![]() ![]() Generally speaking, I charge about $75/hour for my time. * And lastly, how involved was the project: was it several musicians, instruments in a “real” recording studio, or was it built with virtual instruments in something like Garageband? * Do they intend to repurpose the music (for other promos, their website, corporate parties, etc.)? * How high-profile will the ad be? (Local television or radio for a month, then no more or part of a national campaign?) I found this comment from Tim Huggins particularly insightful: My pal Chris Robley was nice enough to ask some of his more professional (than me) musician pals their thoughts on the issue. But mostly I felt bad because when it came time to ask to get paid, I didn’t really have anything to gauge this transaction against. But I should have worked this out beforehand, probably with an hourly rate and whatnot. I realize in hindsight that I was not professional in the least about this, but I can chalk this up to it being my wife’s work, and I am friends with her boss as well. We came to a friendly agreement and I got paid, but it did make me feel a little awkward. Turns out she had a somewhat different idea as to how much she wanted to pay. I eventually decided on a number that I thought was fair, and I had my wife run it by her. Now: This is the first time I’d done exclusive work like this, and I realized I had no idea what to charge her. ![]() I sent the finished product over to my wife’s boss, they added it to the video, and everyone was happy. I found a local mixing/mastering guy on Craigslist, did some back-and-forth with him through email over the next few days while he was working his magic on the track, and after going through about five versions of the song, I got one that I was happy with. The director of the video responded with some comments, I made some adjustments, and shortly after, both he and the owner of the salon approved my song. I spent a good number of hours working on it (which included a first draft that I eventually trashed) over the next week, and when I had something I thought was right, I sent it over. She gave me a copy of the video, some guidelines about what they were and weren’t looking for, and then I went to work. She mentioned that her boss was having trouble finding appropriate, licensable music online, so I offered to put something together and my wife’s boss – who is familiar with my music – accepted. My wife works at a locally owned hair salon, and they recently put together a short, 90-second video that would act as the intro on their website. Composing for hire: the client, the money, and you
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