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 […]
Professional Music Buyers Guide: Introduction
There is a lot of information out there about what royalty free music is, but with the abundance of music libraries and the varying license agreements it’s no wonder that many professional music buyers are not fully aware of what licenses they are buying and do not always understand how certain aspects may affect them […]
Bespoke Music Writing Service
Over the past 5 years Media Music Now has had its share of custom music enquiries. These have included music for TV adverts, shopping malls, short films and even wedding music. The common thread with these has been that most of the time the client has little expectation of what it is going to cost […]
Understanding Royalty Free Music: Industry Recognised but Widely Misunderstood
As mentioned in my previous post Understanding Royalty Free Music: A Slice of Royalty Pie, the term ‘Royalty Free Music‘ has become an industry recognised term, but people’s understanding of it varies considerably depending on their experience and knowledge of the subject. A lot of people may not be aware that there is no standard […]
Understanding Royalty Free Music: A Slice of Royalty Pie
From my previous post you should now have an understanding of the concept of copyright & music licensing. This post will explain how copyright is broken down into areas, its implications on music licensing for new media developers and how royalty free music emerged. Think of music royalty income as a pie that can be […]
Understanding Royalty Free Music Licensing: Introduction
At a time when copyright infringement is frequent news, when media usage and music requirements are converging, the last thing a busy media industry professional wants to do is collate a vast array of fragmented, conflicting and confusing information just to understand copyright and its implications on music use in their multimedia projects. As a […]
Can I use a few seconds of copyrighted music in my production without having to pay royalties?
As a royalty free music business, we get asked many questions about copyright. There are numerous people that believe they can legally use up to 30 seconds of music without any legal repercussions and without having to seek clearance or a license. Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news…. This is simply not […]
Stock Music at Stock Photography Prices!… What?
In recent years, royalty free stock photography has become very popular. With images for around $1, the service helps many who need cheap stock images for their projects. I am a big fan of this. However, it seems that this is now starting to become a worrying trend with certain stock music sites selling royalty […]
9 Common Q&A’s About Using Royalty Free Background Music in a Public Venue
Every week, my royalty free music business gets at least one call asking about using royalty free music as background music in public venues. Here you will find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. If you are a business already using or considering using background music, this will help you understand […]
