Rumblefish and YouTube have recently forged a partnership which gives YouTube video posters access to all kinds of great music from the Rumblefish catalog. Here is the official press release: http://rumblefish.com/blog/...

If you have used a song from the Rumblefish catalog through the YouTube Audio Swap function, you may have received an email saying Rumblefish claims copyright to your production. This is not correct. Rumblefish simply claims the right to collect any ad revenue that may be generated from ads YouTube associates with your video. Please be aware that Rumblefish does not post advertisements, that is YouTube's decision alone. Your video will not be affected by Rumblefish's claim to ad revenue, we just want musicians whose music is used to get paid!
Here is an article originally posted on Indie Music Tech talking about the great benefits that could come from this deal for artists: http://www.indiemusictech.c...


Rumblefish, Inc., a Sonic Branding and music licensing agency, makes it possible for businesses and Creatives to harness the power of music to tell stories and grow their companies. The Rumblefish Music Licensing Store® (MLS) online platform makes available an expert-curated catalog of over 20,000 songs by both established and up and coming independent artists and labels including Kool & The Gang, The Feelies, Supersuckers, George Clinton and Talib Kweli w/the Procussions. Dubbed "an iTunes for Licensing" (Billboard, July 2006) MLS makes it easy to license music for major brands, films, commercials, TV programs, video games, the web and new media with pre-cleared, pre-priced easy to license music. In addition to licensing music, major international brands including Red Bull, adidas Originals and The North Face tap Rumblefish's Sonic Branding agency to answer the question "What Does Your Brand Sound Like?"®. Through a sonic identity profile, Rumblefish defines the brand sound as well as opportunities to grow the business with music and implements music programs that create significant competitive differentiation, increase sales and brand recall. www.rumblefish.com www.musiclicensingstore.com