Jonathan Lane: Music Supervisor and Founder of Clearly Music | How To License Podcast Music

Jonathan Lane is a music supervisor and the founder of Clearly Music. In this role, he licenses and places music in various podcasts and films. Some of his recent highlights include working on MGM’s Respect and House of Gucci, as well as Dear Media’s Back To The Beach, and Bone Mary Bury. In addition, he’s also Pod People's “go-to” music guy, for when they need to source music for podcasts.

In this interview, he discusses the role of music in podcasts and how the use of podcast music has evolved over time. He describes the difference between royalty-free music and music that is “free to use”. Jon explains how different music licenses work, as well as the importance of budgeting for music when creating a podcast.

Episode Highlights

• Royalty-Free vs music that’s actually free
• What is a music library?
• How to obtain a music license
• The role of a music supervisor in a podcast production
• Creating a music budget for a podcast
• Hiring a composer to create original music for a podcast
• The lack of education about the legalities of music in podcasts

Connect with Jonathan Lane

• jon@clearlymusicservicescom
• Cleary Music's Instagram

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