First library deal - Should I sign?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:11 am
Hey guys, my song was forwarded through TAXI to a library. The library wants to sign several of my songs in an exclusive deal (perpetuity). He claims to get 60k placements a year in his company, mostly in movie trailers but also in TV. He also claims that almost all of his writers get something placed.
(I wish I could name the company, to ask if anyone here has seen success with them and thinks they are good, but that violates the rules...)
My concerns are:
1) I've seen people on a FB sync group say they are signed with the company...but it's unclear to me if anyone has actually had placements through him...
2) The site seems dated. My catalogue is vocal pop, hip hop. But the term "trap" doesn't even appear in his sourceaudio site. It's all rock songs and unclear if much has been uploaded after 2017. Will he be able to pitch my catalogue effectively?
3) If trailer music is his bag, and my songs aren't trailerized (no orchestral stuff, no big dynamic builds, just verse-chorus songs), will that be a problem?
What do y'all think? Should I lock in some of my songs with him? I've never been placed so it's tempting. But I don't want the songs to collect dust.
I already spoke with him on the phone and asked these Qs but he of course said everything will be fine and the genre mismatch won't be a problem.
It was through TAXI so I don't doubt the legitimacy of this company but I wanna know if it's worth locking in my song(s) with him or better off working with my sync agent (who takes 30% instead of 50%).
What do y'all think? Thanks!
(I wish I could name the company, to ask if anyone here has seen success with them and thinks they are good, but that violates the rules...)
My concerns are:
1) I've seen people on a FB sync group say they are signed with the company...but it's unclear to me if anyone has actually had placements through him...
2) The site seems dated. My catalogue is vocal pop, hip hop. But the term "trap" doesn't even appear in his sourceaudio site. It's all rock songs and unclear if much has been uploaded after 2017. Will he be able to pitch my catalogue effectively?
3) If trailer music is his bag, and my songs aren't trailerized (no orchestral stuff, no big dynamic builds, just verse-chorus songs), will that be a problem?
What do y'all think? Should I lock in some of my songs with him? I've never been placed so it's tempting. But I don't want the songs to collect dust.
I already spoke with him on the phone and asked these Qs but he of course said everything will be fine and the genre mismatch won't be a problem.
It was through TAXI so I don't doubt the legitimacy of this company but I wanna know if it's worth locking in my song(s) with him or better off working with my sync agent (who takes 30% instead of 50%).
What do y'all think? Thanks!
. I believe I received the same email- did it mention a venture capitalist group?
Casey