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All this licence-free public domain and Creative Commons music is great but sometimes you want to play something a bit more “commercial”. Fear not, here’s a list of better known bands, artists, tracks and albums which have been published with Creative Commons licences. Again, remember to check the small print! Nine Inch Nails actively encourage…
The Internet Archive has a huge section for community music http://archive.org/details/audio most of which is public domain or share alike by attribution. Check each file for details. They also have http://archive.org/details/netlabels which is a collection designed for streaming on internet radio or editing to make backing tracks. The public domain review has lots of useful information about finding…
There is a very good site called public domain review which explains everything you need to know about finding music which is in the public domain. “Works in the public domain are those whose intellectual property rights have expired, have been forfeited, or are inapplicable. Examples include the works of Shakespeare and Beethoven, The King James Bible, most of the early silent films, the formulae of Newtonian physics,…
Lots of music here which can be used as you like. http://mcs.franknora.com/ is “55 hours of public domain music you can use any way you want, with no strings attached.”
Woody Guthrie dedicated his work to the public domain so you are free to use, re-use, edit and re-purpose his music as you wish. “This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright # 154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin it without our permission, will be mighty good…
How to make your own sound effects http://pinterest.com/sfxninja/i-see-sound-effects/ Royalty free and Creative Commons music http://pinterest.com/angelarees/license-free-creative-commons-music/ Also check out http://www.opsound.org/index.php
The Basics Good writing is good writing. Whether you’re writing for radio, print, TV or the internet, a lot of the same basics apply. Clarity, good organization of your thoughts and themes and a vocabulary that your listeners/readers/viewers will understand are all important. But there are a few things that are specific to the medium…
Doing a show involves research, organization and thought. Besides finding the music you will play, it also means planning what you will say and scripting some of it. If you plan on doing a show for any period of time, you will find yourself tiring of the same old favorites quite rapidly. There’s a lot…
