> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How Music Licensing Fits Into One Indie Act’s Approach To Marketing - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-music-licensing-fits-into-one-indie-acts-approach-to-marketing/ - Published: 2013-11-13T11:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2013-11-13T11:00:00.000Z - Description: In September, Hypebot ran a guest post from Sarah Sharp featuring tips on getting your music licensed. As a music supervisor and lead singer of the Jitterbug Vipers, Sharp understands. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/11/how-music-licensing-fits-into-one-indie-acts-approach-to- - Author: admin - Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Marketing, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Austin Film Festival, Film festival, Hypebot, Jitterbug Vipers, Music licensing, Music supervisor, Sarah Sharp, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:43 [![Phoebes-dream](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2019b0106ad1e970d-150wi "Phoebes-dream")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2019b0106ad1e970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com) In September, Hypebot ran a guest post from Sarah Sharp featuring [tips on getting your music licensed](https://www.hypebot.com/tips-on-getting-your-music-licensed-from-music-supervisor-songwriter-sarah-sharp/). As a music supervisor and lead singer of the Jitterbug Vipers, Sharp understands both sides of this game. In a recent interview with Wes Davenport, Sharp explained how her approach to music licensing fits into the larger picture of her band's marketing activities and name checks one online licensing service with which she's particularly pleased. Sarah Sharp [told Wes Davenport](http://wesdavenport.com/sarah-sharp/?ref=hypebot.com) that music licensing is the "biggest tactic' in the [Jitterbug Vipers'](http://www.jitterbugvipers.com/?ref=hypebot.com) approach to marketing. She points to the fact that "many careers have been taken to a completely new level by one awesome song placement." Given that it's also a potentially powerful revenue stream, one can see why music licensing has become a much more important part of the bigger picture for indie acts. Sharp's big on film festivals as a way to connect with music supervisors. She's particularly fond of the [Austin Film Festival](http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/?ref=hypebot.com) that takes place in October. Austin's a big film town and of course SXSW has a large film festival of its own. Though she doesn't mention it, living in such a place can sometimes open up more opportunities than one can find by visiting. At festivals she gives away lots of CDS and downloads for Jitterbug Vipers' new album [Phoebe's Dream](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/phoebes-dream/id642997134?ref=hypebot.com). But she's not just distributing them randomly. She only gives them to "people who are genuinely interested and with whom I’ve connected in a way that I can stay in touch." This leads right into her approach characterized by Wes Davenport as a "relationship-based, face-to-face method of building a network of music supervisors." But Sharp says that she has had positive relations with at least one online licensing company [Crucial Music](http://www.crucialmusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com). She feels they are "very selective" and points out that they retitle the song so that they only get publishing on their placements. In addition, the artist still owns the song and placements are non-exclusive. Sharp shared Jitterbug Vipers' other marketing tips but you'll have to check [Davenport's post](http://wesdavenport.com/sarah-sharp/?ref=hypebot.com) for more. **More:** - [Tips On Getting Your Music Licensed From Music Supervisor & Songwriter Sarah Sharp](https://www.hypebot.com/tips-on-getting-your-music-licensed-from-music-supervisor-songwriter-sarah-sharp/) - [Top Tips To Get Your Music Placed In Movies, TV Shows, Video Games & Commercials](https://www.hypebot.com/top-tips-on-getting-your-music-placed-in-movies-tv-shows-video-games-commercials/) *Hypebot Senior Contributor Clyde Smith ([@fluxresearch](https://twitter.com/fluxresearch?ref=hypebot.com)/[@crowdfundingm](https://twitter.com/crowdfundingm?ref=hypebot.com)) also blogs at [Flux Research](http://www.fluxresearch.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and [Crowdfunding For Musicians](http://www.crowdfundingformusicians.com/?ref=hypebot.com). 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