The most important thing is to make great music. The music also has to be perfect for whatever the commercial or show is, so make a list of likely markets for your method. A note: if you’re submitting directly to Music Supervisors, make sure you’re submitting music only for the Supervisor’s current project (just check IMDB) and make note of it.
The next thing is to build relationships, whether you’re in talks with a music licensing company or a Music Supervisor directly.
So, to get you started, below is an example of what your email should look like (feel free to copy and paste). The subject line should read “Sounds like [popular artist name / the name of an artist in their catalog].”
Hi [name of music licensing company / Licensing Agent],
I’m a [type of musician/Producer you are] looking around for the right sync licensing company to work with. And I’d love to talk about working together.
Here are a couple of my best songs. I was hoping you could listen to them.
– [Name of song #1]: [link to stream/download]
– Instrumental version: [link to stream/download]
– [Insert a few words that describe the feel of your song]
– Standout lyric: [insert most catchy lyric, usually from the chorus]
– [Name of song #2]: [link to stream/download]
– Instrumental version: [link to stream/download]
– [Insert a few words that describe the feel of your song]
– Standout lyric: [insert most catchy lyric, usually from the chorus]
– [Name of song #3]: [link to stream/download]
– Instrumental version: [link to stream/download]
– [Insert a few words that describe the feel of your song]
– Standout lyric: [insert most catchy lyric, usually from the chorus]
Thanks! I look forward to hearing from you!
Take care,
[Your name]