http://blog.govaccessmusic.com Royalty-free music designed for Government Access Channels Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:58:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've posted the official License and Terms of Use on the main website. Here's the totally-unofficial-Plain-English explanation: These tracks are for use in "background" types of applications - background music behind a powerpoint thing running on a Government or Publis Access station, for example. In this type of usage, the tracks are ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/08/05/boring-but-necessary-license-terms-of-use/ Tom has contributed Another New Ager in the Calmness section and Birthday Jelly in Up Piano. (Yes, it is a pun - referring to some jamming he did on his birthday a while back.) We've also added some tracks from Joey - Morley Magic, Scratch That Itch, and Whistle While You ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/06/30/5-new-tracks-posted/ To celebrate.....uhhhhh...... Friday (why not?) here's a free ringtone from a GovAccessMusic.com track for your cell phone. Don't forget, your carrier may charge you something - depending on your cell plan (but we can't do anything about that!). This is Sunday Brunch, from the Light Jazz album on GAM. Senate Records ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/06/27/heres-a-low-cheese-factor-freebie-for-you/ We've been hard at work getting several new tracks ready to post on GovAccessMusic.com but it IS summer, and vacation is beckoning! Now, granted, I'm not going to be thinking about any of that while strolling the streets of Savannah, GA - but I certainly will get back to it ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/06/15/coming-soon-episode-2-of-the-podcast-vodcast/ So what kind of music should you use on your Government Access or Public Acccess channel? (Anything from GovAccessMusic.com, of course!) I'm sure you'd like something a bit more useful, so here are some thoughts: Match the style of the music to your content. You probably shouldn't use uptempo edgy guitar music for ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/06/09/what-kind-of-music/ We had a question about the Previews you listen to at GovAccessMusic.com - and one about the file format we are using for the tracks you purchase. Previews Some library sites you visit give you a standard 30 second preview and others let you hear the entire track. We decided there were ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/06/01/previews-file-formats/ The cart has been designed, the Paypal API has been fed and watered, the hamsters in the web server have all been checked out - and GovAccessMusic.com is [finally] open for business! We've been really busy in the last few months getting the nuts and bolts together - and still have ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/05/21/were-open/ I recently had someone ask what the big deal was about "royalty-free" music, and exactly what that meant. In this post, a bit of background (disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, so this isn't legal advice). This may sound a bit idealistic, but here goes anyway: Copyright law basically says that the creator ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/03/02/huh-royalty-free-what-does-that-mean/ We are getting closer to launching the site. Behind the scenes a shopping cart has been installed and wea re working on making it fully functional. At the start we'll be using PayPal to process payments, and the files will be available for immediate download. Later we'll be adding the ability ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/03/02/website-news/ I've been perusing government access channels in some of my recent travels, and have noticed quite a few things that pertain to GovAccessMusic.com's target audience. As I flip around the dial, i try to view the channel as if I was a resident of the area instead of just someone ... http://blog.govaccessmusic.com/2008/02/05/the-music-does-matter/