Wasted State Music provides practical music rights, licensing and royalty support for games developers, filmmakers, production companies, artists, labels and publishers. We help with music clearance, sync licensing, neighbouring rights, royalty administration, cue sheets, rights reviews and music supervision.

This is not always straightforward. A project might need a commercial track cleared, a composer agreement checked, a catalogue registered properly, a cue sheet prepared, a royalty issue looked into, or someone to sense-check the whole musical side of a production before it becomes a problem.

Below are some of the main areas we can help with. If your project does not fit neatly into one of these, just get in touch.

Rights Clearance & Licensing

Heard some great music you want to include in your film, TV project, short, advert, trailer or game?

Getting the rights cleared properly ahead of time can avoid a great deal of headaches later. We can help with sync licensing, sample clearance, commercial tracks, cover versions, production music and commissioned works.

This can include identifying who controls the rights, approaching rights holders, checking what needs to be cleared, and making sure the licence reflects the way the music will actually be used.

Discounts are available for bulk clearances.

Registrations & Royalty Administration

Making sure music is properly registered is essential if you want the right people to be paid.

We can help with works registrations, recording information, neighbouring rights, publishing administration, metadata, catalogue checks and ongoing royalty administration.

This can be useful for artists, labels, composers, publishers, production companies and games developers who want to make sure music is not just cleared, but properly set up to collect income afterwards.

Royalty Audits & Rights Reviews

If you have the feeling that royalties are missing, works have been registered incorrectly, or income is not being collected properly, we can help review the situation.

This might involve looking at existing deals, registrations, statements, catalogue information, society records or rights ownership. The aim is to work out what is happening, what might be missing and what can realistically be fixed.

We take a diplomatic and non-combative approach wherever possible. The goal is to get things corrected and income flowing, without creating unnecessary fall outs.

Music Supervision

Hands-on, or hands-off if you would prefer, music supervision for games, film and TV.

We can work to your brief, budget and creative direction to help find music that fits the mood of the project, while also keeping an eye on the rights, costs and practicalities involved.

This can include commercial tracks, independent artists, catalogue searches, commissioned music, production music and rights-holder liaison.

Consulting & In-House Support

Wasted State Music can act as your in-house music specialist when you need one, without the need for a permanent hire.

This can be useful if you are a studio, production company, label, publisher, developer or agency that needs music rights support on a project-by-project basis.

Only pay for the time you need. No minimum commitments, no unnecessary retainers and no holes in the budget.

Custom Projects

Every project is different and some need a more customised approach.

If you are working on something that involves music rights, licensing, royalties, catalogue administration, clearance, supervision or registrations, but it does not fit neatly into one of the services above, get in touch.

Nothing is too small, too early or too odd to ask about.

Discounts

Discounts are available for student projects, independent labels, independent publishers and independent games developers.

Whether you are just starting out, trying to work out what needs cleared, or looking at different options before committing to a bigger piece of work, we can usually adapt the scope to suit the scale of the project.

Get In Touch

If you are not sure what you need, send a short outline of the project and we can point you in the right direction.

Either complete the form below or email music@wastedstate.com.