Music Licensing
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When you grant others permission to use your music for a particular use, you're licensing it. You can do this freely (think Creative Commons) or you can charge a royalty. Licensing your music for others to use in film, TV, commercials, websites, other media can be lucrative. The tools, sites, and services below can help you learn more about licensing as well as get you started.
How Tos For Music Licensing
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CD Baby is an indie dream come true. Artists pay a small one-time set-up fee and get their music uploaded and for sale at CD Baby, itunes, rhapsody, and many other download sites. Artists get th...
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A site of social networks where fans can discover independent artists. You can use this to make a profile with streaming music to attract fans as well as get licensed for film and TV. You also hav...
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Music licensing for indie and major artists for the areas of advertising, TV, film, and video games.
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A publishing company that licenses music for commercial use. This company is also the home of the Quick Launch song contest where independent songwriters can win money, free CD printing, and more ...
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A digital sound library for the video game industry. You can upload, arrange, and format your music, soundtracks, and sound effets to get licensed for video games.
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HaveASync is a tool for music licensing that allows directors, advertising agencies, and music consultants to find music for films, documentaries, commercials, TV series and othe...
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A site that offers digital and mobile distribution for the most popular places like iTunes and Boost Mobile. They also can work out sync licenses for TV, film, and video. Lastly, INgrooves does ar...
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A service brought to you by RightsFlow that lets you make money by licensing cover songs you have arranged. You pay a $15 fee plus royalties owed to the original writers and you are on your way ...