EP129. Is There Really ANY Good Deal in Music? Sync Reps vs. Music Libraries with Christian Hale

The Make Music Income Podcast

There has been a lot of hullaboo about the changes in the way Pond5, Motion Array, and Identifyy are paying the people who license their music through these places. As I was contemplating a sync licensing deal this week, I started comparing all licensing deals to each other. Sync deals, stock music library deals, other sites that offer you a split of some kind for your music. But as I was comparing licensing deals, I noticed that almost NO publishing deal or licensing deal is all that great. Today I am joined by Christian Hale, @christianhaleofficial Nashville, TN-based Billboard-charting producer / songwriter whose music has amassed hundreds of millions of streams, gone viral on social media, and has been licensed by brands like Nike, Google, Netflix, Hulu, Fox, NFL, and many more. FIND CHRISTIAN'S YOUTUBE CONTENT at https://www.youtube.com/@christianhaleofficial FIND CHRISTIAN's FREE stuff at https://christianhale.co/ Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free GET THE 2025 MUSIC LIBRARY DIRECTORY! But make sure to email Jesse at [email protected] to tell him Eric sent you to buy! He’s got lots of links and offers in this eBook. https://www.syncmymusic.com/musicdirectory BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Email [email protected] -- // GET YOUR MUSIC TO TV, FILM, ADS, AND GAMING (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH // // SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE LIBRARIES (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL // ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS Get Feedback From Eric on Your Music & Career: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/ FREE Updated EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V3 https://payhip.com/b/rwYOd FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS https://makemusicincome.com/checklist FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5 https://makemusicincome.com/pond5 FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V4 https://makemusicincome.com/50ways FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music" https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous NEW! GET MAKE MUSIC INCOME GEAR! Cool MMI T-Shirts, Caps, and or course Mugs for Lovely Beverages! https://cre8iv.sellfy.store/ JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!) http://eepurl.com/hF8ihr THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE: https://makemusicincome.com/ OUR WEEKLY PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/makemusicincome DISTROKID: Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price. Get 7% Off: Click here: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910 Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! Click here: https://distrokid.com/student/911910 NEED GEAR? SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound! https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5 DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391 IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2 POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5! Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusic JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD: https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd GET DAILY SHORTS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makemusicincome https://www.tiktok.com/@makemusicincome MY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.com MY PERSONAL MUSIC: https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:52 - Introducing Christian Hale 5:30 - Christian's Week 9:13 - Eric's Week 20:13 - Any Good Music Deal? 26:38 - Artist/Record Deals 34:40 - Stock Music Deals 47:30 - Sync Music Deals