One of the major perks of being a songwriter is receiving checks in the mail for songs written years ago! This happened to me recently. I thought I was getting paid for my MTV placement, but the check was for a song placed in the indie film, "I'm Through With White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)", a smart romantic comedy that won quite a few film festival awards. Unknown to me, it apparently aired all over cable TV and Showtime!
Back when I watched the premiere, it was the first time I'd heard my music in a theater. So trippy! "Ride (This Wave)" played during a really cute scene where the main couple is sitting in the car and my song plays on the stereo. The guy asks, "Is this the radio?" The girl says, "No, it's a mix tape that my ex-boyfriend made me." The guy nods in satisfaction and they groove out to it for a bit :)
If you caught the flick, I'd love to know! You can also find it on Amazon and Netflix!
{Image by Turn Soul Films}
