118 – Music Licensing for Movies, TV Shows and Videos
Episode 118 – Searching, selecting and licensing music for movies, TV shows, games, and videos is typically difficult, time consuming, and can be expensive. Finding and categorizing music clips may require visiting multiple distribution companies. Seeing how candidate music selections work with video clips can require multiple steps and systems. Multiple license rights are required including music, lyrics, performance, synchronization, and others. To solve this challenge, Crumbs Music Media has setup a music licensing website and one step music licensing system. Listen to this session to discover key ways to find, try, and license music for video and other media formats.
Questions Answered
- What is Music Licensing?
- Who Needs a Music Licensing Solution?
- What is the Typical Way Music Licensing Works (basic)?
- How Does the Crumbs Music Licensing System Work?
- How to Search for Music on the Crumbs Music Platform?
- How to See and Test How the Music Works with Video?
- How to Submit Music to the Crumbs Music Platform?
- What Production Changes do Companies Need to Change to Use Cumbs Music Platform?
- How Long Does it take to Get a Crumbs Music Licensing Process?
- Any Special Training Required for Operators or Users?
- Will Crumbs Music Platform work with Most Production Systems?
- Are there Industry Standards for music licensing (categories, codes)?
- What Additional information is Available (does Crumbs have sample guides, papers, or tutorials?
- and More….
Ray Williams is the founder and CEO of Crumbs Music Media with over 50 years of experience in artist development, movie and TV score production, and soundtrack licensing. As head of A&R for Liberty Records, he discovered Elton John and introduced him to lyricist Bernie Taupin, forging one of the most prolific songwriting teams in rock history. He managed Elton during his first five albums and also managed Gerry Rafferty’s Stealers Wheel and Jeff Lynne. Ray has been the music supervisor on more than 70 films and TV projects, including the Academy Award-winning film The Last Emperor and the Sundance Best Independent Film Winner Saving Grace.
Website: Crumbs Music