has anyone ever gotten placements via Pump Audio?

[azwun25]

I see a lot of threads about Taxi and such. Has anyone ever done any business through Pump Audio?

http://pumpaudio.com/artists/index.php

[Flymax]

I havent done anything directly with them but I hear great things.
They get a lot of placements in film and tv.

[Nahuel]

No but that looks pretty damn good and... it's free. Ima try that. thanks for the link, lol

[Left Headphone]

They want a SSN. I don't like giving that out. I will have to research more.

[chris carter]

I just did a deal with Pump Audio, just to try it out.

It's a typical 'rename' non-exclusive deal: 50/50 on fees and 50/50 publishers "share" (100/0 writer's "share") on royalties.

I can say this: they screen all their stuff and are pretty picky - it's not like soundclick or anything LOL. I can also say that it's SLOW. After they were bought by Ghetty Images they basically shut down taking on new material until this past March. So I did a deal with them maybe a month ago and they basically said it will probably be six months before they add the material to their library. zzzzzz...... People should also understand that Pump does NOT shop your stuff. What they do is compile a lot of stuff and have it available for people to dig through in an audio database; they don't actually pitch anything.

I do a lot of licensing myself and figured I'd try Pump just to see if anything happens through them. If so, then it's extra money. If not, well, I'm not really expecting anything.

edit: they need your SSN for tax purposes so they can pay you. THis would be normal. If I licensed something for you and the money came through me I'd need your SSN as well.

[mintyfreshbeats]

Yeah they are slow...The PumpBox thing is interesting. Along from the mass of music on their site, they somehow also select the "best" music and put it on these networked hard drives they provide to MTV, Vh1, etc...who can quickly pull music from it. I don't the % of music on these hard drives compared to all the music on the site. It can't be a lot though.

[cl516]

genre aside, usually what is the duration / length of these pieces of music?

[dan p]

I'm waiting to see if anyone has made any $ from pump.
Out of 22 submissions to taxi i have 10 forwards and have made a nine song deal with one of the companies,but still in the where is the money stage.Luckily i still have residuals coming from freelancing for someone else for fifteen years.Lets here from some pump kats who have made some money!


Dan P

[sctt_stone]

Hey Dan P.
When you say where is the money do you mean they have not paid you yet or do you mean its not a lot at this point?

Originally Posted by dan p

I'm waiting to see if anyone has made any $ from pump.
Out of 22 submissions to taxi i have 10 forwards and have made a nine song deal with one of the companies,but still in the where is the money stage.Luckily i still have residuals coming from freelancing for someone else for fifteen years.Lets here from some pump kats who have made some money!


Dan P

[jondoe1972]

Interesting thread! I'm brand new to this so sorry if these are really basic questions.

If Pump Audio selects your music, do you get paid immediately or do you have to wait til they place your music somewhere?

Does anyone know what to expect in terms of payment per song?

Are these guys preferred over Taxi?

Thanks

[dan p]

Originally Posted by sctt_stone

Hey Dan P.
When you say where is the money do you mean they have not paid you yet or do you mean its not a lot at this point?

I have nine songs signed with a new company slated to begin business as of Jan 16,09 so we'll see how things materialize.I'm optimistic at this point!


Dan P

[dan p]

Originally Posted by jondoe1972

Interesting thread! I'm brand new to this so sorry if these are really basic questions.

If Pump Audio selects your music, do you get paid immediately or do you have to wait til they place your music somewhere?

Till they place your music!Copyright your songs and form your own publishing company!You can still make deals but protecet yourself as much as possible!


Dan P

[Bondtana]

This is the future of licensing placements...

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[Lipps]

Originally Posted by Bondtana

This is the future of licensing placements...

The3030Career.com :: THE 30-30 CAREER: MAKING 30 GRAND IN 30 SECONDS! Producing Music for Commercials

Tell Wendell Jim Bond sent you!

Jimbo, you a member of gearslutz now? When is DP comin to the west coast? I not comin to NY anymore.

[Bondtana]

What's good Mr Lipps? Yeah man, I like this place. We are coming to L.A. in March.

[themanager]

I just licensed a track with rumblefish which is a company like pump audio. I made a whooping.........................$25 for the license but it was for a companies internet promotion. Hopefully other stuff will come soon.

[emgbiotch]

i highly recommend pump audio (among others).
you retain all ownership (non-exclusive).

[voicegenius]

I just sent some stuff to Pump yesterday... We'll see what happens....

[voicegenius]

So I sent my submissions to Pump Audio on Friday and I got the green light today... On the website it says something like "Please allow up to 45 days for music to be reviewed..." Now, for me to get a response in less than 5 days (over the weekend, believe it or not..) is either saying 1 of 3 things:

1. They truly loved my music and see great things for my future with them. (which I hope is true...)

2. They don't really have any legitimate "screeners" and let anything get through....

3. They are another fly-by-night company looking for their next "victim"...

Not saying this is a bad thing, I'm just saying I haven't heard any success stories yet. I hear a lot of people SAYING their great/good but I want to know someone who actually got something PLACED.

Philly, Bgrotto, you heard any good things about them? Am I wasting my time? They seem legit...

[DJamesGoody]

I know Pump Audio intimately. In fact, I am very close friends with the gents who started the company (many of which still remain after the Getty buyout).

For one thing, I am in the fortunate position to have had many tracks in the catalog from the early days...... but, I get paid VERY well, and make a damn decent amount of money from Pump licenses.

Best of all, most of the music is throwaway music for me. Not real songs, per se. And it's non exclusive.

I can highly recommend Pump Audio. They are not scams, nor amateurs. They have a good process in place, that works.

And to respond to one poster, they do in fact shop your music, just not in conventional ways. It doesn't just sit idle in a catalog.

For qualification, my music has been used in:

Oprah Winfrey Show
various MTV shows
Anthony Bourdain
various Food Network shows
various Travel Network shows
Ellen DeGeneres show
Good Morning America
Discovery Network

the list goes on.....

[dan p]

Originally Posted by DJGoody

I know Pump Audio intimately. In fact, I am very close friends with the gents who started the company (many of which still remain after the Getty buyout).

For one thing, I am in the fortunate position to have had many tracks in the catalog from the early days

Who you know in this biz helps and timing can be everything!



Dan P

[voicegenius]

Originally Posted by DJGoody

I know Pump Audio intimately. In fact, I am very close friends with the gents who started the company (many of which still remain after the Getty buyout).

For one thing, I am in the fortunate position to have had many tracks in the catalog from the early days...... but, I get paid VERY well, and make a damn decent amount of money from Pump licenses.

Best of all, most of the music is throwaway music for me. Not real songs, per se. And it's non exclusive.

I can highly recommend Pump Audio. They are not scams, nor amateurs. They have a good process in place, that works.

And to respond to one poster, they do in fact shop your music, just not in conventional ways. It doesn't just sit idle in a catalog.

For qualification, my music has been used in:

Oprah Winfrey Show
various MTV shows
Anthony Bourdain
various Food Network shows
various Travel Network shows
Ellen DeGeneres show
Good Morning America
Discovery Network

the list goes on.....

That's all I need to hear.... Thanks man!

[gear is cool]

+100 for pump audio!
ive had many placements from them, they are way solid
and dont forget about the performance royalty from ascap or bmi

[voicegenius]

Originally Posted by gear is cool

+100 for pump audio!
ive had many placements from them, they are way solid
and dont forget about the performance royalty from ascap or bmi

Yeah, I'm with SESAC so hopefully I'll see some moolah very soon!

[voicegenius]

Originally Posted by gear is cool

+100 for pump audio!
ive had many placements from them, they are way solid
and dont forget about the performance royalty from ascap or bmi

Have you seen hundreds of dollars from them or thousands?

[gear is cool]

i'd rather not say on a message board but i can tell you that pump audio has been really good to me

[voicegenius]

Originally Posted by gear is cool

i'd rather not say on a message board but i can tell you that pump audio has been really good to me

[Neruk]

Has anyone known of someone that didn't get green lit? They say something like 45 days.. but my submission was green lit in under 20 hours...

Maybe I just submitted at the right time!

[voicegenius]

Originally Posted by Neruk

Has anyone known of someone that didn't get green lit? They say something like 45 days.. but my submission was green lit in under 20 hours...

Maybe I just submitted at the right time!

I'd be curious to know that also... Mine were also green lit under 24 hours...

[jazzybee]

they are pretty good too, and have an office in NY, and Australia, loads of top composers and I know from one of my composer friends who works with them that they are looking for new material. He's earn't loads on PRS and hasn't a bad word to say about them. Check them out Audio Network - Production Music Library Jazzy