When u make a DVD...

my friend asked me a question yesterday..

if we make a dvd and make a deal with HMV and get it in their shops, can we use licensed music??

I said no.. but im not sure..
do any off u who have done this no?

I guess the best people to ask would be SPDST as they got their DVD in HMV... External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of smile2.gif

No, you would need clearance for the music if your gonna be making money from it.

yeah I guessed that..
so where can we get music that we can use (unlicensed music)

Myspace is great for finding unsigned bands, they want exposure, you want music, just search for the unsigned bands that intrest you and send em a pm.

You could also go to bands at local clubs and ask them for usage, make sure you get everything in writing.

ok thanks alot <3

hmmmmm, well I know this guy he is about 24 and he seems pritty kool, he knows all about debloids and stuff. He said to me you should go and make a deal with the local stock exchnage and then he said prehaps even blockbuster might do something with you if you give then a free sampole External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of dirol.gif

ok. thansk.
not trying to put it together right now just wondering

landing decent cheap music for a DVD is a BITCH.

my god this is an old thread.. no need for the bump

Its like 3 days old dude.

wow it elliot...I used to post on pickledeggs...I want a medal

still old...but yeah it is hard to find good cheap/free music..
myspace was no help as it doesnt say licensed or not :S

QUOTE (broken silence @ May 3 2005, 09:59 AM) still old...but yeah it is hard to find good cheap/free music..
myspace was no help as it doesnt say licensed or not :S

Whatever genre you are looking for, find a forum that unsigned artists post at.

Do a post in there asking for samples and tell them that you're making a DVD.

You'll get heaps sent out to you in the mail, it will save you looking around 100 sites listening to 1 song at a time.

Damn, that's a really good suggestion, I'll have to try that !

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and yeah the reason why alot of bands are unsign is because they have crap music but you can find some good ones

u no any forums for
rock/Punk/metal anything close of around that sorta music..

Going for unsigned artists isa good start, but I had so much trouble with them. I said FUCK IT and went for the groups I wanted. My soundtrack for my upcoming dvd has sogns from

Swollen Members (canadian rap group, I actually got to meet them cause of it)
Dead Lazlo's Place (rad LA punk band, you might remember from old school crusty demons movies)

No fun at all

The Bouncing Souls

I have a number of songs from those guy and I didn't have to pay a cent. Unless my DVD sells heaps and then Battle Axe records (swollen) have a set price per 1000 copies..which is unlikely to happen, but if it does it's a few cents per dvd...

Don't aim too low, I had very little trouble with these guys.....I did have trouble with a few record companies but not as much as I did with the small local bands....and when shit got messy I told them to get fucked..simple

think about it anyway

howd u get hold of the big record companies, cos there are songs we wanna use but cos its a real "big" band we cant..

Have you tried asking them? find out their record label, get the licenseing email address. tell them it's your first movie and it's a big learning experience for you ect. Talk shit and they will generally agree.....depends on how big they are..
Most mega huge bands are tied up with companies they cant control..but semi-massive ones are different again...

thanks man ill try it

Were lucky, weve got quite a few decent unsigned bands willing to let us use their music.

Dex u guys live near us.. wht bands do u use?

I got one great unsigned band/signed band (hard to say really) that is letting me use their music....they're local and everything, yet they're not teens in a band, proper musicians...