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All Film/TV, Pro Reviewer, and Contest Opportunities on Broadjam accept Mp3 files from your profile. You do not need to re-upload them to submit to these opportunities. To submit to Broadjam Radio Opportunities, however, you will need to upload a WAV format audio file at the end of the Radio Opportunity submission process.
You are more than welcome to upload a different version of your song once it has been submitted to any Broadjam Opportunity. Log in to your account and click the ?songs? link, under the My Content header on the left hand side of the page. Then click on the Re-upload link next to the song you wish to replace. Once the song has been activated the newest version will be available. However, you cannot replace an existing Opportunity submission with a different song already uploaded in your Broadjam account. Do Not Delete the song, as it will remove it from all Opportunities it has been submitted to. Broadjam does not offer refunds for deleted songs.
Unless the opportunity description specifically states that production quality is not an issue, you will need to submit broadcast quality recordings to music licensing opportunities.
Read this answer and more in the Copyright FAQ.
You do not forfeit any rights simply by submitting works to Broadjam Opportunites. However, by submitting a song to a Film/TV Opportunity, you give the Opportunity Provider the right to represent your song and to administer license agreements on your behalf if the Opportunity Provider selects your song. Keep in mind, simply because an Opportunity Provider selects your song does not guarantee that your song will be placed. Be sure to read each Opportunity Providers’ terms and conditions of submission for more information. See the Film/TV Opportunity Agreement for more information. Depending on the Opportunity Provider and the particular opportunity, selected artists may be asked to sign subsequent licensing agreements. For more information regarding these agreements and your rights, see the Publishing FAQ and the Copyright FAQ.
Yes - as long as you hold copyright in the entire song. A recorded song can be broken down into two independently copyrightable parts: the musical work and the sound recording. As the songwriter, you clearly own the copyright to the musical work (the music and lyrics), but whether you own the copyright to the sound recording depends on the kind of contract you have with the studio that recorded your song. Most studios that provide session players to perform and record sound recordings transfer rights in the Master sound recording to the person who pays for the session players’ performances. Be sure to check the contract you have with the studio that recorded your songs, though. It may be that the studio contracted to retain some rights to the sound recording, in which case, you will need to obtain a license to submit these songs to Opportunities.
Assuming you own copyright in the song, your right to sell downloads of the song is not affected by simply submissing your song to an Opportunity. If your song is selected for a particular opportunity and you sign a subsequent licensing agreement, however, your right to sell downloads of the song through Broadjam may require permission from the Opportunity provider.
No, at this time Broadjam does not accept cover songs. If you have any questions about this please contact Broadjam Customer Service for more information.
Click on the “my submissions” button under My Account on the lower left hand side of the page. If the status of the submission is “Review”, click on “Review” and you will be taken to the review page for that Opportunity.
The peer review is used to determine the order in which the submissions are shown to the person who is providing the opportunity. All entries are still presented to the Opportunity Provider.
No. Since songs are ranked on a good, better, best basis in the review mechanism, it doesn’t do any good to rank good songs poorly. A person reviewing Opportunity submissions can’t help their own song rise to the top, because every review gives at least one song a high score. Also, members are not allowed to review their own songs, so it’s not possible to rate one’s own songs highly to skew the results.
We provide information for all Opportunity results as soon as possible. All songs are sent directly to the Opportunity Providers, and the Providers’ schedules determine how quickly songs are selected. Providers will almost always contact artists directly.
You can always go to your My Submissions page to see the status of your Opportunity submissions. The Status Key explains what each status means. Successes section within the Opportunities area.
Once you submit your song, it goes through a peer review process. When the review period opens, everyone that submitted a song to a particular Opportunity can return to review each other’s songs for that Opportunity.
Broadjam uses peer review so:
Go to your My Submissions page to see if you’ve submitted to any Opportunities that are in the peer review period. If so, go ahead and start reviewing your peers!
Your Song Metadata
Opportunity Providers have many ways to look at your music. One way is filtering by category, such as Mood, Tempo, Subject Matter, Language, etc. The only way your song will show up in these filters is if you’ve filled out your song metadata! Go to your Songs page and edit each of your songs to make sure you’ve filled out metadata for each song, so Opportunity Providers can easily find them.
Opportunity Provider Review Process
Once an Opportunity has closed, the Opportunity Provider will log in to his or her administrative panel to search and listen to music submitted to that Opportunity. The Provider will be able to filter and sort songs by peer review score, his or her own score, or song metadata to find the right song for the project. When the Provider selects a song for a project, he or she will directly contact the artist that submitted it. Some Providers will also write a review about any song that gets placed, which Broadjam will post on the website. You can get a better idea of what Providers are looking for by reading these reviews.
If your song is picked for the project, the Opportunity Provider will contact you directly. Make sure your contact information is accurately filled out in your Broadjam account, so it’s easy for them to get a hold of you if your song is chosen. Broadjam is not a party to any contracts you sign with Opportunity Providers.
By submitting a song to an Opportunity, you give the Opportunity Provider permission to present your song to the project’s producers and to collect the Master/Sync fee from them on your behalf. Master/Sync fees are generally predetermined by the project’s producers and split between you and the Opportunity Provider.
Project producers will not be able to use your song until you agree to license it to them for their particular project. Based upon the specific terms of licensing agreement, in most cases you will receive licensing fees. You may also receive royalty payments over time, depending on the terms of the licensing agreement you sign.
Yes. You are able to submit a song, with the visibility turned off, to any Broadjam Opportunity. When a song is turned off you only block the public from seeing it on your Broadjam Profile.
1. Login to your Broadjam.com account
2. Click on the Music Licensing tab in the header of the page
3. Click on the opportunity that you would like to submit to
4. Check the box next to “I agree to Terms and Conditions”(click on the text, “I agree to Terms and Conditions” to read them)
5. Check the box next to the song(s) that you would like to submit
6. Click Add To Cart
7. Click Checkout
