There is much discussion on this topic between music producers, music libraries and professional music buyers. This blog post is our view on Content ID. Now, I don’t want you to think that I am only looking at this from a one-sided point of view. Although royalty free music is one of our main areas […]
[VIDEO Tutorial] Professional Music Buyers Guide
We published a series of posts last year ‘Professional Music Buyers Guide‘ that looked at the various aspects of music royalties, the different types of music libraries and how these can affect use of music. Following on from this we have created a video tutorial bringing all these posts together. You can watch this below. […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Round-up
For those of you that may have missed our recent Professional Music Buyers Guide series, we’ve created a round-up so you can catch up on them from one place. If you’re a media professional that licenses music for your productions then this guide is for you. If there are any areas of music licensing that […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Working with Clients
Should I license music on behalf of my client or let my client license it directly? Ideally, let your client license the music directly. This way they are the license holder and you are using the music in their production as instructed. This limits your liability as the client has licensed the music directly. It […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Understanding Content ID
Content ID is a relatively new technology that crops up more and more these days, which is why we chose to include it in this Professional Music Buyers Guide series. If you have licensed music legally, but still received a Copyright notice from YouTube for the musical content in your video, chances are this is […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Understanding Royalty Collection Societies
Royalty Collection Societies were set-up many years ago to collect royalties on behalf of mainstream artists. Each country (territory) has their own. They cover and collect royalties for performance of music and mechanical duplications. There are so many music uses these days that online video, music on hold and shop promos for example can now […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Terminology
Is royalty free music the same as stock music and what about production music and copyright free music? Don’t be thrown by the terminology. Royalty free music, production music, library music, stock music, copyright free music, these are just a few of the terms used to describe the same thing. Many music libraries use a […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Understanding Music Libraries
There are numerous music libraries that sell music licenses on behalf of composers, each with their own proprietary license agreements and procedures. Let’s look at the different types: Royalty Free Music (Staffed with A&R) These businesses have staff that carefully listen to and select royalty free music for their catalogue. It is fair to say […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Understanding Music Royalties
What are the different types of music royalties and how do they work? Conventional music royalties can be a complicated subject. However, in order to keep this piece short and to the point we are going to generalise and cover the 3 most relevant aspects for a professional music buyer. These are: – Sync (or […]
What is a Performing Rights Organization?
When our clients talk to us about using royalty free music for public use, say in a cafe, restaurant or shop, they will often tell us that they’ve been approached by PRS or PPL and they are looking for some way to avoid having to pay a recurring annual fee, over £1000 I recently heard […]
