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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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!

[@georgekamenov_]

They're a hidden gem for sure! Found them a while back and it almost felt too good to be true but so far I've used their stuff on so many videos with absolutely no issues. Glad I was able to let you know about them 😁

[@wearetrackclub]

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

[@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! :)

[@KinGD-q3o]

Good educational video for an aspiring filmmaker.

[@ryanmickey]

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

[@georgekamenov_]

Artlist is one of the big names in the game for a reason 😁 But I do think some of the less known ones I mentioned are also pretty cool. I especially think UpBeat is a very underrated one that more people should know about!

[@susexgaming]

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[@georgekamenov_]

Thank you, I appreciate you think that 😁

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[@QuizzTime3]

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

[@georgekamenov_]

I mean, as long as you've subscribed to them I think they should allow it.

[@theweddingsparks4558]

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

[@georgekamenov_]

I'm pretty sure most of these platforms have a rule where if you make a video while the subscription is active, that video is cleared forever

[@theweddingsparks4558]

@@georgekamenov_ thank you buddy this is very helpful 🙌

[@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?

[@georgekamenov_]

Depends on how often you plan to drop episodes. All of them have good quality music but I feel like Track Club have a lot of songs that might fit that use case well. Honestly I don't think you'll go wrong with any of them. Consider which one fits your budget best. Upbeat is cool with the free tracks that refresh each month so it could be a good option if you don't want to spend money right now.

[@tinaw.6178]

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?

[@georgekamenov_]

It wasn't a feature of my link to begin with. It was supposed to be for every free user regardless of the link but it seems they've literally just changed it to 3 free monthly downloads which top up with 1 extra every month. Which I'm not going to lie, sucks a lot and I didn't know about... Will have to pin a comment letting people know. Damn 😐

[@jaiprakcashtamada9653]

uppbeat is very much cool...

[@georgekamenov_]

Agree. They made some changes since I made the video, but I still use their music often.

[@flakesfan]

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

[@georgekamenov_]

Yeah, that's an option