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Licensing My Music
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The vast majority of my music is available
to license for use in your productions.
This page details the licenses needed to use my pre-written
music in your audio-visual production.
Prices for custom-composed soundtracks and music for
your film or production vary depending on various factors
which I'm happy to discuss. Please contact
for info.
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Buying
mp3s for personal use
For listeners who wish to buy and download my
music just for personal listening (e.g. on an
iPod, computer or other mp3 player) and not
for use in any visual, radio or other media
production, obviously no license is necessary
(just as if you bought a CD from a physical shop)
and the price is as stated in the shop.
Note: none of my mp3s for sale use any kind of
restrictive Digital Rights Management meaning
they will play on any mp3 device. This is because
I believe you should be able to play my music
on the equipment of your choice. However, please
do not share or distribute my music to third parties
or make available on blogs etc. without my permission.
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If you wish to use any of my music in an audio-visual
production, you will need to purchase one of the following
licences. To obtain a license, or if youre unsure
which license you need for your project, please contact
me.
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a)
Non-commercial home/student productions
This covers the use of the music in non-commercial,
non-broadcast audio-visual productions for distribution
to friends and family, educational establishments
(schools and colleges), film festivals and user-generated
content aggregators (e.g. Myspace/Youtube/Facebook).
Examples include:
Student films & shorts (including film festivals)
Personal home videos
Theatrical productions with non-paying audiences
Personal/not-for-profit website
Personal/not-for-profit podcast
Church productions
This license does not cover any productions
made available for commercial sale or television/cinema
broadcast use.
The license pricing structure for non-commercial
home/student productions is as follows:
| 1
track: |
£12.99 |
| 2-5
tracks: |
£24.99 |
| 6-10
tracks: |
£49.99 |
| Over
10 tracks: |
£99.99 |
So for example, a license to
use 1 track in your student film will cost £12.99;
to use 7 tracks will cost £49.99; to use
20 tracks will cost £99.99 etc. This license
covers the music use in one production only (including
all related promo & trailers), so a separate
license is needed for each new production/film
that uses it.
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b)
Commercial non-broadcast productions/websites
This covers the use of the music in commercial
non-broadcast films, productions and websites
including:
Commercial DVD/video sales (up to 250 copies)
Corporate/business presentations (e.g. trade shows/live
presentations)
Corporate/business DVD/video (up to 250 copies)
Commercial websites (e.g. Flash animations, background
music)
Commercial (for sale) podcasts
The license pricing structure for commercial non-broadcast
productions & websites is as follows:
| 1
track: |
£29.99 |
| 2-5
tracks: |
£49.99 |
| 6-10
tracks: |
£99.99 |
| Over
10 tracks: |
£149.99 |
So for example, to use 1 track
in a commercial DVD that you're making available
for sale, or as background music on a commercial
website, the license fee is £29.99; to use
3 tracks will cost £49.99 etc.
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c)
Film/radio/television broadcast productions
This license covers the use of the music in commercial
broadcast productions for film/TV/cinema or commercial
release including:
Feature films & trailers
Documentaries
TV adverts/commercials/spots
TV programmes
Radio programmes
The pricing structure for a film/radio/television
broadcast license is:
| 1
track: |
£150.00 |
| 2-5
tracks: |
£200.00 |
| 6-10
tracks: |
£500.00 |
| Over
10 tracks: |
£1000.00 |
As is standard for any music
used in broadcast productions, youll need
to fill out a music cue sheet. Please contact
me beforehand to ensure you have the correct registered
track names and details.
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Royalty-free
music |
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In addition, some of my music
is available for Royalty-Free purchase (and will
be clearly marked as).
Purchase of music labelled as royalty-free
automatically grants the customer a non-transferable
royalty-free license to use the music in the following
types of production without any further fee:
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Audio-visual broadcast productions
(e.g. TV, documentary or film)
Film festivals or promotion
DVD/video productions
Radio broadcasts
Website background music
Radio and TV advertising
Background music for podcasts
Royalty-free music is not registered with MCPS
or PRS and as such does not require any further
license or clearance for use the price
is fixed at the sale price in the download shop.
Once you've paid for the download of royalty-free
music, you can use the music immediately.
As the customer, you can use the music in as many
of your projects as you wish without paying further
fees. So if youve made 5 short films, one
purchase of the royalty-free music grants you
a license to use that music in any or all of your
films without further payment. However, the license
is non-transferable so the music may only be used
by the customer or the company for which it was
purchased.
Royalty-free music may not be duplicated or re-sold
on CD or other format either in its original or
modified form (so for example, it can't be purchased
and then re-sold to other filmmakers as production
music). It may not be included on its own in audio-only
format (e.g. it can't be sold or included on music
compilation CDs) and is only for use in audio-visual
productions (or to be used behind spoken word
podcasts or audiobooks etc.)
The copyright for the recordings and composition
remain the property of the composer at all times
but you are free to use them with your audio-visual
productions in perpetuity.
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Payment for licenses is accepted securely
through Paypal in all currencies or via cheque/money
order.
In order to confirm or obtain any of the above licenses,
or if the above licenses dont cover your project
(or youre unsure about which license you need),
please contact
me.
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I'm a verified Paypal
Business seller, so you can pay securely for
all your music downloads and licenses through
Paypal.
Your music purchases are automatically sent
via email to you after ordering.
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Paypal
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Music tracks bought from
the online shop are CD quality 192kbps mp3s.
If you'd prefer them at a higher bitrate or
as broadcast wavs sent either online or on CD,
just let me know.
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Delivery
format
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Paypal accepts all currencies
so if you'd like to see the prices in your currency
check www.xe.com
for quick and easy currency conversion.
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Payment
currency
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You're not obligated to
mention my name in the credits of your film
or production but it's always appreciated and
I can return the favour with a link to your
trailer or online promotion!
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Credits
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I'm a member of MCPS &
PRS but this does not apply to my "Royalty
free" collection for which you're
free to use without any further licensing issues
once you've purchased the download.
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