Types of Music Licenses

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The types of licenses you need depend on how you will use that music. You may need one or more of the following types of licenses.

Mechanical
Record a song that someone else wrote on audio only, not video.

Synchronization
Record a song that someone else wrote and put it to video.

Master
Use an existing recording that someone else made.

Public Performance
Perform in public a song that someone else wrote.

Print
Reprint the sheet music or lyrics of a song that someone else wrote.

Theatrical
Perform a theatrical production of a song that someone else wrote.