Thursday, 9 September 2010

Where to find music

1) Myspace - look for local, unsigned bands - those that check their profile often. Permission can be obtained directly from the band here. Also solves problems in terms of casting.

2) http://freeplaymusic.com/ - if you search on the 'feel' tab under ''vocals' you can find some non-instrumental stuff. Can't download at school though so try it at home. There are a number of different licenses available; pick the one that allows you to use the track for free following uploading to Youtube. We have a channel, so where it asks for the specific URL, type in www.youtube.com/themangomedia. There are a few of these kind of sites. If you find a good one, please comment on this post and let people know.

3) creative commons - any music with an appropriate CC license allows anyone to reuse, remix or add to it entirely without legal risks. Check creativecommons.org for info. Their search engine only works with Mozilla's Firefox browser, so you'll have to download that first if you havn't already got it. This guy has some tracks with no vocalls (add your own!) reeased under creative commons http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/music.php

4) I have some CDs of local bands (one is my Brother's band, the other my Brother in law's) which you could use. Exhaust all other possibilities first as 14 videos of the same three tracks might get a bit tedious! Also, as both bands are from miles away, you'll have to cast them yourselves.

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