Dondrea ErauwMusic Supervisor, instinct entertainment

with Andrew King Editor, Canadian Musician Magazine

Dondrea Erauw graduated from the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College in London Ontario. Not only was she interested in performing and songwriting, but she was also set on finding a career in the music industry. She found herself learning the ins and outs of music publishing at Casablanca Media Publishing in 2011 and has her dream job within music supervision at instinct entertainment since 2012. Erauw has worked on a number of television shows, such as Beauty and the Beast (Showcase/CW), Degrassi (Netflix/Family Channel), Cracked (CBC), and Open Heart (YTV/TeenNick).

Dondrea Erauw

Andrew KingAndrew King is the Editor of Canadian Musician, as well as Canadian Music Trade, Professional Sound, and Professional Lighting & Production magazines. He also co-hosts Canadian Musician Radio. He has given presentations and sat on panels at events including ECMA, the Halifax Pop Explosion, and many others.

Person who combines music & visual media. Oversees all music-related aspects of film, television,

advertising, video games & other visual media Dondrea’s Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Reading Scripts Multiple Discussions w/ Directors & Producers

About Vision for Overall Project Sending Music Notes & Options to Editors Working Within Production Budget Negotiating Fees, Clearing & Licensing Songs Attending Spotting & Playback Sessions

What is a Music Supervisor?

Different Media/Opportunities Film Television Advertisements Video Games Digital Media Other

Genres/Styles Licensing vs. Composing/Scoring

Get On The Soundtrack

Different Licenses Master License Sync License (Pub) Master/Sync License

Budgets & Negotiations

Payment Arrangements Production will send cheque or wire transfer

(depending on their process)

Arrangements & Payment

Questions?

Initial Approach/Pitch What To Include

Short & Sweet Email Download & Streaming Links MP3s With Proper Metadata Whether Song Has Cover/Sample If Other Publishers/Owners Are Involved

Effective Follow-Up

What Supervisors Want To See

Things to Avoid: Too Much Follow-Up MP3 Attachments Impersonal Emails (Obviously Sent To Several

Recipients) Not Including Metadata

Examples of Pitches Gone Bad

What They DON’T Want To See

How do you find new music & artists? Pitches from Labels, Publishers, Music Libraries

& Artists Blogs Streaming Services

How do you prefer to contact them? What do you like to see when you do?

Make Yourself Easy To Find

Plenty of opportunities available Identify the gatekeepers Foster & nurture professional relationships Know & relay how YOU can enhance their projects Don’t get discouraged

Conclusion – Get On The Soundtrack

Questions? Comments? Crises?

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