[Fmpro] Belling the Cat - Commercials

[Pete]

--- leshurdle <leshurdle at avradionet.com> wrote:
> I've seen your picture...... where are the horns and
> tail ;-)

I have a guy who's really great at photoshop. I pay
him $50 and he airbrushes out the horns and tail for
me.

Wheather or not music in commericals should get the
same as program music is debateable (I don't think it
should).

But more importantly, if you say you want to "End the
Discrimination against Instrumental Composers", you
should know that paying commercials the same rate as
background instrumentals will likely lower the royalty
checks for instrumental composers.

P e t e
S u r d o v a l

> 
> Mark said>>
> 
> 1. End the Discrimination against Instrumental
> Composers
> End the discrimination against instrumental music by
> the ASCAP Board  
> and pay
> a minute of song the same rate as a minute of
> instrumental music used  
> on the
> same program, watched by the same number of people.
> If commercials or  
> any
> music is to be paid less than the full rate, the
> Board must  
> demonstrate with
> complete financial and statistical evidence why, and
> it should be put  
> to a
> vote of the membership.
> 
> He is suggesting.. as the CEO of ASCAP said he
> wanted........ 1-1  
> equal pay.
> 
> What on earth is wrong with that?
> 
> Les
> 
> On Jul 20, 2007, at 6:52 AM, Pete wrote:
> 
> > I think we can agree by listening to the music on
> TV,
> > that popular songs and vocal music are used far
> more
> > often in commercials than as background music in
> the
> > program. A show isn't going to pay a huge license
> fee
> > for the Rolling Stones to be playing low
> underneath
> > dialog.
> >
> > So, if you are looking to improve the royalties
> paid
> > to instrumental score composers, raising the rate
> paid
> > to commercials would wipe out any small benefit
> you've
> > gained in paying the relatively few background
> vocals
> > at the same rate as background instrumentals.
> >
> > P e t e
> > S u r d o v a l
> >
> >
> >> 1. End the Discrimination against Instrumental
> >> Composers
> >> End the discrimination against instrumental music
> by
> >> the ASCAP Board and pay
> >> a minute of song the same rate as a minute of
> >> instrumental music used on the
> >> same program, watched by the same number of
> people.
> >> If commercials or any
> >> music is to be paid less than the full rate, the
> >> Board must demonstrate with
> >> complete financial and statistical evidence why,
> and
> >> it should be put to a
> >> vote of the membership.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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