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mnortham · 9th December 2009

Hi Derek -

Re: submissions/compensation - Actually none of our staff are compensated based on the number of submissions. Our job researchers get a combination of hourly wage plus a modest fee for each job they locate and we approve and post. Also, I look at every job that goes out before it is posted and sign off on the listings - I've got to be comfortable that the job is a good fit for our members and doesn't raise any "red flags".

As far as the number of submissions, we've never received anywhere close to 1000 submissions for a job - it's usually under 100 for jobs with more of a niche audience (rare genres, etc) or a max of a few hundred for the most popular jobs.

In the end, the service is not for everybody, and it's certainly not intended to be a composer's primary source of leads/jobs. In a nutshell, it's a music delivery system with a built-in review platform that helps music seekers get quick submissions for jobs and control the flow of submissions in an orderly way to help them, hopefully, find the best music for their job with a minimum of hassle.

In closing, here's an email I received just today from a member - we get these from time to time, and it really sums up why we do this - it's all about creating opportunities that can lead to other opportunities, etc. A lowly library placement can end up leading to bigger and better things, as this member reports:

"Hi Mark,

I thought you might like to hear that one of your listings in 2008 resulted in my being signed to create music for 6 CDs for the company. From that I got placements this year on 3 major national commercial campaigns, the latest being the Mastercard Priceless Christmas campaign with Peyton Manning. Needless to say, I am very happy with your service!

Thank you for providing these kinds of opportunities for the composing community."

To me, that about says it all. We didn't get him these jobs, he and his music did. We made him aware of an opportunity through our service, and he used the fact that he was selected by the first job poster (a library) to leverage that into bigger and better opportunities.

9th December 2009	#12
mnortham Gear interested Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5	Hi Derek - Re: submissions/compensation - Actually none of our staff are compensated based on the number of submissions. Our job researchers get a combination of hourly wage plus a modest fee for each job they locate and we approve and post. Also, I look at every job that goes out before it is posted and sign off on the listings - I've got to be comfortable that the job is a good fit for our members and doesn't raise any "red flags". As far as the number of submissions, we've never received anywhere close to 1000 submissions for a job - it's usually under 100 for jobs with more of a niche audience (rare genres, etc) or a max of a few hundred for the most popular jobs. In the end, the service is not for everybody, and it's certainly not intended to be a composer's primary source of leads/jobs. In a nutshell, it's a music delivery system with a built-in review platform that helps music seekers get quick submissions for jobs and control the flow of submissions in an orderly way to help them, hopefully, find the best music for their job with a minimum of hassle. In closing, here's an email I received just today from a member - we get these from time to time, and it really sums up why we do this - it's all about creating opportunities that can lead to other opportunities, etc. A lowly library placement can end up leading to bigger and better things, as this member reports: "Hi Mark, I thought you might like to hear that one of your listings in 2008 resulted in my being signed to create music for 6 CDs for the company. From that I got placements this year on 3 major national commercial campaigns, the latest being the Mastercard Priceless Christmas campaign with Peyton Manning. Needless to say, I am very happy with your service! Thank you for providing these kinds of opportunities for the composing community." To me, that about says it all. We didn't get him these jobs, he and his music did. We made him aware of an opportunity through our service, and he used the fact that he was selected by the first job poster (a library) to leverage that into bigger and better opportunities.