PRODUCTION MUSIC LICENSE HOW TO

If you were to license music, like a song you hear on the radio, you actually have to acquire two different licenses for that song. This fee could be monthly or a one time payment. Music LibrariesĪ music library is a catalog of music, that’s been specifically created for media use.Ī one-stop source music library is when users can access and use all the songs in a music library by paying a fee. Also, royalty-free is not to be confused with free, as in, you don’t have to pay for the music at all. More colloquially speaking, royalty-free has become a term that’s used for music in which the production doesn’t have to pay any sort of royalties to the artists.

Meaning there are no royalties generated when the music is used. Music that’s completely unregistered with performing rights organizations, such as ASCAP and BMI. These are some common terms you might hear when it comes to licensing music for a podcast. Defining Music Licensing Jargonīefore we dig in, I want to define some terms.

PRODUCTION MUSIC LICENSE HOW TO

In this post, I’m dropping some insight into what music licensing is, and how to license music for a podcast. In order to use a copy written song in your podcast you need to purchase a music license.

Sound familiar? If so, it’s probably because you didn’t get the rights to use the music. Then a few weeks later you get a cease and desist email and notice that your episode was pulled offline. You find the song you want, download it, and mix it into your episode, within your DAW.

Using music in a podcast seems simple enough.

Production music license