Driving guitar melodies with dreamy vibes, confident punk beats, and an urgent danceability. Combined with confessional, sarcastic, and bleeding heart vocals, Versio Curs have an undeniable chemistry and balance that makes their debut album stand out.
Read MoreEmotional electronic folk soundscapes that range from delicate to bombastic. Autotuned and falsetto vocals guide the production with heartache and hope, supported by an ensemble of equal parts folk and electronic instrumentation.
Read MoreLyrical heart songs with themes of beauty, nature, and reflection. Centered around a soulful jazz trio, the songs balance pop melodies and improvisation to help guide you on your journey.
Read MoreUniquely suited for these turbulent times, Field Report is lyrically driven Indie-Folk with a balance of polished production and intimate moments, full of reflective narratives, melancholy, and hope.
Read MoreAdorned with dreamy pads, drum machines, and an array of synths, Immortal Girlfriend explore undiscovered sonic territory, taking detours down dark and cavernous streets.
Read MoreWhile perusing our virtual crates of production music, I discovered a rogue toy box. Within it, a new type of electronic music emerged that I’d never heard of before called Toytronica.
Read MoreSometimes there are those ads that you know exactly what music you’re going to get. Predictable and uninspired, you’re lulled into a commercial sleep, glassy-eyed until your show comes back. So what happens if you do the opposite?
Read MoreIn a recent episode of Working Class Audio, Matt Boudreau brings on outspoken sound designer Dallas Taylor. Taylor is the Creative Director at Defacto Sound and in the episode he outlines how opinions on sound have traditionally been dictated by an elite group of people (maybe the wrong people), the democratization of technology, how we live in a talent driven creative world, and of course his incredible podcast, Twenty Thousand Hertz. We dive into this episode of WCA in addition to two highlight episodes from Twenty Thousand Hertz to explore the sonic world of story.
Read MoreWe highlight a panel discussion that Catch&Release hosted on the topic of Managing Remote Production During COVID and Beyond. Members of Post-Production community discuss how they’ve adjusted their workflow, communication, and expectations.
Read MorePower, strength, resilience. That’s what you’ll hear in the opening blasts of the powerful guitars and defiant drums from the newest release from Friendship Commanders, Hold On To Yourself.
Read MoreOn the morning of May 19, 2019, popular YouTuber & Minecraft Vlogger Mumbo Jumbo awoke to find his inbox under attack. An army of bots at the command YouTube’s ContentID System had found something they didn’t like; copyright violations... a lot of them. Read on to learn more about this cautionary tale for YouTubers everywhere.
Read MoreWith filming coming to a screeching halt and budgets dwindling, we wanted to revisit our collaboration with Catch&Release to share the possibilities of stock visuals and music. If you’re looking for visuals for new campaigns, start with Catch&Release… then swing by The Lab and find some handcrafted sonic inspiration to tie it all together. Your edits can still have the impact you need.
Read MoreThe License Lab is not your usual corporate, standard, run-of-the-mill, production music superstore. And that’s precisely the way we designed it and like it. So while our catalog does not have everything for everyone, what we do have will surprise and delight your eardrums. Here’s a rundown of our choice Production Music Labels.
Read MoreWhen The License Lab was launched in 2011, our founder and creative director Daniel Holter put together a list of bullet points to keep top of mind during our early days of coffee-fueled brainstorms and all-night sessions. We call them our 10 Tenets.
Read MoreOn the evening of Thursday, February 6th, the Guild of Music Supervisors held their 10th Annual Awards. Those of us in the industry know how integral these creatives are to forming the sound of a story, fulfilling the vision of a director, spinning an impossible number of plates while jumping through endless hoops to land the right song for the right scene. While there has been more exposure to the craft of music supervision in recent years thanks in large part to the work of the Guild of Music Supervisors, it is still a profession and field that is largely unrecognized. But not at the GMS Awards.
Read MoreThis year has been full of change for us at The License Lab. And as we close out 2019, it’s important to go back to the reason why we do all of this: the music. With that in mind, we’ve gone through this year’s releases and highlighted some of our favorites.
Read MoreWe think we have a pretty extraordinary group of creatives around us. Constantly surrounded by powerful visionaries, masters of execution, and overall excellent human beings, we wouldn’t be where we are today without their support and contributions. And as we share our new video introduction to the The License Lab, we want to take a minute to recognize and feature everyone who helped create it.
Read MoreIt’s not always about just getting it “correct.” Inspiration is not measured by precision and accuracy. Truly memorable moments are more about the energy and the human elements that keep things interesting than any technically perfected process.
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