IAC MUSIC ADVISORY SERVICE / LIBRARY MUSIC "This Service alone is worth the IAC annual membership fee. " - IAC member.

Finding the right music and/or effects for our movies and audio visual presentations is probably one of the most difficult aspects of our hobby . The Music Advisory Service can help. IAC has special arrangements with four production music houses who supply radio, television and the film industry with music of all types .

They are:

Our volunteer Music Advisor, Richard Curry FACI is the custodian of almost 700 CDs from these companies and on request will search them to find suitable pieces for members.The Service operates as follows:

1. Contact Richard Curry by letter, e-mail or phone ( details below) giving information about the production for which the music is required . It is helpful if you can give an idea of the pace, whether full orchestra, solo instrument, traditional or electronic sound, is required.
2. Richard will search the library and record selections on to a cassette tape and send it to you. A nominal charge for the search, recording, cassette and postage is made and invoiced with the cassette tape.
3. If you wish to buy the CD(s) from which the selections were taken Richard will order them on your behalf - they will be delivered directly to your own address within a few days Each CD costs £12 including VAT and post/packing. Cheques should be made payable to "Richard Curry"
   

	CONTACT DETAILS FOR RICHARD CURRY
	E-mail:	musicadvice@theiac.org.uk
	Address:	Moorland View 939 Burnley Road Rossendale Lancashire BB4 8QL
	Tel.	01706 218456

Each of the above production music houses has its own website (click on their logos above) and you can listen on line. Whilst this is extremely useful - do not order music downloads on line as you will be charged the FULL COMMERCIAL RATE ( often in units of 20 seconds ) many times more more than the IAC purchase price (£12) for the FULL CD.

The library caters for music of all types including ethnic music from most countries in the world.

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Members require a licence from MCPS to dub from these CDs to their soundtracks. There are strict penalties for misusing copyright music for your soundtracks.  IAC offers a modestly priced licence to make you legal: Check our Copyright pages.

Page updated on 21 March 2008

Authors' views are not necessarily those of The Institute of Amateur Cinematographers

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