Conversations with Steve Collom

Today we’d like to introduce you to Steve Collom.

Hi Steve, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
After being a touring artists for 10 years I was sick of the ups and downs of the road. All the long hours traveling and being away from family. I started looking into the the sync world. A way that I could get my music placed in TV shows and movies all the while spending time with my family or even just sitting at the beach.

The long journey of learning what to do and what not to do meant long hours, getting up early and writing music and songs that i hoped could be used. It took about 12 months for me to land my first paid placement with the university of Phoenix. Not long after that I secured a placement on the hit tv show the Big Bang Theory. This well and truly confirmed to me that this was my path and so I worked even harder to get better at my craft, to keep learning what the industry needed and who needed it. I knew that I had to have thick skin in order to be successful but that didn’t make it easy. I ended up coming up with a rule that it takes 9 no’s or 9 rejections to get one yes or acceptance. Knowing this I set out to get at least 3 rejections a week. Funny to think that this was the goal but it worked. As I started to get more no’s I also got more yes’s. I started signing my new singer songwriter songs to publishers across the globe and landed placements with Honda, AAA, Circle K, Subway, Nokia and thousands of tv shows. I stopped counting my paid placements when I got to 10,000 an that was about 5 years ago. I had reached a level of success that I could only dream about and artists started asking me how I did it and what was the steps I took. I loved helping other artists secure the success that I had so I started a coaching program to help my students get their own placements. I found a whole new passion for coaching other artists how to achieve their own success. The joy that it brings me when one of my students lands a placement on a TV show or movie is truly rewarding. Just last week one of my students told me that they landed 30 songs using the things I showed them.
With this new passion of coaching I have started my life coaching brand where I not only help artists but business owners and coaches alike how to level up their businesses.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Some of the challenges I have faced are the fear of failure. I remember being so afraid of looking bad or being judged that I would 2nd guess everything I posted of social media for procrastinate reaching out to industry pros. The lists goes on but when I finally faced that fear and stepped out into the unknown that is when I truly began to find success. Collect the no’s has been a big part of my philosophy

Another obstacle that I continually faced is the trolls and haters. It’s amazing how the brighter you shine or the more successful you become the more of a target you become for trolls and haters who will spend so much time and energy to post comments that are mean, hurtful and untrue. I have had to learn that hurting people hurt people.
As a famous song says “The haters gonna hate” this is just something that will continue to grow as someone continues to become more successful.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
SHORT BIO
Steve Collom is an Australian recording artist, composer and
multi instrumentalist. After 3 world tours and many albums
later his music has been heard by over 18 million people
world wide and is played on over 100 different TV Stations in
20 different countries. Just some of the TV shows and feature
films that have featured his music are The Big Bang Theory,
Nashville, Nancy Drew, Kobra Kai, Temptation Island, Siesta
Key, Chesapeake Shores, Chicago Fire, The Young and
Restless, What about Kevin, Easter Under Wraps and many
leading brands such as, Subway, HONDA, AAA, Circle K,
Nationwide, ABC, NBC, CBS, Access Hollywood, TLC, HBO,
MTV NBC, The Fosters, University of Phoenix, Law and
Order, Styled to Rock, E Network and so many more.
Not only does Steve Collom have 1000’s of placements and
secured a successful career of his own he now loves to help
teach people and introduce them to music supervisors in the
industry. Steve Collom has partnered with Imaginary Friends
Music Partners who have over 20 opportunities for music
placements every week. Beth Wernick the Owner, Founder and
CEO has been in the industry for over 25 years and is very well
connected. As a team we are constantly looking for great music to
fill those spots and look forward to hearing new sync friendly
songs from artists who want sync placements in the entertainment
industry.
CREDITS BELOW
Over 100 TV channels:
A&E, ABC, AMC, America Hero’s, Animal Planet,
Bloomberg, BRAVO, Cloo, CMT, CNBC, Comcast Sports,
Comedy Central, Crime & Invest, CW, Dave, Direct Star,
Discovery, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, DIY, Do it
Yourself, E!, Esquire Network, Fox Sports, FreeForm,
FSKC, FSNO, FSSTL, FX, FXX, FYI, GAC, Golf Channel,
GSN, H2, Hallmark, HBO East, HBO Latino, HBO Plus,
HBO Signature, HBO ZONE, HGTV, History Channel, ID
Discovery, Inspiration, Lifetime, Lifetime More, Lifetime
Movie, Military Hist, MSG, MSG Plus, MTV, MTV2,
National GEO Explorer, National GEO Wild, NBC, NBC
Sports, NFL Sunday, Oxygen, Planete, POP,
Reelzchannel, RLTV, Root Sports, Science, Sixx
Deutschland, Spike TV, Sports South, Sports Time OHIO,
Sportsnet NY, Style, Sun Sports FL, SYFY, TBS,
TeenNick, Tennis Channel, The Big Ten, The Cooking
Channel, TLC, Travel Channel, Trinity Broadcast, True
TV, TV Land, TV One, TVE La Uno, Univision, Up Ent,
USA Network, Velocity, VH1, Vice Land, Web TV Network,
WGN America, Womens Entertainment,
His music is signed to over 25 different publishers including
the biggest publisher in the world Universal Music Group. I
have created a successful course called “How to get your
Music signed to a Publisher” and understand all the elements
of filming, creating and lesson structures that really help
students get excited and motivated to learn. I love teaching
my students how to create pieces of music that are so sync
friendly and help them turn those placements into royalty
income. I am also working alongside Imaginary Friends Music
Partners who is a well established publishing company that is
securing over 20 placements a week for our signed artists.

Can you talk to us a bit about happiness and what makes you happy?
Along with music I find happiness in traveling with my wife, Surfing, Sailing and nearly any type of water sports

Contact Info:

• Website: https://stevecollom.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevecollom/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.collom.5
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stevecollom6927