You can browse the entire library in keywords or by genres of music. The music on the site is pre-cleared, so content providers don't have to deal with licensing issues. Once a song has been chosen, the content buyer uses the transaction engine to calculate the price of the license. Within 15 minutes, the song and license have been downloaded and the transaction is completed. The company takes anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of the revenues from the deal, depending on how large it is.
Artists then receive royalty payments at the end of each financial quarter.
We do all of the encoding, archiving and hosting, so for smaller fees, we have to make sure we cover our costs. Musicblitz offers a slightly different service to musicians, taking exclusive tracks to post to its website while allowing the bands to continue recording for other labels. By using site visitors to test new tracks, the company can then market and promote its music to television and film executives looking for fresh sound. We can say this new track has been testing very well on the website. Nearly 40,000 users rate some of the 120 original tracks on the website each month.