singer/songwriter looking for amv producers

[mandyleighstorm]

Good morning! (just got up here in Perth, Australia).

Yeah, I'm quite eclectic, so do write alot of styles of music. On the album you'll hear folk, folk-rock (janis), rock, soul (like Al Green), classic rock (early Led Zep apparently), hippy, ballady, pop, funk and a hint of country (in the first song, because of the slide guitar). Songs off the album are blues, jazz etc. I don't listen to any one type of music, so find it hard to just write one type. The album was all recorded live in the studio btw, in 1 - 3 takes, and no editing. What you hear is what we gave.

I agree with Bashar that it is profiting for me in some way. If people like the video and like the music then people hear about me, which is promotional. If the video were all original artwork, then I could pay some money and also sell it on sellaband.com and iTunes for $1 each, with the artists getting 1/3rd of the profits. Another band (Second Person) do exactly that with a video/song called 'Wood' (check it out on you know where as well ).

But, it is also profiting for the amv'er, as they increase their exposure as an artist/editor (and yes, I do believe it takes skill to be a music video editor.... no matter where the footage comes from). So it's a two-way street really.

Love to all

[NS]

I actually like some of your stuff.. In a week or so I'll listen to it and see if I think i'd be able to edit anything to it.

[Jasta85]

To the OP: It's not about you directly profiting, but (as pathetic as this sounds) if people get into your music because of the videos they see with it, then you are indirectly profiting from the deal - lots of people here argue about the music industry getting publicity via our work and you can't argue both ways about downloads influencing the market (unless CP is involved, of course).

the thing that confuses me is that any amv is basically a promotion of the music artist's work, even those that the music artist has never known existed. It wouldnt be a stretch to say that a large number of artists have gotten profits because some famous amvs exposed people to their songs so that people decided to find more of their songs.
So it's hard to see where the line is of where a music artist is considered to have used amvs a promotional purposes, when they are already promotional in a way.

[guy07]

It's amazing how artists are ASKING us to make videos, lol. AMVs just got a little less illegal
Now if only the big companies would be so nice >.>

[mandyleighstorm]

Thanks Nerdstrudel, when you have an idea which songs you want to play with, I`ll send them to you.

Isn't it better to have an artist who says you CAN use their songs, rather than taking whatever songs you want "illegally" and editing amv's to them? I'd feel honoured if anyone used a song of mine in a video to show off to people.

I just like the artform, and think alot of it suits my music, and would be fun to see what can be done.

I think if the artists (music and images) are credited in the video, and it's not making any money, that's the main thing.

[PinkHairedCoder]

Pretty songs.
Do you happen to have any links to the lyrics written up?
It's easier to use a song in an AMV, when you can read the lyrics, and relate them to the clips.

[mandyleighstorm]

Hi HkaruXana, thanks for your comment

good point. I'll be getting my husband to put up the lyrics on my site asap. In the meantime I've just asked him to put the cd booklet online for you (which has all the lyrics in), so please go to http://www.mandyleigh.com/lyrics/ to download them.

I can tell you the stories behind each song if anyone wants, as well. Alot deal with the suicidal depression I used to have, others with relationships, and others with love of life.

Love always,

Mandyleigh xxx

[Otohiko]

I had an artist actually find one of my AMVs to his music, posted it on his video blog and later approach me to do some sort of video work for him. I couldn't really because I don't yet have any experience using original footage, nor the time for even AMVs in the last year - but it was really nice of him either way. The message was - "Absolutely no problem, as long as you're not using it to make money".

I also have a suspicion that artists by and large stand somewhere between "have no problem with it" and "it's awesome that people are doing this to my music". It's generally the labels that do. Just consider the case with Evanescence (which is now banned from the .org due to label interference while the band's singer stated on multiple occasions that she was a fan of AMVs).

[Jasta85]

I had an artist actually find one of my AMVs to his music, posted it on his video blog and later approach me to do some sort of video work for him. I couldn't really because I don't yet have any experience using original footage, nor the time for even AMVs in the last year - but it was really nice of him either way. The message was - "Absolutely no problem, as long as you're not using it to make money".

I also have a suspicion that artists by and large stand somewhere between "have no problem with it" and "it's awesome that people are doing this to my music". It's generally the labels that do. Just consider the case with Evanescence (which is now banned from the .org due to label interference while the band's singer stated on multiple occasions that she was a fan of AMVs).

it actually isnt the artists who bring all the lawsuits against people, it's the distributors. artists sell their music rights off in exchange for money and then leave it alone, distributors are obsessed with trying to sell as many CD's as possible so when they see "free" music in any shape or form they put pressure on the music industry to cut down on anything that may take away from their profits. most music artists themselves arnt that anal about fan made videos.

[mandyleighstorm]

Yeah artists are just happy people like their music. It's over-zealous labels and publishers (not distributors) who get all upset over nothing. My label is perfectly happy with people using my music for anything non-profit. It's a new type of label though which is very open and fair to the artists (sellaband.com).