Here is where artists can find out how to submit songs or music cues for consideration.

We offer an industry standard 50 / 50 split deal.
We have exclusive 5-year sub-publishing in the following 22 territories:
Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Greece, South Korea, Germany, The Netherlands,
Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland,
Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Argentina, and Chile.

We would not own your "songwriter" share. You collect your songwriter broadcast royalties directly from your P.R.O. ("Performing Rights Organization" - such as BMI or ASCAP). For more information on registering as a Songwriter with a Performing Rights Organization please visit the BMI and ASCAP websites. You may register with only 1 (not both).

BMI
www.bmi.com

ASCAP
www.ascap.com

Question and Answers - Please read this entire section before submitting music to us.

Q. Do you automatically own any of my other songs not listed on the contract?
A. No, we would not own any publishing percentage of any of your other songs and you would be completely free to write new songs for any other publishers, even during the 5-year term.

Q. If I have already registered my publishing with BMI how do I change the registration?
A. To change your current publishing registration you just need to write a letter to BMI (or ASCAP).
Anyone currently listed to receive publishing percentages must also sign your letter in agreement to the changes. It may take several months for them to update your changes.

Q. Are there any guarantees that songs will get licensed?
A. We will make every effort to license your songs since that's the only way we could possibly make any money from this. But no Music Library or Publisher can guarantee your songs will get licensed, since it's up to the Music Supervisor of a film to decide if your song fits with any scenes. Also, the Director of the film or TV show has the final say if they like your song or not. So we have no control over whether or not a production company chooses to license your songs. Our contract will state that if we do not get any licensing deals during the 5-year term then all rights shall revert back to you.

Q. How does Film and TV Music Library report to an artist when a song gets licensed?
A. We will send you an email notifying you that your song was chosen by a Music Supervisor.

Q. What if I want to sell my own CDs or downloads on ITUNES?
A. Yes, you can continue selling your own CDs and downloads on ITUNES, but you can not grant licensing rights to any online licensing agents or 3rd party licensing agents, during the 5 years, for the specific song (or songs) listed on the contract you sign with us.

Q. What are Mechanical Rights?
A mechanical right is the right to record and distribute (without visual images) a song on a phonorecord for private use. Mechanical rights or a mechanical license must be obtained in order to lawfully make and distribute records, CD's and tapes. Recording rights for most music publishers can be obtained from:

The Harry Fox Agency
205 East 42nd Street
New York, New York 10017
212-370-5330
http://www.harryfox.com

Q. How are mechanicals paid?
A. If we collect any mechanicals we forward that payment to the artist. Normally we only collect synch and master fees.

Q. Who collects the synch and master fees?
A. We are administering all synch and master fees and we collect those fees from the production companies, licensing agents, or any exclusive sub-publishers we deal with. We will send the artist a check for 50 percent of the amount we collect.

Q. What are Synchronization or "Synch" Rights?
A. Synchronization or "synch" rights involves the use of a recording of musical work in audio-visual form: for example as part of a motion picture, television program, commercial announcement, music video or other videotape. Often, the music is "synchronized" or recorded in timed relation with the visual images. Synchronization rights are licensed by the music publisher to the producer of the movie or program.

Q. What is a Music Publisher?
A. A music publisher works with songwriters to market and promote songs, resulting in exposure of songs to the public and generating income. Music publishers "pitch" songs to record labels, movie and television producers and others who use music, then license the right to use the song and collect fees for the usage. Those fees are then split with the songwriter.

Q. What is the address for submitting songs or music cues for consideration?
A. Here is our mailing address. Please do not email us MP3s.
We currently only accept audio CDs or CD-Rs through the mail for consideration.

Film and TV Music Library
P. O. Box 1247
Redondo Beach, CA 90278-0247

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