If a filmmaker wanted to attract independent Musicians, those who don't have a wide audience, to contribute their songs towards the soundtrack of an independent film, what is the best way to go about asking them for the use of their songs?
I asked one musician, if I could use one of his songs and he said "by all means." But I felt like it was too easy. I'm not sure a young band will just let me use their song, so I was wondering if there was an approach. There are some local musicians whose songs I do want to use, and I'm trying to figure out how to approach them. One of them has had a couple of her songs appear on major TV shows in Canada. She has a total of 300K views on youtube for her songs. Another dude has a total of 61K views for his songs and I can't tell if he has had any use of his material.
If any musician could enlighten me on how to go about approaching musicians without involving amounts of cash that would be prohibitive, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Aveek
I asked one musician, if I could use one of his songs and he said "by all means." But I felt like it was too easy. I'm not sure a young band will just let me use their song, so I was wondering if there was an approach. There are some local musicians whose songs I do want to use, and I'm trying to figure out how to approach them. One of them has had a couple of her songs appear on major TV shows in Canada. She has a total of 300K views on youtube for her songs. Another dude has a total of 61K views for his songs and I can't tell if he has had any use of his material.
If any musician could enlighten me on how to go about approaching musicians without involving amounts of cash that would be prohibitive, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Aveek