I recently used Jam Studio to create the music for several songs that I had laying around. Since then I received inquiries for istrumental versions and I have been getting emails from people around the world who are using the tracks in everything from corporate multimedia presentations to non-profit videos for charity. You can get them all on my home page here.

If you need to edit these tracks thats fine, you can use them in any way you want.  I suggest the free software called Audacity since it does basically all the things that any professional sound editor like SoundForge does.  The only difference to me is that the interface is not a slick, but its free.  You can cut up the tracks and add in and out fades to fit the length you need for your project.

Of course you can also download the MP3 tracks just to listen to since they are really complete songs without vocals.  If you have any questions about sound editing or a suggestions for an article feel free to contact me.

Peace,

Dan-O

A company that owns the masters to music used in tv, movies, radio and other entertainment media is called a “music library”. A music library is a little different than a publisher in that the business owns all the rights to the music and does not share copyrights with a songwriter or composer.

As you can imagine working with a music library is much easier for a media producer because there are far less licensing issues to deal with. It sounds complicated, but in reality anybody with a few hundred professionally made tracks could start a music lbrary and provide production music.

In fact, you could call my site a music library because I make my music catalog available here for easy use by anyone under the creative commons attribution license. I may not have as many tracks as other businesses, but that doesn’t stop people from using the songs in YouTube videos, PowerPoint presentations and many other uses that continue to surprise me!

The Internet continues to level the playing field not only for record companies, but for providers of instrumental and background music for television, films and new media like flash games and videos. The Internet has also opened up a whole new market of buyers of ryalty free music as Internet Marketers, Webmasters and Podcasters have a huge need for it too!

So that’s my little informative piece on production music. All the best with your project and let me know what your up to!

Dan-O

If your asking “where can I find instrumental music” then I’ve outlined 4 places to find tracks on the Web.

• Here at DanoSongs.com you can go to my instrumentals section and check out my own rock, techno and pop tracks. If you sign up for getting weekly free Mp3 files through email sometimes I send out instrumentals too.
• Origenmusic.com has free background music and code that lets you add it to your blog or Website.
• FreePlayMusic.com is what is called a music library which means you can use it in music projects like YouTube videos.
• LovetoKnow.com specialized in vocal free music for people who appreciate the sound of instruments.
• Incompetech.com has music in the creative commons that is royalty-free. That means not only can you download it but you can copy it for your friends and use it in podcasts or on myspace.

There lots of places you can get instrumental music to use royalty-free.  Most Websites ask you to provide a link back as credit.  When you do that it’s perfectly legal and safe.

Peace and enjoy the music!

Dan-O

You can start here with this list of places where you can download free mp3 songs for your iPod, Zune or other MP3 players.

• Right here at DanoSongs.com you can download my personal MP3s from my home page and sign up to get new free music delivered right to your email every week.
• AirMp3 has a huge variety of MP3 downloads you can select from including the most popular hit songs. music charts, and the most popular songs.
• MP3 Arena has MP3s and lyrics too. You can find complete albums really fast at the site.
• YourMP3.Net is a major archive of over 150,000 songs from top charts like MTV. They also have song lyrics and the music is updated daily.
• Download.com has an MP3 section with legal downloads and really nice artist pages.  This is one of the largest oldest music sites online.
• Mp3Raid.com lets you check out a songs first before you download it, you can also put up mp3s on your own page.

I hope that helps your find some free music online.

Peace and thanks for reading!

Dan-O

If you want to create a video for a wedding, retirement or other personal event you may be wondering if using copyrighted music for personal videos is this wrong. The answer is no, but only if the artist or record label gives you permission. However, if you put a YouTube video online that uses copyrighted music it will most likely get removed.

Using Creative Commons Music for Personal Videos

That why I put all my music under the creative commons license, which means anyone can use it as free music for videos on YouTube or for personal montages. I just ask that you credit my Website DanoSongs.com. You can download all of my music as MP3 files from my homepage or instrumentals blog post section.

Sky Scott Wedding Video Example

A great example is Sky Scott who is a professional wedding and fashion videographer. She found my site and picked one of my songs to fit with her “Trash the Dress” artsy Hollywood style wedding video demo. The idea is that the couple gets dressed up and acts like movies stars for the day. It’s really cool because the song feels like a sound track when watching this video.  The imagery is beautiful and it’s a such a unique approach to a traditional event.

You can get in touch with Sky through her Website at http://www.skyscottvideography.com.au