When I floated this idea on a few forums before setting it up properly, the reaction surprised me. Some people were sceptical, a minority outright hostile. Whether that was a misunderstanding of what I was offering or just the general suspicion that nothing on the internet is ever actually free, I’m not sure.
So let me be straight about what this actually is.
What I’ve decided is this. If you’re a voiceover artist making demos or pitching for work, you can use any track on Beanstalk Audio for free. As many as you need, as often as you need them.
I’m Lee Pritchard, co-founder of Media Music Now, and a composer and producer. I also run Beanstalk Audio, my personal music library. Every track on Beanstalk Audio is either written by me or commissioned by me, which means I own it outright and control the licensing. Media Music Now is different; it’s a broader platform featuring music from lots of other composers, so the licensing is less flexible.
There is something in it for me, and I’m not going to pretend there isn’t. If your demo ends up in front of a producer or a brand and they like the music, there’s a chance they’ll want to license it for a commercial project. That comes back to me. And right now, when there’s so much uncertainty about what the future of the industry looks like, that kind of mutual support between actual humans feels like the right move.
So here’s how it works
There is an actual license for this. It’s called the Pitch & Demo License, and it normally costs £9.95. That price exists to prevent the catalogue from being abused, not to block people with a genuine reason to use it. If you’re a voiceover artist using it for demos or auditions, I’ll send you a code that brings the cost to zero. Keep that code; it’s yours to reuse as many times as you need, across as many tracks as you like.
That’s it. No catch.
Everything you need to know is at the link below. Feel free to listen to the music before you decide. And if you have any questions, just get in touch or leave a comment.
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