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The No.1 question I get from enquiries about custom music and voice-over jobs is ‘”Can I have a ball park figure please?”
Although a very fair question, it is difficult to answer on the spot. Part of me wants to be able to give them an answer there and then, however, in most cases it is [...]

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Every week, my royalty free music business gets at least one call asking about using royalty free music as background music in public venues. Here you will find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions. If you are a business already using or considering using background music, this will help you [...]

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Lee, What is an infomercial?

by Lee Pritchard on June 2, 2008

in Industry Terms, Your Questions

An infomercial is an advert that is longer in length than the usual 30-second advert you see on TV. The length of an infomercial is in minutes rather than seconds and can be the length of a programme.
The point of an infomercial is to educate the viewer whilst having a strong bias on advertising / [...]

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Running a royalty free music business, I have become somewhat of an authority on the subject of music licensing. Although, having said that, this post is not directly about music licensing, it is an observation on the illegal / inconsiderate use of copyrighted material on the web and how you, as an independent composer / [...]

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New to podcasting…I keep reading about only audio files for mp3. How hard would it be to incorporate office files (.xls, .doc, .pdf…etc.).
As training coordinator I want to start utilizing Podcasting for employees and students in our training program.
Question by: David Riggenbach
Eaton Corporation
www.eatonhydraulics.com/training/
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Hello David
I don’t think it is technically possible to incorporate office files into [...]

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I have been in many discussions about the role of PRS I have been asked the following question numerous times by new composers and bands.
When should I join PRS?
In short I would say it is a judgement call on your part. In my experience, there are certain old school managers / music industry advisers that [...]

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This is my take on it… any other opinions / knowledge on this subject are welcome.
An aggregator acts a bit like an agent, putting bands music into other people’s libraries on behalf of the artist. The aggregator takes a percentage on sales but often does not even sell from his own site.
This can be useful [...]

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The Question…
Hello Mr. Pritchard,
I read your article on Music Licensing in the latest issue of the Galaris newsletter. My concern is, I am a songwriter/publisher member with BMI. I’ve had several of my mp3 music tracks performed or featured on various podcast productions but I haven’t seen any royalty payments from those performances. All [...]

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