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Ever sold your music?
Posted on: 05.11.2012 by Aracely Mcalvey
An insurance company has asked me to produce a modern (albeit no electronic) little ditty for some of their internet instructional videos. I have no idea what to charge. It's basically an instructional video for some fitness gear .

Truth of the matter is, I already made the jam, and it took me maybe an hour. I'm just not sure how to charge for it. I was going to keep it basic, say, $150/hr. Then I find production houses online that charge in the ball park of $150-300 PER USE. So.....obviously I'm not sure how to approach this. I'm not John friggin Williams, so I can't expect to be paid racks on racks, but I also don't want to devalue my stuff.

Any advice out there?
Aracely Mcalvey
05.11.2012
Originally Posted by alchemy
awesome how did you get that oportunity?
I'm shooting the vid(s) as well, and happen to produce and DJ, lol. You guys were the first people I thought to contact, haha.
Ervin Calvery
05.11.2012
Originally Posted by Kevening sOfTheRound
An insurance company has asked me to produce a modern (albeit no electronic) little ditty for some of their internet instructional videos. I have no idea what to charge. It's basically an instructional video for some fitness gear .

Truth of the matter is, I already made the jam, and it took me maybe an hour. I'm just not sure how to charge for it. I was going to keep it basic, say, $150/hr. Then I find production houses online that charge in the ball park of $150-300 PER USE. So.....obviously I'm not sure how to approach this. I'm not John friggin Williams, so I can't expect to be paid racks on racks, but I also don't want to devalue my stuff.

Any advice out there?
Join ASCAP. If you get an individual to represent you as well, he or she might help finess the money issue with clients.
Aracely Mcalvey
05.11.2012
An insurance company has asked me to produce a modern (albeit no electronic) little ditty for some of their internet instructional videos. I have no idea what to charge. It's basically an instructional video for some fitness gear .

Truth of the matter is, I already made the jam, and it took me maybe an hour. I'm just not sure how to charge for it. I was going to keep it basic, say, $150/hr. Then I find production houses online that charge in the ball park of $150-300 PER USE. So.....obviously I'm not sure how to approach this. I'm not John friggin Williams, so I can't expect to be paid racks on racks, but I also don't want to devalue my stuff.

Any advice out there?
Aracely Mcalvey
05.11.2012
Originally Posted by alchemy
awesome how did you get that oportunity?
I'm shooting the vid(s) as well, and happen to produce and DJ, lol. You guys were the first people I thought to contact, haha.
Ervin Calvery
05.11.2012
Originally Posted by Kevening sOfTheRound
An insurance company has asked me to produce a modern (albeit no electronic) little ditty for some of their internet instructional videos. I have no idea what to charge. It's basically an instructional video for some fitness gear .

Truth of the matter is, I already made the jam, and it took me maybe an hour. I'm just not sure how to charge for it. I was going to keep it basic, say, $150/hr. Then I find production houses online that charge in the ball park of $150-300 PER USE. So.....obviously I'm not sure how to approach this. I'm not John friggin Williams, so I can't expect to be paid racks on racks, but I also don't want to devalue my stuff.

Any advice out there?
Join ASCAP. If you get an individual to represent you as well, he or she might help finess the money issue with clients.
Luciano Hyppolite
05.11.2012
awesome how did you get that oportunity?

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