[Fmpro] HGTV

[Geoff Koch]

This is the kind of thing composers must really say "no" to.  Scripps
appears to be not only trying to save money, but is trying to turn
composition into a purely labor-only endeavor.  When someone hires a
composer, they're not paying so much for sweat, but primarily for the mind.
Making composers into day laborers hurts the value of the latter.

Let's encourage this "push" at Scripps to go nowhere.


On 7/8/07 9:00 AM, "Merritt Music Productions LLC" <chris at merrittmusic.com>
wrote:

> That is what they are pushing for.  It's because they have 3 composing rooms
> that are going unused, and they know they can really screw over composers
> and get 'em very cheap by making them come in.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fmpro-bounces+chris=merrittmusic.com at nxport.com
> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=merrittmusic.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of Geoff
> Koch
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:12 AM
> To: fmpro at nxport.com
> Subject: SPAM -> Re: [Fmpro] HGTV
> 
> Chris -- I have heard that Scripps is no longer even using "independent"
> composers for their custom work.  All such work now requires the composer to
> come on site, compose/produce the music using Scripps' facilities, and the
> composer is paid HOURLY for his work -- no more per-project fees.
> 
> Can you verify?
> 
> 
> On 7/8/07 2:23 AM, "Merritt Music Productions LLC" <chris at merrittmusic.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Scripps has always used libraries in their shows.  Almost all of them...
>> 
>> I bet that pump audio is not charging a penny more for Scripps.  Most
>> companies like that see the royalty as icing and the direct fee as butter.
>> 
>> cm
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fmpro-bounces+chris=merrittmusic.com at nxport.com
>> [mailto:fmpro-bounces+chris=merrittmusic.com at nxport.com] On Behalf Of
>> Kirbyko3 at aol.com
>> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 12:07 AM
>> To: fmpro at nxport.com
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] HGTV
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 7/8/07 12:03:46 AM, musical411 at yahoo.com writes:
>> 
>> 
>>> Congrats on the Foodnetwork Star Placement. I've been
>>> watching the show, where's it been used on the show?
>>> 
>> 
>> Pete, I have to admit:   I have never seen the show, so I'm not really
> sure.
>> 
>> I stopped watching Food Network yeeeears ago when they took off the Too
>> Hot 
>> Tamales!   I loved the chef shows, but when they switched to that new
> format
>> 
>> of "Food 911"-type shows, they lost me.    But hey, I'm thrilled that they
>> used my stuff -- and that they're letting libraries in through their door
>> now.
>> 
>> Kerry
>> 
>> 
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