They don't charge you for mastering man..why are you reviewing a library you have never worked with before.This is more like an overview...(PS I actually have a bunch of tracks with them)
I would have no problem with the £25 recoup fee for mastering - seems a small price to pay in exchange for being in a decent library with exposure to a giant like BMG. But if they want to master every track on a 10-15 track album, that would probably exceed my pain threshold. I would definitely object to a mixing fee, unless it was a very small fee and on a case-by-case basis for some special reason on a particular track. Thanks Michael for posting these very informative and motivating videos.
@@Afilion Thanks for your comment. In 2018, Evolution Media Music replied to a forum post by saying the following: “What the below comment may be referring to is our contract ‘recoup’, which is £25 and covers the share of mastering costs. This will only be recouped on monies received so you will never be asked to pay for anything.” If they don’t do that any more, that’s fine. I do say in the video that this practice was the case a few years back. As also mentioned in this video, I reached out to them twice to try to clarify this, but they didn’t respond.
I believe these sorts of posts are gold to someone just starting out (for more seasoned composers too I guess). I believe that because I see a lot of posts on social media asking questions on tips on which libraries to submit their music to. Well, this would probably be just what they are looking for. And as a sidenote I also highly recommend taking the course Library Music For Income. I did it some years back, and since then managed to crack the formula and I've had luck getting into high end libraries that made placements in ABC, NBC, Discovery and Netflix for me as a result. Cheers!
@ Michael Great video, thank you. According to Music Library Report the deal is in perpetuity. @Afilion. What Michael is reporting is actually a comment featured in 2018, and it's true. So I'm a little confused. Could you please elaborate more on that, seeing that you have had placements with this library? By the way, congratulations for your placements, this is not meant to criticize. I'd just like to have info which could benefit us all.
Great video, Michael! I really appreciate the info. I can understand why they would want to master all the tracks but I'm not acceptable to the idea of paying a fee for it. I do like that they're willing to work with composers. BTW, I'm really interested in hearing more about your library.
Thanks Ed! I actually try not to go into my own library too much within the Music For Income stuff. Reason being, I want to help composers reach their goals as much as possible and, within that, don’t want to be perceived as pushing some kind of agenda or ulterior motive with my own library. So seems less muddy just to leave it out if things!
Wow, that is really detailed info. Thanks so much Michael. Wonder though, should I not ever master my own tracks, or should I always, and let the library decide if they need to make alterations?
Hey Matt!! Great question. Some genres may not call for any mastering (very sparse tracks where the levels are healthy anyway). For most tracks in the arena of mid-level production music, composers/producers just put some kind of mastering chain on the output of the track before bouncing it down. Multi band EQ, multipressor, limiter, those kind of things. You can even get great products from companies like Ozone or IK Multimedia which include useful mastering presets which can get your track in the zone of a good mastered sound, and you can tinker a bit from there. Hope that helps!
No problem, Matt! So I use my own little mastering chain as mentioned and just always send mastered. I want everything to sound as good as possible when I send it. If they want to master themselves, I tell them I'll resend the track through unmastered so they can do their thing instead of, not "on top of" my mastering efforts!
Wouldn't it be great if a Production Company paid for some of the costs we composer producers incur? No one offers to pay for software, upgrades, equipment, electricity, the list goes on. I think its high time the composer deducts expenses from the publisher until the expenses are recouped.
The library market is saturated with composers trying to get in. They don't need to pay for composers anything.Some of these libraries even charge composers to get in (which personally I would strongly advise composers avoid for the most part).
Hmmm. £25 per track mastering fee? I know plenty of libraries who will ask for uncompressed/unmastered tracks, so they can unify their 'sound' - but I've never known anyone to charge for it!
Likewise, Martyn! Apparently, it seems like this was something they used to do, but possibly don't anymore according to someone on here who has written for them.
I am curious to hear a professionally made master of my tracks. If that indeed would make them much more likely to succeed, I would be willing to pay the fee.
Hey Brent - good question, it doesn't say on their website and I couldn't get in touch with them. They do have a link on their website to their writer contract, but if you click that, it's not there! 🧐
Michael: not a good idea plugging a “production music library” that charges its own suppliers. No business on the planet does that by definition. If I were you, would recant, cancel this post and apologise to your followers.
Hi there. Thanks so much for your comment. Personally, I agree with you that a library shouldn’t charge it’s suppliers. Obviously, some people will happily “pay” the £25 mastering fee to have their track sound better and that’s ok, as long everything is transparent from the start. Someone has noted on here that this is a practice that they apparently have discontinued. Important to note either way that this is a review so that people can figure out for themselves if this library is right for them. It’s not a plug. Yes, in a lot of ways they have some good things to offer composers and I like their catalogue. But ultimately, a composer needs to weigh everything up and make their own decision. 👍🏽
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