As you’ve probably experienced (or heard a million times) already, success as a producer/composer/songwriter is as much about how you interact with people and how you conduct yourself as a professional, as it is about the quality of your work. You can have a hard drive FULL of amazing tracks, but if you present yourself […]
Songwriters, artists, producers and music-makers of all types have SO many choices when it comes to getting their music in front of people. At the free end of the spectrum you have Soundcloud, BandCamp, and social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube and Facebook and others. There are nearly unlimited options to post music, monitor engagement […]
Reading that headline, you may have the reaction, “How can you refer to something so intensely personal and creative as MY music as an ‘asset’? How clinical!”. Or, maybe you find the idea of songs as assets to be a little evocative? On some level, it could give you a warm, fuzzy feeling to think […]
It can be pretty aggravating when searching for that perfect track to send out to a specific music supervisor or publisher. And often the request is just as aggravating: “We need new neo-soul tracks that are chill (but not too chill), 70 bpm, with a penny whistle solo. What have you got?” This is why […]
Everybody’s looking for tips to stand out from the pack when it comes to producing music that is targeted at licensing opportunities. But how to accomplish this? Blogs, social media and industry forums everywhere are full of writers looking for ‘the edge’ or the next piece of gear, or the latest sample library. And now […]