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Top 7 Music Licensing Sites

Here in no particular order is a list of seven companies that help artists place their music in film, television, Notes 2 commercials, games, etc.

  • Rumblefish – Licensing for television, film, advertisements, websites, videos, games, podcasts, and sonic branding – e.g. your music inside your local Gap.
  • Gamecues – Licensing for the gaming industry.
  • YouLicense – Music licensing marketplace – essentially, their system enables artists and those seeking music to conduct business directly with each other.
  • Pump Audio  – Artists can license their music in television and advertising without giving up any
    ownership. 
  • BeatPick – Music licensing provider.
  • Ricall – Music licensing marketplace, connecting users wanting to license music directly with the relevant copyright owners.
  • SoundReef – In private beta, this service exchanging music for promotion in television, film, advertising, etc.

This list comes courtesy of Duncan Freeman and his Indie Music Tech blog.  What music licensing sites and services are missing from the list?

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  1. I’ve added the companies above to my original post as well. See here: http://is.gd/qPJP
    There are now a total of 15 providers listed on Indie Music Tech, but I’m sure they’re are more, so please let me know.
    Thanks!

  2. Definitely missed the best in the market – pump audio (www.pumpaudio.com)! Authentic music from real bands not simply production music – indies can submit their tracks directly and participate in a favourable revenue sharing plan.

  3. Matchless Music (http://www.matchlessmusic.net) specializes in indie music licensing. The majority of our artists are recording/touring Indie musicians. We help them get their music placed in television, film, video games, commercials and the web.

  4. That’s the same split as Rumblefish. Plus you don’t sell the music, you sell the license which means you can re-license the same songs over and over again. Why avoid?

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