MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- For musicians who want to legally distribute their recordings of songs written by someone else, the complicated process of getting licenses to do so will soon get easier. That's because Legacy Productions has launched easySongLicensing.com, a full-service business that helps recording artists get mechanical music licenses. Mechanical licenses pay royalties to composers for the right to make audio recordings of their songs for distribution.
"We saw a need to help musicians with the licensing process. Some musicians get overwhelmed with the idea of negotiating with publishers. Others do not know where to start. We handle everything for our customers from start to finish and they can speak with a person over the phone," said Mark Meikle, President of Legacy Productions.
EasySongLicensing.com will compete with The Harry Fox Agency's online licensing service, Songfile.com. Both services charge a flat fee per song that includes the royalties that go to the copyright holders. The price per song varies with the number of units that will be distributed and can range from $29.95 for a fifty-unit license to $69.95 for a 500-unit license. Small-quantity licenses acquired through easySongLicensing.com cost less than Songfile.com licenses because The Harry Fox Agency charges for a minimum of 250 units and easySongLicensing.com issues licenses for as few as 50 units. In higher quantities Songfile.com licenses are cheaper.
Songfile.com offers an online search and same-day mechanical licenses delivered electronically. EasySongLicensing.com licenses are processed by hand and can take up to seven business days to be delivered. The advantage of easySongLicensing.com's full-service licensing is that customers speak with a person and any song can be licensed, whereas Songfile.com's database is limited.
Legacy Productions gained music licensing expertise while producing CDs for churches, schools, and independent artists that distribute only 50-500 CDs with each release. Meikle believes it is important for even small artists to distribute legally.
"Right now the industry is on edge," said Meikle. "The big record labels and publishers are cracking down on people who distribute music illegally. We built easySongLicensing.com to help musicians understand music licensing and distribute their recordings legally," Meikle said.
Musicians can request a free song search, learn more about the copyright law, and buy licenses online at http://easysonglicensing.com/
Source: Legacy Productions Inc.
CONTACT: Mark Meikle, President of Legacy Productions Inc.,
+1-612-522-0751, mobile, +1-612-384-0843, markmeikle@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.legacyfundraiser.com/
http://www.easysonglicensing.com/
