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Thoughts on music licensing, independent artists, and the brands that get it right. Written by Lee and Alain.

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16 August 2026

Content ID pays $0.87 per 1,000 views. One licence pays more.

Let's talk about the money your music makes while you're not looking. On YouTube, Content ID pays you around $0.87 for every 1,000 views. Not per view. Per thousand. And YouTube takes its cut before t…

Tracksynk Team

13 August 2026

Tracksynk’s new Job Brief feature is live!

Start pitching your music for real sync opportunities

Lee Corleison

20 June 2026

How to License Music for a Video in Australia (Without Chasing Publishers)

If you need music for a video, ad, film, or podcast in Australia, you have two real ways to license it legally. You can track down the rights yourself through the publishers and record labels, or you…

Tracksynk

16 June 2026

We Tore Tracksynk Down — And Rebuilt It Around the Music

_An expanded roster, curated harder than ever. A completely new home for it. Here's what changed, and why it matters._

Lee Corleison

9 May 2026

Spotify Won't Save You. Sync Will.

You upload your track. You post the link. You watch the streams trickle in.

Lee Corleison

1 April 2026

Content ID Claims on Licensed Music — What Creators Need to Know in 2026

You licensed a track. You paid for it. You dropped it into your video. And then YouTube slapped a Content ID claim on it.

Lee Corleison

25 March 2026

Something Huge Is Happening at Tracksynk

Tracksynk just dropped a wave of updates. AI-powered search, personal use sales, new pages for creators and artists, and a platform that's about to go loud. Here's everything you need to know.

Lee Corleison

14 March 2026

Why Stock Music Kills the Feel. And What Surf and Outdoor Brands Should Use Instead

You've seen the ad. Drone shot pulling back over a reef break at golden hour. A surfer drops into a clean left. The colour grade is perfect. The edit is tight.

Lee Corleison