[Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 37, Issue 2

[dgrussell@aol.com]

 Hi Dominique,

Thanks for responding.? I have done quite a few cue sheets in the past but most all of the source music used had vocals.? With these, it seems to point out ASCAP's unfairness in its policy.? In this circumstance, pieces used in the exact same way (they are all source, originating from a stereo/radio playing in the background of an apartment or cafe etc.) will be paid differently simple because vocals are in two of them and not the others.? I assumed that the two without vox would be BI and the others BV.? I am currently getting all the writer/publisher info for the cue sheet.? I am using ASCAP's template so it should be correct.

Thanks,
David Glen Russell



David,

The two cues that do not have vocals during the performances on screen would
be coded as Background Instrumental (BI).  Regardless of how ASCAP weights
them, they are what they are.  I don't fill out a cue sheet they way ASCAP
"re-categorizes" the true performance of the cue.

Are these cues really "source cues" or "underscore?"  Are the "played" from
a source, i.e. radio, TV, iPod, etc.?  If they are underscore, then other
coding options could be opening credits (Main Titles (MT)) or closing
credits (End Titles (ET)) or as a feature performance.  Also, are all of the
songwriters and publishers affiliated with ASCAP?

As for the rest of the cue sheet where these three source cues are
concerned, do you have all of the copyright ownership information?  I just
see so many cue sheets that are not filled out properly.  I'm not sure what
your experience is with cue sheets so I'm just curious.

_____________________
Dominique Preyer
Music Supervisor
Spin Cycle Films
P: 512-913-8594
F: 512-233-2590
dominique at spincyclefilms.com
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