Yes, you can technically negotiate deals with some libraries on your own. However, this is why it will totally suck 🫠:
- Time-Consuming: Negotiating deals with libraries can take years. Each track and library involves extensive back-and-forth communication and negotiation.
- Legal Complexities: You will need to hire lawyers to review every contract and ongoing clauses, which can be costly and complicated.
- Lack of Negotiating Power: As an individual, you may have limited negotiating power compared to a well-established platform.
- Risk of Being Misled: Many libraries that provide contact options for independent artists may not be genuine opportunities, making it difficult to secure legitimate deals.
- Revisions: When working directly with libraries, you'll have to do revisions, costing you hours of time and potentially thousands of dollars in studio fees if you outsource.
Advantages of Using That Pitch:
- Musician Advocacy: That Pitch is owned by musicians, while libraries are typically owned by film companies. We advocate for musicians to get the best deals possible.
- Profitable and Independent: We're profitable since day one and wholly owned by Mark Eckert, a musician who loves his community. We have no VC funding; it's entirely self-funded. Our only priority is you—not investors or appearances.
- Vetted Libraries: We only work with the best libraries, ensuring your music is placed with reputable partners.
- No Revisions - Ever: Unlike working directly with libraries, That Pitch will never ask you for a revision. This saves you hours of production time and potentially thousands of dollars in studio costs.
- Legal Expertise: Our legal team reviews and negotiates every deal to make sure you're never taken advantage of.
- Cleared Music Verification: We pay for ClearedMusic.io to verify your music's legal safety in the music licensing world. Without this verification, which costs thousands of dollars a month if you did it on your own, your music will likely not be trusted or accepted by libraries.
- Immediate Trust: This verification gives libraries immediate trust in your music, providing a stamp of approval that it's legally cleared for sync.
- Time Savings: You can get your music into a library in one day through That Pitch, compared to years of individual negotiations.
- Focus on Music: We handle all the administrative and legal complexities, allowing you to focus on creating music.
- Proven Success: With millions of dollars paid out to artists, our track record speaks for itself.
By using That Pitch, you save time, reduce legal hassles, and ensure your music is placed in top-tier libraries efficiently and safely, with the added benefit of trusted legal verification, no required revisions, and a fun team dedicated solely to your success. 🙂