Blog

What We're Learning About The Music Industry

Posted: Mar 28, 2016

commercials ep vs album licensing live performances make money movies music libraries mystery loves company publishing singles tv video games

**Guest post written by Carlos A. Machado of Mystery Loves Company.

"With almost 200 shows and multiple music conferences in the past two years, Maddy and I have learned a ton about the current music industry. For those wanting a career as singer-songwriters, here are a two things we think are worth keeping in mind..."

View Full Article

What I Learned About Music Licensing After Dedicating A Month To It

Posted: Mar 21, 2016

Category: Licensing

commercials independent music promotions licensing movies music libraries performing rights organization sync placements synch tv video games

**Guest post written by Matt Bacon, originally featured on IndependentMusicPromotions.com.

"I’ve spent a lot of time in the last couple of weeks learning about music licensing for a friend I’m helping on a project...It’s been a pretty interesting experience for a variety of reasons – but mostly because before the beginning of the month I didn’t really know what music licensing was. Since then I have learned quite a bit, spent countless hours pouring over articles and have gotten to explore what it means to engage in this potentially highly lucrative segment of the music industry."

View Full Article

How to pitch your music for video games

Posted: Dec 14, 2015

Category: Licensing

box.com disc makers jake versluis licensing sync placements video games

**Guest post written by Michael Gallant as featured in the Disc Makers' Echoes Blog.

"Think your music is ready for games, TV, and film? Here’s advice on how to pitch your music for video games and how to optimize your chances of getting placed..."

View Full Article