Published
Tue, Sep 1, 2015, 10:17
- The company says it hopes to encourage new sample requests and ensure existing samples are "properly licensed."
EMI Production Music is offering an amnesty on sample declarations from its back catalogue.
The amnesty begins today—September 1st—and runs for six months. EMI Production Music, which is owned by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, says the amnesty has been declared with "the aim of encouraging new sample requests from its broad catalogue as well as ensuring already existing samples are properly licensed." It'll allow producers who have used EMI samples in the past to declare their samples "without the fear of a royalty back claim." Some of the outlets under the EMI Production Music umbrella include library music labels KPM and Coloursound. Its catalogue contains a lot of music made for TV, including the theme tunes for UK shows like Grandstand, Mastermind and ITV News At Ten.
Alex Black, EMI Production Music's global director, says: "EMI Production Music has a treasure trove of original recordings spanning more than six decades. Our vision for this amnesty is to highlight the wealth of possibilities open to producers working with samples."
He adds: "We're very excited about the new and exciting partnerships that will come from the amnesty. The chance to work with labels and artists who see the value in the library is a very thrilling prospect for us. We are also excited about the potential to bring recognition to our original composers by unearthing great tracks from the past that have sampled their music."
Full terms and conditions of the amnesty can be viewed here.