3.6 - Production Music

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Last updated: Jul 01, 2019 by Paul Indaimo
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Production Music is the most common commercial source for music.  There are many record labels that produce music specifically for radio, audiovisual presentations for film, software, games and multimedia presentations.

The label that is use frequently by Screen Arts students is Beatbox Music. The royalties for this library is collected and controlled by Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society; in short APRA AMCOS


APRA AMCOS License

To use the BeatBox Music Library, a license for a specific use is applied and paid for through APRA AMCOS. The School of MCASI has a blank agreement with APRA AMCOS for students doing specific Screen Arts units.

Click here to see what units have the APRA AMCOS incidental fee and therefore can access the BeatBox Library; click here to see the usage conditions associated with using the BeatBox Library.

Besides the BeatBox Music library, APRA AMCOS have other Production Music suppliers; click here to find out more.

APRA AMCOS Production Music Suppliers

Creative Commons Music

If you are taking a unit that does NOT include the APRA AMCOS incidental fee, there are alternative music library sites, such as Creative Commons Music, which you can use. As always, when using creative common source material, you MUST ensure you correctly attribute the material used; click here to find out about their licenses.

Below is a list of libraries that are represented by Creative Commons:

ccMixter

Free Music Archive

Jamendo

Magnatune

Fugue Music

BeatPick

CASH Music

SectionZ

Opsound

Podsafe Audio

AudioFarm

Internet Archive’s Netlabels Collection

Audio Library — Music for content creators

YouTube also offers both a Music and Sound Effects Library for Content Creators; as usual though, when using third-party source material, you MUST ensure you correctly attribute the material by adhering to the terms and conditions of usage. Click here to find out more.

ZapSplat

ZapSplat is a site offering free sound effects and royalty free music; once again, when using third-party source material, you MUST ensure you correctly attribute the material by adhering to the terms and conditions of usage. Click here to find out more.