The Realities and Opportunities of Licensing Music for Games
The music and video game industries are teaming up for sync licensing opportunities, but many rights-holders are losing out due to pre-cleared music libraries and compulsory licensing. Learn how game placements can revive entire catalogs, offering a lucrative and overlooked revenue stream for artists and their estates.
How to start making music for video games
Learning how to make music for video games that complements the game’s atmosphere and experience can be challenging. But with the right approach, you can learn to craft soundtracks that. Continue reading
How Emma McGann took music promotion to the next level with Discord
Emma McGann discusses how she built a virtual world around her music called “The Monsterverse” and how gamifying her music promotion on Dischord has helped drive her success. by CHRIS. Continue reading
Why you should (also)market music to older demographics
At every level of the industry, musicians are leaving millions on the table because they won’t market to older listeners. Whether you’re scared or unsure where to start, we can. Continue reading
Epic Games ventures beyond gaming to acquire Bandcamp and ‘build out a creator marketplace’
Epic Games, a video game software developer, recently made the move to stick their foot in the music industry by acquiring the notorious Bandcamp. by Timothy Geigner of Tech Dirt.. Continue reading
How to get music into video games: Tips from Atlantic Records
From the benefits of playing online with fans to the crossover opportunities of music and gaming, William Breslau explains how artists have leveraged their love of video games to reach. Continue reading
Music 2000: Discovering music through games
Here, we explore how a late 90s Playstation game suddenly democratized the creation of electronic music and provided a creative gateway for countless future music producers. Guest post by Pete. Continue reading
Though still under the radar, gaming is now huge for music discovery
While radio once reigned supreme for music discovery, the digital age has caused these discovery points to change and evolve several times. Most recently, gaming has begun to draw the. Continue reading
Where music, gaming become one
As the video game industry continues to grow and develop at a rapid fire rate, it’s important to evaluate where the music business fits into all this, typically through sync. Continue reading
Gaming Growth Is Good For Music Too
It may not come as a surprise that gaming has seen an impressive level of growth during the pandemic, expanding by virtually every metric. Given the close relationship between gaming. Continue reading
