Monday, March 17, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Please Do Not Feed The Sharks
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: Please Do Not Feed The Sharks: Reading through a post I found on Linkedin`s Group called Placement Of Original Music In Film/TV/Commercials, one member wrote a post c...
Please Do Not Feed The Sharks
Reading through a post I found on Linkedin`s Group called Placement Of Original Music In Film/TV/Commercials, one member wrote a post called "Don`t Feed The Sharks!, written by Dave Yowell. I found Dave Yowell`s post to be very interesting and insightful. As a composer I could not help being drawn to Yowell`s topic. Before reading "Don`t Feed The Sharks!" I was watching the short film "Wrong Girl" on YouTube. Wrong Girl is a short film from 48 Hours Films-Detroit, in which I provided the music.
So, what are these sharks? Songsharks are dishonest music publishers and services that prey on the naivete of new songwriters to charge for services a legitimate publisher would not charge clients. In an online article from MusicDish e-Journal, March 17, 2014, in an article titled "Fleecing The Indie Community: The Song Shark Controversy - Part I", author John Foxworthy from Garage Radio reported on a band that was charged a minimum of $597.00 for a music service to shop their music to radio stations and record labels. I think we all know how that went. In the end, the music service did not follow through on its obligations, and were neglectful.
I have to agree with Dave Yowell. To get placement of songs and compositions requires a focus on personal contacts with real professionals, and establishing relationships. As a composer I am working to develop, establish, and form professional relations with those I know, and work together within those relationships to develop art and music that speaks to our audience, and in the process rewards us with artistic and economic success.
So, what are these sharks? Songsharks are dishonest music publishers and services that prey on the naivete of new songwriters to charge for services a legitimate publisher would not charge clients. In an online article from MusicDish e-Journal, March 17, 2014, in an article titled "Fleecing The Indie Community: The Song Shark Controversy - Part I", author John Foxworthy from Garage Radio reported on a band that was charged a minimum of $597.00 for a music service to shop their music to radio stations and record labels. I think we all know how that went. In the end, the music service did not follow through on its obligations, and were neglectful.
I have to agree with Dave Yowell. To get placement of songs and compositions requires a focus on personal contacts with real professionals, and establishing relationships. As a composer I am working to develop, establish, and form professional relations with those I know, and work together within those relationships to develop art and music that speaks to our audience, and in the process rewards us with artistic and economic success.
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