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Tips on Getting Your Music Licensed

by admin on November 29, 2011 in Music Licensing with No comments

Tanvi Patel is a music licensing executive and President/CEO of Crucial Music, a one-stop agency for licensing independent music to films, TV shows, and commercials. Crucial has placed songs in Academy Award-winning films like Brokeback Mountain and A Beautiful Mind and Emmy-winning TV shows like Six Feet Under, The Office, Vampire Diaries and Boardwalk Empire. She has also worked on music in national commercials for Toyota, DKNY Pure, Royal Caribbean and Jaguar.

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An Interview with Music Supervisor, Alexandra Patsavas

by admin on November 7, 2011 in Music Licensing with No comments

Music supervisor extraordinaire Alex Patsavas, who has become one of America’s premier hit-makers through her involvement in ratings-grabbing shows like “The O.C.,” “Without a Trace,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Gossip Girl” and “Mad Men.” She’s also selected the music for the films “Twilight,” “Happy, Texas,” “Dancing at the Blue Iguana” and “Wasted,” among others.

10 Licensing Tips – Get Your Music Ready for Film and TV

by admin on May 18, 2011 in Music Licensing with No comments

If you’re like many independent artists trying to get your music heard far and wide, you might dream of having your music licensed for use in movies and TV shows. Music placement can indeed be a potent career booster — when it comes to visibility, credibility, and getting paid — but it’s a tough world to break into, and many talented artists don’t know where to start. To that end, here are some tips to help you get your house in order before you ever talk to a music supervisor on the phone — so when that precious licensing opportunity comes, you’ll be ready.

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