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 variety of these terms on their websites. The … [Read more...]
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 and/or their clients. For this reason, we are creating a … [Read more...]
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 the issues surrounding playing music in … [Read more...]
Royalty Free Music – What is it, how does it work & what are its issues?
Audio version [7:56] This article is not like others in its subject... It is not going to be a sales brochure that paints a nice bright picture of how simple it is to use royalty free music for everything. I certainly think that royalty free music licensing is a good idea and I do advocate its use, but for this article, I want to explain what it is, its origins and the … [Read more...]