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Tag: Performing Rights Organizations

Three brand new, royalty-free Jazz music albums

September 14, 2016January 3, 2022 Bjorn Lynne

Hi all, we are very happy to announce the release of three new Jazz albums today: Fresh Jazz, Vol. 5: 12 tracks of upbeat, feelgood jazz. Easy Jazz, Vol. 1: 11 tracks of laid back, breezy, pleasant jazz. Latin Jazz Vol. 1: 11 jazz tracks with a Miami / Cuban / Latin influence. It’s worth […]

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Mechanical Rights administration and stock music / production music

November 26, 2015March 9, 2018 Bjorn Lynne

As I’m writing this article, my target audience is composers / musicians who would like to get into the business of writing music for stock music / production music, and who does not yet fully understand the way in which the administration of your Mechanical Rights through an organization such as GEMA, MCPS, STEMRA etc. […]

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Music License confusion – Non-PRO vs PRO tracks

June 8, 2012October 6, 2018 Bjorn Lynne

We recently got this question from a confused customer who didn’t quite understand the role of performing rights organizations / royalty collection societies, and how it applies to stock music / royalty-free music. I ended up writing a lengthy answer to her, which I felt could be of use or interest to other customers too, […]

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Royalties and performance rights – a “must read” if you use music on hold

March 14, 2009August 9, 2017 Bjorn Lynne Leave a comment

Before you use music in public, there are some things about music copyright and performance rights that you need to understand. This article is meant to give a simple, clear overview of the issues involved in this process.   Royalty free music for telephone on-hold… What you need to know. Performance rights: When music is […]

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Cue-Sheets, TV broadcast and public performance

September 8, 2008June 8, 2018 Bjorn Lynne

If you are not already familiar with cue-sheets and public performance rules, we recommend you take few minutes to read this page, because it’s an issue that’s worth understanding for anybody involved in media production.   What is a cue-sheet? A cue-sheet is basically a single-page document with information about music tracks used in a […]

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