🪩The Great Thing About DISCO!

For many months now, I’ve been pitching my music in different genres (Pop, R&B, and Rap) to music libraries, hoping for sync placements. Before I had a DISCO account, whenever I pitched my music and received no answer—or just a standard rejection—I thought the problem was my music. 

But here’s the truth: like everything else in life, tastes are subjective. There’s no absolute right or wrong. It’s about finding the right audience. Ever since I started creating DISCO playlists for each pitch, I’ve gained something invaluable: clarity. Now I know for sure when a library or supervisor hasn’t even listened to my submission. And that changed everything for me.

Why DISCO Matters

DISCO shows you whether your links have been opened, how often they’ve been streamed, and even if the tracks were downloaded. That means when you receive silence or a rejection, it often has nothing to do with your music—it’s simply that no one even pressed play.

And honestly? That’s the most disrespectful part. Artists invest hours researching catalogs, following submission guidelines, writing personalized pitches, and curating playlists. If a company doesn’t want submissions, I respect the ones that are upfront about it on their website. But pretending to accept submissions, letting artists wait for months, and then sending a cold rejection without feedback is unprofessional and damaging.

The Myth of “Respect the Libraries”

Many so-called “sync gurus” on Instagram and music blogs keep repeating:

“Don’t pitch too much.”

“Only send to 2–3 libraries per week.”

“Respect the libraries.”

At first, I followed these rules. But after weeks of silence, I checked my DISCO stats—and not a single link had even been opened. That’s when I ran an experiment: I pitched to 100 libraries at once. Guess what? Out of 100, only 22 actually listened.

That was the moment I realized: many of these companies don’t truly support new artists, even though they take 50% of placements when they do profit from our work.

Lessons Learned (So You Don’t Waste Time)

• Don’t waste time combing through catalogs and following “perfect” submission guidelines if the companies don’t even listen.
• Don’t take rejection personally. Most of the time, your music wasn’t even heard.
• Don’t measure your worth by how many replies you get. A “no” or silence often means nothing about the quality of your music.

Instead:

• Spend more time writing, producing, and creating great music.
• Use tools like DISCO to track your pitches and protect your time.
• Focus on non-exclusive libraries or direct-to-supervisor pitching where you keep control.
• Build your own licensing strategy (even through your own website) so you’re not fully dependent on gatekeepers.

Final Thoughts

The time I wasted researching libraries that never listened—I’ll never get that back. But what I did gain is perspective. If you’re an indie artist trying to break into sync, don’t let rejections or silence shake your confidence.

Believe in your work. Believe in your mission. Guard your time and energy fiercely.

Your music matters—and the right people will hear it when the time is right.

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Helpful Resources for Indie Artists on the Sync Journey

Here are some tools and platforms I’ve found useful on my own path:

• DISCO – Upload, share, and track your music pitches with streaming/download stats.
• Songtrust – Global publishing administration for indie artists.
• BMI / ASCAP – Performing Rights Organizations (choose depending on your territory).