Four Year Update
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Four Year Update
Hey all
It will soon be 4yrs since I dipped my toe into the world of music licensing , just wanted to share where I am at now.
2016 - 87 cues produced - 1 Library Deal - Earnings £0
2017 - 70 cues produced - 2 Library Deals - Earnings - £50
2018 - 88 cues produced - 2 Library Deals - Earnings - £120
2019 - 50 cues produced - 2 Library Deals - Earnings - £720 ( mixture of Royalties - Sync Fees - Up front fees and blanket splits )
Total number of placements is now just over 30 from 295 cues in various Libraries.
Some of the main placements are here if anyone wants to listen : https://soundcloud.com/user-45178330/se ... eard-on-tv
I've had a few firsts this year. First cue used in a scripted drama and not just a reailty show which meant for the first time I got paid an up front sync fee which was a nice bonus. Added some new shows to my placement roster and some new countries as well. Also had music used on a show on Snapchat for the first time which I didn't even know was a thing.
Big shout out to my friends @Andygabrys and @Telefunkin that I made here on the forum who help keep me sane and still argue with me when I know I am right but have infinitely more muscial theory knowledge and playing chops than I ever will.
Mark
It will soon be 4yrs since I dipped my toe into the world of music licensing , just wanted to share where I am at now.
2016 - 87 cues produced - 1 Library Deal - Earnings £0
2017 - 70 cues produced - 2 Library Deals - Earnings - £50
2018 - 88 cues produced - 2 Library Deals - Earnings - £120
2019 - 50 cues produced - 2 Library Deals - Earnings - £720 ( mixture of Royalties - Sync Fees - Up front fees and blanket splits )
Total number of placements is now just over 30 from 295 cues in various Libraries.
Some of the main placements are here if anyone wants to listen : https://soundcloud.com/user-45178330/se ... eard-on-tv
I've had a few firsts this year. First cue used in a scripted drama and not just a reailty show which meant for the first time I got paid an up front sync fee which was a nice bonus. Added some new shows to my placement roster and some new countries as well. Also had music used on a show on Snapchat for the first time which I didn't even know was a thing.
Big shout out to my friends @Andygabrys and @Telefunkin that I made here on the forum who help keep me sane and still argue with me when I know I am right but have infinitely more muscial theory knowledge and playing chops than I ever will.
Mark
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Congrats Mark!
Looking good
Looking good
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Hi Tom...yes it's the same number, so 295 tracks produced over the 4 yrs which are spread across 8 Libraries apart from a handful of new cues I am just working on.
There are 3 Libraries that are getting most of the placements though
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Yes although not all Libraries are equalCTWF wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:33 pmWow - essentially everything that was produced is now in libraries? Not too shabby!cosmicdolphin wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:10 pmHi Tom...yes it's the same number, so 295 tracks produced over the 4 yrs which are spread across 8 Libraries apart from a handful of new cues I am just working on.
There are 3 Libraries that are getting most of the placements though
Tom
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Congrats Mark, you have figured out how to make this work. Enjoy.
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Thanks Mark & congratulations.
That's a great update.
Jim
That's a great update.
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Congratulations Mark!
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Great to see that progress Mark, and thanks for the link to the tunes. It's always nice to hear what's getting used.
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The biggest earner is Ticker, with placements on 4 Eps of Catfish
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