Thanks for the warning. The video and comments have been super valuable, it sucks becuase their music seems great but... using their music with clients seems way too risky.

thanks bro

I really love your glasses. Where did you get them from? Obviously concerned about picking the right music library, I was just taken with the boldness of your frames.

Unfortunately my country Leabob Beirut is not listed in their payments region....

@Kris Warwick im watching your vido now so i decide which platform i can use, and now my eyes are on Artlist, after i have submitted to MusicBed and i even submitted my own music to them, the answer was , i can't use their license to promote other artist on my youtube channel, 2nd take ages to Email back, 3rd they lock me out with no warning , so that's why we are here watching these contents so we can understand what i should do and legilly, but as it seem the legal complaints on proceeding in working in the music industry is the most complexed issue that i had pass through, even though I am a musician. if artlist will work for my situation and what license that i need as i havenotuced on your video you went full on yourself with MUSIC & sfx LICNESE ! i will try that now but after i will be watching all of your video and when i will do that i come back to your video this video to give my opinion on it hopefully Greetings from Lebanon Beirut but i have one question for you Kris! how do you create license for your clients videos on their own websites or their social medias or simply on their KZbin ! because that it sound so interesting actually to proceed with applying that Business mindset to what we love which is for sure ( MUSIC) thank you for your video

Thank you very helpful!

I just started the free trial for epidemic sound and got a copyright on the first song I used… on a KZbin video this past weekend. Very frustrating… that video has done very well for me and I had to remove the song to get the monetization from it.

Ai generated music will pretty much eliminate the copywrite situation.

Ai can solve much of this. Instead of all this licensing bllsht, integrate payment directly to the artists per eyeball watching . In real time.

Bro if i make client video and use artlist music and the video witll be promotion on Facebook and instagram of the client it will be problem with the copyright or what or do i have to give them the pdf license?

I was about to sign up for Epidemic Sounds, but your video made me think twice. I sat down and I thoroughly read their terms and agreements. I found it didn't fit what I wanted to do.

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. What are the famous artists or songs on Epidemic Sound?

I dont understand. The epidemic package is only for your channel, how do you assume to sell it of to customers of yours?!

That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. I’ve been a huge fan of artlist for years now

But he told you no and what you had to do

6:30 That sucks! Pretty stingy and greedy of them.

I totally understand your frustration from a film maker's perspective. And while I could certainly write a novel on the topic of music licensing & micro-licensing, I'll say that overall it's probably a good thing that a site like epidemic or music bed wouldn't let you use music for anything outside of personal use (Vlogs, personal videos, etc...). I get the frustration on the spec ad side of things, but I think they do it to protect their artists and composers too. Music is so widely undervalued these days, and it often times feels like a crawl to the bottom. I'm trying not to be biased about this at all (For full transparency I am a composer who makes my living from licensing music). I don't write music for Epidemic, Artlist, or music bed, but hearing that art list's pro plan covers commercial use for a roughly $20 subscription plan is definitely not sustainable. I think it should be a case by case basis depending on the client. This is where things can get grey offering micro licenses, because so many youtubers/filmmakers will dabble with commercial gigs too. It's really important to know what type of licenses you're agreeing to. Like I mentioned, I definitely understand your frustration with these companies, but knowing that companies like music bed cracks down on the commercial licenses is a green flag in my book overall. I'd rather put my high quality music in the hands of a company that would protect their artist's rights . The second you get any brand involved (Spec ad or not), the license should move to a business license as opposed to the personal license you signed up for. Personal use should stay personal use, and business should apply to more commercial work. Regardless, this was a great video and I loved hearing your perspective on this!

Thank you for your honest video. You will get more views and subs one day, as this is a direct and honest video reviewing the music platforms available today(2024). I considered Epidemic as it felt like a great choice. Got a paid sub, liked a few songs, downloaded one. I got my entire project ready. Before posting the song, I'm thinking, should I attribute the song? What does the license say? And then I find out, you cannot use the song as just a standalone song, you cannot use the song as just a music listening experience song. So if you are doing something like cinematic music videos or motion graphics music visualizer music videos, save yourself the time and the money. EPIDEMIC SOUNDS WILL NOT ALLOW IT, EVEN IF YOU'RE SUBSCRIBED. That's how it is. Schade. Danke!

All these sites have issues even artlist. They all have fine prints and limitations. You can’t use it for long form films really without clearing

Thank you have a great day

I greatly appreciate the non-sponsored opinions. Your reviews in this video felt way more genuine & honest than others I've watched 👍

F Musicbed gang assemble

Wtf these musicbed people are crazy ,🫣

Great Video!

I've had very good luck with Artlist. I lucked out and got a year's membership in 2021 and back then the agreement was that you could download 40 tracks per day but everything that you downloaded during that one year you had full license to use FOREVER. I wasn't able to do it every day, but I was able to get over 10,000 tracks in my library during that year. Recently, I got a flag on one of my videos using an Artlist track and went to the site to get the license to contest it, and I was met with a notice that said, "Please reactivate your account to access licenses." I read the T&C and it now says that only tracks published in content during your membership were cleared forever. You can't just have them in reserve. This was why I avoided Epidemec sound as I didn't want to pay for my show's theme song in perpetuity. Needless to say I was very disappointed, but I submitted my license number to KZbin anyway. A few hours later I got a very nice email from Artlist saying they saw the flag and that while they had changed their contract since I was last a member, I was still allowed to use all the tracks I'd downloaded and they would uphold the contract as it was in 2021. They then gave me a link to their "clear" page where I can, in perpetuity, submit any links that get flagged and since doing that, any copyright claims on KZbin have been almost immediately resolved. It's a bummer the agreement has changed, but I still recommend them as they seem like they are at least trying to be a business that keeps their word and doesn't scam creators. (You are right though, the search function on just about all of these providers is garbage.) Also, I have a lifetime subscription to Audiio for their music and sound effects and while their search is HORRIBLE for music and their selection is smaller, they still have a lot of great tracks and SFX and so far I've been pleased working with them. They're worth checking out as well. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'll be completely avoiding Musicbed.

Wow the quality of your video 😱

subscribed!

Great review Kris. I have been using Epidemic Sound and Storyblocks so fare and am curious about Artlist, especially for client work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from LA.

What does "1 channel per platform " mean? Sorry im very new to this😢. Thx

Really appreciate this video. Thank you! Swtiching from Soundstripe (which I have loved) but just need something new...

I agree, it's hard to find the right sound track that you are looking for. I am looking for the right music platform to use between Epidemic sounds and Artlist to use for my Timelapse art videos.

Wow sorry to hear about your experience with musicbed. Thanks for sharing I’ll be skipping musicbed for sure.

Click bait

U R shooting from the hip ! i love it - agreed AL seems the best option for me as well ATM , excellent video Kris , good to put this out there nice and clear and clean !

Good info, thank you. Very strange terms from Musicbed. Will be avoiding them!

Epidemic Sound has been Copyright Claiming small V-Tubers recently.

Used your link to get Artlist thank you for the video review!

Filmmakers should stop using all three of these amateurish, scamming companies and source music from reputable PRO publishers or directly from composers. The deals these companies make with their own composers is shockingly awful and devalues the whole intricate art of film music.

Greetings from Sydney, Kris. My G.P. encouraged me to post videos to my several KZbin channels strictly on the condition that I turned comments off. So I have never received a comment on what I share. Sure, it probably messes with the algorithm if you want to let the algorithm dictate to you. In fact in writing this and bingeing your content, I am procrastinating on editing an overdue video on my @canoedownunder channel where I talk specifically about why my comments are turned off! Comments (like this) are for the commenters benefit… not for the creator like you. Ignore KZbin comments… just create and socialise the best work you are capable of on any given day/week. Love your work and appreciate your honesty in sharing your self-critique. Looking forward to seeing how you evolve. Liked and subscribed. 👍

TOOK ME 5 MINUTES TO REALIZE THIS IS FOR AN AFFILIATE LINK... DO BETTER MAN.

I agree it's a scam. after couple of months they started to demonetized one of my friends yt channel. Saying that my friend break their rules. But in my friend's sHock, #EpidemicSound only copyrighted all the contents that reach 1k views and more. If iin the first place my friend break their rules, they will copyright claimed him right after he upload videos not after 3mos and not after my friend unsubscribed to them. @EPIDEMIC SOUND = SCAMMERS!

Wow. They are shooting themselves in the foot.

Very good video. Thank you so much. What does the client have to do if I use Arlist music in their video?

Som fotograf skal jeg si meg litt enig og litt uenig i det med de 2 siste. Det er ca null forskjell på de. Men er det like store? Det spiller jo også en vesentlig rolle på spill og spread :)

Ha for de som har råd til ha FX3 som Bcam.. Skjønner jeg må komme meg i gang med video :)

Kult å se små norske kanaler :) Keep up the good work :)

Very very new to this but for example I wanna use the song park inn by Dylan sitts on a video I'm making....how can I use that without getting in trouble? Please and thank you

Artist is not fun to wrk with as a full time creator

Just to be aware..Musicbed recently raised the price from $24.99 to $29.99, canceled my subscription.

Bro, my advice is to work on your thumbnail.. Merry Christmas 🎄