How Many Tracks For Full-Time Income w/ Sync?
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- Опубліковано 16 січ 2024
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After watching this video, it confirms even more that a pro seasoned composer once said: 'its the business mindset and marketing yourself to succeed in the sync world. Talent is not the most important thing here'
Thanks for this video! Gave me a better perspective of what to focus on in this business
Great advice! I have a library that is doing exactly that with me. I feel like I'm a friend which gives me confidence!!
Always dropping gemz
Solid advice, thank you Jesse
As a Newb to Syncs and as daunting as it is - it’s great to get an authentic perspective on it. So I’m keen discover the best way forward 🙏
Great point and it's helpful to to de-mystify and make sure we know what to expect. Some people out there are saying it's quantity over quality!! don't fall for it people!!
great insight thank you for sharing
Awesome info, Jesse! Let's say you compose Dramedy-style music... is it better to work with a single library and request what they need, or to find a place for all your music in different libraries?
I recommend working with 2-3 exclusive Libraries simultaneously (giving each of them different tracks). That allows you to compare results and adjust your output accordingly.
I have to admit, I never called my library. My thinking is to not bother them. I'm busy, but they seem really busy. They send out calls for custom jobs, and I try to help as much as I can. They also have a section for composers on the roster that I check about once a month. I email them occasionally. I keep those messages short, like a sentence or two. I'm quick and to the point. You make a good point, I should call them and see if they need straight-up orchestral. I'm starting to get into that. What do you think? I know they need adventure orchestral, but I wonder if they need other orchestral.
Yes, call and email them! Frequent Communication is the key to making sure you’re making relevant music!
Hello!
I just got into sync licensing and I watch all your videos.
I’d like to ask,
Are you familiar with this music library , Tunedge? F😅
“Relationships” key word, thanks Jesse.
One of the issues with the sync industry for new composers is that they can often be desperate for validation or acceptance early in their journey, and they will give music to a library regardless of that library's track record or placement history. It's about finding libraries that are getting placements today, as well as have a high quality bar. This ensures that their catalogs are respected by editors and supervisors, versus being perceived as massive dumpsters of average music.
However, quantity does indeed matter (along with quality). Large sync fees are very rare, you clearly stated this around 7:20 in the video... "Tortiose vs. Hare." You need to plant a lot of seeds with quality libraries for your musical garden to grow.
Amen! Preach it!
Big up, sir🙌
Jesse, I made a track using a reference, but when I finished the track I realized that it might be sonically too similar to the reference... Like main melody is different but stylistically like rhythm and used instruments are very similar, do you think it might cause problems if the tack ever gets placed?
As long as the chord progressions and lead melodies are "significantly" different you should be ok. Using similar sounds and instruments isn't usually an issue for production music in my experience.
Hey Jesse, thanks so much for the info as always! Quick question, do you mind sharing any insight about libraries only dealing with backend royalties? Is that common? In my experience, my placements that I’ve gotten have neglected to pay out the upfront sync fee, and when I respectfully questioned them, they told me that they predominantly only deal with the backend, and after talking to some coproducers, ive been told how common it is to not receive any upfront fee. I guess it all depends on the library?
Thanks for what you do man 🙏🏼
oh and I should mention that my placements were underscore for reality TV and the golf network. Maybe only upfront payments for bigger advertisement spots?
Yes that's very normal for production music libraries that deal with reality TV and sports placements. Unless it's a theme or featured placement, the background instrumental (and sometimes vocals) are often in backend only deals@@regsounds22
Oh ok I gotcha, thank you very much man!@@SyncMyMusic
Hello!
I just got into sync licensing and I watch all your videos.
I’d like to ask,
Are you familiar with this music library , Tunedge?
Yes I am.
Most probably what most people mean to ask you is: how many successful tracks do you need to amount to a part-time and/or full-time paycheck? Or, to put it differently, how much money does a successful track make on average?
Well done for this channel - I follow you from time to time even though unfortunately my full time job and family commitments do not permit me to have the time to work on music as much as I used to have in the past.
It's a great question, but impossible to answer. I have placements that have earned me fractions of a penny all the way up to $2,800+. So if you land some great placements in your first year, you'd only need a handful to create significant income. But chances are it's going to take you 2-5 years to build up consistent placements where you can start to rely on your quarterly royalty checks. Hope this helps!
@@SyncMyMusic makes sense - thanks for taking the time to reply!
Great info as always!
Question - For those of us making the transition from writing full length songs in a band for streaming service to this, How long should tracks be (on average) for tv/film placement?
Thanks!
If you're serious, might wanna sign up for Jesse's tutorials, it'll really help you. It's a totally different game/style. Usually 1:30 to 2 minutes, and making sure your track is in one mood through out
Thanks for helping out! @@BrofUJu And he's right on the money!
@@BrofUJu Thanks! I’m very serious and thinking of signing up.
@@SyncMyMusic Thanks!
@@ThomasC.Robert awesome. Yeah, best advice is just listen to music you hear on tv, how it helps support the scene and invoke a mood for whatever its for
There are SO many genres of music and if lo-fi is not the style used for sync licensing, then what style is the style used for sync licensing? What style tracks should I create?
Rock, Pop, EDM, Hip Hop, Orchestral, Trailer, Corporate, Latin, Folk/Americana & Minimal/Tension. The question is: which one of these are you a BEAST in?
Tell me if I'm wrong but I think this has got to be the toughest part of this biz...trying to interpret what to send to a particular
library that you have not only researched, and have had a conversation with...but to try and figure what the music supervisor
is going to want for whats hip this season?...{of course keeping in mind you have never even seen the show yet}
Yes it's certainly difficult, but it's not impossible. Just asking a Library owner what they want for some upcoming opportunities is a hell of a lot more achievable than trying to guess a future trend for a music supervisors.
Would you say it s a good strategy to submit one album to one library and find another one to submit a new album to compare who s more efficient after a year?
Yes I would! That was my exact strategy.
When you make music for sync, do they have to be full songs with vocals, instrumentals, or just beats? How does it work?
It's usually either instrumental tracks or full songs with vocals. Just "beats" usually don't cut it. Check out my free course for the basics on getting started: www.syncmymusic.com/freecourse
These days? 3000 average tracks in TV licensing libraries. Or 300 amazing tracks with the best publishers.
Wow the cereal ad story is crazy. Which library was that?
Don’t know, the producer didn’t share that with me.
For most- getting that foot in the door is the hardest part. How would I know what a library needs or lacks?? Why would they talk to someone they don’t know???
Great question. I created a service to give you that direct kind of information before pitching to a Library: www.syncmymusic.com/connect
Shoutout to Tool! 😀
46 & 2 just ahead of me.
Full income from one album 🤔
Is the album 300-500 tracks? Lol
Very unlikely.