Comments on: Transition Music http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/ Music creators rating the music libraries. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blind http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-15678 Blind Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:01:40 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-15678 I was just looking at their contract, which is posted on their site, and it looks like you assign the copyright over to them and not just the exclusive right to represent the track. If that is the case, that takes them off the table for me. Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)
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]]> By: John (the other John) http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-8726 John (the other John) Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:35:02 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-8726 I believe those auto email agreements are more of a courtesy you're giving them. Sooner or later, the tracks they used have to be signed in an addendum to the original agreement. Which is fine with me. The tracks I send them are tracks specifically composed for their email listings. I have no intention in using them with another company. Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: Harry http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-8576 Harry Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:35:38 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-8576 I went over my contract with a fine tooth comb, and found nothing that would allow them to consider a song that I sent them, to automatically become tied to that contract. The contract is for the song or songs specifically listed/signed to that particular contract. I see nothing that would legally allow them to consider a song, not under contract, as signed with them exclusively, and in perpetuity... Does anyone else see something that I may have missed? Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: John (the other John) http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-8156 John (the other John) Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:59:14 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-8156 Contact them and ask which ones (if any) were used. I did. They told me three were used, but I wouldn't see it on my PRO statement till January (cues will be turned in December. It's always a good idea to communicate with your publishers when having questions. BTW, I wouldn't sign those exclusive tracks to other libraries till you know for sure. COMMUNICATE!!! Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: Harry http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-8155 Harry Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:42:58 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-8155 Here's the thing I don't understand. They send you an email looking for a certain type of song, and tell you that whatever you send "if" they use it, it will be subject to the agreement in the contract you originally signed. This opens up a number of questions. A hypothetical situation: I don't know if any of the songs I sent have been or ever will be used by them, because I've never heard back, so, I get one of the songs signed to a different Library, and suddenly find that this song has been used on a TV program through Transition. Now what? Am I screwed because I was never notified about Transition using my song, and have it under contract with another library? I have had songs placed on TV programs, and never find out about it until I get my ASCAP statement. I'd probably need an music lawyer to answer this, but can Trasition legally, automatically add whatever songs I send them to my original contract? With every other Music Library I've worked with, all songs are signed individually. I'd have to double check with my Transition contract, but I don't recall anything about "any song I send them and they use automatically becomes part of our original contract with them". Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-8141 Anonymous Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:57:56 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-8141 If a library is exclusive, it just means, you cannot have your tracks actually SIGNED by anyone else. You can submit your music wherever you like but the moment it is signed, you cannot have it with a library that does only exclusive. This doesn't mean you can't send your unsigned submission to many libraries until it is signed. You really cannot expect a company that is probably inundated to get back to you when they decide to pass on your song. You should always be sending submissions until you find the company that is a fit for you. Research "watermarking" of songs. Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: slideboardouts http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-6359 slideboardouts Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:09:14 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-6359 Actually, even if the works aren't registered with your PRO, there is still a chance that you will get paid on time. I had a number of works that got used in 4Q09 and 3Q09 that did not get registered until last month, but I still got paid for them on my March and June BMI statements. When the cue sheet is filed, it will show up in your works catalog as a "Cue Sheet" that you can then click on and view what cues were used. Thats how it is with BMI anyways, not sure about ASCAP. However, it is obvious that its better for the companies to register the works in a timely manner. Especially if the placements are going to be on a low budget show on some obscure cable network. I can definitely see that being a problem. -Steve Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-6351 Anonymous Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:38:15 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-6351 I agree; a "song rejection" would be logical. Maybe I'll email them with that suggestion. I did send an email awhile back asking about the status of my tracks. No reply. I'm just getting tired of being treated with such disrespect. Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: Harry http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-6350 Harry Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:24:20 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-6350 So if you send them a track, and they don't use it, but don't tell you, how will you ever know if you can send that track to a different library? Shouldn't there be some sort of "song rejection" process? Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.musiclibraryreport.com/t-to-z/transition-music/comment-page-4/#comment-6348 Anonymous Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:19:46 +0000 http://musiclibraryreport.com/?p=1696#comment-6348 Exactly anonX. They may not have even sent these tracks to the client. And the composer is left hanging. Please to view this Content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

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