Want to use Earl’s songs for your project?
Acquire licensing so that you can use one or more of his songs as the background to a video, project, movie, tv show etc. Contact Earl below for all licensing inquiries.
SMALL PROJECT COSTS FOR ROYALTY-FREE LICENSING, BY TYPE :
YouTube Video Use: You can use Earl's music in your YouTube videos for FREE, so long as you credit Earl's music both in the video AND in the video description. A credit should appear in the video as follows...
"Song Title"
Solo Piano courtesy of Earl Johnson
www.EarlJohnsonPiano.comWith the credit mentioned above, I also request that you send me a link to your video or project, to which you can send here.
Note: You may receive an email from YouTube letting you know the music is copyrighted and notifying you of a claim on it. This is an automatic process YouTube does when it detects copyrighted music. No need to worry, it's fine, and you can use the music.
Limit: This license assumes your video is ten minutes or less in length, so this does not include longer films. See below for longer films.
Optional Donation: Although use for YouTube videos is free, you can still contribute a "thank you" donation to Earl. The "default" amount is $10.00. If you'd like to donate a larger amount, just increase the quantity in the cart. Thank you!
Optional License: Although use for YouTube videos is free, if you want to be on the safe side you can still purchase a “License for Live-Stream Use” here.
Live Stream Use for Church/Worship Services, Lectures, Online Schools: Churches, ministries, and schools can use Earl's music in their live-streamed church services (or lectures, etc.) for FREE. If you are able, please do credit Earl's music at some point (perhaps a slide at the end or something). Here's an example credit...
"Song Title"
Solo Piano courtesy of Earl Johnson
www.EarlJohnsonPiano.comWith the credit mentioned above, I also request that you send me a link to your video or service, to which you can send here.
Optional Donation: Although use for Church and School videos is free, you can still contribute a "thank you" donation to Earl here if you would like to support his music. The "default" amount is $10.00. If you'd like to donate a larger amount, just increase the quantity in the cart. Thank you!
Optional License: Although use for Church and Schools videos is free, if you want to be on the safe side you can still purchase a “License for Live-Stream Use” here.
Radio Spots: You can use one of Earl's songs in your radio spot for $10.00 per spot if the spot is a limited run in a single market (playing for a month in one region, for example). To license a song for unlimited use or duration, or for national radio use in all markets, contact Earl here with the specifics for a quote or send a request through CD Baby Licensing.
Limit: The license is valid for the purchaser only and is non-transferable.
Web Site Use: For $10.00 per song (or see the FREE option mentioned below) you get unlimited use of the licensed song to stream on your web site provided that the song cannot be downloaded by your visitors (most people embed the music in some kind of secure player to prevent this). You must also provide an obvious song credit to Earl with a link back to this web site. Something to the effect of... "The piano music you're hearing is courtesy of Earl Johnson."
With the credit mentioned above, I also request that you send me a link to your website, to which you can send here.
Limit: You can license as many individual songs as you like at $10.00 each, but each song license is good for one web site. In other words, for two web sites using the same song, please purchase an additional license. The license is valid for the purchaser only and is non-transferable.
The FREE Option: If you like, you can embed Earl's music into your web site direct from Spotify. You can simply Google how to do that (Google: "How to embed music from Spotify into my website)... and here's a video that shows an example. If you choose to go about it this way, you can use the music for FREE because Earl earns royalties from every stream of his music on Spotify. Thank you!
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Manufactured CD / DVD / Media / Audio / Slide Show Use: So long as yours is a small, independent project (less than 100 copies manufactured), you can use the song(s) you license freely using our standard license fee of $10.00 per song. A credit should appear in the project as follows...
"Song Title"
Solo Piano courtesy of Earl Johnson
www.EarlJohnsonPiano.comWith the credit mentioned above, I also request that you send me a copy or a link to your video or project, to which you can send here.
Limit: 100 copies. If you intend to manufacture more than 100 copies, contact Earl here with the specifics of your project for a quote or send a request through CD Baby Licensing. Also, this does not cover film projects or long play video. This is intended for shorter media projects, slide shows, power point presentations, etc. The license is valid for the purchaser only and is non-transferable.
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Long Film / Motion Picture / Video Use: So long as yours is a small, independent project (ie a non-commercial project that won't appear on broadcast television, in the theater, film festivals or distributed on a mass scale via DVD or the Internet), you can use the song(s) you license at a rate of $95.00 per song. A credit should appear in the project as follows...
"Song Title"
Solo Piano courtesy of Earl Johnson
www.EarlJohnsonPiano.comWith the credit mentioned above, I also request that you send me a copy or a link to your video or project, to which you can send here.
Limit: Use of Earl's music in a theatrical film, motion picture, film festival, broadcast or internet television (i.e. Netflix, Amazon Prime, ANY Video Streaming service) is not covered by this license. For use of Earl's music in commercial film or television, contact Earl here with the specifics for a quote or send a request through CD Baby Licensing. The license is valid for the purchaser only and is non-transferable.
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Other Use / Large Projects: If your desired song usage isn't covered above or is for a large project, contact Earl here with the specifics for a quote or send a request through CD Baby Licensing.
WHAT THESE LICENSES DON'T COVER:
Mass Production or Distribution: Song(s) under these license agreements cannot be included in any commercial product that is mass produced (more than 100 units) or distributed on the Internet via iTunes or other similar music services. A product release of more than 100 units requires a different license and any kind of mass distribution via the internet requires special consideration. Contact Earl here with the specifics for a quote or send a request through CD Baby Licensing.
Commercial Theater or Television Releases: Use of Earl's music in a theatrical film or television or internet broadcast is not covered by these licenses. For use of Earl's music in commercial film or television, contact Earl here with the specifics for a quote or send a request through CD Baby Licensing.
Sharing, Trading, Downloading: Song(s) licensed cannot be redistributed, traded, made available for download, or otherwise transferred to anyone else. Nor can they be included in a project in that allows the end-customer to transfer the songs for personal use.
Reselling: Songs cannot be resold as songs. In other words, you can't license Earl's music, create your own CD or DVD of those songs, and resell it as your own product. That is a blatant copyright violation.
OTHER STIPULATIONS:
Note that when you license a song, you don't own it. You are licensing it for use. There is a legal difference in the copyright sense. If you purchase a CD, obviously you own the CD - but you don't own the copyright to the songs themselves.
The songs you license cannot be the main content of your product (see Reselling above). These licenses are designed to allow you to use Earl's music simply to compliment your existing product or project.
These licenses cover a single user only. They cannot be transferred to another party.