Placing Songs in TV, Commercials, & Film - Returns WINTER 2020 New Start Date TBA!

$ 599.00

This valuable class returns for WINTER/SPRING 2020 Session Monday nights, date TBA!

Learn from some of TV's top Music Supervisors, Publishers, and Songwriter/Producers all about how to write, prepare, approach, pitch, and license songs to television, commercials, film, games, and more. In this unique interactive class, learn from the other side of the desk about how best to build the catalog, relationships, and business acumen to place your songs in the various media.

Class will include regular feedback sessions with music supervisors, publishers, placement houses, and accomplished/placed artists. There will be real pitch sessions and assignments designed to help you write and re-write for film, tv, games, and commercials.

Winter 2020 Guests and Full Scheduled to be announced soon!

We are proud to welcome back Music Supervisor Lindsay Wolfington (One Tree Hill, The Royals, Ghost Whisperer, The Village, her new Netflix show Virgin River, the To All the Boys I've Loved Before film trilogy, etc) as a featured instructor for the Fall 2019 session.

Fall 2019 Class met Monday nights AND two Sundays, both on-campus and streaming online:

11/10 Sunday, special 6:30pm start with music supervisor Lindsay Wolfington
11/11 Monday - Guest Artists, on sync, artist deals, artist identity, publishing, sonic branding, more
11/18 Monday - Music Attorney on copyright, publishing, agreements, contracts, splits, more, QnA + Solid Ground Sound Licensing company / music producer on This Is Us
11/25 Monday - Digital Rights Management Company & Head of Music Supervision for Licensing House Create Music Group
12/2 Monday - Secret Road Music Licensing, on both film/tv and commercials/ads
12/8 Sunday, Part 1: Writing Camp to brief with music supervisor (1-6pm)
12/8 Sunday, Part 2: listening session of existing material with music supervisor (after dinner break, 7-9pm)
12/9 Monday - PRO on film/tv; micro-licensing
12/16 Monday - music supervisor/composer/producer

Please note: the busy schedules of our guests might necessitate re-ordering some dates.

Previous Guest List: We are proud and pleased to have had these distinguished guests in the previous round of class (Full Fall 2019 panelists to be announced shortly!):

instructor Lindsay Wolfington, Music Supervisor (One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, The Royals, etc)
Daniel Higbee of Secret Road Music Services
Jason Kramer from KCRW & Elias Music Group
Garrison Starr, songwriter/recording artist
Amy Stroup, songwriter/recording artist
Alexandra Nickson from the music dept at Disney/ABC Family and curator of Persimmon Music.

Classes: Business, Classes, FEATURED CLASSES, FEATURED CLASSES / NEXT TO START, Online Classes

Class Type: Unknown Type

Each class video involves a mix of presentation, demonstration, lecture, question and answer, interactive and take-home assignments, regular feedback, and a series of assignments designed to help each class member build and organize their catalog and prepare it and themselves for improved chances of placing songs. There will be actual pitching opportunities with direct feedback from music supervisors, placement houses, and publishers.

THIS CLASS IS FOR ME IF I...

am a songwriter or producer looking for various opportunities for my music
have always wanted my music on television
keep hearing that my songs "would be perfect for tv" but don't know where to start
want to understand all about how licensing works, how to prepare paperwork, rights, etc
have a home studio and know there must be opportunities waiting for me
or...I am not a songwriter but want to learn the business of music supervision from this unique three-dimensional perspective. Two alumna of this class have gone on to respected positions in music supervision directly as a result of this class.