Jason Moss grew up with the sound of Laurel Canyon artists in one ear and Zeppelin, Rush and Metallica in the other. Being able to pull from these diverse musical influences has helped him build a personal catalog of 2000+ tracks.

In addition to his own tracks he also publishes the music of other artists under his Super Sonic Noise banner.

Jason and the Super Sonic Noise catalog credits are too numerous to mention, but recent placements include commercials for Red Bull, French’s Mustard, Sony and the trailer for the video game Summoner’s War (with over 13 million views on YouTube since January).

In this interview Jason shares insights into the business music licensing that can only come from being both a composer and publisher.

“I’m not that composer that hates music and is fried. I can’t get enough.â€

(05:30) Shifts in the licensing and production music business
(12:00) Transitioning from playing in bands to working at commercial music houses
(15:30) Finding a mentor
(21:00) “Music Houses†role in today’s industry
(22:30) Typical deals offered by Music Houses
(24:30) Why you should get a demo fee for ad opportunities
(27:30) Variations between ASCAP and BMI
(28:45) The importance of understanding music business terminology
(30:30) The re-titling of production music libraries
(34:30) Creating your own music library
(42:00) Using sales reps to promote your own music library
(44:00) Landing a French’s Mustard television commercial
(47:00) The difference in tracking music in ads vs television shows
(50:10) Using the Source Audio library system
(55:00) What does a publisher look for in a composer
(1:05:00) Production techniques
(1:13:00) Writing a theme for an anime character
(1:31:00) Summoners War trailer
(1:39:00) Exclusive vs Non-Exclusive
(1:35:00) How to move ahead strategically

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