2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Moderators: admin, mdc, TAXIstaff
- deankripp
- Committed Musician
- Posts: 577
- Joined: Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:14 am
- Gender: Male
- Location: Seattle
- Contact:
2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Just a note of encouragement for those who sometimes feel like their songs or cues have been gathering dust on a library/publisher's shelf.
I was surprised when I opened my ASCAP royalty statement yesterday to find that one of my cues/songs had been used 2,040 times on over 40 networks for a promo campaign (in 2017/2018). Yeah, and each instance paid.
This cue had been written back in 2009 and signed with an active publisher/library. For almost 10 years it has gathered dust.... and then, suddenly, this last year it decides to shake off the dust and start dancing again
We never know exactly when or where our creations are going to find a home. All we can do is create, submit, forget and repeat. If we do this consistently over a number of years, good things will happen.... and those good things will start adding up.
Anywayz.... keep writing, keep submitting, keep getting better.... that... is the recipe.
I should also add that this "deal" came from a publisher connection made at the 2008 Taxi Road Rally. So it should be noted that attending the Taxi Road Rally is indeed a integral part of the success recipe.
Now go get back to work
deano k
I was surprised when I opened my ASCAP royalty statement yesterday to find that one of my cues/songs had been used 2,040 times on over 40 networks for a promo campaign (in 2017/2018). Yeah, and each instance paid.
This cue had been written back in 2009 and signed with an active publisher/library. For almost 10 years it has gathered dust.... and then, suddenly, this last year it decides to shake off the dust and start dancing again
We never know exactly when or where our creations are going to find a home. All we can do is create, submit, forget and repeat. If we do this consistently over a number of years, good things will happen.... and those good things will start adding up.
Anywayz.... keep writing, keep submitting, keep getting better.... that... is the recipe.
I should also add that this "deal" came from a publisher connection made at the 2008 Taxi Road Rally. So it should be noted that attending the Taxi Road Rally is indeed a integral part of the success recipe.
Now go get back to work
deano k
Dean Krippaehne
http://www.deankrippaehne.net/
http://www.deankrippaehne.net/
- Holmseth
- Impressive
- Posts: 133
- Joined: Fri Jan 19, 2018 12:13 pm
- Gender: Male
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Wow Dean that is just incredible.
Congratulations on the success, that must be some kind of a record
Thank you for sharing.
All the best
Asbjorn
Congratulations on the success, that must be some kind of a record
Thank you for sharing.
All the best
Asbjorn
- markhimley
- Committed Musician
- Posts: 926
- Joined: Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:56 pm
- Gender: Male
- Location: Midwest, USA
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
man that's awesome, Dean!!! Big congrats
-
- Serious Musician
- Posts: 2018
- Joined: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:56 am
- Gender: Male
- Location: Albuquerque New mexico
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
OMG I am speechless
RON
RON
Chopin: "Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art." http://www.ronschultz.org
- jdstamper
- Serious Musician
- Posts: 1547
- Joined: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:40 am
- Gender: Male
- Location: Indiana
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
That's great Dean! YES
Thanks, Jim
Thanks, Jim
Jim Stamper
Production Music ... from Underscore to Overdrive
https://www.taxi.com/members/jimstamper
Production Music ... from Underscore to Overdrive
https://www.taxi.com/members/jimstamper
- VanderBoegh
- Serious Musician
- Posts: 2062
- Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:47 pm
- Gender: Male
- Location: Boise, Idaho
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
WOW Dean, that's amazing!!! What a fantastic story. It's a million times better than reaching into the pockets of a pair of jeans that you haven't worn in years, and finding a $20 bill. Same concept of discovering money that you had completely forgotten about. Only in this case, it's an old long-forgotten track that finally gets pulled out of the pocket, and I'm sure will line your bank account with oodles of great moolah.
How cool!!!!!!! I gotta share this story with everyone I work with musically here in the Boise area.
~~Matt
How cool!!!!!!! I gotta share this story with everyone I work with musically here in the Boise area.
~~Matt
Matthew C. Vander Boegh
http://www.vanderboegh.com
https://www.taxi.com/members/vanderboegh
http://www.soundcloud.com/vanderboegh
http://www.vanderboegh.com
https://www.taxi.com/members/vanderboegh
http://www.soundcloud.com/vanderboegh
- stansongman
- Impressive
- Posts: 186
- Joined: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:37 pm
- Gender: Male
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Dean, you are the man!!
-
- Serious Musician
- Posts: 1956
- Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 7:54 am
- Gender: Male
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Sounds like that cue aged like a fine wine Thanks for the encouragement !
Tom
Tom
- Tunesmith
- Committed Musician
- Posts: 561
- Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:47 pm
- Gender: Female
- Location: Planet Earth
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Wow! So cool! Congrats and thanks for the encouragement! Have really enjoyed your books Dean! Very informative!
Best,
Linda
Best,
Linda
Fine tuning a tune..Tenuto!
Linda Cullum
https://soundcloud.com/lindacullum
http://lindacullummusic.com/
http://www.TAXI.com/Lindacullum
Linda Cullum
https://soundcloud.com/lindacullum
http://lindacullummusic.com/
http://www.TAXI.com/Lindacullum
- ksutton1207
- Getting Busy
- Posts: 117
- Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:19 am
- Gender: Male
- Location: Frederick, MD
- Contact:
Re: 2,040 Usages on ONE SONG
Thanks for sharing, Dean, and congrats to you! Talk about encouraging.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 3 guests