Do you know how to get the rights you need when you record or use a cover song in your creative works? Aaron Green from Easy Song Licensing speaks with Steve about respecting copyright by getting the right licenses, music karma, and doing business old school.
Speed sells every single time…when someone calls, you pick up the phone, you answer. When someone emails, you get back with them instantly; you drop what you’re doing ’cause speed will sell every day of the week.
Aaron Green
Aaron Green is Vice President and co-founder of EasySongLicensing.com, a 3rd party music licensing agent specializing in music clearance for any type of permission, for any type of use; kind of like your one-stop music nerd Swiss Army Knife!
Easy Song Licensing’s work involves helping indie artists, record labels, online aggregators (such as CD Baby), filmmakers, studios, video production companies, entertainment lawyers and corporate clients with all their music licensing needs by brokering music clearance deals with music publishers and record labels. These types of permissions include:
- Mechanical song licensing (re-recorded cover versions of copyrighted material for audio-only releases)
- Video synchronization (commercial/advertisements/branding/TV/film/DVD/Video-On-Demand/internet streaming/public display, etc.; any video or visual use of copyrighted material)
- Master rights (use of an original master sound recording)
- Theatrical rights (live stage/musicals/dramas)
- Print licensing (digital and physical print publications, sheet music arrangements)
They are a bootstrapped company who started in 2005 around the dining table in Robbinsdale, MN, and now they have a user base of over 76,000 clients and growing! In 2018, they grossed $2.5M, and are happy to report a 30% increase so far in 2019.