How Every Track in This Library Is Kept in Order
You license a track for your video. A month later you need a 30-second cut. Or a Content ID claim shows up. Or you hear the same track somewhere else and wonder if it is the same one.
Each of these questions has a fast answer only if the composer knows where every track is. Here is how I keep that order, with numbers from my own catalog.
The catalog in numbers
My catalog has 357 finished tracks. Each one is on 6 platforms on average: stock sites, music libraries, a distributor, YouTube Content ID and my performing rights organization. Some tracks live in one place only. 64 of them are on twelve platforms at once.
That is more than 2,000 places where my music is for sale. No one can keep that in their head.
One row per track
Every track has one row. The row shows where the track is and its status on each platform: live, in review, rejected, or still to upload.
The same row holds the details you may ask me about. The versions and stems. The ISRC code. The titles the track has on other sites. Whether it is registered in Content ID.
Why this matters to you
You get the right file
Many tracks have more than one version: the full track, shorter cuts, sometimes a loop and stems. I know which versions exist for each track. So I can send you the one you need the same day.
A claim gets cleared fast
238 of my tracks are registered in YouTube Content ID. If a claim appears on your video, I find the track and its registration in seconds. Then I release the claim. The steps are in How to Clear a YouTube Content ID Claim.
The same track under another name
Some music libraries give a track a new title. So you may hear a track from this library somewhere else, under a different name. I keep every title a track has. Send me the name you saw, and I will tell you if it is the same recording.
Cue sheets for TV
If your project airs on TV, the broadcaster may ask for a cue sheet. 221 of my tracks are registered with BMI. For any of them I can give you the title, the composer, the PRO and the ISRC in one message.
The tool behind it
For years I kept all this in a spreadsheet. It stopped working somewhere past a few hundred tracks. Columns went out of date. I could not see at a glance where a track was missing.
So I built a desktop app for it. It is called tracklog, a catalog app for producers who send their music to many places. My whole catalog runs in it. The numbers in this guide come from it.
FAQ
Is a track from this library also sold on other sites?
Often, yes. Most tracks here are non-exclusive, so they can be sold in several places. Your license from this site covers your project, wherever else the track is sold.
I need a shorter version or stems. Can I get them?
Write to me with the track name. I will tell you which versions exist and send what you need.
What should I send if a claim appears?
The video URL and your license ID. The full steps are in the Content ID guide.
Questions about a track? Email hello@vicatemusic.com. Or browse the music library.