Learn the production techniques, song structures, lyric strategies, and delivery formats that help independent musicians create music that music supervisors actually license for film, TV, commercials, and video games.
YouTube Shorts and long form video serve different purposes for musicians in 2026. This guide breaks down what each format does well, when to use each one, and how to build a strategy that uses both to grow your channel and your streaming numbers.
Teaching music production online is the one subject where screen sharing works better than sitting next to someone. Here is how to set it up technically and teach it effectively.
The UK Music Video Awards (UKMVA) is an annual awards ceremony established in 2008 that celebrates creativity, technical excellence, and innovation in music video production worldwide. The 2025 ceremony took place on October 30, 2025, at Magazine London, with A$AP Rocky's 'Tailor Swif' winning Video of the Year and FKA twigs leading nominations with nine.
BMG Production Music is the production music division of BMG Rights Management, offering over 100,000 curated tracks for sync licensing across film, television, trailers, advertising, and gaming.
Dos Brains is a music production house based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2011, specializing in music and sound design for movie and video game trailers. The company operates seven labels (Silver Screen, Third Rail, Heavy Melody, Rogue Souls, End Of Silence, Gearbox, and Volts) distributed worldwide, with a team of approximately 10 people across five countries and an annual revenue of $4.1 million.
