SONGWRITING, BEYOND THE INTERNET
In all things I discuss on any songwriter or music related site, I try to get people to look “beyond the Internet”, just things they read, videos, or most often, “third party” contributions, “So and so placed hundreds of songs in film and television and got millions of dollars…” “This service promises to ‘pitch my songs…’ ‘ this contest REALLY has a lot of things on it’s website…”
I prefer to get actual comments and thoughts from the people REALLY DOING IT. These are some current issues going on in the music industry. Some pop writers that talk about the business, keeping current, artists writing their own songs, short attention spans from the public, and changing trends. A good read to educate yourself.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7438969/billboard-hitmakers-roundtable-interview-mike-posner-julia-michaels-wendy-goldstein-chris-anokute-ron-perry-mike-caren-kid-kely
This is the much talked about “Film and television industry.” For a lot of things, it is like tracking Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. A lot of people have “heard about someone getting all these placements, but don’t really have any REAL examples of it.
There are, more television, film, internet based productions and more opportunities for music out there. Like everything, it is about knowing the players, and the rules and suggestions.
In many things, it is what NOT to do, that is the most important. Here are a few of those:
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/07/15/never-say-11-phrases-pitching-music-film-tv/
Good luck to you all,
MAB
In all things I discuss on any songwriter or music related site, I try to get people to look “beyond the Internet”, just things they read, videos, or most often, “third party” contributions, “So and so placed hundreds of songs in film and television and got millions of dollars…” “This service promises to ‘pitch my songs…’ ‘ this contest REALLY has a lot of things on it’s website…”
I prefer to get actual comments and thoughts from the people REALLY DOING IT. These are some current issues going on in the music industry. Some pop writers that talk about the business, keeping current, artists writing their own songs, short attention spans from the public, and changing trends. A good read to educate yourself.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7438969/billboard-hitmakers-roundtable-interview-mike-posner-julia-michaels-wendy-goldstein-chris-anokute-ron-perry-mike-caren-kid-kely
This is the much talked about “Film and television industry.” For a lot of things, it is like tracking Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. A lot of people have “heard about someone getting all these placements, but don’t really have any REAL examples of it.
There are, more television, film, internet based productions and more opportunities for music out there. Like everything, it is about knowing the players, and the rules and suggestions.
In many things, it is what NOT to do, that is the most important. Here are a few of those:
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/07/15/never-say-11-phrases-pitching-music-film-tv/
Good luck to you all,
MAB
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