TAXI FAQs: Film & TV Music: Laskow's Secrets for Film and TV Music Success (Part 1)

by Michael Laskow

Dear Passengers,

I promised to help you find your path to success with Film and TV placements. This is the week I'm going to start living up to that promise. Over the next few weeks, I'm literally going to show you how to make at least $150,000 per year. Maybe much more. No hype. No gimmicks.

The first thing you need to know about Film and TV music is that there's a 95% chance that you've ALREADY got music that could be in a TV show or movie right now! You probably recorded it some time ago, and it's sitting on a shelf.

Oh, you'd NEVER submit THAT music. Your NEW stuff is MUCH better, and much better "produced!" My opinion? Get over it! It's better than you think.

I'm going to give you a little homework assignment to prove that your music is good enough right now. Do this (it's fun), and we'll move on to your next lesson in my next e-mail to you.

Here it is . . . Watch TV for THREE hours. Can you handle that? ;-)

I'll bet some of you have already earned an "A" for this assignment. But I need you to watch your TV in a different way. I want you to watch the WB network for one hour, the Food Network for the second hour, and ESPN for the last hour.

Here's the catch: I want you to "watch" with the sound turned up fairly loud, and your back to the TV! Yep, you read that right, keep your back to the TV – no peeking!

I want you to keep a pad of paper on your lap, and a pen in your hand. Every time you here ANY music, make a chicken scratch on the pad. Then make a note as to the kind of music – was it scored, Pop, Rock, Instrumental filler or background, etc.?

Do this little exercise, and don't forget to read my letter next week. I'm eventually going to show you how to make $150,000 per year making music. And the best part is that you'll never have to leave your home to do it.

I know it sounds impossible, but it's not. It's completely doable . . . if "doable" is even a word. ;-)

Do your homework tonight, and I'll talk to you next week.

See ya,

Michael

P.S. If you live outside the US, watch any combination of shows that will give you variety similar to what the shows I recommended might. You don't have to go for an exact match.