[Fmpro] HGTV

[leshurdle]

Just learned composers in India are paid approx $160k for scoring a  
movie.
6 songs and 'waffle'  as the gent put it.

How does that compare with Scripps pay.

BUT........... does Scripps as a company get the publisher & composer  
$$$'s when the shows are aired overseas?

You guys are nuts to even contemplate this gig.......... of-course it  
is all Chris' fault ;-)

L

On Jul 9, 2007, at 5:12 AM, Geoff Koch wrote:

> 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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