Cue The Music is a three part series examining the options available to amateur and semi-pro audio/visual producers who wish to incorporate music in their productions. In Part One, we examined the process of clearing copyrighted music. In Part Two, we offered some alternatives to using copyrighted music. And in this Part Three, we will […]
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Cue the Music – Part 2: Top 5 Music Resources On A Budget
In Part One, we looked into the process of using copyrighted music on a low budget short-run audio/visual project. In part two we are going to look at the Top 5 alternatives to using copyrighted music by seeking out available music from other sources. 1. Where Do I Start? There is an ever growing number […]
Cue the Music, Part 1 – Using copyrighted music
“Cue The Music” is a three part series examining the options available to amateur and semi-pro audio/visual producers who wish to incorporate music in their productions. Part one examines the process of clearing copyrighted music. Part two offers 5 alternatives to using copyrighted music. Part three examines the process of using royalty free music. 1. […]
Royalties and performance rights – a “must read” if you use music on hold
Before you use music in public, there are some things about music copyright and performance rights that you need to understand. This article is meant to give a simple, clear overview of the issues involved in this process. Royalty free music for telephone on-hold… What you need to know. Performance rights: When music is […]
Cue-Sheets, TV broadcast and public performance
If you are not already familiar with cue-sheets and public performance rules, we recommend you take few minutes to read this page, because it’s an issue that’s worth understanding for anybody involved in media production. What is a cue-sheet? A cue-sheet is basically a single-page document with information about music tracks used in a […]