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How sync licensing works for independent reggae

What editors and music supervisors should ask a label before licensing a track — and what we answer before you ask.

Robert Brown

Founder, Root Wave International

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We get sync requests a few times a month, usually from editors who found a track on the catalog page and want to know if it's clearable before they get attached to it in a cut. Short answer: almost everything in the catalog is clearable, and quickly.

What we need from you

A rough cut or a description of the placement, the platform and territory, and whether it's a festival submission, a broadcast spot, or a paid campaign. That's usually enough for us to quote a license without back-and-forth.

Personal-use downloads don't cover sync or public performance — that's a separate license, priced by use, not by the price of the download. If in doubt, ask before you cut it into anything; it's a two-line email and we usually answer the same day.

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Robert Brown

Founder, Root Wave International

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