Remarkable acceptance speeches from Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova:
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Film
Rob Thomas: My Secret Record
The old adage in the music business is that it takes about ten years to find overnight success. While other Billboard chart toppers stumble over themselves to sign up for reality shows, Rob Thomas brought documentary director Gillian Grisman along…
Being Open to Wacky Ideas (The Movie Music of Mark Rubin)
The other day, I was speaking with a client about some sudden opportunities that he had picked up to score some film soundtracks and to get some of his song hooks into movies and television shows. One of the things…
Walk The Line
If you’re a working musician, you must see this movie. Yes, like “That Thing You Do,” it hearkens back to the era when you could track down someone like Sam Phillips on the street and actually get an audition. On…
Get a $50,000 music video for $1,000.
I frequently tell clients that they don’t have to spend too much money on music videos, since there are plenty of talented filmmakers that are happy to work with the right band for free or for cheap as a portfolio…
Barsuk Records Prez: “Almost Nobody Is Getting Rich Off Indie Rock”
And he’s right. The founder of Death Cab for Cutie’s original record label tells The Stranger about the disconnects that you’re already aware of. Because so many bands submit music to editors and music supervisors at television shows like The…
Are you in a music supervisor’s jukebox?
Wired and some other publications are getting around to covering a trend we’ve known about for years. Companies like Pump Audio make blanket licensing deals with independent musicians, then including pre-licensed works in a catalog for use by directors and…
Grey’s Anatomy music supervisor blogs her decision-making process.
More and more of our clients and members ask me how to get songs placed in television or film. Because directors and music supervisors need songs that “fit” a scene or a series, they’re not so concerned about whether an…
Indie Movies and Indie Music: Perfect Together
On more than a few open phones conversations in the past few months, artists have asked me about breaking into the film-and-television song placement business. Besides keeping track of tip sheets, music libraries, and other common trends, I often urge…
Another Indie Rock Doc Needs Your Help
Kathryn’s looking for grassroots financing for her indie rock documentary… PayPal a buck or two if you can…
Glenn Tillbrook (formerly of Squeeze) doc film free preview
In November 2001, to support the release of his debut solo CD, The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook, Glenn embarked on a different kind of independent route as he took to the road in America: One man, two guitars and a mobile…
My Bloody Royalty Checks
Kevin Shields conducts a rare interview, in which he reveals that his five-song contribution to the “Lost in Translation” soundtrack will make him a millionaire — far, far more money than he ever earned with the groundbreaking band My Bloody…