https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/recipe-short-video-teaser-from-your-stems https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/recipe-short-video-teaser-from-your-stems Every step, time and cost to cut a short vertical teaser from your stems with free, open-source tools (Audacity for the audio, Shotcut for the video), plus the rights checks to do before you post. Tool and platform details read on 28 Oct 2026. Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT We are the music makers format-recipepromotionworkflowsstemssocial-media https://wearethemusicmakers.co/research/pay-stub-what-a-tiktok-trend-pays https://wearethemusicmakers.co/research/pay-stub-what-a-tiktok-trend-pays TikTok and Meta pay music from licensing pools, not a published per-use rate, so a trend has no fixed price. On the one per-video figure in public circulation, a dated $0.03 from 2019, 50,000 TikTok videos would gross about $1,500 before a distributor cut. Every assumption is below. Sources read 29 Oct 2026. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers format-pay-stubtiktoksocial-mediaroyaltieslicensing https://wearethemusicmakers.co/best/budget-rig-musician-video-content-setup https://wearethemusicmakers.co/best/budget-rig-musician-video-content-setup Three phone-camera rigs for musicians who post performance and talking videos, priced at Bajaao on 29 Oct 2026: a lav-and-lamp starter for ₹11,177 (USD 117), a 32-bit float recorder rig for ₹26,917 (USD 282) and a two-mic wireless rig for ₹51,916 (USD 545). Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers format-budget-rigbuyers-guidevideosocial-mediamicrophonesfield-recording https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/social-media-plan-for-musicians https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/social-media-plan-for-musicians TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have each published how their recommendation systems work. Here is what those explainers actually say, and a simple weekly plan built around them that leaves time for making music. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers marketingfanssocial-mediaworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/tiktok-and-reels-music-rights https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/tiktok-and-reels-music-rights When someone puts your track under a TikTok or an Instagram Reel, money only reaches you if a licence and a distributor sit in between. Here is how the licensing works on both platforms, what the pay is based on, what the platforms forbid, and which distributor routes get your music into the libraries. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers royaltiesdistributionlicensingsocial-media https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/youtube-shorts-music-revenue-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/youtube-shorts-music-revenue-explained Shorts don't pay per play. YouTube pools Shorts Feed ad money each month, takes out a music share for every Short that uses a licensed track, and the music share reaches artists only through a label or distributor. Here is the maths, with YouTube's own worked example, and what to check in your statements. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryyoutubesocial-mediaroyaltiesexplainer