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DMG CLEARANCES INC. Services

Hello Future Client,

When you need music clearance, you need it done fast, you need it done affordably, and you need it done right. The first time. Every time. That's what dmg, inc. is all about.

If you've ever tried to track down a record or publishing company, you know it is a daunting task. dmg's staff is expert at negotiating the music clearance minefield, and is seriously committed to giving your project top priority.

  • Resourceful
  • Timely
  • Thorough
  • Determined

Those words describe dmg's clearance staff. We leverage our abundant industry contacts, Phonolog subscription, on-line data services and a variety of industry publications to bring you the excellent service for which we're famous.

What keeps our clients coming back, year after year?

  • Routine weekly/bi-weekly status reports for every project and every client
  • Computer generated status reports on request
  • Accurate projects, done efficiently, completed on time
  • Authoritative liaison to publishers and record companies
  • Retraction of lapsed quotes
  • re-release fee and advance payment advocacy for clients

CLEARANCE PROCEDURES

And now for the business nitty-gritty, here's some specifics on how dmg’s clearances and fees work:

STAGE ONE

  • Consultation
  • Research of all applicable titles
  • Formal submission of requests
  • Negotiation of fees and terms
  • Timely and regular follow-up to obtain quotes
  • Upon receipt of terms and fees, dmg, inc. will forward all applicable information to client for their review and approval
  • Weekly computer generated status reports sent to client

Payment Schedule: One Hundred (100%) Percent of Stage One payment due at commencement of project.

STAGE TWO
(commences after all quotes are secured and client has approved fees)

  • Generate deal memos
  • Draft and/or request formal license agreements
  • Traffic all agreements and payments
  • Delivery of closed file(s) to client. For a minimal fee, dmg will create a notebook containing copies of all correspondence and all fully-executed license agreements related to the project

Payment Schedule: One Hundred (100%) Percent of Stage Two payment due at commencement of Stage Two.

FEES

Sample Clearances

Stage One:

$240 per clearance*

Stage Two:

$240 per clearance*

Cost/Sample Estimations

$240 per project

Sync/Master Use

Stage One:

$250 per clearance*-Feature Films
$250 per clearance*-Television
$250 per clearance*-Video
$250 per clearance*-Interactive/Multimedia
$1500 per song - Commercials (Flat fee Stage 1 & 2)

Stage Two:

$250 per clearance*-Feature Films
$250 per clearance*-Television
$250 per clearance*-Video
$250 per clearance*-Interactive/Multimedia

Compilation LP’s

$250 per clearance*

*Publishing and Master Recording clearances are separate clearances

Why flat fees? That's dmg's guarantee to you, our client, to finish the projects we start, no matter what it takes to get your project closed on time. We don't nickle and dime you... and we don't give up on a clearance or project.

The hard truth about this business is that sometimes a particularly difficult clearance comes along that takes two weeks, to as much as six months, to get done. At dmg, we've got your back. If you were paying hourly, it could run hundreds of dollars for a single clearance. That's why we go with a flat fee. To save hassle. To save you bucks.

Please feel free to give us a call, or email us, if you need to know more. dmg is confident that we can fill your music clearance needs. We're here to get the job done for you.

Sincerely,

Deborah Mannis-Gardner
President

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Our Clients

  • 20th Century Fox
    Atlantic Recording Corp.
    Arista Records
    Bad Boy Records
    Bloom Hergott Cook
    BMG Special Products
    Burnim Murrey Productions
    Coen Brothers
    Columbia Records
    Deuce Productions
    Dreamworks
    Elektra Entertainment
    Epic Records
    Erick Sermon Enterprises
    Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown
    Greenberg Traurig
    Grubman Indursky & Schindler
    Harley Davidson
    Hollywood Pictures
    Home Box Office
    Interscope Records
    Island Def jam Recordings
    J Records
    Jellybean Productions
    LaFace Records
    Loud Records
    MCA Records
    Miramax
    Motown Records
    Murder Inc.
    New Line Cinema
    Paramount Pictures
    Randy Poster - Music Supervisor
    Principle Mngt.
    Priority Records
    Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn
    Razor Sharp Records
    RCA Records
    Red Hot Organization
    Selverne Mandelbaum & Mintz
    So So Def Productions
    Source Magazine
    Tommy Boy Records
    Tristar Pictures
    Universal Pictures
    Universal Records
    View Askew / Kevin Smith Productions
    VP Records
    Virgin Records
    Walt Disney Pictures
    Warner Brother Pictures
    WEA UK

    Individual Projects

    8 Mile - film/soundtrack
    3 6 Mafia
    112
    69 Boyz
    702
    A Life Less Ordinary - film
    A&E In Concert: Rod Stewart
    Alkaholiks
    Aretha Franklin
    Ashanti
    B2K
    Belly - soundtrack
    Benzino
    Beyonce Knowles
    Best of Real Sex - HBO
    Big Momma's House - Film/Soundtrck
    Big Punisha
    Biz Markie
    Black Rob
    Blu Cantrell
    Blue Streak -film
    Black & White - soundtrack album
    Brand Nubians
    Brandy
    Bringing Down The House - Film/Soundtrack
    Bruce Hornsby
    Bulletproof - Film
    Bustah Rhymes
    Cam'ron
    Carl Thomas
    Caught Up - soundtrack
    Cee-lo
    Celine Dion
    Christina Aguilara
    Common
    Coolio
    Cradle 2 The Grave - Film/Soundtrack
    D12
    Dave Matthews Band
    De La Soul
    Deborah Cox
    Dead Prez
    DJ Clue
    DMC
    DMX
    DOGMA-FILM
    Disturbing Tha Peace Allstars
    Dru hill
    Eddie - Film
    EPMD
    Erick Sermon
    ESPN/ NBA Video Game
    Eve
    Faith Evans
    Fast & Furious - Film/Sountrack
    Fat Joe
    Fighting Temptations - film/soundtrack
    Fled - Film
    Fundisha
    Funk Master Flex I & II & III & IV
    G-Dep
    Ghost Face Killah
    Hardball - Soundtrack
    Hamlet - FILM
    He Got Game - Soundtrack
    High School High - Film/Soundtrack
    Hip Hop Massive - Internet Television Program
    House Of Pain
    How High - Film/Soundtrack
    I-95 (THE RIDE) - FILM
    Insane Clown Posse
    In Too deep - Film/Soundtrack
    Irv Gotti Presents
    Ja Rule
    Jagged Edge
    Jennifer Lopez
    Jermaine Dupri
    Jurassic 5
    Judy Collins
    Kay Skay
    Keith Murray
    Kelly Price
    Kid Capri
    Killer Mike
    Kiss Me Guido - film
    Life & Times of Hank Greenberg - documentary
    Life On Death Row - HBO FILM
    Lil Bow Wow
    Lil Cease
    Lil Kim
    Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez
    Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
    Lost Boyz
    Lox
    Luniz
    Macy Gray
    Marc Anthony
    Mariah Carey
    Mario
    Mary J Blige
    Mary Mary
    Mase
    Men With Guns - FILM
    Method Man
    Michael Jackson
    Missy Elliott
    Mobb Deep
    Monica
    Motown 40th Anniversay
    Mr. Cheeks
    Nappy Roots
    Nas
    Noreaga
    Notorious B.I.G.
    Next Friday - Film/Soundtrack
    Nutty Professor 2
    Nuyrican Dream - film/soundtrack
    O Brother Where Art Thou? - Film/Soundtrack
    O Town
    P Diddy
    Pete Rock
    Pink
    PJ Harvey
    Prince Paul
    Princess Diana Tribute Album
    Public Enemy
    Puff Daddy
    Quad City DJs
    Raekwon
    Razor & Tie
    Red Hot and Rap
    Redman
    Reindeer Games - Film
    Relativity Records
    Rhyme & Reason - wrap up film
    Roots
    Rounders - film
    Chris Rock
    Ruff Ryders
    Salt N Pepa
    Santana
    Scarface
    School Of Rock - film/soundtrack
    Shadow Boxers - documentary
    She's All that - film
    Shyne
    Slam - film/soundtrack
    Soul In A Hole - soundtrack
    Space Jam - Film
    Starmaps - soundtrack
    SWV
    Swizz Beats
    TLC
    Tiggah
    Toni Braxton
    Total
    Tyrese
    U2
    Velvet Goldmine -FILM
    West 47th Street - Documentary
    Whitney Houston
    Wild orchid
    Willie Nelson - home video
    Woo - soundtrack
    World Children's Day Concert- TV/DVD
    Wu Tang Clan
    Wyclef
    Xzibit