Best Start to a Year... Ever!! My Song is on TV!

I'm really excited, because I got a really cool email the other day from my publisher Tanvi Patel at Crucial Music.  She told me that my song 'Still Believe' is going to be used in a television show called Kyle XY, which airs on the ABC Family network.  We don't get that network here in Canada, so I had to look up the show to find out more about it.  This is the synopsis from Wikipedia:

Kyle XY is an American drama television series filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. The show centers around a boy named Kyle (Matt Dallas), who wakes up in the forest outside of Seattle, Washington with no memory of his life up until that point. The series follows Kyle as he tries to understand the mysteries of who he is and why he has no memory of being a child. He is sometimes shown with his shirt partially off and no belly button can be seen.

It turns out that the show is rated first or second on ABC Family in terms of viewership; millions of people tune in to watch, not just in the U.S., but around the globe.  Sadly, it seems that Canada is one of the few countries that doesn't get the show, so I'll have to watch it online.

About the song: Crucial changes the names of the songs they publish.  This ensures that they only get paid for the placements they get for a given song.  That means, when the song is used under its original title, be it on radio, on TV, sold on a album or as an mp3, the artist retains full rights and ownership in the song.  As you can see, this is good for the artist, so if you are a creator of music, I highly recommend that you go to Crucial's website and submit your brodcast-quality music for consideration.  You never know what kind of music will be suitable for television.  Crucial has placed my songs multiple times, and I've been very happy with them.

The only problem with changing the names of songs, is that sometimes I forget the original title!  This time around, I Twittered about the placement and had it on my Facebook status, so many people were asking me what song was being used, and I couldn't tell them.  I had to go back to my publishing contracts and look it up.  The original title of the song is 'Thinking It Over', and it's the 10th track on my first album Things You Never Thought I'd Say.  I've posted it below so you can listen if you like.  If you're in an area where 'Kyle XY' is broadcast, be sure to tune in and watch.

Thinking It Over

Freddy

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