Recently we added a new feature which lets publishers replace their audio recording (MP3, AIF or WAV) files which have identical names. In your LicenseQuote publisher account, you will find this option in the Catalog section on the Upload/Files admin page. When you click the Upload Files button, the File Upload dialog will appear.  Towards […]

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We normally get some questions from newer publishers during their FREE trial period about the use of their account, setup and LicenseQuote powered store. Below is a question about applying a promotion code for licensing buyers to get discounts in your store, in case you wish to offer such option. Our answer provides a brief […]

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This article covers the basic information and steps to customizing the standard (default) licensing contract that comes with each LicenseQuote publisher subscription account. How the license contract is set up Your LicenseQuote publisher account starts with one standard license contract (online template) which is auto-populated at time of sale with the specifics of the licensed […]

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This article was contributed by Steven Cravis, a long time LicenseQuote publishing client who has learned from first-hand experience how to promote both his retail and commercial music licensing sales. CD Baby offers SoundCloud partnership feature Recently CDbaby announced it’s partnership and automatic send of CDbaby music to Soundcloud. All it takes is for each […]

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This article explores some of the approaches music publishers and library owners can use to offer subscription “blanket” music licensing terms for the commercial use of their music catalogs. Since this discussion involves the nature of Royalty Free music licensing practice, lets start with a summary of the main principals behind royalty free music. For […]

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Recently one of our Music Publishing And Licensing group members, Ron Mendelsohn, CEO at Megatrax Production Music, posted an interesting discussion about Ephermeral Music Use. His leading question in the discussion title was: “Can shows like ‘Good Morning America’, ‘Today’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ really use your music for free? Ron asked our members to […]

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This music industry business report, from a recent Music Publishing And Licensing group discussion, provides helpful tips and advice from a variety of  experienced music publishers and library owners. We’ll highlight some important keys to success for any kind of music publisher or library, regardless of the physical size of their catalog, mix of tracks […]

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Though all your files are safe in your LicenseQuote publisher account and backed up automatically on our dedicated server, it’s best for each publisher to occasionally backup their catalog (and related data) to quickly recover from any unexpected disaster which may occur, the most common being human error or expired accounts which may eventually (after […]

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If you plan to use anyone’s music compositions or recordings, other than your own music or songs which are now in public domain, you’ll need to clear music the right way before using them in any of your projects. This article describes how to get proper music clearance and licensing for the songs and tracks […]

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After doing some research, asking publishers and checking some stats, I was able to compile a list of the most common kinds of music licensing buyers. Many are actual (specific) titles, while the rest are more general descriptions representing broader categories. Identifying the most commons kinds of music licensing buyers In answering the question: “Who […]

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