Oprah’s OWN Acquires ‘Crime After Crime’ at Sundance
“Oprah Winfrey’s upstart cable network OWN continued its aggressive buying at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival by acquiring North American rights to Crime After Crime, the Yoav Potash-directed documentary. OWN will afford the film a qualifying Oscar run before it airs on Oprah’s new network.”
We had the privilege of working on Director Yoav Potash’s exclusive documentary Crime After Crime: The Battle To Free Debbie Peagler . The film covers the legal battle to free Debbie Peagler, a woman imprisoned for over a quarter century due to her connection to the murder of the man who abused her. While in prison Peagler inspired everyone around her by leading the gospel choir and live recordings of Debbie leading the heartfelt voices of the group can be heard in the film.
Get the full story of Crime After Crime at Sundance here
From Soundcheck to Royalty Check: BMI Live
BMI just announced its new program BMI Live. It will allow performing songwriters to input up to six months of their performance data to be considered for payment. Songwriters may input their tour information at their convenience for concerts from the previous six months and receive these royalty payments quarterly. Both headliners and opening acts may input tour information, and the program is open to all BMI affiliates.
via BMI website
Ad Execs make their music predictions for 2011
As Madison Avenue is making their predictions for what types of campaigns to expect in the new year it’s looking like the jingle is expected to pick up steam this year. Traditionally, Jingles are simply short tunes that contain one or more hooks that promote a product being advertised. Despite this prediction songs are still going to be licensed for campaigns. So, what does this mean for musicians? It means if you want to hear your music in that new Target commercial, focus on your hooks. Make them infectious, happy, memorable and stand-alone.
Check out the rest of their predictions here