Goodnight Kiss

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Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) September 24, 2010–When you see the

name GoodnightKiss.com, you might think it’s a site that deals with

romance, but if you’re in the music industry, or want to be, you just

might want to check it out.

Janet Fisher, the owner of the company, is a music producer and

songwriter herself. Her informative site posts great tips on how to

find success in the music business for those seeking careers in

songwriting or composing. The music placement and library portion

of Goodnight Kiss handles song and master use licensing of quality

songs and music for movies, television, and ad campaigns. She gives

her readers a chance to participate in these industry requests,

whenever appropriate.

Fisher asks for a certain type of song and the subscribers to her

newsletter or readers at her site send in that particular type of song

or music. She doesn’t accept unsolicited materials that are sent to

her, just the particular requests that she is interested in at the

moment.

“That’s why we have the online newsletter,” she recently said at an

interview in San Francisco. “It’s the only way to let the 6,000

songwriters who subscribe know what we need immediately. In the

part of the industry I’m in, we have very specific deadlines. Once

they are over, they are over, so the Internet is our best bet for

timely communication.”

Although there is a miniscule charge for a subscription ($7 per year)

for the newsletter, any subsequent pitches for requested materials

are free, with no charge to the writer or artist to present their work.

The news also contains software recommendations and other

resources for the subscribers. There is a very educational Q&A

section at the bottom of every issue. Fisher is known for not pulling

any punches about the reality of the business, and doesn’t disguise

how hard it is to make a living from original music. There is also a

free version of the newsletter (sans song requests), for anyone who

cannot afford the $7 per year fee.

Over the course of the year, Fisher hosts various gatherings and

projects to get her readers more directly involved in applying

themselves and their material to paid uses. A recent example is a set

of weekends where she held free phone conferences with her

readers, giving them a chance to have their music or lyrics critiqued

and get feedback from each other.

Her bio is long and diverse, and those who learn from her seem

more than satisfied. She consults with producers, directors and

others regarding the legal aspects of licensing music, and counsels

many writers and musicians about how they can get their careers to

a more visible level. She produces both live and recorded music and

shows.

Testimonials from the Goodnight Kiss site are many and sincere. A

gentleman from Australia writes, “I stumbled upon your article ‘Don’t

dream it! Do it!’ by absolute accident in a weird set of circumstances,

and amazingly you bring up some issues that I’m in fact dealing with

right at this moment.”

Another writers states, “It seems to me you have it exactly right:

open to new material although not necessarily all types all of the

time; enthusiastically encouraging and demanding artistry, though

stating baldly the market and competitive realities.

Your advice to songwriters on how to proceed is impeccable. My

detector registers an absolute zero (bs)* factor, and that is all too

rare, especially in this business. The way you approach things seems

to me to be objectively true. Keep it up!”

A musician writes, “Thank you for your plea for integrity as the music

industry grooves onward in this internet age…Let us endure with

passion and patience.”

The Goodnight Kiss label has physical CDs distributed by

CDBaby.com, where free samples of the songs are hosted. There are

also downloads of the albums or single songs available at I-Tunes.

Subscriptions to the music business newsletter are available by

visiting the link: http://www.goodnightkiss.com/subsc.html

Making contacts within the industry is often said to be the most

difficult part of the music business. Goodnight Kiss Music makes that

contact a little easier.

Mary A. Wagner

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Contact:

Janet Fisher

Goodnight Kiss Music (BMI)

Phone: (808) 331-0707

http://www.goodnightkiss.com