Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:07:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Richardson <zenchops59-AT-yahoo.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] How much $ for music


Thanks much for the suggestions.  The trouble is , I really want to use music that has a certain sound ...Middle Eastern/ Armenian/ Turkish, not only because I like the way it sounds but because it has a beat structure that works well with shadow puppetry. Honestly I didn't know how much I liked what inspired me to start this process, until I was listening to some tracks one can buy from various royalty free music companies on the web. By contrast,  much of what they are selling  in this same vein is wishy washy; ok but not great. .. kind of like muzak versus some really excellent ,passionate work on the CD I apparently fell in love with. Alas!  Here in Mississippi, there aren't many traditional Middle Eastern players around to hire, either. One thing that I did just learn from the web exploration is that the price the fellow quoted me is apparently ballpark for licensing  music.
   
         I guess that puts it at more than $100 a pop, to pay a $50 per gig play royalty and then, I guess, another $50 on music fees. It ain't just gasoline that's gotten expensive !
   
     Michael
   
   
  Steve Millward <millwarden-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
  If you know anybody with a Mac and Garageband, they would probably be
tickled to put something together for you just for the practice.
Also, check out this website.

http://www.elvenmusic.com/main/main.html

If you e-mail this guy and offer to buy one or two of his CD's I
wouldn't be surprised if he let you use some of the online samples
either for free or nearly so. (or maybe the whole CD). This guy is
from Wales, but he currently resides in Holland. He puts out a
Podcast of Music he and others put together with the Vienna Symphonic
Library instruments. He has a Podcast called the VSL Podcast. Give
it a listen and listen to the samples on his website. He is really
good and a very nice and unselfish guy. I think it would be worth
your while to give it a try.

Good Luck, and tell him a podcast listener referred you to him.

Steve Millward

On 11/7/07, Puppetry wrote:
> I think Robert's idea is splendid. You could also create your own original music and record it, too.
> Wayne Krefting
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com
> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] How much $ for music
>
>
> >but I wonder now about paying $500 per year. In 3 of those 4 tracks, I
> >actually only wanted to use about 30-45 seconds worth of time.
>
> Rather than be strapped with an annual fee for possible years to come,
> especially if you only need 30-45 seconds of music, try this: contact your
> county or state arts council and ask for a list of composers who might be
> available to help you. Or post a request at their websites. Or contact a
> good music school (it doesn't have to be college-level to have a quality
> staff). Someone might be intrigued enough to help you.
>
> Years ago when I was a student at New York University, I directed a short
> film and needed a violinist to play a melody for the soundtrack. Not
> knowing what else to do, I naively put up a sign on a bulletin board at
> the prestigious Julliard School of Music. A young musician named Peter
> Janowsky actually contacted me and volunteered his services. Several
> months later, I read a review of his performance as a soloist with the New
> York Philharmonic Orchestra. I was shocked.
>
> You never know,
>
> Robert Rogers
>
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