Music Licensing Meet Our New VP

Housekeeping:

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On to the webinar!

Your Panel

Kristin BredimusOurStage's VP of

Community & Artist Relations

Patricia JosephOurStage’s VP of Music

Licensing

Introducing Patricia Joseph

• Senior level music and entertainment professional with over 20 years experience:– Vice President for TVT Records– VP of Music Licensing at RAZOR &

TIE Records

• Placed music for over 70 critically acclaimed:– Major Motion Picture Soundtracks– Television Shows– Broadway Productions

Patricia’s Portfolio

Patricia’s Portfolio + Current Projects

Patricia’s Music Licensing Division

They’re here to:

• Help place your music for specific opportunities.

• Provide you exclusive, on-going tips and knowledge regarding music licensing.

Music Licensing 101

• What is it? • Two types of licenses:

1. Master License

2. Synchronization License

These licenses cover specific MEDIA, TERM, USAGE of song, TERRITORY, and FEE.

Making Your Music “Licensing Friendly” When Uploading To OurStage

Song information can be submitted here while uploading tracks

Song lyrics should be submitted here while uploading tracks

Step #1: The Correct File Formats

When uploading your songs OurStage, be sure to include:1. WAV files of each song

2. WAV files of instrumental versions of each song (if you have it)

3. WAV files of clean edits of any song that has explicit lyrics

4. Lyrics to the tracks 

Step #2: Completing the “Song Registration” Form

Before music can placed, OurStage must know the following:

• Who owns the master track• Names of others who may have paid for the recording• Names of vocalists, musicians or producers who

weren’t paid to create the track• Any current or past involvement with other labels• Inclusion of samples from pre-existing music 

Step #2 Continued:

In order to secure placement and to facilitate royalty payouts, OurStage will need the following information:• Who owns the publishing on each track• If your songs have been previously published• Names of any other songwriters who contributed to

your song• Your Performance Rights Organization (PRO), i.e.

SESAC, ASCAP, BMI

Additional Music Licensing Resources• artists.ourstage.com• Monthly email updates from the Music Licensing

Team• Exclusive webinars

OS Artists: Music Licensing StoriesMy Radio

ZigmatThe Girls

"So Long, So Tired" placed in MTV's SKINS

"Yeah Yeah Yeah" used by Fox Sports

Admiral Twin

"Light of the Moon" placed in McDonalds television

campaign

"The Unlucky Ones" placed in the film Compliance, directed by Craig Zobel

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