I have dozens of partners, and literally hundreds of players and singers at my disposal to make great music for music libraries, music supervisors, sync agents, and other clients. But guess what? That’s not enough. I need more. Is It You? #musiclicensing #synclicensing #producers LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/ BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licens...
Aug 12, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 154
<p>So how do I make hundreds of songs, turning in albums per week to multiple libraries (and soon my own), have endless ideas, AND have a life with weekends and nights off?</p> <p>Oh yeah, and I have FUN doing it. It’s not a job, it’s an adventure, but it’s really, really, fun and creative adventure.</p> <p>Well, that’s what this podcast is all about.</p> <p>It’s not all about me (well, it’s a lot about me because I’m the one talking for an hour!)</p&...
Aug 04, 2025•1 hr 2 min
This is a video about the next steps, for me, for my company, and for this YouTube channel. A different kind of 4th Anniversary video. #musiclicensing #synclicensing #producer LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: 4TH ANNIVERSARY PRICES ENDING SOON: // GET YOUR MUSIC TO TV, FILM, ADS, AND GAMING: (Start the Course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH // JULY SPECIAL: $49! // ONE-ON-ONE MUSIC CAREER ZOOM COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS // Get Private Feedback From Eric on Your Music & Career: https://m...
Jul 28, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 152
In this podcast we talk with producer and songwriter @christianhaleofficial about where he is in his sync licensing career, and the pros and cons of doing sync with libraries vs. working direct with sync agents and music supervisors. #musiclicensing #synclicensing #producer LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: Subscribe to Christian's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@UC5Rrax4BrdSqUok476GYEOw Find out more about Christian at: https://christianhale.co/ Get FREE stuff at: https://makemusicincome.com/...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 151
In this possibly pivotal 150th podcast I will explore different directions I could go, AND different directions YOU could go. Plus some exciting offers for you, some news on a big change for one of my sync libraries, and a great deal on some software I use that you can’t pass up! #songwriter #composer #producer LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ad...
Jul 07, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 150
Let’s talk about how to compose and create better music to have more success! #songwriter #composer #producer LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. https://positivespinsongs.com/partners // SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE STOCK LIBRARIES (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL NOW JUST $49! // IDENTIFYY: Get paid whe...
Jun 30, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 149
This is the “I’m Done!” Video you’ve all been waiting for!The time has come to move on to other things…#stockmusiclicensing #composer #producer LINKS IN THIS VIDEO:// SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE STOCK LIBRARIES (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL NOW JUST $49! //BECOME A PRODUCER ON MOTION ARRAY: https://motionarray.com/become-a-producer/IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTubeClick here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensi...
Jun 24, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 148
You know, there are things I just can’t abide. Things that completely exhaust the life out of me….well, not completely. And it’s not going to be what you think. LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: THE GETTING IN SYNC EBOOK VERSION 5! NEW! https://payhip.com/b/Unxz6 BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. https://positivespinsongs.com/partners // GET YOUR MUSIC TO TV, FILM...
Jun 09, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 147
I learned some very important things about sync licensing this week, and since creating music that is useful for sync is my main focus, I wanted to talk about it today. I’ll be answering some questions I had, some wins, some losses, and the general direction things seem to be going both with sync income and with my sync career, and my own music making. LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: THE GETTING IN SYNC EBOOK VERSION 5! NEW!https://payhip.com/b/Unxz6 BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with ...
May 27, 2025•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 146
Can this be real? Could it possibly be that I will get 100 songs pitched and or placed in sync libraries in May alone in 2025? Well, I’m glad you asked. LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. https://positivespinsongs.com/partners // GET YOUR MUSIC TO TV, FILM, ADS, AND GAMING: (Start the Course for FREE!) https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH //...
May 16, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 145
Please just stop. Really, just stop already! Some of WHAT I am going to talk about you may VEHEMENTLY disagree with. And some of you may be yelling at your screens in agreement. Just a few things I RANT about: 1. AI music making 2. SoundCloud 3. Google Drive 4. CDBaby 5. Stock Libraries 1. AudioSparx 2. 100Audio/VFine 3. 123RF 4. Dreamstime 5. The Music Case 6. Jamendo 7. Music Revolution -- TRACK IN NASHVILLE MAY 1 & 2, 2025! Contact me NOW about tracking one of your songs on Thursday May 1...
Apr 25, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 144
<p>You can only go so long doing the same thing, the exact same way, especially if you want better results, or faster results, or more money, or more time, or more enjoyment in your life…and your music.</p> <p>Today starts the change for me…and maybe for you too.</p> <p>LINKS IN THIS VIDEO:</p> <p>BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER<br> Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing...
Apr 21, 2025•38 min•Season 4Ep. 143
One of the main issues I find with the people I help in coaching is who is their music for? What road should they take. Today we define that! LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. https://positivespinsongs.com/partners HEAR THE NEW SINGLE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/playera/the-windmills-of-your-mind (You can REALLY help by str...
Apr 14, 2025•45 min•Season 3Ep. 142
This episode celebrates the release of “The Windmills of My Mind”, the newest release by Player A Jazz. So in this podcast, I breakdown how I produced it, released it (and the drama surrounding that), and how I am marketing it to the world. LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: HEAR THE NEW SINGLE: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/playera/the-windmills-of-your-mind (You can REALLY help by streaming the song ALL THE WAY THROUGH on your favorite streaming service, SAVING the single in Spotify, or SHARING the Hype...
Apr 07, 2025•50 min•Season 3Ep. 141
It’s a skill you likely already have, that can easily grow as you are paid dollars NOW (not in the future from sync or royalties) and it’s something that you can do with music to support your family for years if not decades to come. In this introduction I’m going to give you every step you’ll need to start and build a successful music production business, and start and KEEP making a living income from music. LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: RIAA REPORT: https://www.riaa.com/reports/2024-year-end-music-indus...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Yes, this is the thing that we all have wanted since we first played our piano or guitar or DAW for the first time and said…”Hey, I can make music…could this be my job?’ And I say, “Well maybe…” And you say…”So you’re saying there’s a chance!!!!” LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: BMI IS FREE AGAIN!: https://youtu.be/WykcwV8uGKo ORCHESTRAL TOOLS BERLIN FREE ORCHESTRA: https://www.orchestraltools.com/berlin-free-orchestra BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNERWork directly with composer and producer Eric Copelan...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 139
In this multi-topic video with musician and online teacher Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner, we touch on important music topics like the best gear to get started, how to make money with your music, what people get wrong about music, music and business, as well as tech tools in music. #musician #songwriter #producers LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: Home Studio Corner: https://www.youtube.com/@HomeStudioCorner Joe's Web Site: https://www.homestudiocorner.com/ Joe's Business YouTube Channel: https://www.youtu...
Mar 17, 2025•59 min•Season 3Ep. 138
In this podcast I go step by step how I go about working on an album (and this could be for sync or for an artist releasing new material) but then I’ll focus a little more on sync when we get to the finishing and pitching part. LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: MY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.com MY PERSONAL MUSIC: https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/ BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and p...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Many people who come to me for coaching or consulting, their main question is: Eric, which music thing do I do? To that I say, which one do you resonate with most? Which music direction does your past, your present, and your hoped for future?LINKS IN THIS VIDEO:THE STATE OF STOCK MUSIC IN 2025: https://youtube.com/live/uOYvz9Kzlnw?feature=share// SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE STOCK LIBRARIES (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL NOW JUST $49! //FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING...
Mar 03, 2025•58 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Are you even making music in the first place? If not? Get to it! Put down that video game controller and get to it! LEARN HOW TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME: Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/ BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Email Eric@MakeMusicIncome.com #composer #musician #producer -- SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE LIBRARIES: https://pay...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 135
So you say, "Eric, I WANT to make music income, I really do." Here are 4 reasons why you may not be making music income or not enough that you want. #producer #composer #musician // SELL YOUR MUSIC ON NON-EXCLUSIVE STOCK LIBRARIES (Start the course for FREE!): https://payhip.com/b/pvsfL NOW JUST $49! // Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland to develop albums of music for pitching to sync lice...
Feb 17, 2025•43 min•Season 3Ep. 134
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” This is a quote by Mark Twain, but it could also be said by Stock Music, and the money made by putting your music up to online libraries like Pond5, Motion Array, AudioJungle…Actually, the demise of Stock Music has been declared pretty much since I started watching YouTube about…stock music licensing…And yet, I still made a few hundred last month from stock music, actually like $50 more than I made in January 2024…and in January of 2023…Wait, I ...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 133
So you say you want to make more money with music in 2025? But what are the best moves in 2025? What is working and not working? I’ve been spending most of 2025 so far looking back at music incomes in 2024, and also forward towards what I am doing in 2025 to make more music income. But what about you? What should YOU be doing to make more music income in 2025? #producer #musicincome #musician Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Work directly wi...
Feb 05, 2025•52 min•Season 3Ep. 132
In this week's "wicked" podcast, I speak with Randy McGravey, and we dig into what we have both found to be the absolute best way to find sync libraries to pitch music to and partner with. It's what you always want to know! Well, we think we really have the secret sauce! LINKS IN THIS VIDEO: https://www.randymcgraveymusic.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@randymcgraveymusic https://youtu.be/iF_Z6ikfzMo The libraries (with sub-libraries) we talk about: BMG, APM, Universal, Warner Chappel, KPM, Megatr...
Jan 27, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 131
So one of the things that fascinates so much that I take time to keep doing videos…is the numbers. I like to share this whole big experiment which is: How much did I make in a given period from different things I kinda broke that down a few weeks ago. But I’m also interested in how others made music income in 2024. So today’s podcast will be about two things: How are people just like YOU making music income, and how did you make it in 2024? And Part Deux, I want to give you my best advice on whi...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 130
There has been a lot of hullaboo about the changes in the way Pond5, Motion Array, and Identifyy are paying the people who license their music through these places. As I was contemplating a sync licensing deal this week, I started comparing all licensing deals to each other. Sync deals, stock music library deals, other sites that offer you a split of some kind for your music. But as I was comparing licensing deals, I noticed that almost NO publishing deal or licensing deal is all that great. Tod...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Change is inevitable, and this is especially true in the music business. In this video I talk about the changes in licensing and trends that I see that are changing my focus to make music income in 2025. NEW!! MAKE MUSIC INCOME GEAR: https://cre8iv.sellfy.store/ Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free GET THE 2025 MUSIC LIBRARY DIRECTORY! But make sure to email Jesse at jesse@syncmymusic.com to tell him Eric sent you to buy! He’s got lots of links and offers in this eBook. https://www...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 128
So it’s been a very interesting year in music licensing, but things have definitely changed for me. Most for the better and I’m going to share the numbers with you today. NEW!! MAKE MUSIC INCOME GEAR: https://cre8iv.sellfy.store/ Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free FREE Updated EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V3 https://payhip.com/b/rwYOd GET THE 2025 MUSIC LIBRARY DIRECTORY! But make sure to email Jesse at jesse@syncmymusic.com to tell him Eric sent you to buy! He’s ...
Dec 30, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 127
It’s that time again! Time for Make Music Income’s Annual (or Semi-Annual) Fireside Chat! And Time for FREE Info and Software Tips! Eric talks about the state of Sync, Stock, Other Music Income for 2025, AND gives out FREE info and gifts like Ol’ Santy himself. Plus lots of wisdom and ideas for making 2025 YOUR BEST MUSIC YEAR EVER! NEW!! MAKE MUSIC INCOME GEAR: https://cre8iv.sellfy.store/ Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free FREE Updated EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCO...
Dec 23, 2024•40 min
It was quite a week last week, but I ended up with 15 amazing songs for my partners in licensing and artists I work for. How? Why? and What? Well, let’s talk about tracking in Nashville and the IMPORTANCE of having the right music partners for SUCCESS in music. NEW!! MAKE MUSIC INCOME GEAR: https://cre8iv.sellfy.store/ Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free FREE Updated EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V3 https://payhip.com/b/rwYOd BECOME A POSITIVE SPIN SONGS PARTNER Wor...
Dec 17, 2024•49 min
