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jason on 05/15/2012 at 11:40AM
Tracks to Sync, May 2012
Tracks to Sync is a monthly mix of music curated with the online video producer in mind.
As more and more people turn to video in the digital era, they are faced with the music licensing hurdles that have hindered many a film. At the same time, the increase in video production offers new opportunities for multimedia collaboration. This series aims to unite producers with musicians who have music to share for these purposes.
The tracks is this mix are available under Creative Commons licenses that allow for "derivative works," like a video (some CC licenses specify "NoDerivatives"), while retaining the parts of copyright that the rightsholders wish to keep. Creative Commons offers a few custom license combinations, and each is hyperlinked to a human-readable license + legal code, i.e. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, aka "BY-NC-SA". You can read more about the various CC combos here, and check out FMA's HELP & FAQ for more resources.
Before using any Creative Commons music for a project, you need to make sure you follow the track's license in order to avoid copyright infringement. If you're not sure whether your use is pre-cleared by a particular license, it's always a good idea to reach out to the artist directly. Click the "i" button below to view the license along with a URL or email address where you can secure 'more permissions.'
We always love to hear about collaborations inspired by FMA music, so if you use one of these tracks, please post a link to the track page as well as to our Video Showcase. We'll feature our favorite video made using this month's tracks in the next Tracks to Sync!
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1. Broke For Free [brokeforfree.com] is Tom Cascino from Santa Cruz. He's already had some fantastic viral internet hits like like "Something Elated" and "Calm The Fuck Down." "As Colorful as Ever" is a cut off his latest self-release, the chill-wave beat-oriented Layers. [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial] 2. Sunhiilow [facebook] is Valérie Magisson from France. "Le Songe d'Hacolhii" is from the ambient/experimental album "From There To Here," released in a cd-r limited edition of 40 copies on Finland's Om Ha Sva Ha Ksha Ma La Va Ra Yam imprint. [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike]. 3. Jason Shaw's website audionautix is a fantastic resource for Creative Commons Attribution music in a range of styles. All he asks for is attribution in the form of a link back to his website. "Sidewalk" can be found in his 'Acoustic' collection. 4. Jahzzar is Javier Suarez from Gijón, Asturias. His website betterwithmusic.com offers creative music composed specifically for use in multimedia projects. "Siesta" can be found on the Traveller's Guide surveying contemporary music styles, and it is available under the CC Attribution-ShareAlike license. If you're not able to ShareAlike, you can secure more permissions through Jahzzar's website. |
5. Denmark's Quantum Jazz [quantumjazz.net] released End of Line, their second and final album, via Jamendo under a CC Attribution-ShareAlike license. Jamendo PRO offers a cool way to secure more permissions directly from the group.
6. GaBlé's 2003 netaudio release le sac de l enfer 1 is a recent add from France's Los Emes De Oso netlabel. It's chock full of intriguing lofi folk-hop beats. More music available at gableboulga.com. "humm ok" is CC BY-NC-SA.
7. CBC Radio's technology program Spark first introduced us to Bulgaria's Antony Raijekov (tony.cult.bg). "By the Coast" can be found on Jazz U, a 2003-2006 retrospective [CC BY-NC]
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stilesjp on 03/20/2012 at 01:15PM
Creative Commons-Attribution Music for a Web Series
In September of 2011, I started editing the first season of my web series "8 for Vegas," a mockumetary about the NYC pool team Show Your Balls. I had a ton of footage, enough for 9 episodes... but was missing one crucial element: Music!
Earlier in the year, I shot video for a fundraising campaign and came across Kevin MacLeod's site of royalty-free music that is free to use commercially.
It was enormously helpful, and added a dimension to the series that only music can bring.
But I knew I was going to need a ton more music for the remaining episodes, and found myself at Soundcloud.com. Using their fantastic search feature, I was able to find a TON of music that was free to use commercially under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution license (the same license used by Kevin MacLeod).
We share all of our musical discoveries through a dedicated music page on our website. At the invitation of Jason from the FMA, we've also curated a mix of some selections for the Free Music Archive. I hope you enjoy it. There is not only fantastic music out there to use for your film and video projects, but also a bunch of great music to download and enjoy personally.
Thank you for reading!
John Painz