Play me a melody....
Dana and I have about blown our ear drums out listening to music on the net ... we have been especially looking for Creative Commons material that can be used for commercial purposes. We have emailed quite a few artists seeking their permission to use their music on our DVD. We've already had several bounce back, and honestly don't expect to hear from any of them. At this point, we have decided to call off the search.
So while we had hoped to have a really hot rock or hiphop track from an upcoming unsigned artist on the DVD, we are going to move forward with the project using buy-out music that has no lyrics. We still have hope that one of our messages will reach a real artist that wants to be a part of this project and that they have the perfect sound to match what we are doing ... but until we hear from them, we must move forward with the production.
I am actually surprised at the amount of Creative Commons material that is marked "non-commercial use", no wonder the record companies are not worried about the Creative Commons scene. Practically all the biggest markets are run for profit, so by marking material "non-commercial" artists are excluding themselves from all major markets and forcing them to stick with the music they already own licenses for. Take a radio station for example, since they already own a BMI license why are they going to seek out a license from an internet artist for a track the DJ really likes? It is easier to just say "oh well" and use something they already have the rights to use.
This is how "greed" keeps people from achieving their dreams.
-JoeJoe
PS: if you are an artist with what you think is a hot rock or hiphop track, by all means let us hear it ... post your myspace or soundclick URL here or use the 'Contact' page to send me a message privately.
So while we had hoped to have a really hot rock or hiphop track from an upcoming unsigned artist on the DVD, we are going to move forward with the project using buy-out music that has no lyrics. We still have hope that one of our messages will reach a real artist that wants to be a part of this project and that they have the perfect sound to match what we are doing ... but until we hear from them, we must move forward with the production.
I am actually surprised at the amount of Creative Commons material that is marked "non-commercial use", no wonder the record companies are not worried about the Creative Commons scene. Practically all the biggest markets are run for profit, so by marking material "non-commercial" artists are excluding themselves from all major markets and forcing them to stick with the music they already own licenses for. Take a radio station for example, since they already own a BMI license why are they going to seek out a license from an internet artist for a track the DJ really likes? It is easier to just say "oh well" and use something they already have the rights to use.
This is how "greed" keeps people from achieving their dreams.
-JoeJoe
PS: if you are an artist with what you think is a hot rock or hiphop track, by all means let us hear it ... post your myspace or soundclick URL here or use the 'Contact' page to send me a message privately.
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