Are more established producers migrating to Royalty Free Music as a more instantaneous source of income?
“I see some ‘established producers’, coming to us and wanting to sell some parts of their catalogue as stock music, as a means to add another additional source of revenue for their music. Which is fine. Some are accepted, but the vast majority is rejected. We are simply overwhelmed by too many music submissions, and we couldn’t possibly take onboard everything.” What will happen in the future and what is the next step for Royalty Free Music? “I think the market will just grow. There are more and more ‘small-fry’ video producers, slideshow producers, website designers, people who make videos purely for YouTube, and so on. I’ve seen some worrying signs lately that prices are being pressed down, which is unfortunate for the whole market. The market has existed for many years with prices generally around US$ 30 per track for a ‘small license’ and US$ 75 per track for a ‘bigger license’. But some new sites have come up lately, selling royalty-free music for a pittance frankly, from $3 to
