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Subject : Creating Virtual Performances..
05/31/2020 11:04:50 AM
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| Sarah McElfresh |
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Location: Newport News, VA |
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I wanted to separate this out from the post about existing virtual performances. If anyone has come across other resources for how to put together a virtual performance, please share.
This video by Christopher Bill was shared in The Global Bandroom facebook group. If you are not familiar with him and his music, you are probably familiar with some of his work as he has put together many of the virtual ensembles we are seeing on social media.
In this video he walks through his process of creating that virtual ensemble video. The video goes through the workflow document he created and shares in the description of the video. So if you don't want to watch, but just read the steps, you can do that too. He put this together with teachers in mind recognizing that not everyone can hire him or someone like him. He lays out everything you need to consider in putting together a virtual ensemble. So if it is something you are considering doing with your band or a smaller ensemble, and not sure where to start, this seems to have most, if not all the ground covered.
Perhaps key for many people is that he lists a variety of software packages that can be used for the various steps of the process - some of which are even free.
"How to Create & Edit Virtual Ensembles!"
by Christopher Bill
https://youtu.be/uKVgz9auZ-k
I am not linking the google doc in case it changes location, but it is linked in the description of the video on YouTube (you may have to select "show more" to see the full description.) |
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances..
06/17/2020 12:05:09 PM
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| Sarah McElfresh |
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Location: Newport News, VA |
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Questions have arisen about copyright with respect to live streaming and online performances. The answers are platform specific.
See the Internet Streaming section of our General Copyright Information Page at https://www.acbands.org/copyright#InternetStreaming for basic information and links to the Music Publishers Association and Major Orchestra Librarians' Association for more detailed information.
There are also links to for how to obtain a digital license from ASCAP and BMI should you need one for your website. |
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances..
07/30/2020 04:54:14 PM
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| Diane Muffitt and Linda Murdock |
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Christopher Bill's resource is excellent!!! We followed his advice and succeeded in creating a virtual performance with our group. |
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances - Synch Licenses..
08/06/2020 09:33:22 PM
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| Marsha Hope |
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Thank you for the information on Internet Streaming. Our band is looking at live streaming our concerts (when we can go live) and also using previous videos of our band in possible upcoming "virtual" concerts. My understanding is that we would need to get "synch" license for each piece. I am curious - has anyone done this? Is it expensive? Is there somewhere that you can purchase a blanket synch license? Do publishing houses provide blanket license for all of their music? Just curious.
Thank you again for this forum. I have learned so much from the resources, the webinar a few weeks ago, and from this forum. |
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances..
08/07/2020 08:20:33 AM
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| Sarah McElfresh |
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Location: Newport News, VA |
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The need for additional licenses depend on the platform you are using. See "Internet Streaming" on https://www.acbands.org/copyright and the other references there. For example currently, additional licenses are not needed if streaming on YouTube and Facebook as both of those platforms are ones where ASCAP and BMI have agreements.
On your other questions:
Is it expensive? - synchronization licenses can be expensive, but these are needed for when you are combining imagery with music such as a slide show while you are playing a piece of music.
Is there somewhere that you can purchase a blanket synch license? - Not currently, as there is no standard pricing for these. A copyright owner can also say no to one entity that requests permission and yes to another for the same piece.
Do publishing houses provide blanket license for all of their music? - There are different types of copyright (see: https://www.acbands.org/copyright) and each form of copyright is protected by different licensing or fees. For performing live concerts, there is a blanket performance license and ACB has an agreement with ASCAP and BMI to sell a blanket performance license to our members as a significant discount. See https://www.acbands.org/acb-blanket-performance-license for more information. The blanket performance license does not cover streaming, but if you are performing a live concert and streaming it - the live performance would need to be covered by a blanket performance license, and the stream may or may not need a separate license as that is dictated by how you are streaming as noted above.
If you want to stream a concert on your website, then you need a digital license which can be obtained directly from ASCAP and BMI. See the following pages for ASCAP (https://licensing.ascap.com/?type=digital) and for BMI (https://www.bmi.com/digital_licensing?q=Web+Site) for more information on a digital license for your website. |
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances..
10/02/2020 12:41:22 PM
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| Sarah McElfresh |
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Location: Newport News, VA |
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On October 1, 2020 JW Pepper hosted a webinar "Copyright for Virtual Concerts: What You Can and Cannot Do" that is available on their YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLOLpPFlPQc |
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances..
10/19/2020 10:00:43 AM
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Subject : Re:Creating Virtual Performances..
11/02/2020 08:48:04 AM
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| Charlotte Concert Band |
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I also found Christopher Bill's video on "How to Create & Edit Virtual Ensembles!" very helpful. Having just completed our (Charlotte Concert Band) 4th Virtual Video I also know how intimidating and frustrating this process can be unless you have skilled tech people to help.
I jumped into the virtual world last April when we realized that it could be a very long time before we were able to resume live rehearsing and performing. I had no experience with virtual anything. I did my research, convinced 36 adventurous players from our 90-member concert band to join me in the experiment. Along the way we have grown that number to 60 members participating and soon to be 5 performances. I was also fortunate to find one other band member who had some basic knowledge of how to put this together having produced a much smaller performance with his church group. We learned with each video and were committed to making the next one better than the last I think we succeeded even beyond our wildest expectations.
Although I found Bill's video on how to produce a video very helpful, especially after we had already done 2 of them, I also found it a bit intimidating. I know there are many bands out there that would like to give this a shot but just don't have the expertise or or personnel willing to take a virtual video on. Most pro's will use Adobe Premier or DaVinci Resolve as their software of choice. They are great programs but also very sophisticated and aimed more towards the pros among us rather than a novice.
To that point, I would suggest a much simpler beginning approach. We used a $35 per month program called WeVideo. It is very easy to learn and a great program to experiment with and
and can produce a great product with very little technical know-how. I would highly recommend the program for a first effort. We used it exclusively for our first 3 videos but have ventured into DaVinci Resolve alongside for the last two.
What it really comes down to in the end is finding one or two people in your band that would be willing to give it a try. As we all know all too well, many bands are just doing nothing and many may not return. Our members are thrilled to be playing. We have even branched off into some small Chamber groups doing virtual videos as well. Our return to live playing will be a seamless transition and it is all due to the virtual world participation that we have embraced and loved. I hope this adds a little clarity and maybe some inspiration to dive in and give it a try. You and your members will not be disappointed. Best of luck to all our members bands. |
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