Demystifying music licensing for theatre




Theatre Geeks show

Summary: Entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark shares insights about music licensing and more. Community theatres often use recorded music as part of pre-show or intermission, and sometimes within productions. All uses of recorded, copyrighted music require some kind of licensing -- a fact that somehow gets "forgotten" by many producers. The way in which a particular piece of music is used makes a difference as to what the licensing (and licensing costs) will be. And it can get complicated. . . . → Read More: Demystifying music licensing for theatre