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Sync licensing & placements

Awarded for completing every lesson in this track — 6 lessons, about 2 hours in total. It's free; you just need a LUCY account to keep your progress.

What this badge covers

How music gets into film, TV, games and ads — what a supervisor needs from you, and why an independent artist is easy to say yes to.

  1. What a sync deal is, in both halves20 min
  2. Why owning both sides makes you easy to license18 min
  3. What music supervisors are actually looking for22 min
  4. Preparing a catalogue that can be licensed22 min
  5. Libraries, agents and exclusivity20 min
  6. After the placement: cue sheets and getting paid twice18 min

Awarded on completing every lesson in the “Sync licensing & placements” track of LUCY Academy. Free to earn; you need a LUCY account to keep your progress.

What this badge covers

How music gets into film, TV, games and ads — what a supervisor needs from you, and why an independent artist is easy to say yes to.

6 lessons, about 2h in total. Level: Intermediate.

What a sync deal is, in both halves. Why owning both sides makes you easy to license. What music supervisors are actually looking for. Preparing a catalogue that can be licensed. Libraries, agents and exclusivity. After the placement: cue sheets and getting paid twice.