4 posts tagged “abc”

There was a little mixup, and I reported that my song Fade Away would be in the April 7, 2009 episode of Cupid, on ABC.  Turns out that I had the episode wrong, and it's actually supposed to be on NEXT week - Tuesday, April 14th.  At least, I'm pretty sure that's when it will air.  Also, I reported that the episode title was "Live and Let Spy", but I got that wrong, too.  When I know the episode name, I'll be sure to pass it along.

Sorry to those who tuned in especially to hear it!  I hope you'll try again next week.

I got an email yesterday from my publisher, Tanvi Patel at Crucial Music, that my song Fade Away (alt. title Change your Mind), is going to be on an episode of ABC's new show, Cupid!  The episode, entitled "Live and Let Spy", airs in the United States on Tuesday, April 7th, on ABC at 10:00 p.m./9:00 p.m. Central.  Excellent!

If you're a creator of broadcast-quality music, be sure to visit Crucial's website, and submit your music.  It's free, and before you know it, your songs could be on TV or in films.

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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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The weather has shown marked improvement here, and I am told that by week's end our temperatures will be as high as 25 degrees (Celsius, that is, in case any Americans are reading).  To celebrate, I've decided to post a new song.  Normally I celebrate things with a drink or 5, but I have been living clean for the entire month of May - no junk food, no booze, no fun.  I did this partly to get ready for the summer's hedonism, but also because I want to look my best for my next photoshoot, scheduled for Monday, June 4.  The photos from that shoot will be used in the artwork of my new album, as well as in all press materials and on the web, so obviously I want them to be the best they can be.  And then I can go back to living poorly!

About the song: I'm posting the first tune from my first album, Things You Never Thought I'd Say, called A Moment Away.  I have been working with a publisher in L.A. called Crucial Music, and they have placed this song in film and television a few times.  For those of you who haven't done any non-exclusive publishing deals, it is standard industry practice for the publisher to rename the song, so that they only collect royalties on the placements they get for you.  In this case, they renamed the song 'Patiently Waiting'.  It's the same song, but when the song is used under the original title, I get all royalties - writer's and publisher's shares.  When the song is used under Crucial's title, I get the writer's share and they get the publisher's share - effectively a 50/50 split.

One of the placements Crucial found for this song was in the ABC fish-out-of-water television show Men In Trees, starring Anne Heche as Marin Frist, a New York author living in Elmo, Alaska.  ABC bills the show as a sort of Northern Exposure meets Sex and the City.  The song was featured in the episode 'The Darkest Day', which originally aired on ABC on January 11, 2007.  The other cool placement for this song is in the upcoming Sony Pictures feature-length comedy release, Wieners.

Getting your music placed in film and television is a great way for independent artists to make money off of their music.  If you're interested in exploring this avenue, I encourage you to go to Crucial Music' website and submit your music.  They accept unsolicited submissions, and have great contacts that they are always expanding; you've nothing to lose.  Or check out their MySpace page, and send them a link to your MySpace or Vox or whatever.  I'm not sure if it will help or hurt you to tell them that Freddy Litwiniuk sent you!

And finally, the song:

A Moment Away

Freddy

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