http://citizendick.org/2009/12/10/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-grizzly-bear/ a cleveland/brooklyn based music blog, new music reviews, live music reviews, fashion, art, and walrus pelts Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://citizendick.org/2009/12/10/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-grizzly-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-17308 brian Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:14:45 +0000 http://citizendick.org/?p=7106#comment-17308 Both Kevin's take too light a stance. The easiest way out is this: don't sell your music to anybody. The several thousand dollars you'll make from a television show or a commercial or a movie or a whatever aren't worth your integrity. (Easy for me to say with my cushy teaching job and secure financial position, but I stand by it. Whatevs.) Both Kevin’s take too light a stance. The easiest way out is this: don’t sell your music to anybody. The several thousand dollars you’ll make from a television show or a commercial or a movie or a whatever aren’t worth your integrity. (Easy for me to say with my cushy teaching job and secure financial position, but I stand by it. Whatevs.)

]]> http://citizendick.org/2009/12/10/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-grizzly-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-16833 kevin Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:48:04 +0000 http://citizendick.org/?p=7106#comment-16833 Agreed on that, Kevin. Although, to me, it was so incredibly awkward. I had the show on in the background as noise (wasn't even paying attention) when it came on. It completely drenched out anything that was being said on the show. I just think this was WAY too strong of a song for a sitcom. I've also discussed at length that I think the licensing of songs for television completely depends on WHAT show. I think bands should take more care in this, or at least have more control over where these songs end up. I'd never want my music on Grey's Anatomy, for example. Agreed on that, Kevin. Although, to me, it was so incredibly awkward. I had the show on in the background as noise (wasn’t even paying attention) when it came on. It completely drenched out anything that was being said on the show. I just think this was WAY too strong of a song for a sitcom. I’ve also discussed at length that I think the licensing of songs for television completely depends on WHAT show. I think bands should take more care in this, or at least have more control over where these songs end up. I’d never want my music on Grey’s Anatomy, for example.

]]> http://citizendick.org/2009/12/10/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-grizzly-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-16799 kevin Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:33:08 +0000 http://citizendick.org/?p=7106#comment-16799 I think licensing your song for a tv show or a movie is a lot different than licensing your song for a commercial. Especially a song that has already been released. It's not like Grizzly Bear wrote this song specifically for HIMYM so they could get on the soundtrack and move more units. Someone at the show probably had a similar connection to the song that you did and wanted to place it in the show. There wasn't even a "music from tonight's episode by...available at Best Buy"crap. I think licensing your song for a tv show or a movie is a lot different than licensing your song for a commercial. Especially a song that has already been released. It’s not like Grizzly Bear wrote this song specifically for HIMYM so they could get on the soundtrack and move more units. Someone at the show probably had a similar connection to the song that you did and wanted to place it in the show. There wasn’t even a “music from tonight’s episode by…available at Best Buy”crap.

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