[Fmpro] Pump and $MTV$

[Pete]

Kerry,

How long ago did you work for them?

It's my own Library / Instrumental Catalog. I was
licensing through Music Supervisors for both very
unpopular, and very popular, MTV reality shows. 

I don't know what libraries/composers went for a "no
sync/master" deal. Apparently enough to keep the
policy going.

When negotiating, one of the top MTV Music Supervisor
actually got pissed off at me on the phone saying,
"Why did you even send us the music if you knew we
don't pay Sync/Master." Ah, I'll take "cause I wanna
eat" for 200.

Pete

--- Kirbyko3 at aol.com wrote:
> Pete, that concerns me.   What library was repping
> your stuff that MTVN 
> refused to pay?   Or was it a direct license
> situation through a music supervisor 
> on one of the popular MTV reality shows?   Because I
> do remember situations 
> with Real World, Laguna Beach, and other MTV shows
> like that that used music 
> supervisors, and there were quite a few indie
> artists who signed gratis license 
> agreements (sync/master) in exchange for getting
> placements on those shows 
> because of the cache involved.   It was up to the
> music supervisors to find free 
> music because MTV couldn't afford the pop songs when
> the DVD rights came 
> a-callin'.    But those situations were the minority
> -- basically just the 
> high-profile MTV shows.   MTVN as a whole pays a
> fortune every year for sync & master 
> rights, both on library music and standard label
> stuff.
> 
> What music libraries were offering free music to
> MTV?   I'm dying to know!
> 
> KErry


       
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