The Free Music Archive ( FMA ) is a high-quality interactive library, legal audio download directed by WFMU, the longest running free-form radio station in the United States. Any mp3 in Free Music Archives has been ascertained previously for certain types of use that should be prohibited by copyright laws not designed for the digital age. This use varies and is determined by the copyright holder itself. FMA allows users to sort media by license type and also offers a licensing guide, which explains the usage rights associated with the various licenses.
The Free Music Archive is a resource for listeners, podcasters, producers, remix artists, and more. All audio has been selected by an existing audio curator including KEXP-FM, Dublab, KBOO, ISSUE Project Room and CASH Music. The site aims to combine the curatorial approaches that have been played by these organizations over the last few decades, with a community approach generated from many online music sites today. Inspired by Creative Commons and the open source software movement, FMA provides a legal and technological framework for curators, artists, and listeners to harness the potential for sharing music. Each artist page has a bio and links to the artist's home page for users to learn more about the music they find. Thanks to its permissive license and its public API, FMA is used for research in Music Information Retrieval.
Although Free Music Archives are free and open to anyone regardless of registration or other terms, written and audio content is curated, and permission to upload/edit content is provided on an invitation basis.
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Funding
The initial funding for the Free Music Archive comes from the State Music Fund of New York, a Philanthropy Rockefeller Advisor program. Additional funding support comes from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, by the National Endowment for the Arts, and from project users.
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Resources for Video Creators
The FMA curation approach to Creative Commons music has helped make it a major source for filmmakers, educators, nonprofits, and others in music searches that can be used in derivative works, especially for online video projects. The popular YouTube website and Vimeo currently host over 100,000 videos referring to "freemusicarchive" as their source of music, including viral works like "Pinokeo", "Screech Owls at Wildcare" and "Graphic Violence".
Nonprofits including StoryCorps, Museum of Modern Art, WNYC-FM, and Sunlight Foundation make use of FMA for their online content for their video projects. Music from FMA is also used in the award-winning NPR multimedia documentary "Lost and Found." Use in commercial and/or noncommercial derivative works is often preempted under certain types of Creative Commons licenses. In other cases, the creator reaches directly to the artist for further permission.
Landmark Achieve
On July 19, 2016, a celebration blog entry written by Cheyenne Hohman, director of FMA, announced that the Free Music Archive has reached a 100,000 song landmark in their database.
Famous artist
2012-13 Re: Mix: Media Contest Series
In addition to its music repository, this archive is famous for the Re: Mix: Media contest series.
"Sounds for Moving Images: The Past is Re-imagined as the Future"
The first contest, called "Sound for the Moving Image: The Past Re-Imagined as the Future," was announced in September 2012. FMA invited artists to mix their audio with video from Prelinger Archives. The judges for the contest include musician and filmmaker People Like Us (musician), author, director and editor Kirby Ferguson, WFMU station manager Ken Freedman, artist Mark Hosler, musician and filmmaker DJ Spooky, filmmaker Nina Paley, and founder of Prelinger Archives Rick Prelinger.
On 30 November 2012, the winners of the contest were announced. "How Do You Say Goodnight" by Carlo Patrao is Judge's Choice Winner, while "Self Obscure" by James Davis and "Banana Land" by Charles Huette is a runner. "I Like Not To Pass" by Anna Sara D'Aversa is a popular voice winner.
"Happy Birthday"
In January 2013, FMA challenges users to post original "Happy Birthday" songs, to replace the legitimate Birthday for you with a Creative Commons-licensed song. The jury for the "Happy Birthday" contest is Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, musician Jonathan Coulton, NPR editor, Frannie Kelley, co-founder Yo La Tengo, Ira Kaplan, Ken Freedman, artist Maralie Armstrong, and drummer/keyboarder Deerhoof , Greg Saunier.
On March 5, 2013, the winners for the contest are announced on the FMA homepage. Los Angeles musicians Monk Turner and Fascinoma won first place, Long Island jazz musician Bob Barta won second place, and The Blank Tapes, a project led by Southern California multi-instrumentalist Matt Adams, won third place.
"Music Revitalization"
In April 2013, FMA launched a new contest called "Music Revitalization," this time challenging users to create new recordings and setting up public domain songs. The judges for the contest are country music artist Laura Cantrell, Ken Freedman, founder of Edward Guo International Value Music Foundation, Adam Green Public Domain Review Editor, Dust-to-Digital April Ledbetter co-founder and Soundcheck (producer radio) producer Joel Meyer.
On April 30, 2013, the FMA announced that the Brooklyn Crown the Invisible band had won the pop-powered version of "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life" by Billy Merson.
See also
- WFMU
References
External links
- Official website
- Free Music Archive # hot100 Charts
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