Better Off Dead The Faders Universal Records
Get Through Mark Joseph 14th Floor Records

I get a lot of questions about the process of securing master and synchronization rights for television. The really fun super-fan part of my position (listening to new releases, hearing tracks way before they drop, going to live shows) is combined with the extremely detailed licensing process. In the episode airing on November 6 there are five source songs (music tracks NOT covered by the composer). They include "Better Off Dead" performed by The Faders, "Other Side Of The World" by KT Tunstall and "Since You've Been Around" by Rosie Thomas. The first step in the clearance process is identifying the songs in the episode. During the editing process, songs selections are constantly evolving with the cut and when the list is finalized (complete with exact timings and scene descriptions) synchronization and master use requests go out to the parties who control or represent the song. For example,"Other Side Of The World", written by Katie Tunstall and Martin Terefe is published by Sony/ATV and released by Relentless/Virgin. My office contacted some very nice licensing people at both companies who in turn "go out for approval" to KT's management in order to OK the use. We negotiate terms ($$) and send confirmation letters outlining the terms that have just been negotiated before the show is even mixed. This process is repeated for each song and for each episode and is key to succeeding at music supervision.