That’s simply because you get the best audio quality, tracked out files of the beat and good user-rights.Īrtists who believe these rights still aren’t sufficient for their song, usually go for the highest tier. In my case, the second-highest tier, the Premium license, is the most popular. These more expensive licenses also come with better quality audio files. Obviously, the more expensive the license, the more user-rights you’re getting. These user-rights are often displayed in licensing tables, similar to mine below. In my case, I offer an MP3, WAV, Premium, and Unlimited License.Įvery option comes with its own unique user-rights. Most producers offer different non-exclusive licensing options. The different types of Non-Exclusive Licenses A beginner artist would be best off with a non-exclusive license, while a signed artist or an artist that is on the verge of blowing up might be better off with an exclusive license. Whether this is a problem depends entirely on what stage the artist is.
This means that several artists could be using the same beat for a different song under similar license terms. Since these licenses are non-exclusive, a single beat can be licensed to an unlimited number of different artists. Even if that’s before the contract’s expiration date (!) The license will also need to be renewed as soon as the buyer reached the maximum amount of streams and/or plays. After the contract period is due, the buyer has to renew the license. This could be anywhere between 1-10 years. Meaning that it’s only going to be valid for a set period of time.
For example, the license might only allow a maximum number of 50,000 streams on Spotify and/or 100,000 views on YouTube.Ī non-exclusive license also has an expiration date. Most non-exclusive licenses have a limitation on sales, plays, streams or views. The limitations of Non-Exclusive Licenses
The producer will still retain copyright ownership (more about this later) and the artist has to adhere to the rights granted in the agreement. With a non-exclusive license, the producer grants the artist permission to use the beat to create a song of their own and distribute it online. In most cases, a license agreement is auto-generated, including the buyer’s name, address, a timestamp (Effective Date), the user-rights and the information of the producer. In other words, you don’t have to inquire for them and you can instantly buy a license from the online store. These are also the types of licenses that are directly available from the producer’s beat store. For anywhere between $20-300, you can buy a non-exclusive license agreement and release a song on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, create a music video for YouTube, and make money from it! ? Non-exclusive licensing, also known as ‘leasing’, is the most common form of beat licensing. This license agreement is legal proof that the producer has given them permission to use the beat. A document that grants the artist certain user-rights to create and distribute a song. In exchange for their purchase, the producer will provide the artist with a license agreement. Any artist can buy these beats directly from the store and use it for their own songs. A producer makes a beat and uploads it to their beat store. The concept of beat licensing is not hard to understand. How do we split the publishing and songwriters share?