How to get into sync licensing? Sync Licensing is defined as the use of music in television, film, advertisements, virtual & augmented reality, presentations, video games, YouTube videos or any other media where music and moving images are used in “sync” together.
Music Supervisors are the generally the key decision makers who look over all music related aspects of film, television, advertising, video games, etc. and are the contacts that would be great to establish relationships with.
A great resource to find out the music supervisors on some of your favorite television series of films is our free music supervisor directory. With over 325 music supervisors indexed, this will help you get to know the key decision makers responsible for placing music in the top media projects across the globe.
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If you aren’t well-connected to any music supervisors, my book that charted at #1 in the Amazon Music Business category will show you how to do just that (among other things).
The Secret Sauce for Placing Your Music in Television and Film
Another great option for you is through sync licensing music libraries or music production libraries. As there are many different options currently available in the online marketplace, I took the time to curate the top companies with links to both their website and submission pages.
These are the top sync licensing music libraries.
If you’re having trouble going direct to opportunity through a music supervisor, some of these music licensing libraries may be of great service to you. The more ears on your music the better, right? Either way, just make sure you do your research, follow the submission guidelines, and NEVER send music as an attachment in an email.
*Denotes an organization that is using a paid subscription or opportunity based business model
