How To Get Your Music On Revolt TV And Love & Hip Hop

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Now today’s article will cover both how you can expose your music to a wider audience, and how you can get paid from it. We often get questions from artist and one of the more frequent ones is “How Do We Get Our Music On Tv Networks like Revolt and Shows Like Love & Hip Hop?” This is a valid question because that should be one of your goals as an artist. You need exposure in order to be known and Tv and radio are great platforms to accomplish that. What’s even better is that these platforms pay to use your music under what is called a Sync License.

Contacting The Music Supervisors

How to get your music on Revolt Tv or shows like Love & Hip Hop, Empire or Power is fairly easy. You have to search andfind out who the music supervisor is for the company and send him/her your EPK. The reason why you are looking for the music supervisor is because he/she is the one responsible for getting music for use on the show. The same thing goes for submitting your music for film. How to find a music supervisor is also easy. Their information can be found on the company’s website or during the ending credits of a show. If you don’t see it you can always call or email the company and inquire about the contact information of the music supervisor. It would be in your best interest to be polite and courteous so that you leave a good impression on the company.

Submissions To The Music Supervisors

1. Be Professional

One of the most important things to remember when contacting a music supervisor is to be courteous and professional. Be sure not to use slang like “Yo check out my songs B” or “I got some hot shit for your show man, link me up if ya feelin dis.” It may seem funny to most but a lot of rapper’s are ignorant and don’t know how to be professional. They always have the street mentality switched on. That’s not going to work in the industry. Have a good email subject title and paragraph. Please keep the paragraphs to a minimum of 5-8 sentences. A supervisor doesn’t have time to hear your life story just get straight to the point.

2. Do Not Send MP3 Files

Sending links are more convenient that attaching MP3 files. The reason for this is that supervisors say it clutters up their inbox. That is true but I also find that most MP3 files that are attached via email are problematic. Some do not open properly, some you need to have a special software to open in order to hear the song. And also a small percentage of those files that are submitted are not scanned properly, and can have potential viruses. Using Soundcloud and Reverbnation should be okay, but as a professional in the industry I don’t like them. What I advise my artists to use is Box.com. Box.com will open a window with a media player to play the track. Not only that but it has a download link in the upper right hand corner. This is very convenient for the person reviewing your music.

3. Make Specific Music For The Project

The third step on how to get your music on tv shows is to send in music that the supervisor is looking for. How will you know what he’s looking for? You have to do your research! Do research and also send an email inquiring what he’s looking for at the moment for the show. there is always a theme. You can not send in an upbeat song when he’s looking for a slow ballet song. Your song will be ignored and deleted. Take the time to do proper research and send in the right tracks.

4. Add Your Information To The End Of Email

It is important to leave your contact information at the end of email so that if the music supervisor decides to use your song he has a way of getting back to you. Again, it may seem like an obvious thing to do but a lot of artist don’t do it, that’s why it needs to be stressed. Leave at least three social media links, website link, and manager contact number if you have one.

5. The Gold Is In The Follow Up

They say in marketing that the gold is in the follow up. I ask artists to apply the same thing when it comes to music submissions. Follow up so you can stay abreast of what’s going on with your music placement. Maybe the supervisor has not listened to it yet. Maybe he’s interested but can’t decide between you and another artist. You never know until you follow up and ask. Again, like your submission email be professional, it goes a long way.