Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

 

 

What is Royalty Free and how does 100% Royalty Free differ? 

Royalty Free is a way of selling stock music that covers the necessary rights for synchronisation into a product and limited rights for duplication. Most royalty free music sellers do not cover the performance element of the royalty and leave this to third party collecting societies.

Our license is different in that it covers 100% of the royalties in one payment. Synchronisation, mechanical and performance royalties are licensed in one place making modern media use simpler and safer. You are never required to pay any additional performance royalties to third party collecting societies.

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Are you just a music library?

No, our music library is the core of our business but we also provide custom music , audio editing, sound design , music consultancy , a telephone voice-over and music service and Podcast Production .     

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Why do I need to pay for music and who gets the money?

Our revenue is split 50/50 between the music maker and us. All of our music makers are independent composers, producers and bands that rely on distributors like us for their income. Without earning money from their music, composers are unable to produce high quality professional music. By purchasing music through Media Music Now you are supporting them and us, enabling us to improve our service and continue to provide revenue for our composers, artists, bands and producers.

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Why don't you have mainstream chart music?

Mainstream chart music is too expensive and very complicated for us to license. Collecting royalties for mainstream music is the responsibility of publishers, record labels and royalty collecting agencies. For this reason it is not cost effective for us to sell mainstream music. 

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How does Media Music Now work with composers and artists?

We work directly with the music makers which avoids tricky royalty issues. This enables Media Music Now to sell quality 100% Royalty Free music.

This benefits you as it removes any complications and keeps library music affordable.

Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, it keeps music use 100% legal as everything is contracted through Media Music Now. We also ensure that the music maker has a worthwhile slice of the action.

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How good is the music?

All production music in our library is quality checked by professional producers to ensure that only the best production music and writers are available from Media Music Now. Although based in Manchester, United Kingdom, we have an international team of music makers ranging from industry soundtrack composers to hip hop and rock bands.

The music catalogue is incredibly varied as we have soundtrack professionals alongside talented bands and artists of the future. This keeps the music library sounding up-to-date and modern. We believe in quality over quantity. 

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Do I need to credit the composer?

Crediting the composer is always good practice. We are also grateful to be credited as www.MediaMusicNow.com ; it helps to spread the word, supporting our business and our music makers. Crediting is not compulsary but is appreciated.  

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Where can I hear a higher quality sample of your music?

You can hear our 128kbps mp3 demos above on the right hand side of the page.

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How much will using your music cost me?

Our prices are very affordable and extremely competitive. We are so confident of this we will price match any comparative deal! 

In a nutshell, the cost is calculated on track duration and how many times you wish to use it. Our Standard License is as little as £4.95 – £24.95 GBP (+vat) dependant on length. This includes up to 1000 reproductions of the music in your project. 

If you wish to make more than 1000 copies you can license these by selecting from the drop down list before adding the track to your basket.

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What can your music be used for?

Our music can be used for most things… for full details please click here and select from the right hand side of the page.

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Can I buy in bulk?

We are happy to give you a discount for bulk licensing. For details please contact us directly.  

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What formats can I have the music in?

Music from the site is availiable as a CD quality download – 192kbps MP3. If you require any other format we are happy to provide these by email or by post, just contact us directly for assistance.  

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Do you have any free music?

Occassionally, we give free pieces away, but only to our mailing list members. You can join below for free and unsubscribe at anytime you like.

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For peace of mind, you can unsubscribe at anytime. Your details are kept strictly confidential and will not be passed to any third parties. We operate a privacy policy    

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Who is behind Media Music Now?

This would seem an appropriate time to introduce myself, I am Lee Pritchard, composer, founder and director of Media Music Now.

Having had a lifelong involvement with music production and having worked for over 10 years in the music industry as an entrepreneur and business owner, I have gained a considerable understanding and knowledge of the way the industry works.

Through my personal experience as a composer / producer of original library music, I realised that there are often big areas of confusion when it comes to music royalties. The confusion is compounded by the many options.... royalty free music, buyout music, production music, library music and so on.

Determined to make things easier for all concerned I had the vision of a concept. Inspired by this I honed my entrepreneurial skill set and eventually arrived at Media Music Now.

My Goal 

On a personal level I believe good relationships, trust and integrity are essential for any kind of success.

My business objective is to grow an ethical company that provides affordable web-based products but with a personal touch. Access to commissioning bespoke pieces, audio editing / sound design and educating are also part of the big picture.

Being good for the music maker is a core value and the barometer to every decision I make. If the music maker is looked after there will always be quality music available for you.

Also, by providing a personal touch and having a flexible attitude, Media Music Now will avoid becoming just a faceless website. I hope your visit is an enjoyable one.

Kind Regards

Lee Pritchard, media music now project director

Lee Pritchard
Founder & Project Director
Media Music Now 

 

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P.P.S. I am finding more and more uses for our music all the time. If you think you could use it, somewhere, somehow, not previously mentioned on this site I'd be happy to hear from you. 

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