Seeding the music libraries.

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Over the last few years I, probably like most, have gotten overwhelmed with uploading music to the various libraries as well as tagging and writing descriptions for each piece. Every library’s requirements and procedures are different which only adds to an already time consuming process.

Initially the tendency was to get as much music out in the marketplace, to as many libraries as possible. It did get a bit crazy though and the end result would be that many times it wouldn’t get done. I finally came up with a routine that makes it all much less frantic.

I now only work with 5 or 6 libraries so I assign each one to a day of the week and only upload one song, per week, to each library. That gives me plenty of time to focus on that one piece of music and give it my best effort as it pertains to each library’s requirements. A much more relaxed way to do it, at least for me. I feel I have a few more years left in me so I’m in no rush and it leaves me plenty of time to write and have a life!

How about you? What’s your routine?

Key man clause

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Brian Curtin, composer and MLR member, came by the other day to have lunch and we were discussing the music library business (what else!). We were discussing the fact that many of the recent music libraries that have sprung up are a one person operation or is dependent on one person to drive the company. So the question becomes what happens to the music if that person leaves the company, dies (God forbid), disappears, or just flakes? My thought was that back in the day I had a few contracts that had a “key man” clause. It basically states that if a particular person leaves the company, for whatever reason, the contract is null and void.

Anyone have such a clause in a contract? Curious.

METATagTeam.com

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Composer and MLR member JD Atkinson has come with what could be a pretty cool service. Here’s the blurb he wrote and I think says it very well.

“Finally, an alternative to big-time, expensive song analysis services. METATagTeam.com is a community that has been created to help Music Composers with the tedious task of creating META tags to include with your songs. Continue reading

7 Out Music

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If you are a composer and/or songwriter, please leave your comments and experiences with this company. We want to hear the good as well as the bad! Please rate, from 1 to 10, by clicking on one of the stars. Below is some general information but we make no guarantee of accuracy. Check with the company for all details. Please contact us for any corrections.

URL: http://www.7outmusic.com/
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Accepting Submissions: Yes
Submit Online: No
Submit By Mail: Yes
Submissions Reviewed: Yes
Types Accepted: Instrumentals
Charge For Submissions: No
Up Front Money: Unknown
Royalty Free:
(non-broadcast use)
Unknown
Exclusivity:
(Exclusive, Non, Semi)

(Semi = Free to place on own
but not with another library)
Exclusive
Re-Title: No
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Unknown
PRO Split Based on 100%:
(writer/library
writer/library/publisher
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