I graduated from music college in the UK about 10 years ago, and recently decided that while this time has been spent developing skills to augment my income as a freelance performer, I'd now like to consolidate those skills into a related career which would leave me more financially stable. For a long time now, I have been interested in becoming a music supervisor in the film/television industry, music researcher or working in a production music library. Whenever I have had any involvement with music rights or negotiating clearances, I've been fascinated by it but have never had the opportunity to have this as my main focus. How do I do this as someone who is not able to do long-term unpaid work experience/internships? [more inside]
posted by joboe on Jan 17, 2013 - 2 answers

I pay the band to play, I shoot the video and photos and record the audio. But who actually owns the media? [more inside]
posted by thrasher on Feb 7, 2012 - 7 answers

Songs about fighting the law, and winning. [more inside]
posted by norm on Nov 18, 2010 - 31 answers

Would it be a good idea to write to a band via myspace to ask for permission to use their music in my student audio project? The project (if it's good) could end up on the school's audio website. If it's really good (and I can't say yet that it will be), it's possible I'd want to pitch it to radio programs. [more inside]
posted by brynnwood on Aug 1, 2010 - 7 answers

So, the record store I work for wants to do some reissues/boxes/become a label... Obviously, [more inside]
posted by klangklangston on Aug 2, 2006 - 8 answers

Who owns my mp3s when I die?
posted by Neale on Dec 9, 2005 - 26 answers

I need information about buying rights to music outright. [more inside]
posted by null terminated on Jul 23, 2005 - 4 answers