[Fmpro] Sharing Studio System Contacts

[Howard Richman]

I wanted to let other composers know what I've been doing for the 
past two years and thought some of the people on the FMPRO list would 
like to do it too. So many times, I'd track down an upcoming project 
I want to submit to and then I cannot find out the right person to 
submit my music to. For example, I find out about a show that I think 
my music would be perfect for and the only thing that I can get is 
the director's name. Then I try to contact this director and the only 
thing I can track down is the director's manager. Well, that's so 
useless because usually they are not interested or they never forward 
my music, or they "don't take unsolicited materials, etc."

So, I finally subscribed to the Studio System online entertainment 
database which is updated 24 hours and is what all the big studios 
use. It lists everyone and cross references all the projects. It 
lists producer, director, actor, production company contact phones, 
addresses, emails, etc. (It doesn't mean they like my music, but at 
least I've gotten in the door!) The only problem is that it is VERY 
expensive. So, I had this idea to share one subscription with 12 
people. Even though 12 people share one username and password to the 
account, on the honor system, it's never been jammed, because most 
people get what they need and log off.

Many of the same people are doing it with me again this year but I 
have a few spots available. Let me know if you're interested to be 
part of this group subscription. The new subscription starts this month.

Howard Richman
818-344-3306