Publisher asked can they "keep titles" (non-exclusive deal)

[Casey H]

I've worked with libraries who do their own re-title and some that ask you to re-title upfront. I think it's pretty silly to call a library lazy if they ask YOU to do the re-title yourself. I've certainly had placements from libraries of both types. And if we won't make the effort to spend 20 seconds changing a title.... Well, don't even know what to say.

Casey

[DesireInspires]

Creating the music and making edits/alts plus metadata is enough for me. I like it when things are simple. I think changing a title to a song is best left to the company since they would be registering the songs with the PRO.

Nice, clean, and simple.

[Casey H]

Creating the music and making edits/alts plus metadata is enough for me. I like it when things are simple. I think changing a title to a song is best left to the company since they would be registering the songs with the PRO.

Nice, clean, and simple.

So if a good company asks YOU to re-title your track(s), you are going to refuse and just walk away from the deal?

The effort to re-title a track is so minimal, it's not even worth this discussion.

[Casey H]

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[DesireInspires]

So if a good company asks YOU to re-title your track(s), you are going to refuse and just walk away from the deal?

The effort to re-title a track is so minimal, it's not even worth this discussion.

Not walk away, run away!

If a library cannot be bothered to do a simple retitle during PRO registration, how can I depend on that company to make money for me? I work for them by providing broadcast quality music with metadata. They have to hold up their end of the bargain and create titles that they deem appropriate for their catalog.

Besides, most libraries that retitle just add a prefix or suffix. Why would I spend more time trying to come up with a new title to a song I created? The libraries can just add their prefix/suffix, register the song with the PRO, and be done with it. It isn't too much to ask.

[Casey H]

To each his own. And I'll run, not walk, to the bank and cash my royalty checks.

So if a good company asks YOU to re-title your track(s), you are going to refuse and just walk away from the deal?

The effort to re-title a track is so minimal, it's not even worth this discussion.

Not walk away, run away!

If a library cannot be bothered to do a simple retitle during PRO registration, how can I depend on that company to make money for me? I work for them by providing broadcast quality music with metadata. They have to hold up their end of the bargain and create titles that they deem appropriate for their catalog.

Besides, most libraries that retitle just add a prefix or suffix. Why would I spend more time trying to come up with a new title to a song I created? The libraries can just add their prefix/suffix, register the song with the PRO, and be done with it. It isn't too much to ask.

[Casey H]

Besides, most libraries that retitle just add a prefix or suffix.

BTW, this is not true. MOST libraries do not necessarily re-title that way. Some do, some don't. I work with quite a few that do not do it by prefix/suffix. I recently had placements on "Becoming Us" (ABC Family) from one that has the composer do the re-title. I'm very glad it was no bother for me to supply my own titles.

[hummingbird]

I just signed 9 tracks to a good library that wished me to provide my own retitle, 4 of the tracks are being pitched directly to producers currently working on this year's season of an Emmy award winning program. I did not mind coming up with new titles.

[DesireInspires]

I just signed 9 tracks to a good library that wished me to provide my own retitle, 4 of the tracks are being pitched directly to producers currently working on this year's season of an Emmy award winning program. I did not mind coming up with new titles.

You did well! Feels good, doesn't it?