It's Joe Kirsch ..... How are you?

I hope that this message finds you in great spirit ... especially since SPRING HAS SPRUNG and everybody and his kid brother is suddenly popping out of the woodwork again ..... Oh Jeeze!

There's a few really cool things below that should be of interest to all of you in THE BIZZZ (this term is usually followed by the word BABE, but I'll hold off) ........ Including:

Fresh NYC talent brought to you by FACES nyc.

A lead on some classic cover music for those of you in the Music Library racket.

A quick read article by the Brabec Bro's about LICENSING FEES for TV themes.

Please stop by the website to view more !

http://www.greenpointusa.com/joekirsch

Until next time .............. God Bless, and Toodles to you

Sincerely  ....... Joe Kirsch

QUICK-PICKS by FACES nyc:

Fresh NYC Artists covering Joe Kirsch originals !

Kate Hanson Quick-Pick

Ash.Box.Clay Quick-Pick

Chamadeen Quick-Pick

.......more at the site

IN THE MUSIC LIBRARY RACKET ?

The Joe Kirsch catalog includes music from many genres ....
.........................including BROADCAST QUALITY classic 70's cover tunes .......

Wildflower - Outstanding lead and backing vocal version of this Skylark classic ballad. Dancin Memoirs - Very cool medley of hot 70s tunes including "Loves Theme", "Soul Train", "Ten Percent", "Dreamin' A Dream". ......view the catalog here

FEATURE ARTICLE:

HIT SONGS USED AS TV THEMES
by Jeffrey & Todd Brabec

CSI: NY - "Baba O'Riley"
CSI - "Who Are You"
CSI: Miami - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Las Vegas -  "A Little Less Conversation"
Married...With Children - "Love and Marriage"

Rather than hire a composer to write a theme song for a new television series, many producers will use a well-known song as the show's opening and closing theme.

When presented with such a request, a writer or music publisher may take one of a number of different approaches to handle the licensing, the most prevalent being a per-show fee for each series episode. For example, sync payments of from $1,750 to more than $3,500 per episode for a five-year license are not uncommon, with additional fees charged for "bumpers" (the five- to 10-second intros to commercial breaks).

It has also become more common, depending on the series, for a life-of-copyright all television license to be negotiated for use of the song in the series, with the fees ranging from $7,500 to $12,000 per episode.

Each case, however, must be treated on its own merits, recognizing the stature of the song being requested (e.g., current hit, new song, album cut, non-hit song, well-known standard, prior hit in need of new exposure, etc.), the budget for the series, the policies of the production company producing the show, the performance monies that will be earned from ASCAP or BMI, and the possibility of a television series soundtrack album or hit single coming from the program.

In addition to the initial synchronization fee negotiation, all of these agreements provide for an additional fee to be paid when each episode goes to home video.

And many times there is a guarantee that a certain number of series episodes will use the song as the theme (and payment made), even if the series is unsuccessful and the guaranteed number of episodes are not broadcast or even produced.

Most agreements also provide that the song and, if applicable, the master will be available for uses as the theme to the series for a number of seasons into the future via options with fee increases normally provided for each new season.