Dear Passengers,

TGIF! It's been a bit of a tough week for me, and I'm really glad I get to sleep late tomorrow. Hopefully, the kids will abide by my wishes and not wake my wife and I up at the crack of dawn. One can hope!

The listings from that new Film & TV Placement company I told you about last week have already started coming in, so make sure you take a look at those. I'll paste them in at the bottom of this note.

A couple of seminar/expo type of things that I wanted to give you a heads-up on are also below. The Durango Songwriters Expo (in Santa Barbara, CA) is great. I go every year, and I've always had great feedback from people who have gone on my recommendation.

The John and JoAnn Braheny songwriting retreat off the coast of Washington is something that I haven't been to, but I can recommend whole-heartedly because anything that the Brahenys do, always gets a rave review. I give them two thumbs WAY UP!

Here's all the info you need. Have a great weekend, and make sure not to miss the Film & TV listings.

Talk to you next week,

Michael

Film, TV, and Advert. Music w/ 50/50 SPLIT + YOU KEEP ALL YOUR COPYRIGHTS with this NON-EXCLUSIVE Placement Company being started by veterans of that industry. The CEO of this company is a close friend of Michael Laskow's, and is very selective . . . so TAXI's bar is very high for this listing! They are looking for master quality HIT songs; only the best will be selected . . . it's QUALITY not quantity, so this will be a huge opportunity for those who are chosen.

Y060511JZ - JAZZ SONGS & INSTRUMENTALS
Y060511RB - R&B/NEO SOUL SONGS [w/ vocals — no instrumentals]
Y060512HH - HIP HOP/RAP/GANGSTA SONGS [w/ vocals — no instrumentals]
Y060515RK - ROCK/ALT. ROCK/INDUSTRIAL ROCK/CLASSIC ROCK SONGS [w/ vocals — no instrumentals]
Y060515WO - AUTHENTIC WORLD SONGS & INSTRUMENTALS [Flamenco, Irish, African, Reggaeton, etc.]
Y060515PO - POP/DANCE/SINGER-SONGWRITER SONGS [w/ vocals — no instrumentals]

Here's a note from the actual company with more specifics about the deal being offered by this exciting new company:

YOUR MUSIC
OUR PASSION

Finally, a fresh new approach to getting your music placed in film, television and advertising.

Professional, highly successful, industry innovators with long track record for placing music in film, television and advertising, have created a new model for the independent artist and labels.

We've placed tens of thousands of tracks with every leading network, production and film company in the world. From Oscar & Golden Globe winning films to top-rated Emmy winning television shows to national commercials . . . we know how to get the placements, which will get you international exposure and make money.

How are we DIFFERENT?

- We are extraordinarily proud of the music we represent.

- We won't commit to represent your music, unless we feel passionate about it, and believe we can place it. This means that less than 5% of the music we review is accepted for representation.

- Every artist we represent is treated equally, with same deal with a standard contract.

How does it WORK?

- You keep 100% ownership of your copyrights and publishing.

- It's a non-exclusive deal. You EVEN can place your music with other services.

- It's a limited term. We ask you to give us 3 years, and if we don't get it placed, you can walk away.

- We split the total income with you equally . . . it's a 50/50 partnership.