The CONNECT license on SoundClick offers an excellent opportunity for both beat producers and artists to collaborate while keeping things simple and royalty-free. This unique licensing option strikes a balance between free downloads and paid licenses, allowing artists to use beats for their songs under specific conditions, without the complexity of royalties.
Under the CONNECT license, you as a beat producer allow rappers and vocalists to use your beat royalty-free, with the following key conditions:
- Non-Exclusive Use: Artists can rap or sing over the beat, but they cannot alter the beat in any way.
- No Reselling: The resulting song cannot be sold, licensed, or sub-licensed. It’s purely for non-commercial use, with no further distribution rights.
- Proper Credit: The artist must credit you, the producer, in the title of the track, ensuring recognition for your work.
- MP3 Format: The beat provided for the artist’s use is an MP3 file format, not lossless audio, limiting the quality of the file for the user.
- Full Rights Retained: As the original beat producer, you retain 100% ownership of the beat and all related rights. No rights are transferred to the artist, meaning you continue to hold full control over your creation.
How You Benefit
- Exposure: By offering your beat under the CONNECT license, your music has the potential to be promoted by hundreds of artists who use your beats to create their own songs. This increases your exposure and can drive traffic to your SoundClick profile.
- Tracking: You can easily track which artists have downloaded and used your beat, providing insight into its popularity.
- Path to Premium Licenses: If an artist wishes to gain more rights, such as commercial use or more flexibility in distribution, they must purchase a premium license, which offers you additional revenue opportunities.
In essence, the CONNECT license is a great way for beat producers to get their work out there, gain recognition, and build a reputation in the music community while still retaining complete control over their beats. It’s an ideal middle ground for producers who want to promote their beats without losing their rights, while giving artists a straightforward, royalty-free way to create music.
