[Art Munson]

“Spotify and Apple sure do have a lot of “music data” to “share” with AI Learning models. I wonder if they are participants in the party? Their catalogs are substantially larger than Shutterstocks and really, offer more quality.”

And there is this: https://www.billboard.com/pro/universal-music-asks-spotify-apple-stop-ai-access-songs/

[Art Munson]

“And therein is the ultimate question: If its not your passion, if it’s just a means to a financial end, why do it anyway?”

Exactly. Many, many years ago I knew I was in music to stay. We all like a check at the end of the day but in lieu of that I will keep writing. Who knows where it will lead?

[Art Munson]

“PS – the video did not impress or inspire me Art. Call me old skool….”

That’s fine. My take was much different.

[Art Munson]

Watch the video I just added to this topic, you should be inspired. Forget about what the Pond5s of the world are doing.

[Art Munson]

It’s easy to get into the mind set that “the sky is falling” but in reality none of us have a crystal ball. All we are doing is making up stories. Mark Twain famously said “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”.

So, embrace the change and keep an open mind.

[Art Munson]

Bump

[Art Munson]

You might want to read this:

https://musiclibraryreport.com/composer-tips/pseudonym-as-a-music-composer/

[Art Munson]

I would check with Abby (great to work with) at: https://www.northmusicgroup.com/

[Art Munson]

I don’t think it’s much to worry about. Let it ring out naturally as the music editor will make the fade. Most likely the will just chop it. 🙂

[Art Munson]

“Art I use ADREV tell me more about why I should switch.”

They pay a fraction of what Identifyy pays out. That’s been my experience.

[Art Munson]

He did but I don’t remember. I know that one of his clients is a library. Let me modify my original comment: he shoots between 9-10 LUFS

[Art Munson]

I took my tip from a longtime friend composer/mastering engineer, of many decades.

[Art Munson]

I built ours with WordPress and a number of plugins.

This one might be a single solution plugin. https://wordpress.org/themes/edigital/

[Art Munson]

@angopo: It’s a long story but basically I started with them before they implemented that requirement.

[Art Munson]

Ah, ACID. Remember it well, those were the days!

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