My kind of guy. Ha ha yeah my guy lets go naked but the thought of how big of a celebration the people who upload you would have. They would wake up to a notification green light indication stating There are no more claims or restrictions on a ton of their content

i was so happy with this surprise. I made 800 for 400 tracks. I want to know more details on how to increase these sales with data set. It feels so good to be rewarded fairly for hard work

If you are going to get into sync licensing, You need to find a way to embrace them. It will help a lot. However, you can’t do them all. Do what you can. They are hard to conquer and i get it.

Great video both👍👍

Basically, Taxi was legit back when they were pitching music to A&R at record companies. But when that dried up, they moved into the sync world in which their methods are dubious at best. I submitted a few songs that fit their briefs as close as humanly possible, and, predictably was rejected citing bogus reasons (like for example, the chorus not coming in soon enough, which is total BS. One of the examples in their brief was a longer intro / verse than mine, plus the music supervisor will just cut the song anywhere they want. I did a few submissions, (were rejected) all with equally frivolous reasons. (and, I should mention, I had several sync deals prior, from just networking, or via a label I was on).

Thanks for having me! Loved having this conversation with you!

Great presentation both👍👍

Got you tube content id from landr and if i use my music and upload it on you tube with 300 subscribers but ads shows in videos, do i earn ? ( Landr )

do you mostly write songs or instrumental music?

The same is happening for me!

I need help 😔 i got yt content id from landr and my plan is to earn from youtube content id to do that i will use others vides and mix my music but my channel is 300 subscribe and ads shows sometime do i earn from it from landr ? Please tell me about this

My Motionarray started working finally, I was thinking to keep building up more, but now I have no motivation to do that. I rather approach libraries and do sync licencing.

Write a Christmas track my bro. You’ve got the whole elf vibe going on so you can use an existing thumbnail as an album cover xxxxx

The more content ID becomes a thing, the more people will remember to clear their tracks. Surely content ID was never going to be a forever money source. If you've got loads of views on a channel, makes sense to clear tracks. It's actually a business model that incentivises people to not use it 😂😂😂

I suspected KZbin's contentID system was broken years ago. I would love a system that 'just' tells you where your music has gone. I have been somewhat successful giving away music under Commons licenses (with restrictions) to largely new content creators who probably haven't been able to monetize their channel yet. There are other one off placements in independant film, student presentations, private parties etc... Such search tech with a broad sweep does not exist if not impossible as far as I know

Hey Eric, can you tell me more about the Fox and Friends placement? How many times was the piece played on Fox News?

My application has been rejected twice in Motion Array, can I submit it again? And what is your advice to be accepted, thanks

Hi, I have sent 5 tracks to Motion Array 26th Oct 2024, and they are still waiting for being accepted - is that some error?

Many of these sites, including Pond5, have poorly mixed, poorly produced music which makes me wary of having my music associated with them.

Do you write songs or write musical pieces ? Which sells more ?

My tracks on Motion Array is still on waitlist for evaluation and it takes foreeever

Looks like with Motion Array’s crazy new artist tier system, looks like sync is the best path now? 🤦🏾‍♂️

I sell on Motion Array and I was very disappointed to read their email today and see my earnings will take a big hit from Jan 01st onwards. Their massively increased download requirements per month (a HUGE jump up) for each commission tier will significantly harm my earnings. That will take me from a reliable and steady 40% commission every month to around 20-25% commission each month. All done to "Bring commissions in line with the general market" apparently, which is a much much nicer way of saying "We're taking way more off you and keeping it for ourselves". Sad.

I had my tracks removed in 2022 after they dropped the composer rate from 50% to 35%. Publishers are either dropping rates or demanding writers share for not writing squat. I refused to let them do that to me just on principle. I knew it wouldn't stop there. That's why they keep doing it. They know composers will complain but in the end are willing to meet the race to the bottom half way. No thanks.

Thank you

Is it possible to quote a percentage of library music that is for songs versus instumentals? I would imagine that the amount of instrumental work carried by music libraries is of a higher percentage.

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Hello, I'm from Brazil and it's been very difficult to find content about this in my language (Portuguese). For a few weeks now, I've been looking for all kinds of content about licensing and libraries where I can make my work available. Would you recommend starting with Pound5 and MotionArray? Can I work on the same tracks on both platforms at the same time?

I really hope you’re able to keep the podcasts going into the new year! I know you’re getting very busy, so I totally understand if not. Love listening to them on my walks after work

It was the two fireplaces.

You are hands down the most boring you tuber out there ... stick with your real job if you have one

Good info all around. If you ever need to hire a guitar player, nashville based, HMU!

Would love a 4min version

I will say that ever since signing up with Songtrust (publishing admin), now on my BMI statements it shows 'Songtrust' is claiming 100% of my publishing... yet when I check my Songtrust account they're hardly paying me squat (compared to what I got previously through BMI, without them..) -- emailing them for help... none so far.. and waiting

Race to the bottom continues

Can I still release the the song I upload on pond5 on dsps nd register on content id as well ?

i really enjoy your podcast. I have been really frustrated with these companies. I made over 900.00 dollars last quarter with audiosparx and this quarter will be lucky to crack 300.00. Last year at this time for content id i made over 4000.00 mostly with tunecore collecting and this year i won't even make 100.00 lol. I also have a lot of songs on identify and they are not collecting for most of the streams. I have some public domain songs in some movies on youtube and there are millions of views but find a company that will collect the money. Identify said they would collect them and they haven't done a thing.

Another great presentation Eric👍👍

I actually reached out to Pond5 support and asked what the dataset earnings rate was before, here’s what they said: “Currently the royalty percentage for dataset earnings would depend on the media and your royalty rate. Nonexclusive would be 40%, and exclusive would be 60%.” So yeah it’s going from either of those down to 20%.

No more buck for your work, go back to the poor corner you music creator, know your place at the bottom of the industry as always,.....NEXT!

Question about putting up your best music when applying as a stock music artist. If I get rejected, can I work on new songs and try again?

Would love to hear some examples of your work. Anywhere I can go for that? I scrolled a little bit through your content but quickly realized how much content you have. 🤣

she was very good. For $100 it's worth it.