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One of our readers, Ev, came up with the suggestion to have a section devoted to newbie questions regarding music libraries, music licensing, copyright, music publishing etc. There a lot of experienced people on this site and many are happy to share their wisdom. So, if you are a newbie (or not), and have a question, try leaving it here.
Of course many questions have already been answered here. First try searching in the search bar in the upper right hand corner. Also Google is your friend! I have found one of the best ways to search a site is use site specific criteria at Google’s web site. In other words, to search for a specific keyword, say “contracts”, type it in at Google like this “contracts site:musiclibraryreport.com”. Do not use the quotes.
If you still can’t find your answer then leave a comment here and someone will most likely come to your rescue!
I read on some sites that libraries send out CDs of music of like themes, so a client can listen to CDs of different headings when he/she is looking for songs of different moods, feeling,genres etc. Does all libraries use this method? What other methods do they use in getting music to end users?
What are the pro and cons of using exclusive libraries as opposed to using non-exclusive?
When someone needs music for what ever, does that person contact ALL libraries or just a select few? Does ALL libraries have equal access to each music need?
Usually these folks have a small group of libraries that they work with on a regular basis. If they can’t find what they’re looking for from them, they’ll look at other libraries.
The thing to understand is that they have very limited amount of time available and as you can see from this site alone there are just WAY too many libraries for them to actually contact “ALL” the libraries.
As a relative part newbie,part desperate/delusional/composer i get confused by some of the terminology used by libraries etc,
I write 3-4 minute pieces and i would like to be enlightened by those wiser than me as to what is meant by a “scoring cue” or ” 30 sec cue” for example.
I’m sure I can add more to this list as my feeble mind comes across other terms I cannot get a handle on.
‘Cue’ is just another name for ‘track’, except it’s used more appropriately in the film and TV world, where a piece of music written to picture has a specific entry (or ‘cue’) and exit. Sometimes library people use the same term to describe library tracks.
I don’t know what they’d mean by ‘scoring cue’, I’d have to see its use in context.
Thanks Matt,
Now I just need to familiarise myself with the term “making money”
Hey All,
Semi-newbie question:
How do you identify what genre(s) a given library is focused on moving, e.g., sports music, reality TV, corporate etc?
Thanks
Michael
Other than looking at their website (if they have one), I would assume your best bet would be to call and ask.
Thanks Art, you are fast, I like that. As a fairly newbie,I did not mean to cause you more work, I appreciate all the work you must have, and still do,put into this site.
I have spent about a week now just looking over the many library sites that are here.I’ve only actually went into a few sites yet,but just reading the promos of the sites and the remarks about each site, is enough to make your head spin. Trying to pick out some sites that would best suit what I have to offer, mind boggling. To make matters worst for me, I am on dialup internet, not by choice,but all I can get where I live.
I am into mostly complete songs, mainly country and Gospel, is there much call for these genres and which sites are best to try for this type of music?
I’ll be back with other questions soon.
“I submitted several music to exclusive RF library”
cool – but which is you’re favourite exclusive rf libary? u didnt specify
i have several but not sure which is the best – i like these libraries best beause they are literally the best of both worlds – exlusive on the one hand rf on the other so essentially your approaching the market from two distinct angels
also i have placed 7 tracks with rf libay and was wondering how long is it until i see real royalties come thru? i see on some websites it says they can take up to 1 maybe 2 years
not sure i want to be waiteing tht long really
“If you’ve been offered a sync fee split and you keep 100% of your writer’s share, it may be worth considering.”
None of the exclusives listed would offer such a deal. They are all 50/50 – 50/50