What is Suggesting Music?
Suggesting Music is a global entertainment company. We find quality music and suggest it to music fans across the world. We connect artists and their music to internet and TV audiences, to web content creators, to the Film and TV industry, to advertisers for campaigns and consumer branding, to live event talent buyers, to record labels, producers and more. We work with artists directly on various levels ranging from Promotion and Distribution, Music Licensing and Publishing, Management and Booking, Music Production, and Development. Great pride is taken in what we do. We appreciate the opportunities to work with such talented professionals and musicians.
What is the Free Monthly Music Mag?
The Free Monthly Music Mag is a way for us to take the best stories and content each month and put them on display for all of our subscribers. The Music Mag offers free music downloads, independent music and video content, artist interviews and specially timed content, as well as, promotions and prizes each month. You can sign-up to receive it by email or simply place the RSS feed in your news reader.
What are some of the ways Suggesting Music works with artists?
We work with artists on various levels ranging from Promotion and Distribution, Music Licensing and Publishing, Management, Music Production, and Development.
How do I submit material to suggesting music?
If you are an artist, songwriter or producer and would like to have Suggesting Music consider your music for pitching to film/TV projects or for promotion and distribution through our site, please send an email to: demos@suggestingmusic.com. Provide us with a link to your music along with a brief message about you. Please indicate whether you are seeking promotion and distribution and/or representation. Do not attach any files to the email or it will be ignored. Give us a week to review the material and we’ll get back to you. We reply to all inquiries.
What is considered when approving a submission?
The artists we work with are a reflection of our company and so our first consideration is professionalism. We sift through submissions looking for music we consider to be a cut above, has been produced well enough for commercial application and is appealing for film/TV usage.
Who owns the rights to my music?
You do. However, if we decide to represent your music and promote you as an artist, an agreement will be in place giving us certain rights and ownership.
How can I make money as a musician?
Most musicians understand they can make money playing shows and selling their music. Surprisingly, most musicians do not understand or know how to go about generating money through music publishing. This is our area of expertise.
What is music publishing?
Music publishing is the business of managing songs (melodies and lyrics) and their copyrights. When an individual songwriter creates a song, he or she is the 100% writer and 100% publisher. If the writer has a publisher other than himself working for him, then the publisher typically participates in the ownership, promotion and administrative activities relating to the song. A music publisher’s functions are many, but the most important aspect is making sure that songwriters get paid for their art!
How is revenue split up for songwriting and publishing?
All music publishing revenue is typically split 50%-50% between the writer and the publisher, typically referred to as “ the writer share” and “the publisher share.” For instance, if a music publisher collects $100 in royalties, $50 goes to the writer(s) and $50 goes to the publisher (who is often the writer as well). If a writer has assigned the publisher share on a given song to a publisher other than himself, the writer nonetheless always retains the writer share and the associated royalties.
What is sync licensing?
Sync is an abbreviation for “synchronization,” which refers to the process of embedding, or fixing, an audio element in time-relation to some form of visual production.
What steps need to be taken for a sync license to be approved?
There are two components to authorizing a use for synchronization in an audiovisual project. (1) The master recording rights and (2) the publishing (also called synchronization right). The master recording is the physical recording that has been put to tape by a record label, or by an independent artist. The publishing right is the right to license the underlying copyright, itself.
What are the fees for licensing compositions and masters to film/TV?
Up-front music licensing fees are entirely negotiable, have a very broad range, and often depend on many factors such as the nature of the use, the type of project, the territory, term, the media being requested and a project’s production budget. The master owner and the publisher can each quote whatever dollar value they choose for the sync use, but often the master and sync fee are the same (i.e., $5,000 master fee; $5,000 sync fee = $10,000 all-in licensing fee for the use).
What other income can be earned from licensing music to film/TV and other media?
In addition to the up-front license fees paid by licensees such as television producers and film studios, performance royalties are distributed to writers and publishers for broadcasts of the programming containing their songs (in television, Internet, and foreign territory movie theaters). These are royalties collected and paid out by performing rights organizations (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC). Performance royalties are based on songs (not recordings) and are paid directly to writers and publishers by the performing rights societies.
How often will Suggesting Music pay me if I earn money?
Suggesting Music issues payments and itemized statements to all of its artists on a quarterly basis. You may decide to receive payment by check or Paypal. Statement details for music publishing include items such as: Song, Usage Description, Licensor, and Fees Paid. If we offer your music for sale on our site, details for paid downloads will be included.
