A Guide To Music Publishing And Synchronization

Name: A Guide To Music Publishing And Synchronization
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Duration4h 21m

Modules21

LevelIntermediate

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (4h 21m)

About this course

Jay Mistry has spent his career inside music publishing and sync, working at PRS, Discovery Channel, Jingle Punks and BMG, where he was brought in to build their income-tracking department from scratch. His own royalty-tracking company, the first independent service of its kind, counted Eric Clapton and The Beatles among its clients. In this course he explains how publishing and synchronization actually pay, and how to make them work for you.

Jay covers copyright and the different types of rights, how to work with publishers and get your music published, reading contracts (with a jargon-buster glossary of advances, exclusivity and deal types), the many ways royalties are collected, and the day-to-day life of a composer writing for film and TV. The sync sections walk through the brief, sonic branding, and the roles across TV, film and gaming you'll need to work with.

The course also includes eight bonus interviews with industry insiders, from composers and music supervisors to PRS experts and production companies, plus free downloadable sample contracts and briefs.

Who it's for

Songwriters curious about how publishing income actually works
Composers wanting to place music in film and TV
Self releasing artists patching gaps in the business side

What you'll learn

Identify the rights and royalties your music earns
Read a publishing contract and spot key terms
Pitch your tracks for sync briefs with confidence

What you'll need

Your own original music or works in progress
A notebook for tracking rights, splits and contacts
A few hours most weeks to study and apply

Meet the Guru

Jay Mistry

Jay Mistry is a music industry veteran of 30 years and is fluent in most aspects of the music business.

Jay began his career at the Performing Right Society before joining BMG Music Publishing, where he was asked to set up the income tracking department from scratch. In 2003, he incorporated Musical Sleuth Ltd, the first independent royalty tracking service of its kind, which counted clients such as Eric Clapton and The Beatles.

Having mastered the intricacies of copyright and royalties, Jay was asked to become Director of Music Services at The Discovery Channel in 2009. His success at Discovery led New York entrepreneurs Jingle Punks to bring him in to set up and stabilise their US publishing operation while building their global collection network. Jay currently consults for a range of high-end composers, music libraries, film producers, publishers and tech platforms.

In A Guide To Music Publishing And Synchronization, Jay distils three decades on the inside of the business into clear, practical guidance, showing you how publishing, copyright, royalties and sync deals really work - and how to make them work for you.

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Tileyard Education

Tileyard Education sits inside Tileyard, the world's largest professional music community at London's Kings Cross. Alongside 200+ resident music businesses and 160 private recording studios, it delivers postgraduate, short-course and bespoke programmes in music production, songwriting and music business — taught by working industry practitioners.

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