The book Music. Sync. Money. explains how you can earn money with music for advertising, film & Co.
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From Your song in the cinema: Sync is the answer
Author Julian Angel knows how to place your music in the cinema, TV & Co. He got it in an excellent, highly informative and entertaining book called “Music. Sync. Money. ” We also had a few aha moments while reading.
On 266 pages, author and musician Julian Angel shares the knowledge he has accumulated over decades about how to accommodate your music in the media.
In the book you will find out:
- What you have to pay attention to when producing the songs
- Who you can send your work to
- What pitfalls there can be in the contracts
- How you can make contact with the big players
- How you can generate permanent income from the sync business
- …and much more
Practical: the author’s many years of experience
As a long-time reader of delamar, you may already know Julian Angel as the initiator of the MusicBiz Madness conference. Only a few should know that as a musician he has already successfully placed his tracks over 1,000 times in TV, film and game productions.
His long list of references in the sync business includes placements, for example in Hollywood films with actors like Bruce Willis, Jason Momoa and Steven Seagal. Mickey Rourke, Selena Gomez and other actors have also been seen in the cinema with the author’s background music. This also results in the practical explanation of how you can earn money with Sync.
What is “Sync”?
Sync is the colloquial term for music for films, television, advertising and computer games. It is not about main theme compositions, but rather the musical background of the sequences.
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Inhalt: Music. Sync. Money.
Julian writes in the introduction “In addition to a complete operating manual, you will get insider reports from me so that you can find out what makes the people behind the scenes tick and how you can tackle them”. After reading it, one thing is certain: Author Julian Angel knows exactly what he is talking about and has all his experiences in the book Music. Sync. Money. summarized.
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You will learn everything about the sync business that can pay off for you as a musician and producer in hard cash. The content is anything but boring specialist literature. Julian Angel also transfers his personal rock’n’roll factor into his writing style. At this point it should be mentioned that the author’s heart beats for hair metal and he has already released several albums in this genre.
In the book he also covers the tough business topics such as:
- Legal issues
- Distribution channels
- Appropriate Communication
- Pay-outs & much more
But you can also find help for your productions in the book. Because especially with music for sync there are a few things to consider:
- What makes sync productions different from others?
- What are the requirements of sync customers?
- What is actually expected musically?
To give an example: Film music that is offered in the sync area must not have any special effects – catchy siren sound in the background? That will not do!
Conclusion to the book tip: Music. Sync. Money.
You can even have a successful entry into the sync business as an amateur. But one thing in particular becomes clear in the practice-oriented book: It is crucial that you are willing to invest work and time. If you are ready, nothing stands in the way of earning money with film music.
Music. Sync. Money. is an honest, comprehensive and informative specialist book. There is currently nothing comparable to this topic, which has hardly been dealt with so far and yet so highly interesting.
Music. Sync. Money. was published by quickstart Verlag and costs 24.95 euros. For example, you can buy it here at Amazon or at your bookseller.
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