Melissa_Theuriau
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 Posted: Mon 9/Oct/06 7:29am Post subject: Guide To Clearing Music For Videos |
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The most important thing is to be professional in every aspect of your approach.
Music clearance with big artists can be a long, drawn out and complicated process, not to mention extremely expensive. Your best option is to approach smaller up & coming artists who are happy just to get exposure.
The fastest way to clear music is off course to use the internet.
www.purevolume.com
www.soundclick.com
Both of these sites are valuable resources containing hundreds of thousands of unsigned artists who have created profiles and uploaded songs you can listen to. Once you have found a song that you would like to use in your video, you will need to email the artist. Remember, be as professional as you can.
Make sure you include which song you would like to use, details of the competition, how the song will be used and make it very clear that if granted permission, the song will be used only once, in your video entry. As you will be asking for a gratis license (without charge), let them know that your are not a professional and won't be making any money from your entry, instead offer then exposure (it is up to you how you do this, the most common way is a credit at beginning and/or end of the video, with artist name, song title, album title and website address.)
It is common for a request of this nature to be rejected but don't let this discourage you, find another song, and try again. It is however important that you start this process as early as possible. Many artists will take a long time to return your emails. If you haven't received a reply within 2 or 3 weeks, it would be advised that you begin looking for another song.
While this might seem like a lot of work, it is a valuable process to understand, especially for those wishing to pursue a career in the film/television industry.
Remember, professionalism is the key.
Good Luck.
Remember that it is up to you to clear music used in your video entry. You may choose not to, but must be prepared to face any consequences that may result. The most likely scenario is that that Vorb will receive a request to remove your video from the site - which will forfeit your entry in the competition.
Thank you to Chris Arnison from Dystopia Media for this guide
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