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The Exploding Pea is Chris Pusinelli living in the Chicagoland area. Chris is a songwriter/musician who as a kid used to journal about his day. Now he writes songs instead.

Hi everyone, my name is Vitaly, and I'm a music producer and I love my job. I write in such genres as cinematic, folk, funk, pop, lo-fi, synth wave, electronica, and many others.

Je m'appelle Florent Peduzzi et je suis né et vis à Dijon, en . Je suis fasciné par la musique depuis toujours, aussi loin que je puisse me souvenir, j'ai toujours aimé la musique en tout genre et ce depuis que j'ai 3 ou 4 ans. Je ne joue principalement que du piano, violons et autres accompagnements, genre basse, ou trompète dans l'ensemble de toutes mes pièces, dans un style toujours aérien. My name is Florent Peduzzi, and I was born and live in Dijon, . I have been fascinated by music for as long as I can . I've always loved all kinds of music since I was about 3 or 4 years old. I mainly play the piano, violin, and other accompanying instruments, such as bass or trumpet, in all my pieces, always in an airy style.

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Mindseye is a New Zealand-based record producer, visual artist, and DJ with Dutch roots. His music is a melodic blend of styles, samples and sounds, weaving together elements from electronica, downtempo and trip-hop as well as ambient and left-field hip-hop.

Audiorezout has released Instrumental Cinematic Electronic Hybrid Music, Trailers Music, Hip-Hop, Pop, Ambient, and Holiday Music for commercials, corporate sound branding, interactive media, and film.

Long time FMA contributor Kathleen Martin published a set of new tracks on January 4th. Check out the tracks and her notes below.

FMA has been a base for independent artists, musicians, bands and any creator worldwide, to share their music under Creative Commons Licenses. s looking for original works to explore, use and enjoy are able to visit FMA and find an immense catalog of tracks, free to and free to use, while following the artist's preferences. A win-win; artists gets listeners, create an audience, develop fans and followers, while s gets free music for YouTube videos, Instagram stories, TikTok reels, presentations, school projects, fundraising content, documentaries and more. The core of FMA being artists rights are respected, and their works are valued. Thus, when the FMA team gets notice that artists on our platform are getting exciting opportunities, we are proud and eager to share with the community!

cryptic scenery in late 1994 and has released music for over a quarter of a century now. The project has undergone some band and two-piece line-ups but has existed as a one-man entity between 2003 and 2009 and again since 2012. The music of cryptic scenery covers a lot of ground and may be hard to categorize at times. Some style pointers: Ambient, Drone, Minimalism, Art Rock, Electronic Rock, New Wave, Shoegaze…

I'm a solo industrial musician inspired by Chu Ishikawa, Trent Reznor, Devo, Philip Glass, and Tom Waits (to name only a few artists.) I try to make music that sounds like empty, rusted out factories - sarcastic, repetitive machine music for a post-industrial world.

Mr Smith is Robin Smith from Canada. He creates guitar driven music for soundtracks of all kinds.

Julia Felix. Each of these artists can be found here on FMA.

Koi-discovery is a multi-artist, multi-instrumentalist. Born and living in . He began to play guitar as a teenager, learning many music styles; Jazz, Rock, Electro and Classical music soundtracks. Today, he plays guitar, piano, bass, percussion, modular machines, and anything that can make sounds.

Hello, Marc Burt here, I'm an electronic music producer from the UK. I grew up listening to house and trance music in the 1990s and always found I was listening to sound, melody, and rhythm rather than lyrics!

What can be said about human gazpacho is an ambient music project he created because he was tired of not finding the music he needed for the videos he was making.

Derek Clegg is a singer-songwriter and musician from Chicago. He has been writing songs for more than 20 years. Recording everything in his home studio and getting the assistance of musicians from around the world to fill in the sounds.

Maxim Novak is from Riga, the capital of Latvia, and for the last 29 years he has been living in Israel. Maxim’s main specialty is related to computers, but he carries a love for music his entire life. Gradually, he developed his own musical style, which he calls romantic retro.

Correspondence is Ben Catt from the United Kingdom. He shares intricately woven electronic instrumentals to suit a variety of projects and environments.

Dee Yan-Key is a German composer that leads a neo-romantic double life. By day Dee teaches Latin literature at a high school, by night he composes neoclassical and jazzy music. He strides across the globe from easy to serious listening.

Today (July 14th) is Netlabel Day 2024! For those of you who have not heard of Netlabel Day (most people haven't, it seems, even people who've been releasing music for over a decade) -- it's a yearly celebration of freely licensed music every year on July 14th.

Hey there, music lovers and holiday enthusiasts! It's that magical time of year again, and we've got something special for you. Free Music Archive (FMA) brings you a musical celebration like no other.

The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with the gift of music? We're excited to announce an incredible opportunity for musicians and producers to showcase their talents and spread some festive cheer. We're putting together a special holiday album featuring your original tracks, and we want YOU to be a part of it.

Vulpiano Records on Free Music Archive.

Hey there, folks! We're diving into the world of intellectual property and emerging tech. Now, I know what you're thinking, "IP? Boring!" But hold on, because we've got a twist for you. Meet two music industry dudes (Chris and Hessel) with a ion for empowering musicians. They've got an incredible story to share, and guess what, it's captured on video. Trust me, it's not your typical corporate spiel. Whether you're a musician seeking a boost or just curious about the intersection of music and technology, this is your backstage . Here is the link to the video. Bonus treat! We answer the questions from a select group of WIPO guests who participated in this webinar below. Continue reading. Don't miss out!

Discover the importance of protecting cultural IP with TakeNode. Learn how copyright protection enables you and other IP owners to set their own conditions for sharing content.

discography ranges from abstract electronic minimalism to mixed instrumental, sometimes blending many types of instruments, timbres, textures, and musical genres.

Meet Rrrrrose Azerty is non-binary genderfluid and use she/her or they/them for pronouns.

Meet Kellee has spent the last few years focusing on her children and family, but has plans to get back into the studio soon.

Holle Mangler, and signed his first contract, releasing two albums with the Ardema label.

Meet Jorge Mario Zuleta. A film director, producer, and editor, born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica. A Proud father of three. He is primarily known for his experimental short films such as Frondio (2019), Soft Calm (2015), and Cuando Ella Vuelva (2018). His works have been shown at various film festivals.

We Is Shore Dedicated converges in whatever is good for the times feel and sound.

Policy is an accomplished drummer/percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, studio session player, actor, recording engineer, producer, and music business consultant.

Sara Afonso is a French composer, sound designer, producer, and singer. She creates music for fun and sometimes for clients, such as indie video games and short movies.

Matt Oakley is based near Bristol, in the UK. He writes, produces, and records royalty-free music from genre soundtracks to theme tunes and other instrumental music, both acoustic and electronic.

Jahzzar’s music offers sounds for ideas, to enjoy, share, and use. Instrumental music in all styles. From Folk-Rock to Dub, from traditional Celtic music to Funk and Soul, Trip hop, or IDM. Classic Pop, Synthpop, Dream Pop, Shoegaze… No matter the language, just communicate.

Amarent, which has been published on FMA, to positive acclaim. Maarten's catalog has been used in numerous documentaries, shorts, and other videos.

Echo Chamber Rope Trick is Seamo, Andy, and Simon from the southwest of England. An experimental psychedelic trio. With a combined love of 60's US garage rock, German Kosmische Musik and psychedelic folk, their lo-fi recordings reflect these influences, mashing them together in songs about DIY and starlings.

Adeline Yeo (HP) is an indie musician based in her hometown, Singapore. Adeline Yeo (HP) started her music career without formal knowledge and experience but as she continues experimenting with her instrumental music compositions, she realized that she could understand where her musical creation strengths lie and she has improved in the genre of electronic music ever since.

Crowander. Since then, David started recording new materials in different genres with the mindset of creating music for films and also for his listeners.

Everybody Keep Running has been selected for the Billboard Electric Asia Vol.5.