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Hello all,

As a former art museum guard, please consider your music idea as a potential work place hazard. Any song, or combination of songs, can be lovely once or twice. Which of your staff members will be listening to it over and over for MONTHS? It can be a form of cruelty. Frankly, any audio on a repeating loop creates the same problems.

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Larry Brow
Library Assistant/Archivist
Kansas University
Lawrence KS
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

You might try getting in touch with someone at the Museum of Popular Culture in Seattle.  I went there a few years ago and many (if not all) of the exhibits were centered around musical groups and featured lots of a/v components from what I remember.

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Geoffrey Woodcox
Assistant Curator of Collections
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Bismarck ND
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Original Message------

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Hi,

My suggestion would be to contact the following Museums as music licensing can get complicated.

Experience Music Project Museum - Seattle, WA
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland, OH
GRAMMY Museum - Los Angeles, CA

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Su


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Original Message------

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Thanks!
I sent out some inquiry emails today. This was a great suggestion.

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Brittany Bradley MBA
Intellectual Property and Imaging Coordinator
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 11:03 AM
From: Hae Oh
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibitions

Hi,

My suggestion would be to contact the following Museums as music licensing can get complicated.

Experience Music Project Museum - Seattle, WA
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland, OH
GRAMMY Museum - Los Angeles, CA

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Su


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Original Message------

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Hi Brittany, 

I don't personally have experience in this, but you might try reaching out to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville, TN), the Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, TN), and the Stax Museum (Memphis, TN). 

Best,
Margaret

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Margaret Walker
Assistant Curator
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Nashville TN
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Thanks for the great suggestions! I'll send some emails today and see who I can get in contact with.

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Brittany Bradley MBA
Intellectual Property and Imaging Coordinator
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 11:12 AM
From: Margaret Walker
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibitions

Hi Brittany,

I don't personally have experience in this, but you might try reaching out to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville, TN), the Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, TN), and the Stax Museum (Memphis, TN).

Best,
Margaret

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Margaret Walker
Assistant Curator
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Nashville TN

Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Hi Brittany,

Please reach out to Brooke Wentz at the Rights Workshop, music supervision and licensing is her forte.

Best wishes,

Kirsten

Brooke Wentz
Rights Workshop
415-561-3333
bmw@rightsworkshop.com
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Kirsten Shilakes
The Arts Lounge
Film Centre at the Presidio
39 Mesa Street, Suite 104
San Francisco, CA 94129

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Kirsten Shilakes
Founder
San Francisco CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-01-2017 12:16 PM
From: Brittany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibitions

Thanks for the great suggestions! I'll send some emails today and see who I can get in contact with.

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Brittany Bradley MBA
Intellectual Property and Imaging Coordinator
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland CA

Original Message:
Sent: 07-27-2017 11:12 AM
From: Margaret Walker
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibitions

Hi Brittany,

I don't personally have experience in this, but you might try reaching out to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville, TN), the Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, TN), and the Stax Museum (Memphis, TN).

Best,
Margaret

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Margaret Walker
Assistant Curator
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Nashville TN

Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Hi Briitany, you may want to read my classmate's thesis on music in the museum: Does Music Matter to Museum Visitors?: Understanding the Effect of Music in an Exhibit on the Visitor Experience. Hope it helps!

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Claire Aldenhuysen
Museum Educator
National Model Aviation Museum, Academy of Model Aeronautics
Muncie IN
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Hola. En Puerto Rico estamos desarrollando-para inagurarse al final de este semestre- el Museo de la Música de Puerto Rico Rafael Ithier. Una narrativa completa de la historia de la música con amplio despliegue de tecnologías. 

En la entrada se le entrega a cada visitante una tableta que servirá de ujier virtual donde con solo acercar la tableta a la imagen reconoce la misma y le ofrece la oportunidad de escuchar su música, ver videos e imágenes relacionadas. Puede leer más sobre su biografía y enviarse la información por correo. 

La primera sala es para conocer los instrumentos, en cristales transparentes una proyecciòn le ofrece la oportunidad de "tocar" los instrumento, un video de un músico tocando el instrumento y una descripción del mismo. Se puede, adicional dirigir una orquesta virtual, retratarse con su artista favorito, grabar una canciòn de forma profesional, y mucho mucho mas... estamos seguros de poder ayudarle en todo lo relacionado. 

Podemos comunicarnos y ofrecerle mucha mas informaciòn relacionada

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Alberto Soto
Presidente
Artegrafiko
San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00918
asoto@artegrafiko.com
787-250-6193
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

I was the original Interactive Technology lead at MOPOP (Formerly Experience Music Project in Seattle) there are lots of issues regarding music use licenses depending on how you are using the Music. background music in a gallery requires a subsc7/license from ASCAP. Music Sync to a video requires a different license most people stray away from, which is why you'll be in a bar or restaurant where music videos might be on screen, but there is different music playing. I designed a full frequency, full range speaker that in a blind test, everyone chose hands down as the best playback system for controlled audio delivery with minimum bleed.
As far as multiple activities with music and sound, that is a fine balancing act between speaker placement, acoustic absorption and speaker types. Feel free to contact me directly.


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Reek Havok
Sound Designer and Interactive
Long Beach CA
Havok@SoundsAmazing.com(714) 453-9975
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

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Lisa Schneider
Vice President of Sales & Business Development
Videotel, Inc.
Chula Vista CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Briitany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibtiions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.

Thank you for asking this question. Exhibit designers neglect good audio design far too often.

From personal experience as a performing musician and as a museum professional, one of the largest practical issues with music in the gallery is the sound level across and between spaces. 

If you have different areas with different audio tracks, the cacophony of competing sound can be disturbing. Unless you are providing means to absorb or block sound between spaces, one audio track will interfere with others. I have seen this with music and with spoken audio. 

If not done correctly, you may experience a situation in which you have tracks (too) quiet so as to not interfere with each other or blaring so they can be heard over each other (and overwhelming everything else in the gallery). 

My 2 cents. 

Thanks, 
Dave K.

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David Kennedy
Curator of Collections and Exhibits
US Marshals Museum
Fort Smith, AR
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-26-2017 04:15 PM
From: Brittany Bradley
Subject: Music Heavy Exhibitions

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience at their institution with music driven content exhibitions and licensing? Does anyone have any information about where I might find case studies or best practices articles on music licensing for <g class="gr_ gr_18 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="18" data-gr-id="18">non-profit</g> exhibitions with heavy music content? I am looking for any information about best practice outlines for exhibition use of music as content and any licensing experience involved in securing permissions etc.

Thank you for any insight that you can provide.