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As a music producer myself who makes music for film, I haven't had too many problems with use of my music in the work I do despite being distributed on all the

As a music producer myself who makes music for film, I haven't had too many problems with use of my music in the work I do despite being distributed on all the usual major platforms. This is usually because content ID on YouTube gives credits and royalties to the original music creators, and most of my (remixed) uploads are not monetized once I publish them on YT. My distributer handles royalties for my all original music and pays me based on streams. I also make more money off spotify than YouTube even though I've been on YouTube for a lot longer than on Spotify... Overall though, the best comes from licensing my music in films outside of Internet platforms. I gave up caring long ago about gaining money from views, my most profitable upload was in 2015 when I filmed my parrot falling off my kitchen counter... That video likely succeeded because it wasn't something that would provide me residual success that overshadowed YouTube's normal (controlled) revenue pipelines. I do however mysteriously get my own music blocked frequently on uploads to TikTok, and there is only complete and demoralizing frustration in trying to report the issue, because they don't care about small creators like me because we don't make them enough money probably.... TikTok and many social platforms keep support only as an afterthought, and finding the right place to get problems solved on most platforms is damn near impossible. The social media creator economy is dismal and highly competitive for musicians and film makers right now. One of the biggest copyright issues is people who completely hijack and fake "original content" as their own in order to get views in order to profit or sell popular accounts to influencers later. I'd recommend primarily pursuing contracts with Amazon Prime or Netflix for independent films, rather than trying to battle YouTube because there is simply too much content ID activity on YouTube that is out of control, whereas on the alternate streaming services, they're geared more towards movies than to managing creator communities. If you are a film maker who needs music for a film project, contact music makers directly (producers that don't use samples in the work you need) in order to generate new, original, and exclusive music that they won't license or release anywhere else perhaps, make them sign a contract too... That might help in the future...?

mysterydip 5y ago
Not to take away from a very insightful comment, but can you share a link to the parrot video?
- BiteCode_dev 5y ago
  The internet in one comment, ladies and gentlemen.
- winternett 5y ago
  I don't want to turn this into a self-promo fest, but if you look up "parrot falls off counter", that may, or perhaps may not be the video I cited at the top. lol.
- diamondlovesyou 5y ago
  Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTNKGK7hVhY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTNKGK7hVhY
jasode 5y ago
>I'd recommend primarily pursuing contracts with Amazon Prime or Netflix for independent films, rather than trying to battle YouTube I understand you're trying to give advice but for this particular thread's article, his videos are not the type of content for Amazon Prime nor Netflix. See: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlemingYachts/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/FlemingYachts/videos
- winternett 5y ago
  That content is very well done, visually stimulating, and possibly could be edited into a documentary-style full-length video, or the content could be leveraged into something entirely different... Wow, really great shots in there and on the web site. I recommend updating the youtube channel description with more info about the company. Possibilities are limitless with OC these days, the main question is whether or not how it's leveraged will be interesting enough to others and/or successful within each possible format. Think about how Anthony Bourdain turned the normally "boring" world of being a chef into a captivating documentary series that created "foodie" culture and ultimately CNN picked up... for starters... ;)
LadyCailin 5y ago
Can I ask how you got into being paid for producing music? I produce music, and what I have released is on Spotify, but it makes me a tiny fraction of what I spend in time and actual money to produce it. I don’t think it’s a problem of the music being good, at least I have plenty of people tell me they like it (even before knowing it’s a song I wrote), and I do think some of the music would be appropriate for films or games, but I don’t even know where to start if I wanted to make more than a pittance.
- winternett 5y ago
  I started editing and producing video content of my own first... It's very cool being able to make a tune from scratch and then put visuals I made/picked on top of them. I regularly share my edit work on film communities and on social media sites like Stage32 and among my network of industry friends in the film industry. When they come across things that strike a pulse in their current projects they usually get in touch and ask me to send them a free copy... If they ask for custom/specialized music for their projects then that usually cost a little bit. Most of my work is towards building a future of work in the industry, and towards building a diverse catalogue of music, while still staying true to what I like most. :) I recommend avoiding the online licensing sites, they really don't do anything but de-value the potential for proper payment on your work, and most of the time they file you in a back room. Ultimately directors and producers pick music they like, and whatever fits the mood in their opinion, releasing music effectively and properly and building a following outside of looking for work helps to increase new licensing potential in film work.

mysterydip 5y ago

Not to take away from a very insightful comment, but can you share a link to the parrot video?

BiteCode_dev 5y ago
The internet in one comment, ladies and gentlemen.
winternett 5y ago
I don't want to turn this into a self-promo fest, but if you look up "parrot falls off counter", that may, or perhaps may not be the video I cited at the top. lol.
diamondlovesyou 5y ago
Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTNKGK7hVhY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTNKGK7hVhY

jasode 5y ago

>I'd recommend primarily pursuing contracts with Amazon Prime or Netflix for independent films, rather than trying to battle YouTube I understand you're trying to give advice but for this particular thread's article, his videos are not the type of content for Amazon Prime nor Netflix. See: https://www.youtube.com/user/FlemingYachts/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/FlemingYachts/videos

winternett 5y ago
That content is very well done, visually stimulating, and possibly could be edited into a documentary-style full-length video, or the content could be leveraged into something entirely different... Wow, really great shots in there and on the web site. I recommend updating the youtube channel description with more info about the company. Possibilities are limitless with OC these days, the main question is whether or not how it's leveraged will be interesting enough to others and/or successful within each possible format. Think about how Anthony Bourdain turned the normally "boring" world of being a chef into a captivating documentary series that created "foodie" culture and ultimately CNN picked up... for starters... ;)

LadyCailin 5y ago

Can I ask how you got into being paid for producing music? I produce music, and what I have released is on Spotify, but it makes me a tiny fraction of what I spend in time and actual money to produce it. I don’t think it’s a problem of the music being good, at least I have plenty of people tell me they like it (even before knowing it’s a song I wrote), and I do think some of the music would be appropriate for films or games, but I don’t even know where to start if I wanted to make more than a pittance.

winternett 5y ago
I started editing and producing video content of my own first... It's very cool being able to make a tune from scratch and then put visuals I made/picked on top of them. I regularly share my edit work on film communities and on social media sites like Stage32 and among my network of industry friends in the film industry. When they come across things that strike a pulse in their current projects they usually get in touch and ask me to send them a free copy... If they ask for custom/specialized music for their projects then that usually cost a little bit. Most of my work is towards building a future of work in the industry, and towards building a diverse catalogue of music, while still staying true to what I like most. :) I recommend avoiding the online licensing sites, they really don't do anything but de-value the potential for proper payment on your work, and most of the time they file you in a back room. Ultimately directors and producers pick music they like, and whatever fits the mood in their opinion, releasing music effectively and properly and building a following outside of looking for work helps to increase new licensing potential in film work.