Tune Society - Composers Upload Your Music

Just wanted to let you know about a new website we have launched for both musicians / composers as well as producers, directors, etc.

Tune Society: Production & Media Music Community - Royalty-free

Tune Society is the first online, CONSIGNMENT-BASED, music library that allows composers and musicians all over the world to upload their music to be licensed in film, radio, and any kind of media.

You are not selling your music. You are strictly licensing it for royalty-free use.

The artist has the control. Upload your music any time (don't wait for approval). Or pull your music from the site anytime. You have the control.

To watch a video on how it works just click on this link:

How Tune Society Works

Take a moment to check out the site. I would love to hear your feedback and thoughts. We are always looking to add new features and figure out how to service both the composer and producer better.

Thanks.

"Set your music free"

"Give your music away for free" would be a clearer message, based on the site.

The artist has the control. Upload your music any time (don't wait for approval). Or pull your music from the site anytime. You have the control.

Flint,

Thanks for the comment.

That might be one way to look at it.

But there are many musicians / artists out there that DO want find more avenues of income for their music. And they don't seem to be selling very many .99 cent songs to people who want to listen to their music.

Tune Society is a great option for composers / musicians to keep practising their craft while making some money for the license of their scores.

You are right about the idea that once a tune is downloaded then the author / composer would need to honor the license that was purchased for that tune.

Maybe you are a composer that is in high demand and you have more work than you know what to do with.

Others are not in that position and are constantly learning and wanting to get their music out there...and make some money on the side.

I really believe Tune Society is a great way to do that.

Thanks.

So wait, we pay a fee and get no return on our investment? Explain yourself, because my computer doesn't handle videos well.

On that note, multimedia is certainly less informative than a few web pages... keep that in mind all you Web 2.0 junkies.

Ferkungamabooboo

Thanks for your question.

Here are the basics.

No fees to use.

Artist get's 50% of the download / license fee.

There are 3 "Tiers" (or levels) in which a song can be sold at:

Level 1 - All new user songs are uploaded at the $29.99 level

Level 2 - Once you have 5 songs uploaded apply for "Approval". If approved, all songs (current and future) are priced at the $59.99 level.

Level 3 - Once a song is downloaded / licensed 10 times, that song bumps up to the $99.99 level.

Approval for level 2 is simple and fast. And it is relatively easy to be "approved" into the $59.99 level. The artist just needs to show basic music composition and recording skills. It can be as simple as a single piano...all the way to a full orchestra.

Lemme know if you have any other questions.

Also...

The FAQ page has a ton of information for people who want to know more details.

http://www.tunesociety.com/page/faq

Issues including FORMATS, LICENSING, and PRO information.

I don't know guys... what's all the harm in it. Instead of shooting it down and being closed minded, think of how the guy who has the talent, but needs an outlet to express it, then WHY shoot it down???

Seems to have potential as an easy "quick fix" for composers just starting out and looking to earn a little money...but what if one of your tracks actually makes it big and ends up being used in a really profitable, high profile media endeavour? Ordinarily you would reap the royalties from such an opportunity, but in this case your remuneration would be limited to the one-time fee. Nature of the beast, I suppose.

Also, there may be no fee charged in order to submit one's music, but 50% commission seems pretty high...

Also, there may be no fee charged in order to submit one's music, but 50% commission seems pretty high...

Wait, so you guys get half, in order for us not having to pay for it? Is it all that bad? (just playing the devil's devil's advocate.)

Just curious. Does anyone know the split for iTunes?

I thought the percentages were pretty good. But I'm open to people's feedback.

Oh yeah...and "yes", if a song gets "major play" in a motion picture you are correct, they are not required to pay more.

But don't you think the recognition is a positive thing? I would think it would be.

At that point you can pull all your songs from Tune Society and work the deals that come from the large opportunity you've just experienced.

It hasn't happened yet. But thinking through this stuff is definitely wise.

Thanks for your comments guys.

Oh yeah...and "yes", if a song gets "major play" in a motion picture you are correct, they are not required to pay more.

But don't you think the recognition is a positive thing? I would think it would be.

Yes... if you get one film... you probably will get another. Especially if it's a BIG film.