release, dont call it "library music Ep 2" or something haha. It can really help bring in additional income. A song i did that got placed on a popular netflix show, has earned me (just my share of the master) an additional 3K from streaming, and thats on top of the initial sync fee of 20K all in. For the most part, music supervisors / brands dont care if its released or not, but do want it to be a "real artist". I have, on occasion been asked for specifically unreleased material tho, so sometimes we will wait to release a song until it gets placed.
I've noticed that a lot of loop producers are now creating full vocal tracks as part of construction kits in a number of genres. What do you think of writing music based on those vocal tracks and not using the music loops from the construction kits, essentially creating remixes? I know those tracks will be recycled, but the music behind them will be different from others. I've used these, but not for sync licensing.
2 questions: what does it really mean to be in the "inner circle" of a library? realistically what are the expectations? 2nd, i appreciate you mentioning vocals, specially since this is what i've been hearing as a trend in library as well. however, i'm still not 100% sure i understood where the music belongs? surely music with vocals are not meant for a background of a random tv scene? does all music with vocals have to be uptempo? ie. for commercials? does it even make sense to make "documentary" style instrumental music with vocals, or at least a hook? or is it more the case that once one goes all in on using vocals, one is mainly shooting for the sports/adds/intro themes world?
Awesome video! Anyone here have any experience working with sync community? Joined them a couple months ago and want to start working more seriously with them
Hello Jesse. I have just found your channel and have been watching a few of your videos. Amazing content! Wanted to get your opinion something. I'm sure you've covered this before and I will eventually come across it as I continue to learn from you, but what do you think about sampled beats? My primary way of making beats is using samples and I do not have many beats from scratch. Would my beats be accepted in these libraries, or should I start to transition into making beats without the use of samples?
As long as your samples are cleared for commercial use you're legally safe, but the more you rely on samples the more likely another producer could be using the exact same samples in their music and creating less of a unique sound for your brand.
Can you give me more information because I thought when you do a contract for exclusive that means you can't put the same music up on another library, so what you said here in this video confusing me ?
So before I started watching your videos, I took a friend's advice and chose one genre. I decided on jazz (specifically Christmas for now), but as I'm finally looking for a library, I'm finding very few outside of the major players (Universal, Warner-Chapell) actually have much jazz in their libraries at all. I guess my friend would tell me to stay the course, but I'm thinking of doing a jazz album then moving on to a different genre for the next. Does thay sound reasonable?
I don’t think jazz is a very highly desirable genre for Sync. I just don’t hear much of it on TV or on streaming shows. Big bang ad-friendly jazz? That’s a better play for sure. Other than that I would go for a more modern, mainstream style.
@@SyncMyMusic that's what I'm feeling. Should I finish the album so I have a full product (wrapping up my fourth cue), or should I move on pretty quickly? And did you mean big band jazz? Lol
@@NickRosaci correct, big band jazz. Unless you have a library that’s specially asking you for jazz, I would move on right now. Why finish an album that will have limited marketability?
hey man- question for you, you mentioned that it's a good idea to present a 10-12 "full" album that is coherent and mainly just one genre/style. when presenting that album.. does it need to be something that you have professionally released through music distribution services? in other words, im not a country producer, but I could gather up 10 country style beats.. but I really don't want to release that to the public and be known as a country producer. any advice?
Great question! No, you don't need them to be released through streaming platforms, etc. In fact, it's often BETTER to not have your Sync tracks released anywhere online since many Exclusive Libraries will want to be the only distributor of those tracks.
You do a fantastic job at communicating your thoughts and process, but I still feel overwhelmed and a bit jaded/stagnant. Any recommendations on where to start? I know your video said to start with researching libraries, but even that leaves me feeling a bit jarred. I know I will progress quickly once I gain a full picture understanding. That sometimes takes time with me since I'm a hands-on learner. Do You provide a mentorship of sorts? (free or paid) Any 1:1 support would really bring encouragement. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words and that's totally understandable. I would start with my free course which will walk you through all the basics of getting started with Sync Licensing: www.syncmymusic.com/freecourse
Thanks for the tips Jesse. I'm working on 3 albums now. I'm going to rap a catchy hook over the choruses of the songs that make sense for it. Your advice is coming at a really good time.
Hey Jesse, im so glad i found your channel. Ive been a music producer for about 4 years now and just discovered sync licensing. Im learning as much as i can for the next couple months before I start submitting to these libraries. One question, how do music libraries feel about vocal samples from a plugin like Arcade?
Glad you found my channel! You have to be careful when using premade vocal loops and I explain why in this video: ruclips.net/video/t9rRuk4oQ9A/видео.html
Thank u for your advices! Bro, I wondering if is good to send my 10 trailer's cues without mastering. I saw the publisher working with an engineer. Or just do my own mastering to show my work to them?
Thanks Jesse for the video! Will we get tutorials on how to produce tracks with vocals in sync academy? Just finishing up an instrumental album. Hope there’s still some sort of demand for those out there moving forward…
Also do you suggest to wait a year before making any conclusions about a library? But tracks are usually signed exclusively for 3 years, right? Can you pull them out earlier if library isn't efficient? Does the Sync Edge only include efficient libraries?
There's no such thing as a guaranteed "efficient Library". There's many variables that can determine whether or not you get placements soon (and most of them out are out of our control). In general I say give a Library 1-2 years to see how well they perform for you. If you don't see much action within 2 years, then yes it would wise to stop submitting to them and try to get your tracks back out at the 3 year mark if that's what's allowed in your contract.
No, Sync Edge is a much smaller, curated list of my personal top recommended Libraries. It also includes video instructions for each company on how I would personally approach them if I wanted to work with them.
Hey Jesse! Thanks for the content! In the case of composing vocal songs and with lyrics in partnership with the singer for example, is it something that makes it difficult for the library to synchronize in the future? Or is there no problem in having more than one author of the work (music)?
Not difficult at all! In your agreement with the Library you would state all the contributors and what their claim to the writer's share of the royalties are. The Libraries take this info and register your tracks with the PROs accordingly.
hey great video thanks for the tips. I have a question, how long should the tracks ideally last? is there a limit on the duration that should not be exceeded? For exemple a 10 minutes Ambient piece should I shorten it to 3 minutes?
Usually you'll aim for 2-3 minutes with production music, but it can vary depending on the needs of a Library. I've never seen any track over 4 minutes in my career.
How far can one get with vox from Splice/Loopcloud/etc? My experience is that there are some good vox in there, though it takes a while to find; but the thing is everyone else will also be choosing those good ones. There are more expensive options like vokaal of course. But I can't sing and don't have a tame vocalist...
That's a grey area as those vocal samples could be used by any other producer as well. My preference would be to work with my own vocalist and create original content.
Hi Jesse, all the best for 2023. Do you think that the upfront payment situation with most libraries will change now that most producers will need to hire a vocalist, making profits even harder to reach since each track will essentially start with a negative balance ? Thanks for all the great content.
Perhaps some will. but I would imagine Libraries won't start paying more until they HAVE to (meaning that producers stop submitting music to them without a consideration fee).
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Really informative I'm 71yrs. old and retiring from 30yrs. In healthcare. I just put together a DAW .... I've played drums since I was 14..... And am currently studying jazz keyboard...... I'm so excited about this I can't think of anything else,
Love that for you brother. Age is truly just a mental limitation we put on ourselves. That love for music never dies.
There you are! So glad to re find you're info channel!
Your channel is heaven sent! Thanks so much for these videos, you're appreciated!
Great, glad I listened now, answers questions about how to approach sync companies, didn't realize it would be more of a narrow focus. thanks.
The more videos I watch from your channel the better my understanding of the sync industry. Thank you for all the info you share.
Currently working on a 12 track album for my first library!
So glad to hear that! Best of luck with your album!
Brilliant advice thanks 😊
Thank you just started the journey to focus fully on sync breathing in all the Gems and taking actionable steps this video was a great guide 💯
Welcome to the world of Sync!
Thank you for the advice... I still hear instrumental in film, but I do hear a lot music with vocals though. I have produced more instrumentals.
I love your channel, we are actually a composer-singer duo and we are seeing a lot of demand for female vocals
Hopefully you can create some great Sync tunes!
Nice, new punchy look, I see. 🎥👍
New year, new energy 💥
This is my focus for the year! thanks for the advice !
I have been a working musician my whole life ,touring, performing everywhere etc .writing ,recording since I was about 13(I am now 48) I have every minute of every day to do this, (and I have been on it) you said, "you don't have to have full vocals to be a vocal song"-- But what if you can do that? Is it beneficial ? I am a songwriter and I rather write songs for film and TV vs. instrumentals . I have been with Taxi 3yrs and just now getting out and looking around on my own. I am in this to win it! I am really questioning the screeners at this point. I have been forwarded but never called back etc. Taxi returns things that will be used for 30sec tops for something like "we don't like the middle section, the rest is great" And then I have paid $5 and the work never even see's a music managers desk I always write with edit points in mind and over all usability for the clients listing. You seem to have it right. Since I saw your vids I been doing research on my own and have found many places to submit etc on my own without a middle man. I am working on my albums and looking to make a living without using Taxi . If I don't make this work I am screwed. lol I am very interested in picking your brain. Your vids, they are great help! I know you are a busy cat so thanks so much for what you do!!
Happy New year Jesse!!! LFG!!!😎🤙
Thanks, Jesse. I am going to join Sync Edge very soon.
Thank you so much for all your.great advice.
Hi Jesse. Great video squire. I did join Sync Edge previously, but as part of the learning curve, although I have 10 album of songs - 3 in pop, 3 in hip-hop/R&B, 2 in House/Dance, 1 in rock and 1 in country, I had to step back because I soon realised that I had work to do in terms of mixing and mastering the songs - they are demos right now and not the full commercial sound found in the exclusive libraries. I can’t wait to finish the final mixes and masters so that I can re-join Sync Edge and follow the strategy and hopefully get my music signed to a couple of libraries.
I wanna work with non-exclusive libraries just to have more control on where I can use my music. How do I know if a library is non exclusive?
You can just ask them before submitting 👍
Cool to hear that vocals are more in demand! I’m a professional vocalist specialized in ethereal vocals and I work very quick. Always looking for new collabs because I work super quick. Do you have some advice on where to find the perfect place to find sync licensing producers who are looking for vocalists?
Happy new year great most of all my songs have vocals
Awesome video...thanks Jesse
Thanks for sharing!
some great points here, yet i disagree that you only need a vocal hook. Most music supervisors i work with are looking for full songs nowadays. they may only use the hook part, but they want the option to cut around different vocals. especially for ad based / promo stuff. The more options they have the more of a chance you can get placed. I try to do 4 or 5 hooks in one song. "verse parts" are just another hook even.
They also want the song to be "real", even to be potentially released. Brands and supervisors both want to be associated with cool up and coming artist, rather than just what is an obvious sync catalog song. If the song gets a major placement, and its released, and it gets a bunch of shazzams and plays, that helps generate more income as well.
Do you release those vocal track to spotify/youtube? Is it allowed for sync music?
@@Sekosh Yes! absolutely. I dont personally, but the artist i produce for / work with do. This is stuff that we specifically do for sync. We release it as any other release, dont call it "library music Ep 2" or something haha. It can really help bring in additional income. A song i did that got placed on a popular netflix show, has earned me (just my share of the master) an additional 3K from streaming, and thats on top of the initial sync fee of 20K all in.
For the most part, music supervisors / brands dont care if its released or not, but do want it to be a "real artist". I have, on occasion been asked for specifically unreleased material tho, so sometimes we will wait to release a song until it gets placed.
Very cool content as always. Happy 2023...
I've noticed that a lot of loop producers are now creating full vocal tracks as part of construction kits in a number of genres. What do you think of writing music based on those vocal tracks and not using the music loops from the construction kits, essentially creating remixes? I know those tracks will be recycled, but the music behind them will be different from others. I've used these, but not for sync licensing.
I wouldn't use them. It opens up the can of worms of any other producer using the same vocals/lyrics.
@@SyncMyMusic Thanks. I guess I'll stick to instrumentals for licensing for now.
Supa informative, very helpful. Thx
Thanks for a great video! What are your thoughts on AI - are you afraid it will take over our jobs as music producers?
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2 questions: what does it really mean to be in the "inner circle" of a library? realistically what are the expectations?
2nd, i appreciate you mentioning vocals, specially since this is what i've been hearing as a trend in library as well. however, i'm still not 100% sure i understood where the music belongs? surely music with vocals are not meant for a background of a random tv scene? does all music with vocals have to be uptempo? ie. for commercials? does it even make sense to make "documentary" style instrumental music with vocals, or at least a hook? or is it more the case that once one goes all in on using vocals, one is mainly shooting for the sports/adds/intro themes world?
Good questions! Following…
Happy New Year Jesse! thanks for all you do let’s have a great 2023
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Awesome video! Anyone here have any experience working with sync community? Joined them a couple months ago and want to start working more seriously with them
Hello Jesse. I have just found your channel and have been watching a few of your videos. Amazing content! Wanted to get your opinion something. I'm sure you've covered this before and I will eventually come across it as I continue to learn from you, but what do you think about sampled beats? My primary way of making beats is using samples and I do not have many beats from scratch. Would my beats be accepted in these libraries, or should I start to transition into making beats without the use of samples?
As long as your samples are cleared for commercial use you're legally safe, but the more you rely on samples the more likely another producer could be using the exact same samples in their music and creating less of a unique sound for your brand.
@@SyncMyMusic Got it! Thank you!
Can you give me more information because I thought when you do a contract for exclusive that means you can't put the same music up on another library, so what you said here in this video confusing me ?
So before I started watching your videos, I took a friend's advice and chose one genre. I decided on jazz (specifically Christmas for now), but as I'm finally looking for a library, I'm finding very few outside of the major players (Universal, Warner-Chapell) actually have much jazz in their libraries at all. I guess my friend would tell me to stay the course, but I'm thinking of doing a jazz album then moving on to a different genre for the next. Does thay sound reasonable?
I don’t think jazz is a very highly desirable genre for Sync. I just don’t hear much of it on TV or on streaming shows. Big bang ad-friendly jazz? That’s a better play for sure. Other than that I would go for a more modern, mainstream style.
@@SyncMyMusic that's what I'm feeling. Should I finish the album so I have a full product (wrapping up my fourth cue), or should I move on pretty quickly?
And did you mean big band jazz? Lol
@@NickRosaci correct, big band jazz. Unless you have a library that’s specially asking you for jazz, I would move on right now. Why finish an album that will have limited marketability?
@@SyncMyMusic good point. Thanks!
hey man- question for you, you mentioned that it's a good idea to present a 10-12 "full" album that is coherent and mainly just one genre/style. when presenting that album.. does it need to be something that you have professionally released through music distribution services? in other words, im not a country producer, but I could gather up 10 country style beats.. but I really don't want to release that to the public and be known as a country producer. any advice?
Great question! No, you don't need them to be released through streaming platforms, etc. In fact, it's often BETTER to not have your Sync tracks released anywhere online since many Exclusive Libraries will want to be the only distributor of those tracks.
You do a fantastic job at communicating your thoughts and process, but I still feel overwhelmed and a bit jaded/stagnant. Any recommendations on where to start? I know your video said to start with researching libraries, but even that leaves me feeling a bit jarred. I know I will progress quickly once I gain a full picture understanding. That sometimes takes time with me since I'm a hands-on learner. Do You provide a mentorship of sorts? (free or paid) Any 1:1 support would really bring encouragement. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words and that's totally understandable. I would start with my free course which will walk you through all the basics of getting started with Sync Licensing: www.syncmymusic.com/freecourse
Thanks for the tips Jesse. I'm working on 3 albums now. I'm going to rap a catchy hook over the choruses of the songs that make sense for it. Your advice is coming at a really good time.
Hey Jesse, im so glad i found your channel. Ive been a music producer for about 4 years now and just discovered sync licensing. Im learning as much as i can for the next couple months before I start submitting to these libraries. One question, how do music libraries feel about vocal samples from a plugin like Arcade?
Glad you found my channel! You have to be careful when using premade vocal loops and I explain why in this video: ruclips.net/video/t9rRuk4oQ9A/видео.html
Thank u for your advices! Bro, I wondering if is good to send my 10 trailer's cues without mastering. I saw the publisher working with an engineer. Or just do my own mastering to show my work to them?
Thank you for this brotha!
Whats the status on the event in LA?
It's happening! Got a few guest speakers already booked. I'll announce more details in late January.
@@SyncMyMusic 💯💯💯
Thanks for the advice great vid
Great info👍🏻I’m a singer songwriter.. Complete songs.. sync a viable place for me?
If you produce your own tracks, yes. If you're not able to produce your own tracks, then you'd need to partner with a producer who can.
Thank you!
Thanks Jesse for the video! Will we get tutorials on how to produce tracks with vocals in sync academy?
Just finishing up an instrumental album. Hope there’s still some sort of demand for those out there moving forward…
100% We're working on creating those tutorials right now and will be available within a few months.
Also do you suggest to wait a year before making any conclusions about a library? But tracks are usually signed exclusively for 3 years, right? Can you pull them out earlier if library isn't efficient?
Does the Sync Edge only include efficient libraries?
There's no such thing as a guaranteed "efficient Library". There's many variables that can determine whether or not you get placements soon (and most of them out are out of our control). In general I say give a Library 1-2 years to see how well they perform for you. If you don't see much action within 2 years, then yes it would wise to stop submitting to them and try to get your tracks back out at the 3 year mark if that's what's allowed in your contract.
Still thinking about it a year later …
Hi Jesse! So Sync Edge is the same thing as a list of 200 libraries but also includes recommendations?
No, Sync Edge is a much smaller, curated list of my personal top recommended Libraries. It also includes video instructions for each company on how I would personally approach them if I wanted to work with them.
Hey Jesse! Thanks for the content!
In the case of composing vocal songs and with lyrics in partnership with the singer for example, is it something that makes it difficult for the library to synchronize in the future? Or is there no problem in having more than one author of the work (music)?
Not difficult at all! In your agreement with the Library you would state all the contributors and what their claim to the writer's share of the royalties are. The Libraries take this info and register your tracks with the PROs accordingly.
hey great video thanks for the tips. I have a question, how long should the tracks ideally last? is there a limit on the duration that should not be exceeded? For exemple a 10 minutes Ambient piece should I shorten it to 3 minutes?
Usually you'll aim for 2-3 minutes with production music, but it can vary depending on the needs of a Library. I've never seen any track over 4 minutes in my career.
@@SyncMyMusic alright thanks👌
How far can one get with vox from Splice/Loopcloud/etc? My experience is that there are some good vox in there, though it takes a while to find; but the thing is everyone else will also be choosing those good ones. There are more expensive options like vokaal of course. But I can't sing and don't have a tame vocalist...
That's a grey area as those vocal samples could be used by any other producer as well. My preference would be to work with my own vocalist and create original content.
Hi Jesse, all the best for 2023. Do you think that the upfront payment situation with most libraries will change now that most producers will need to hire a vocalist, making profits even harder to reach since each track will essentially start with a negative balance ? Thanks for all the great content.
Perhaps some will. but I would imagine Libraries won't start paying more until they HAVE to (meaning that producers stop submitting music to them without a consideration fee).
Jesse, what if we work with a vocalist and they decide they don’t want to give up the publishing to the music library? Is there a solution to this?
Yes, find another vocalist lol. Splitting the income with the Library is non-negotiable when working with production music.
I haven’t even made 10 songs 😅 10 beats definitely but I only think a few I can hear on a commercial or like How it’s made lol
how can I contact you?
email me jesse@syncmymusic.com
Anthony Pompliano?
Hmm?
Working on 4 albums right now. 🥹