Pitch #2287
Hallmark Movie Opener. A Street Pitch guest is seeking songs for sync licensing. Please read the entire brief before submitting and pitch appropriately.
Seeking: Seeking a mid-tempo song for the opening montage set up scene set in a small town bookstore. Upbeat, optimistic, sweet - can be lightly romantic, but not a full-on, breathless love song. General lyrics are best. No ballads. Mid-tempo. Male or Female vocals.
Genres: Singer-Songwriter, Folk
References: "Old and New" by Colbie Caillat, "Sara Watkins" by You and Me, "Upbeat Feelgood" by Foy Vance, "Brand New" by Ben Rector, "All My Friends" by Katie Pruitt, Ingrid Michaelson, Jules Renner, etc.
Songwriters, important: Songs submitted have to be cleared for sync licensing as per the following guidelines (no exceptions):
- You must own both your master (recordings) and 100% of your synchronization (publishing). If you do not...
- Then, all master owners, co-writer(s) or co-publisher(s), must sign our licensing agreement as well.
- Songs must be CLEARED: meaning if you have paid musicians and/or singers including background vocalists, you must have a signed 'work for hire' OR RELEASE form for each person involved in making your recording so that they have no further claim to the song. Please note that the producer who produced your recording should be able to help you acquire a work-for-hire agreement or release; however, in many cases, there may be a fee involved, particularly if the recording was purchased as a demo. No writers signed with major publishing companies with major administration deals.
- Submissions must be MASTER/BROADCAST QUALITY recordings. If we express interest, you will need to supply us with a mastered copy of both the song AND an instrumental track.
Pitch Follow-Up: If this guest expresses interest in your song you will be asked to sign an agreement for this project only (non-exclusive); with a 50%/50% split for both the master/sync licenses. Will not take publishing of the song so the publisher/writers will get all the performance income. If there is no upfront licensing fee, the 'guest' will take 50% of the publishing income for this placement only. The 'guest' will not take ownership of the copyright.