licensing

TheTapMusic.com team has been licensing music for the past 15 years, being the masterminds behind connecting Jaguar with Sting, Dirty Vegas with Mitsubishi and Clinique with Rihanna... With such a...

Film and Television Music, Part V - Composing vs. Placement and Technical Details

Okay, so we’ve talked all about licensing your already produced music for use in picture, but what if you want to score for film – otherwise known as composing. How do you get into that and...

Film & TV Music - Part IV - Networking to Get In

Networking in any industry is time consuming, but completely necessary to get anywhere. I was actually kind of bummed back in the 90’s when the word “networking” first started to catch. Before that,...

Film and Television Music, Part III - The Production System

Most musicians who tell me all about how they are going to take over the film and TV world, also tell me they are going to do this by mailing their CDs off to production people or production offices...

NEW: Film & TV Music

Okay…so you’ve done your homework. You’ve got some great recordings, a good business card, a basic website that showcases your work, some copies of your CDs, and a list of your...

Film and Television Music, Part II - The Way

Last week in Film Music, Part I: The Challenge, I talked about what I thought to be the biggest newbie mistake for musicians interested in film and television music: believing that it’s easy work to...

Film and Television Music, Part I - The Challenge

Since the economy has tanked, it’s kind of hysterical how many new get-rich quick schemes you hear about out there. Because god knows, if there’s one time to try getting rich quick, it’s when money...