Independent Musicians Help Brands Get Established

Dec 8th, 2005 | By Joe Taylor Jr. | Category: Licensing

Bob Mould, Thievery Corporation, and other great folks are profiled in this WaPo profile of musicians that are making more money from licensing works for film and television. Agencies love the friction-free process of getting a deal cut without twelve concentric circles of major label red tape. Artists love getting “in the low five figures” for a snippet of a song on a television show.

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