Getting Your Music Published Part Two

Do you dream of turning on the radio to hear your song being sung by a professional singer? If your talents lie in words that when sung will touch the souls of others, and you already have a good demo of your perfect song, it is time to try and get your song recorded.

You can get your song published in one of two ways. Option one is to become your own publisher. If this option is not the way you want to go then you can sign or contract an outside publisher. A publisher’s job is to find people to sign your song. Publishers negotiate the price charged for usage of the song, collect the money, and then split the profit with you fifty fifty.

If you are clueless of how to find a publisher, then get ready to do some research, especially if you have no industry contacts. There are three main organizations that you can use to start your research. Internet access may aid in searching these organizations easier. They are ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. When searching through these websites, search for songs and writers in the same genre as your song is. Find out who the publisher is. Once you have a publisher’s name, getting a number or contact information should be the easy part. Give the publisher a call and request permission to submit your songs.

If you do not have access to the internet, fear not, as there are other ways to find publishers. Take a trip to your local public library. Ask for a recent copy of Billboard Magazine. In the Top 100’s list you will find a list of songs and the publishers of the songs. Again you want to find songs in your particular genre. This way you know what type of artist’s the publisher is familiar with. After all you would not want to submit a Country song to a publisher of Rock music. Again once you have the publisher’s name, finding contact information is the easy part. You can always use 411 or a phone book to find out how to contact them. If these methods fail, an address is usually included in the magazine.

If you believe you song would sound perfect sung by a particular artist, you have your work a little more cut out for your. This task becomes a little harder to accomplish, as you have to use any means necessary. Some ideas would be to find out if they have a concert scheduled anywhere near you and when it is. If you can get that far, try and see if you can’t get back stage to meet the artist in person. Keep in mind, everyone thinks they have the perfect song and singers receive many propositions. If you are rejected in this approach, you can always find out which record company the particular artist uses. Get in contact with their record company or even manager and try submitting you song that way.

Are you interested in getting your music into television, film, music libraries, or multimedia productions? There is a growing opportunity for song writers as well as composers to break into these industries.

You should begin this venture by using a phone book and calling different companies. Find out if the companies use original music in their productions. You will find that some companies will use work from production music libraries. If this is the case, ask them to give you the names and contact information of the places they use. With this information, you have a starting point to submit your music.

If the production music libraries are interested in your work, they will most likely set up a contract for visual work. This means you are still able to use your song on your personal audio recordings. If your music is used, you will be paid. After you music appears on television, you are eligible for royalties. Royalties are paid by your performing rights organization. Exactly how much you received is based on your original contract.

The important thing when trying to get your music recorded is not to give up. Where there is a will there is a way. Keep this in mind, and remember everyone has different taste. If you are rejected once, keep trying until someone gives you a break. If you have the heart, soul, and talent, never give up on your dreams.