Module 1: Introduction To The Industry
In this module, we'll break down how the music industry works, understanding your role in it, the main difference between commercial releases and music for sync, and our 7 pillar framework for making your tracks fit for licensing.
You'll also learn about who we are, why we made this course, what it will help you achieve, and give you all the tools needed to create licensable tracks.
Module 2: Why Your Tracks Aren't Licensing
In this module, we break down the 7 biggest reasons why your tracks aren’t licensing, covering issues and mistakes across both the writing, arranging, mixing and delivery of tracks that is guaranteed to make your track perform poorly or get rejected entirely.
We'll also cover grave mistakes that are easy to make even after a track is submitted and even picked to be licensed, that can cost you the placement entirely!
The objective of this module is to give you a deep understanding of what makes a track licensable, which mistakes to avoid at all costs, and how to identify them in your work.
Module 3: Making Your Tracks Licensable
In this next module, we'll look at specific steps you can take to make your tracks super licensable, regardless of genre.
We'll look at making your tracks super editing-friendly, Sync friendly compositions & arrangements, Track structures that editors will love, Effective, clean and powerful orchestrations, Choosing right samples & sound design, Mixing and production, Stemming, metadata and organization.
You’ll also get a look into several great performing licensing tracks across many different genres, seeing how universal these principles are, and learning how to apply them in your own work.
Module 4: Sync Music In Practice
This module is filled with practical tips and tricks, specific techniques, as well as multiple track breakdowns across multiple genres reinforcing what we’ve learned in the previous modules.
There will be breakdowns of successful tracks that have been licensed in commercials, movie trailers and even in video games like Fortnite, a breakdown of our tools and plugins, mixing philosophy, sound design process, live recording of instruments, and so much more.
This is a module packed with practical tips to help you take your music and workflow to a new level.
Module 5: Insights From the Industry
In this module, we’ll be discussing pivotal lessons learned throughout our years in the industry, mistakes made, the biggest factors contributing to our success, time management and organization, lifestyle and health, and business and monetization.
It’s an in depth conversation getting into what we wish we could go back and tell ourselves when we started out, and things we wish we knew earlier.