There are a lot of moving parts to getting paid when your music gets placed on TV and as production music composers, the majority of the money we make depends on backend royalties managed by PROs or Performing Rights Organizations. So on today's episode, I examine the role of PROs, what they do, how they operate, and how they determine how much you get paid.

Plus we feature a unique, vocal tension cue 52 Cues community member, Martin EDER (https://soundcloud.com/ronny-d-ana).

00:00 - Intro & Welcome
02:04 - Identifying and Overcoming Burnout
2:45 - 1: The pressure to deliver a large volume of work
10:17 - 2: The repetitive nature of the job
17:15 - 3: Dealing with strict and restrictive client requirements
22:51 - 4: The pressure to always create commercially viable music
29:38 - 5: Always having to pitch our work and promote ourselves
36:02 - 6: Dealing with rejection
46:25 - 7: The lack of recognition for your work
51:39 - 8: The heavy administrative workload
55:50 - 9: Handling competition
1:01:34 - 10: Balancing work and life relationships
1:08:46 - Summary
01:11:52 - Join the 52 Cues Community!
01:13:05 - "Secret Rite" by Martin EDER
01:23:13 - Outro & How You Can Support 52 Cues!

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