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Thematic — Free trending music for YouTube videos
A platform where creators can license royalty free music from their favorite artists in exchange for promotion.
Its matchmaking technology analyzes how songs are used in videos so creators are instantly matched to the perfect songs for their content.
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Hunter
@rrhoover Hey Ryan! Firstly, thanks so much for having us! Second, consider us a source for your podcast. We source the music mostly through DSP partnerships, music marketing companies, label services companies, etc. We’ve also been getting a fair amount of organic reach where independent artists are finding us and submitting their music.
Why does it need to manage my YouTube channel? https://imgur.com/a/vxrLQpq
Pros:Looks cool
Cons:Requires manage permission of my YouTube channel
Hi Joshua! Thanks for checking out the platform! To answer your question, we require that all members authenticate with their YouTube channels on login so we can ensure they are not being claimed for using the music in their videos. Thematic does not take control of your channel, add it to a network, edit, or post anything on your behalf.
Hunter
Hey Joshua! Thanks for pointing out the permissions that made the login feel less than ideal. We reviewed our options and were able to downgrade our permissions request and still manage to support the user experience needs. Appreciate the heads up! Feel free to login and give it a whirl now. Permissions are view only.
Why does it require permission to manage my YouTube account? https://imgur.com/a/vxrLQpq
Hunter
@joshdance Hey Joshua! We ask that you login and authenticate with your YouTube channel so that we can make sure your videos are not claimed for usage of the music in Thematic. We do not take control of your channel, edit, or post anything on your behalf.
Highly recommend Thematic. I love what these guys are doing. The Los Angeles tech scene has another company to watch 😎
Hunter
Hey Product Hunters! 👋
My name is Christopher, and I am the President and Chief Product Officer here at Thematic.
We're thrilled to announce the ability to start using real music from awesome artists like Tessa Violet, Lostboycrow, Lauv, and Qveen Herby in your videos!
We know firsthand how much time you waste looking for great music that you can actually use to help tell your stories and the issues you face with copyrights, claims, and takedowns when you FINALLY find the perfect song.
Thematic isn't just a boring old music library either! We'll start to learn about your content and suggest music for your projects so that you don't have to search through old traditional slogs like BPM, Tempo, and Genre (though you can if you'd like to).
How it works:
1⃣ Join by logging in with your YouTube channel
2⃣ Find a song that you love
3⃣ Use that song in your content and include the promotional link in your video description.*
👌 That's it! Easy-peasy!
*Post to YouTube & Instagram. (Facebook coming soon)
At Thematic, we value our community first and foremost and have built this with the community in mind Want to learn more about our values? Check out our medium post: https://medium.com/@hellothemati...
We invite you to join the community! Ask us any questions! We're here for you!
Best,
Christopher
@hellothematic @rootchris Congrats on launching! Could you tell us more about how artists are compensated?
Hunter
@abadesi Hello Abadesi! We’re focused on a value for value exchange. The platform is totally free for both the creators and the artists and is built to be a promotional tool for the artist, driving up their plays on all the other paid platforms. When an artist opts in music, it’s a non-exclusive license so they are still able to generate paid syncs elsewhere too. Let me know if you have any other questions.
This is interesting! Do you plan to implement a Soundcloud or maybe even Spotify import for releases?
Hunter
@guillaumebardet Hey Guillaume! We’re working directly with the distribution companies that release music to those platforms and are able to ingest the tracks before they go live. This helps us promote them once they do go live. In the event they are already on those platforms we’re still able to ingest the track a number of different ways through either native submission or DDEX.
Can't wait until this company has been around for a few years and see what else they can add to the platform!
Pros:Great music, easy interface, game changer for creators.
Cons:Smaller library than some, but I'm assuming it will grow since it just went live this week.
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