What Music Licensing Platforms Should Filmmakers Use?

In this video I want to share my thoughts about the main music licensing platforms where I find songs for my videos. These are all great options I use for pretty much every project.

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[georgekamenov_]

UPDATE ON UPBEAT: So apparently UpBeat changed their free model recently to only give you a starting allowance of 3 free downloads and you get 1 extra free one per month. I had no idea that was the case at the time of recording the video, so I thoroughly apologize for including information that isn't correct. Not going to lie, that really sucks considering the 10 free downloads per month were one of their strongest features but I guess they have to push their premium plans somehow... Still a good platform, just kind of disappointed about them changing up the main thing that made them a great choice for people with no budget...

[JoeCastellon]

Thank you for making me aware of Uppbeat! Their pricing fits my super tight budget and I especially love that their most affordable plan will let me use their music on 3 channels. PERFECT!

[jeffbrilhante]

I never comment on videos, but the suggestion for upbeat was a good find. Much appreciated. Ty

[dmitriymedvedev]

thanks for the video, i was looking something like that. Right there is a lot of services but all of them have some issues.

[FaserLem]

Thank you for the suggestion on Upbeat! I had to unfortunately cancel my Artlist subscription, because under their updated T&C's, you cannot use anything other than their enterprise tier if your business/agency has more than 100 employees (same for Motion Array and Audiio). That would cost me between $7000 to $12, 000 p/a, even though I'm a sole editor/user working in our company's in-house studio on a tiny marketing budget. Epidemic Sound and Track Club have similar restrictions. At least Upbeat is a lot more business friendly - irrespective of size, or production budget, as long as it's not for broadcast TV (though you can negotiate with them). Subbing tomorrow! :)

[wearetrackclub]

Thanks for the shoutout, George! Always sharing helpful info 🙌

[ryanmickey]

I typically use Artlist, but I’ll have to check out these other options for sure!

[KinGD-qo]

Good educational video for an aspiring filmmaker.

[Chloethecat-]

Almost 2 years later and I’m here looking for things outside of epidemic sound. I want a diverse list of tracks that aren’t being played by everyone else..

[ZachMayes]

I’m looking to do a “song of the day” for as my outro on my podcast. Which one would you recommend for that?

[Orthodoxtruefaith]

In anycase don;t use soundstripe, not allow you to upload relaxing videos with music!! Do Artlist or Epidemic is eligible for relaxing videos?

[theweddingsparks]

What if I upload a video after taking the subscription and subscription end my video get copyrighted

[tinaw.]

Hey I was trying to use your link for UpBeat but it's saying 3 downloads a month. Is the 10 per month with your link already expired?

[flakesfan]

Hey, George, I got something important to share with you. How can i contact you? Can i shoot you a DM on instagram?