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How can I get to produce music for media sources?
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| Microlab |
Hey there,
So my question in the topic is pretty much it - how do I get to find ways to find a right way/person which would allow me to produce music for different types of media (publications/TV shows/ads/games/apps etc)? Is there any website that would be sort of a bridge between aspiring producers and mighty promoters for those kind of things? Or any other tip you could share? Thanks a lot! |
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| tehlord |
Start writing the types of tracks you aspire to, and then uploading them to one of the many library sites. You need to up somewhere between 500-1000 tracks (cues) to make a full time living from it.
And no, there isn't a site where buyers of such music are looking for music creators. There are probably 100 people making the music for every single person buying it.
And then of course there are a ton of s out there offering music for free as well.
Oh yeah, and there isn't another sector of the industry where the competition are more highly skilled. |
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| cryophonik |
| I would start by looking locally first. As tehlord said, it's a fierce competitive world out there, so your chances of being heard are near zero if you're just uploading stuff to a website or emailing people blindly. Find a way to get "in" and use that opportunity to start establishing a network and build a portfolio and resume. The best way to do that is to start small and local and have a plan and commitment to work your way up. Contact local media outlets or maybe even some fliers at local college's media department. Get out and meet people and show some motivation. That's the approach I would take. Of course, all this advice assumes that your abilities are sufficient, but even then, too many people think that they can rely on their music alone. Most people who are going to pay for these types of services are usually as interested in a person's reliability as they are in their musical abilities (maybe even more so in many cases), so don't make the mistake of thinking that your demos are going to win the day for you. Get experienced. |
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| tehlord |
As well as reliability, they usually want raw speed as well.
A week or two to do 40 minutes of music is not uncommon. And you may well think that's plenty, but it probably isn't. Especially when the director wants you to re-write 30% of what you've done with 3 days to go.
Which will happen ;) |
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| meriter |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
As well as reliability, they usually want raw speed as well.
A week or two to do 40 minutes of music is not uncommon. And you may well think that's plenty, but it probably isn't. Especially when the director wants you to re-write 30% of what you've done with 3 days to go.
Which will happen ;) |
geez sounds like a blast :/ |
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| DjWoody |
Have you tried contacting Getty? I work for a big Media company and all our properties get serviced by them. I've also seen them on the credits to various TV shows.
http://www.gettyimages.com/ |
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