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I found this guy on youtube, his music is outstanding and is royalty free :).

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ - RFGB
I love his Jesus banner :roflmao2:
...I'm Catholic by the way....:unsure2:[DOUBLEPOST=1398273592,1398272161][/DOUBLEPOST]Oi! Found more Royalty Free Music Makers!

/user/floidbeats FloidBeats
/channel/UC_aEa8K-EOJ3D6gOs7HcyNg NoCopyrightSounds
soundcloud(dot)com/tetrixbassofficial TetrixBassOfficial
/user/AudioPad AudioPad (The music isn't their's actually. Other music makers ask to get their music heard to the masses c/o them in exchange that the music be freely used by anyone. Same somewhat for NoCopyrightSounds)

These guys make mostly Dubstep/Electro/Progressive House music and almost ALL are Royalty Free! Just be SURE that the title or anything on the track SAYS [Royalty Free] or [FREE DOWNLOAD!].
 
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Thanks for a great list. Some of these make you jump through a few hoops so it makes it a bit time consuming. I like Teknoaxe as he makes it easy. Half the battle is finding the right track though.
 
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Does anyone know what music PVP uses?
 
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Question: What if I want to use a particular song in my channel intro for example
Song in question: Dango Daikazoku from Clannad (Anime/Game)[DOUBLEPOST=1406611550,1406608602][/DOUBLEPOST]ProfKranc,

First, THANK YOU for this list. You have literally saved my life and I will treasure this list in my bookmarks forever.

Secondly, how can I go about getting license to use music from animes and kdramas/kpop that I like?? There are several problems; first, it is not always readily apparent who holds the license to certain songs (especially from animes), and second, even if I could somehow find that info, finding their contact information IN ENGLISH and then expecting them to actually 1) care to mail me back and 2) know how to speak English well enough that they know what I'm asking for.

You seem decidedly the expert on the subject of music for youtube videos, so I pose this question to you. To me it seems impossible, what are your thoughts?
 
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Question: What if I want to use a particular song in my channel intro for example
Song in question: Dango Daikazoku from Clannad (Anime/Game)[DOUBLEPOST=1406611550,1406608602][/DOUBLEPOST]ProfKranc,

First, THANK YOU for this list. You have literally saved my life and I will treasure this list in my bookmarks forever.

Secondly, how can I go about getting license to use music from animes and kdramas/kpop that I like?? There are several problems; first, it is not always readily apparent who holds the license to certain songs (especially from animes), and second, even if I could somehow find that info, finding their contact information IN ENGLISH and then expecting them to actually 1) care to mail me back and 2) know how to speak English well enough that they know what I'm asking for.

You seem decidedly the expert on the subject of music for youtube videos, so I pose this question to you. To me it seems impossible, what are your thoughts?
In regards to licensing music from artists in any country, the first person you have to get in contact with is the artist as they will most likely have the licence for the song. If they don't, it will probably be the label they worked under at the time. For any anime, film, video game etc. the song is licensed to the artist, but the production has been given permission to do so, usually by a contract with royalties.


LONG a** ANSWER

Putting them into monetised youtube videos or corporate productions is the same thing.
Honestly..... It is very very very difficult. Usually if you ever see a big youtuber used a very popular song in their videos (for example: Wrecking Ball Omegle), they don't have the video monetised. And even if it isn't, Youtube have to have a reason not to take it down. In this case, it brought millions of views to the website. Either that, or they have very cheekily monetised the content.

If the music is being used as part of a review or educational purposes, you can rule this usage under the Fair Use Act. This act allows the usuage of certain properties/ productions without gaining the permission from the copyright holder for things such as: commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving, sholarship, etc.
This is why you will see popular anime reviewers like GRArkada use anime music in his videos and not get a copyright strike.
However, even with this, its still a risky zone as people still take these videos down and the youtube copyright bot sometimes takes them down mistakenly (which can be repealed). That's why when you review things, its good to have some sort of partnership or permission from people within the industry of the product you are reviewing.

However, despite it being very very unlikely that you would ever be able to get this permission to use in your monetised videos excluding the usuages listed above, I will take you through a simplified process of getting a song licence.

1: Find the song that you like. Then find out who is the copyright holders. If it is a song from most western civilisation (UK/USA) then try and get in touch with the MPA (music publishers association) and they will be able to send you in the right direction.

2: Send a mail asking for a usuage liscence. Make sure to describe EXACTLY what you are going to use it for and any future potential uses. Also advise of any profit you will make on the production and where it will go.

3: If they believe this is worth their time, they will send back a counter offer with any sort of royalties and payment they would expect in return. You would then go back and forth until you have sorted out an offer that is satisfactory for both parties. This will then be written out in contract form by lawyers representing both parties and then all will sign.

4: Done, you will have your song and everyone will be happy.

In regards to Japaneese songs, I have no idea. If you are going to use a song from an anime, it MUST be a fan or non-profit production. Because unless you get the license, if the video gets popular enough and the copyright holders don't like it or the way their song is being used, then they will take it down and you will get a copyright strike.

SHORT a** ANSWER
Don't use copyrighted music unless its for review or educational purposes. If you want to take a risk, only for absolutely non-profit. Make it simple and use stuff you can easily get the licence for (everything listed in the main post).

EXAMPLE OF THE DANGERS OF NON-LICENSE USE

Look at the 2014 case of Michelle Phan. She was a youtuber who did make up tutorials and had popular music in the background of her videos. She didn't get the rights and years later after she became really popular, ULTRA Records (includes contracts with DeadMouse, Calvin Harris, etc.) sued her for up to $150,000 for each copyrighted song found in her videos. So far they have found 15. Which means she may be paying up to $22.5 million.

Hope this helps :)
 

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I bookmarked this thread, cuz you just made my life so much easier. I spend SO much time looking for background music etc. Thank you for this.
 
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I bookmarked this thread, cuz you just made my life so much easier. I spend SO much time looking for background music etc. Thank you for this.
You are very welcome :) Make sure to share this with anyone who may need it! The more who see this to shorten their searches the better :)