{"id":4951,"date":"2010-10-14T10:42:59","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T18:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=4951"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T13:51:06","slug":"top-21-music-licensing-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/top-21-music-licensing-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Musicians: Top 21 Music Licensing Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are many legal requirements you should comply if you want to have a career in music: you need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/recording-releasing-performing-cover-songs\/\">legal permission if you want to cover songs<\/a>, you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/trademark-band\/\">trademark your band name<\/a> if you don&#8217;t want another band to use it, your performance contract, and many others. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you want to make money from your music (who doesn&#8217;t?), then you better have your music licensed. That also serves as your protection from those who want to steal your music. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indie Music Tech published a definitive list of music licensing companies arranged in an alphabetical list below.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"AudioMicro\" href=\"http:\/\/www.audiomicro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AudioMicro<\/a> <\/strong>(license music for motion pictures, feature films, short films, radio advertisements, PowerPoint presentations, iPhone apps and more)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"BeatPick\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beatpick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BeatPick<\/a> <\/strong>(showcasing 306 talented artists \/ 5000+ music tracks for film, TV, advertising and other use)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Gamecues<\/strong> (music licensing for the gaming industry)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"Getty Images\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getty Images<\/a> <\/strong>(music licensing through <a title=\"Pump Audio\" href=\"http:\/\/pumpaudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pump Audio<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>iStockphoto<\/strong> (license royalty-free, pay-as-you-go audio tracks and Flash files)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Jamendo PRO <\/strong>(music licenses for film, documentaries, promotional videos, websites and more)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"LicenseQuote\" href=\"http:\/\/licensequote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LicenseQuote<\/a><\/strong> (a music licensing e-commerce solution for music publishers, labels, artists or bands to license their songs and recordings directly from their own web sites while keeping 100% of the sales revenues)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"Magnatune\" href=\"http:\/\/magnatune.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnatune<\/a><\/strong> (licensing for independent music)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mango Reel <\/strong>(a UK music consultancy with an extensive catalog of independent music for licensing within the television, film, video game and advertising industries)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Matchless Music<\/strong> (a music licensing site which helps Indie musicians license their tunes to clients in television, film, video games, commercials and the web)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Music Dealers<\/strong> (a full-service music licensing company that connects quality artists from around the world with leading brands, networks, advertising agencies, film production houses and gaming companies)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"NaxosLicensing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.naxoslicensing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NaxosLicensing<\/a><\/strong> (music licensing for classical music, from Bach to Wagner)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"Pump Audio\" href=\"http:\/\/pumpaudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pump Audio<\/a><\/strong> (artists and labels communicate directly with those looking to license music for TV, film, commercials, etc. without giving up any ownership)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"Renommee\" href=\"http:\/\/renommee.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renommee<\/a> <\/strong>(European based music licensing provider)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ricall<\/strong> (music licensing marketplace, connecting users wanting to license music directly with the relevant copyright owners)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"Rumblefish\" href=\"http:\/\/rumblefish.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rumblefish<\/a><\/strong> (licensing for television, film, advertisements, websites, videos, games, podcasts, and sonic branding &#8211; e.g. your music inside your local Gap)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"Sentric Music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sentricmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sentric Music<\/a> <\/strong>(has contacts across the globe that look for opportunities for their artists music in TV, advertising, film and games)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"SoundLounge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundlounge.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundLounge<\/a><\/strong> (music consultancy helping clients to license their music across all platforms and territories)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"SoundReef\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundreef.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundReef<\/a> <\/strong>(private beta service exchanging music for promotion in television, film, advertising, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>YookaMusic<\/strong> (a music licensing marketplace for music supervisors, marketing\/advertising firms and the like looking to license music, as well as those providing music to license like artists and labels)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a title=\"YouLicense\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youlicense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouLicense<\/a> <\/strong>(music licensing marketplace, enabling artists and those seeking music to contact each other directly)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unified Manufacturing<\/strong>\u00a0is an L.A. -based one-stop-shop that offers very affordable CD\/DVD\/USB replication, custom printing, promotional products, warehousing and fulfillment and many more. 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