Sync Songwriter

BEFORE YOU LICENSE YOUR MUSIC

Make sure you register your songs with a Performance Rights Society (like ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, 1 PRS...). Each country will have their own PRO and will collect royalties for you.

Make sure you have a website. It doesn’t have to be fancy - just somewhere people can go to 2 listen to your music, links to where to buy it, and some basic info about you. Some great affordable options with easy to build templates are... Wix.com Squarespace.com Bandzoogle.com Hostbaby.com

SoundCloud or Reverbnation are good free options when starting out, but having a website looks professional and gives you more options to showcase your music.

Make sure you have a social media presence. You want to create a page for your music that 3 is different than your personal page. Then you can ask your followers and friends to like your new pages. Some good starting ones are...

Facebook page Twitter Youtube channel Instagram

Get your music distributed on various streaming platforms using a digital aggregator (like CD 4 Baby, TuneCore, Ditto Music...). They will make sure your songs are available to stream or download worldwide including on some of the big platforms like...

iTunes Apple Music Spotify Google Play

And lastly, once you have all these covered and you start licensing your music, make sure any synced songs are listed in the soundtrack credits on sites like Tunefind.com or What-Song.com. These are go-to places for fans to find out what music was used on a particular show or movie. Most often songs are submitted by the music supervisors or community members, but it’s worth checking that your song is listed so you don’t miss out.

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