DropCue University

Learn the business of sync licensing.

A self-paced online course for music composers and songwriters on licensing, publishing, royalties, pitching, and getting placed in film, TV, ads, and trailers. Included free with DropCue Studio, or available as a standalone one-time purchase. The first two lessons are free to preview.

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What you will learn

DropCue University covers the part of a music career that the craft does not teach: how to license your music, how publishing and royalties actually work, how to pitch the right track to the right music supervisor, and how to build and run your own music library. 42 in-depth lessons across 6 tracks, animated slide decks, and 45 downloadable templates, checklists, and trackers you can use immediately.

It is built for independent composers and songwriters, artists pitching to film, TV, and ads, and anyone building a music library who wants to get placed and get paid properly. Read and negotiate a licensing deal with confidence, understand how you earn and collect royalties, and pitch music that actually fits the brief.

The curriculum: 42 lessons across 6 tracks

Track 1. Platform Mastery 7 lessons

Set up your catalog, metadata, and delivery so your music is discoverable, professional, and ready the moment an opportunity appears.

Track 2. Sync Licensing Fundamentals 9 lessons

How licensing actually works: the deals, the terms, the fees, and the rights, so you can read any agreement and never leave money on the table. Learn the difference between the composition and the master, and how a sync license and a master use license fit together.

Track 3. The Business of Independent Publishing 6 lessons

Publishing, royalties, PROs, and splits explained plainly. Understand every income stream your music generates, how performance royalties are collected through a PRO, and how to collect all of it.

Track 4. Pitching and Career Strategy 5 lessons

Who to pitch, what to send, and how to build the relationships with music supervisors that turn one placement into a steady, repeatable source of work.

Track 5. Building and Running a Music Library 8 lessons

The founder's playbook for building your own library or catalog business, from signing writers to licensing at scale.

Track 6. Running Your Sync Business 7 lessons

Treat your music like a business: taxes, write-offs, pricing your time, choosing an entity, diversifying income, and building catalog equity for the long game.

What is included

  • 42 in-depth, structured lessons across 6 tracks, sequenced so each builds on the last.
  • 45 downloadable templates, checklists, and trackers, including pitch templates, split sheets, licensing checklists, and royalty trackers.
  • Animated slide decks that make splits, rights, and deal flow clear and easy to remember.
  • Lifetime access. Buy once and keep it, with new lessons added as the industry changes.
  • Notes, progress tracking, and favorites, all inside the DropCue app.
  • A searchable glossary and knowledge base for looking up any term mid-deal.

Who it is for

Independent composers and songwriters who write music that belongs on screen but were never taught how the placement and payment side really works.

Artists pitching to film, TV, and ads who are ready to get their catalog in front of supervisors, agencies, and libraries and want to do it the right way.

People building a music library who want to sign writers, license at scale, and run a catalog as a real business, taught by someone who has done it for 20+ years. The first two lessons are free to preview, so you can see the teaching before you buy.

Included with DropCue Studio

The rest of the Business Suite

Part of DropCue Studio's Business Suite — find the work, pitch it, sign it, track it, and get paid, all in one app.

Market Scanner → Find films & TV shows in production that need music. Pitch Pipeline → Track every sync pitch from prospect to placed. Agreement Generator → Draft a sync license as PDF + editable Word in seconds. Clients & License Tracker → Log every license, client, and invoice in one ledger. Royalty Tracker → Import PRO statements and see what actually earns.

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Last reviewed and updated 2026.