Music Licensing Explained (Beginners Guide)

The traditional music licensing process can be a confusing one, what licenses do you have to obtain? who do you get in contact with? In this video, I break down what licenses you need to obtain and how to find who you need to contact. Read the blog post - https://www.yourlocalmusician.com/how-to-sample-a-song-legally/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:26 What licenses do you need to sample music? 00:34 Master Recording License 00:52 Underlying Composition License 01:08 Mechanical License 01:36 Record Labels do not need to grant you permission 01:52 How to obtain both licenses 02:33 How to find the publisher 03:15 How to find the record label 03:43 What happens with royalty splits? 04:15 Paying an advance 04:38 What if you can't get in touch? 04:49 Dymistifing comming sampling myths 05:01 Sampling music under 6 seconds 05:40 I changed it 06:00 I'm not making any money off of it 06:17 It's fair use 06:36 It's an obscure song 07:00 Additional options 07:06 Use a library of pre-cleared samples 07:23 What is pre-cleared music? 07:42 Other alternatives 08:13 Outro PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL MUSICIAN ►► Sample Packs → https://www.yourlocalmusician.com/