93.1 PAINA LAST SONGS PLAYED TVMusic is everywhere – whether it’s a hard-hitting rock anthem fitting for some football highlights, a pulsing synth to accompany an intense scene in a drama or a plinky xylophone number that might fit with a kids’ TV show. The great thing about library music is that there are no limits to the type of music you’re making. Your first emails to music libraries will be your job applications, and your music will be your CV. In this article, I’ll share some practical tips and advice for artists curious about a new way of making money from their music, starting with an easy one: make sure you’ve got some high-quality recordings of your music. Having first-hand experience of working with music libraries, I know it can be an unpredictable source of income, but with a bit of luck and patience it can be a unique, rewarding way to get music ‘out there’ as well as making some extra money. Even some big name artists are getting in on the game T-Pain recently joined the advisory board of royalty-free library Slip.Stream, and has released multiple collections of royalty-free music already. Working with music libraries is a bit of an ‘open secret’ in the industry, with many top composers and producers spending 90% of their working hours creating music exclusively for this purpose. Music libraries typically offer a wide range of styles and genres, helping producers, editors and content creators find whatever they need within the same library. Library music (also known as ‘stock music’ or ‘production music’) is music that can be licensed for use in television, film, YouTube videos, or any other media. With more than a billion hours of video uploaded to YouTube every day, 50 million YouTubers uploading video content to the platform and the number of channels earning six figures growing by 40% year-on-year, there is a huge market of people looking for music – and getting licenses for songs is complex and expensive.
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