Royalty Free Music for your Podcasts [Archive]

theFerf

Nov 29th, 2004, 07:26 PM

So I listen to a lot of podcasts, and a lot of them are using non-RIAA music...which I think is very cool...but it leaves the question: Where do podcasters find this music? Here are some sites to refer to that I have found:

GarageBand.com (http://garageband.com/) "Discovering the Best Independant Music"
Secession Records (http://toysatellite.org/secession/) (These guys even have a podcast of emerging music for podcasters)
Magnatune (http://magnatune.com/) (try before you buy)

*NOTE: not all these are royalty free. We are talking about non-RIAA here and some may require licensing or consent from the author....you should always check with the artist before using their music.

theFerf

Dec 1st, 2004, 01:35 PM

DankTank

Dec 3rd, 2004, 04:45 PM

It's not music, but if you're a .mac subscriber, you've got the freeplay music available to you. It's pretty good for intros and the like. If you're a subscriber, check your iDisk.

The genres aren't up everyone's alley, but http://www.em411.com has a lot of REALLY good indie electronic music. I'm sure no one there would mind the publicity, but you should always probably ask. Mostly because they'd probably want to listen :)

Blatent self promotion: not to be a total whore, but people can always use my tracks for free, http:/www.geargasm.com.

bob

Dec 9th, 2004, 08:18 PM

I've been getting our background music from Open Source Audio at www.archive.org ... There's everything in there from sound effects to presidential speeches, but some interesting music too..

Most of it is under some form of Creative Commons licence, but some is actually public domain..

obfuscated

Dec 20th, 2004, 12:41 AM

I listen to a lot of underground music from a lot of different styles. I found that if I just emailed the band from their website, they have been quite helpfull and are pretty will to help you out.

FLEB

Dec 20th, 2004, 11:22 AM

Just stumbled upon this one today on the Yahoo Groups Podcast list...

MP3 Snippets (http://www.therecordist.com/pages/downloads.html) are available for your podcast (sound effects for shows, intros, outros and the like). Not sure of the details.

Looks legal... This, from the bottom of the page (emphasis mine):

COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND WARNING

¬© 1993-2003 Creative Sound Design/The Recordist. All Rights Reserved.

This work is made and sold under license. By accepting this work, you agree to the following terms and conditions. Your use of this work is limited and restricted solely for the purpose of synchronizing recordings there from in timed relation with films, training or marketing presentations, radio and television presentations or commercials, and any other multimedia, audio-visual or computer generated displays, programs or presentations. Neither you nor anyone else may make any copies of any of the recordings on this work, except as may be designated to a single stand alone workstation for the purpose of specific audio and/or visual synchronization at your own facility. Transfer, copying or duplication of the work in whole or in part for any other purpose is expressly prohibited unless specifically authorized in writing by Creative Sound Design. Transfer of one or more recordings to any format allowing network or remote access by two or more end users requires a Multi-User License. Contact Creative Sound Design for details. In the event of a breach of these terms, action may be taken against you directly by The Recordist.

dannywall

Feb 16th, 2005, 01:05 PM

dannywall

Feb 16th, 2005, 01:19 PM

Where do podcasters find this music?

There is also Levitan Loops (http://www.musicloops.com/Cart/BITEM6/BITEM6.HTM). I bought a CD from one of these folks a couple of years ago and still put together some interesting and unique stuff from it.

Or come to think of it, you could simply search for "royalty free music" on the search engines and come up with A TON of hits.

cid92

Feb 16th, 2005, 02:36 PM

Great thread and great resources.

Someone mentioned www.archive.org. Great place to find a TON of live shows from bands. The only issue is that some of the bands (Toad the Wet Sprocket, Zwan, Grateful Dead, Pat McGee Band, etc) whould probably be excluded from the royalty free issue. Not sure about that though since the music is all live and the only way it can be posted to the site is if the band allows fan recordings. Not sure how the whole RIAA, ASCAP, BMI issue is played out there. Still a great site to pull live shows from though. If you are a Grateful Dead fan there are some 2600 live shows available for download there.

Craig

Feb 16th, 2005, 03:16 PM

pacopv

Mar 4th, 2005, 01:44 PM

It's not music, but if you're a .mac subscriber, you've got the freeplay music available to you. It's pretty good for intros and the like. If you're a subscriber, check your iDisk.
Unfortunately, this is no longer part of the .mac subscription. (I think it was removed at the beginning of 2005.)

Craig

Actually, I just contacted them (www.freeplaymusic.com) to inquire about licensing their music specifically for podcasts. It's not expensive. But it isn't free.

Illinoise

Mar 4th, 2005, 03:15 PM

It's not music, either, but The Whip Report makes its funny headlines available for free to all podcasters. Think "The Daily Show" ... 3-5 minutes of headlines refreshed every day. If you're doing a talk/news/sport show, think about adding these to your show ... we do!

To hear The Whip Report, visit:
http://www.TheWhipReport.com

To find out about adding the headlines to your podcast, e-mail TheWhipReport@gmail.com

Craig

Mar 7th, 2005, 02:25 PM

Actually, I just contacted them (www.freeplaymusic.com) to inquire about licensing their music specifically for podcasts. It's not expensive. But it isn't free.
$25 per title per year for non-profit podcasts. "Rachel's Choice," "Behind the Scenes," and the "Announcements" podcasts at godcast.org all use FreePlay music.

Craig

John Norris

Mar 13th, 2005, 08:30 AM

You will really want to check out opsound.org/ (http://opsound.org/). Lots of good music there, and they use Creative Commons licenses (http://www.creativecommons.org).

You'll really want to check out that Creative Commons site. Important info on licensing your podcast as well as content you may use.

I always drop a note off to the band once I've used their music. Most really appreciate it, and I've had some great conversations.

Stay Tuned.

John

camilian

Mar 13th, 2005, 01:21 PM

To find out about adding the headlines to your podcast, e-mail TheWhipReport@gmail.com

While it is not right for my show, the Whip Report is awesome. Great to see this service for podcasters.

One of my listeners sends in DVD reviews every week. THEY ARE VERY HARSH, but if anyone else would like to run "The Bitter EarthPig" dvd reviews I can make them available.

noodlejook

Mar 14th, 2005, 04:29 PM

I found a band on Garageband and I emailed them and they sent me an email saying I could use all their songs for my podcasts. If you find a band you like, just email them. If you do one a day, you could get lots of material in a couple weeks. The band I used was www.acrosstheroom.com. they gave me 6 tracks from one CD and 3 tracks from a new cd that's coming out next month. So, if you find a band, just email them and ask.

ebrage

Mar 31st, 2005, 12:21 AM

I love that Opsound site as well, John. There's some spectacularly strange and interesting stuff to mess about with.

Good advise, too, about getting in touch with the artists.

indiekid

Mar 31st, 2005, 12:39 AM

yeah one other thing is that if you search hard enough on garageband, you can sign up to be a broadcast/podcast affiliate and play ANY song on garageband you want!

ebrage

Mar 31st, 2005, 01:52 AM

If you can dig up that URL at garageband, that would be awesome.

I hunted around for that very page for about 10 minutes yesterday, then gave up in frustration :x

I think a killer app of podcasting, to borrow a (probably) long dead dot-com term from the late 90s, is the ability to promote indie music on a grassroots level.

cid92

Mar 31st, 2005, 08:18 AM

yaz

Mar 31st, 2005, 09:27 AM

we started using garageband, they have some good stuff on there...but we also get bands that send us stuff because they want us to play them, which is pretty cool too...

MrEUser

Mar 31st, 2005, 09:33 AM

As far as I understand the Creative Commons liscence you could use it as a source for royalty free music. Google creative commons. As an example, Beastie Boys has some CC music (you may not like the music but it is a big name group)...

indiekid

Mar 31st, 2005, 11:15 AM

i think that people are taking creative commons a little too liberally...as far as i know it's just a basic form of a copyright for people out there that don't want to work to copyright everything they do and want a catch-all solution. if i'm wrong...i want everyone to call me on it.

garageband is pretty incredible...it's a HUGE resource for finding good music, and you can really pretty much weed out the crap with the way they do charts and everything. i've got about 50 people now who i want to play and i'm just waiting for my approval of the partnership....

ebrage

Mar 31st, 2005, 11:50 AM

Indiekid:

So what's your take on creative commons? What should podcasters do when they want to play songs under that lagreement?

And about garageband: are you pretty much free to play what you want (with attribution or recognition of the artist) once you're approved.

Thanks.

indiekid

Mar 31st, 2005, 11:58 AM

Indiekid:

So what's your take on creative commons? What should podcasters do when they want to play songs under that lagreement?

basically, i think that regardless of the creative commons license...the podcast should have one set up to protect the artists that you play. (that's what all of AMP does). also...you should request from the band if you can play their songs...

And about garageband: are you pretty much free to play what you want (with attribution or recognition of the artist) once you're approved.

Thanks.

and yes...you're free to play whatever you want when you get approved!

ebrage

Mar 31st, 2005, 12:18 PM

I just checked out http://opsound.org, which I really like. They draw a fuzzy line, but it kind of falls in with what your position is:

"The Opsound licence does not restrict commercial use of the sound files. However, you are strongly encouraged to get in contact with the artist if you wish to do this, and to make arrangements to share any financial benefits."

About garageband: how long have you been waiting to get approved?

The Linguist

May 7th, 2005, 06:26 PM

This is a great thread and exactly what I was looking for when I came here. Thanks everyone. Now I have to find the time to start that first podcast...

revupreview

May 15th, 2005, 09:31 AM

i think that people are taking creative commons a little too liberally...as far as i know it's just a basic form of a copyright for people out there that don't want to work to copyright everything they do and want a catch-all solution. if i'm wrong...i want everyone to call me on it.

Interesting thread. I've been looking at the Creative Commons website, and one of the things stressed in the various presentations is that the licenses are flexible enough that you don't need to ask permission -- provided your use of the work is within the terms.

What I'd like to know is this: is use of a piece of music as background ('bed') considered a 'derivative work' under the 'share alike' CC terms?

MyVirtualBand

May 15th, 2005, 12:02 PM

Hey guys! I'm new here but I wanted to let you know about our site:

http://www.myvirtualband.com

where you can find royalty-free music to use in your podcasts! At MyVirtualBand.com songs are created through online collaboration and all of the music is "open source" (it is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License).

You can see how all of the songs are created in our forums, but if you want to get a sample of the songs, check out our Featured Songs page:

http://www.songs.myvirtualband.com

where you can download MP3s of many of our songs and see who contributed to them.

We also have a podcast, called MVB Radio, available at:

http://www.radio.myvirtualband.com

Anyway, feel free to use any of the music in your podcasts! The only requirement is that you give attribution.

RenoTahoeShows

May 15th, 2005, 12:10 PM

This might help:

http://www.garageband.com/htdb/feed/partners.html

I just signed up and now am waiting for approval. Great resource, thanks for the link!

Don 8)

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