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Music Licensing for Client Work

The freelancer, agency, production company, or business that controls the licensed track and uses it to create the client Project should purchase and retain the Audiodrome license. Before delivery, the Buyer must request a separate Client-Use License Agreement from Audiodrome and deliver it to the client with the completed Project. The music must remain embedded in the finished Project.

Audiodrome issues the client’s permission. The creator delivers the document but does not transfer or independently sublicense the music. This guide explains the practical workflow.

Prepared by the Audiodrome Editorial Team with licensing analysis by Nikola Dimitrovski and evidence and claims review by Darko Jankulovski.

What Client Work Licensing Means

Client work licensing applies when a Buyer uses licensed Audiodrome music inside a finished Project created for another person or business. The music must remain synchronized or embedded in the completed production, and the delivery must follow Audiodrome’s client-use licensing process.

Three parties take part in the process:

Party

Role

Audiodrome

Licenses the music and prepares the applicable licensing documents.

Buyer or creator

Purchases the track, controls the music file, creates the Project, and retains the original purchase records.

Client

Receives and publishes the finished Project under the permission prepared for that delivery.

The client receives permission connected to the finished Project described in the Client-Use License Agreement. The client does not acquire ownership of the music, a reusable audio asset, or general permission to place the track in unrelated productions.

Who Should Purchase the Audiodrome License?

The practical rule is straightforward. The person or business that controls the track file and uses it to create the Project should purchase and retain the main Audiodrome license.

This usually connects the licensed file, production responsibility, receipt, agreement, and client-use request to one identifiable Buyer.

Production arrangement

Recommended Buyer

Freelancer selects and edits the music

Freelancer

Agency manages the campaign or creative production

Agency

Production company creates the completed Project

Production company

Client creates the Project internally

Client

Client selects the music but an outside creator needs access to the licensed files

Contact Audiodrome before sharing or transferring the licensed file

The Buyer named in the main License Agreement should normally be the party managing the music and production workflow. A client’s payment of an invoice to a creator does not, by itself, transfer the Audiodrome license or ownership of the track.

A freelancer, agency, client, and outside contractor should not share the same raw music file informally. Contact Audiodrome before giving an outside party access to licensed files when that party is not the Buyer.

How the Client-Use License Process Works

The complete workflow is:

1. Choose and Purchase the Track

The creator may evaluate watermarked previews before choosing a track. The responsible person or business must purchase the track before using the licensed file in a final Project or delivering the completed work to a client.

The purchase should normally be made by the party that will control the downloaded track and manage the production. The Buyer should retain the purchase email, receipt, signed License Agreement, track title, and transaction details.

2. Create the Finished Project

The Buyer embeds the purchased track in a qualifying finished end product. The music can be edited, timed, looped, faded, or adapted inside the Project as permitted by the License Agreement.

A Project is a completed production in which the music remains synchronized, embedded, or integrated. An isolated audio file, music-only export, stem package, or reusable music template is not a finished Project.

3. Request the Client-Use Agreement

Before delivering the completed Project, the Buyer should contact Audiodrome and request a client-use agreement. Audiodrome will prepare the agreement and return it to the Buyer for delivery to the client.

The governing License Agreement does not list the exact information required for every request. To connect the request with the correct purchase and Project, the Buyer should be ready to provide:

• Buyer’s name or business name
• Buyer’s purchase email
• Client’s legal or business name
• Licensed track title
• Project or campaign name
• Intended publishing, advertising, or distribution use
• Relevant Project versions or platforms
• Order or transaction reference, when available

Audiodrome may request additional information before preparing the agreement. No approval time, additional charge, or approval outcome should be assumed unless Audiodrome confirms it for the specific request.

4. Audiodrome Prepares the Agreement

Audiodrome prepares the Client-Use License Agreement and sends it to the Buyer or creator. The agreement connects the client’s permission with the applicable finished Project and approved delivery.

The client’s permission comes from Audiodrome. The creator delivers the agreement but does not independently sublicense or transfer the music rights.

The Buyer does not issue the music license, transfer ownership of the track, assign the main License Agreement, or give the client unrestricted permission to reuse the music.

5. Deliver the Finished Project and Agreement

The Buyer delivers the completed production and the supporting client documentation after Audiodrome prepares the Client-Use License Agreement.

The delivery may include:

• Completed Project with the track embedded
• Client-Use License Agreement prepared by Audiodrome
• Information connecting the track with the Project
• Final exports or platform versions covered by the prepared agreement
• Relevant delivery or publication instructions

“The client does not receive the raw track or stems as a reusable music file.”

The Buyer may provide final video, audio-program, website, application, presentation, or platform exports. The Buyer must not include the original isolated track, stems, music-only exports, or reusable source files that give the client independent access to the music.

6. The Client Publishes the Finished Project

The client may publish, advertise, or distribute the completed Project within the permission described in the Client-Use License Agreement. The music must remain embedded in the approved finished production.

For example, a client may receive a completed promotional video and publish that video through its approved business accounts. The client may not extract the track and reuse it independently in another production unless Audiodrome issues permission covering that use.

The client’s authority is connected to the applicable Project and prepared agreement. It should not be described as unlimited permission for every future production, campaign, version, account, or distribution channel.

What the Creator May Deliver to the Client

Client delivery must distinguish a finished production from a reusable music asset.

Permitted finished delivery

Prohibited raw-music delivery

Finished video

Standalone track

Finished advertisement

Original isolated MP3

Final podcast episode

Original isolated WAV

Completed presentation

Stems

Exported animation

Music-only export

Completed course lesson

Reusable alternate mixes

Finished website or app Project

Downloadable music asset

Platform-specific final versions covered by the agreement

Template containing an extractable track

Client-Use License Agreement prepared by Audiodrome

Track placed in the client’s internal music library

Supporting Project and track information

Music supplied for unrestricted future reuse

Final production files with embedded music

Ownership or authorship rights

The Buyer may edit, loop, fade, shorten, time, and adapt the music inside an authorized Project. Those permissions support production editing. They do not permit the Buyer to distribute an isolated edited track, alternate music-only version, or reusable audio file.

What the Client May Do With the Finished Project

Subject to the Client-Use License Agreement prepared for the delivery, the client may be permitted to:

• Publish the completed Project
• Advertise using the completed Project
• Distribute the completed Project
• Upload it through designated client accounts
• Use it for the approved business or commercial purpose
• Retain the Client-Use License Agreement as proof of permission
• Publish identified platform versions covered by the agreement

The permission remains connected to the Project, campaign, versions, accounts, or uses identified in the Client-Use License Agreement.

The Client Does Not Receive the Raw Music File

The difference between a finished Project and a reusable music asset determines what the Buyer may deliver.

Finished Project

The music is synchronized or embedded in a completed video, advertisement, podcast episode, presentation, application, course, or other production.

Reusable music asset

The track, stem, isolated music export, alternate mix, or downloadable audio file can be accessed and reused independently.

The license permits finished Project delivery through the approved client-use process. It prohibits informal delivery of the original track, stems, isolated exports, or files that allow the client to extract and reuse the music.

The client receives the finished Project and the permission prepared for that delivery. The client does not receive ownership or general reuse rights in the underlying music.

What Rights Remain With Audiodrome?

Purchasing an Audiodrome license grants defined Project-use permissions. It does not transfer copyright ownership in the musical composition, master recording, or supplied Digital Asset.

Audiodrome retains the underlying intellectual property rights. Review the complete Audiodrome License Restrictions before delivering client work or providing production files.

Client Licensing for Agencies and Production Companies

An agency, freelancer, or production company may create qualifying finished Projects for clients under the main License Agreement and Audiodrome’s client-use process. The Buyer should keep the licensed track under its control and retain the primary purchase and license records.

An agency should not create a shared folder that gives clients or unrelated contractors access to Audiodrome’s original tracks. Clients should receive completed Project exports rather than a reusable internal music library.

When the finished Project is a client advertisement, review the separate Paid Advertising Licensing guide for campaign-specific guidance. The client-work page explains the purchasing and handoff process rather than the full advertising permission.

Who Keeps the License and Project Records?

The Buyer should retain the original purchase documents after delivering the finished Project. The records should clearly connect the Buyer, purchased track, client, completed production, and approved publishing use.

The client should retain the Client-Use License Agreement and any supporting Project information provided with the delivery. The client’s records should identify the finished production and the permission connected to its publication.

What to Do if the Client Receives a Copyright Claim

A valid license does not prevent an automated platform system or unrelated third party from generating a claim. A claim should be reviewed against the Project, track, purchase, Client-Use License Agreement, and platform notice.

When a claim was mistakenly applied to a compliant use, Audiodrome will take commercially reasonable steps to help release the claim after receiving reasonable proof of the license from the Buyer. Platform decisions, unrelated third-party claims, and resolution times remain outside Audiodrome’s direct control.

A license should not be presented as a guarantee that claims will never occur or that every dispute will produce a particular result.

Common Client-Work Scenarios

The following scenarios show how Audiodrome’s client-use process applies when freelancers, agencies, production companies, and clients manage the music and finished Project in different ways.

Freelance Video Editor Creates a Client Video

A freelance video editor who selects the track, downloads the licensed file, and creates the finished video should normally purchase the Audiodrome license. Before delivery, the editor requests the Client-Use License Agreement and sends it to the client with the completed video.

The client receives the finished video rather than the original track. The editor retains the purchase records and licensed music file.

Agency Produces a Paid Advertising Campaign

An agency may be the Buyer when it manages the music selection, licensed files, creative production, and campaign delivery. The agency embeds the track in the finished advertisement and requests the Client-Use License Agreement before giving the campaign assets to the client.

The final advertisement may then be used within the applicable client permission. Review music licensing for paid advertising for the advertising rules that apply after delivery.

Production Company Creates Several Platform Versions

A production company may export horizontal, square, and vertical versions of a completed production. The music must remain embedded in every version.

The Client-Use License Agreement should identify or cover the applicable versions before the client publishes them. The public page should not assume that every format or future edit is included automatically. Review the Cross-Platform Use guide for related publishing guidance.

Client Selects the Music Before Hiring a Creator

A client may select a preferred track before appointing a freelancer or production company. The parties should decide who will purchase the license and control the licensed files before production starts.

The client should not email the original MP3 or WAV file informally to an unrelated contractor. Contact Audiodrome to confirm the correct purchase and file-access workflow for that arrangement.

Creator Produces Work for Several Clients

A creator may produce separate qualifying Projects for separate clients. Each client delivery should follow the Client-Use License Agreement process, and the creator should retain distinct records for each client and Project.

One client’s agreement should not be presented as permission for another client’s production. Raw track access should remain with the responsible Buyer.

Client Wants to Reuse the Track in a New Project

The client should not extract the music from the delivered Project or reuse the track independently in a new production. The original client permission is connected to the delivery for which Audiodrome prepared it.

Contact Audiodrome to confirm the correct licensing process before using the same track in a new Project, campaign, production, or unrelated edit.

Client Work Licensing FAQs

Who should purchase an Audiodrome track for a client Project?

The person or business that controls the licensed track and uses it to create the Project should normally purchase the license. This may be the freelancer, agency, production company, or client. The Buyer should retain the track, receipt, main License Agreement, and Project records.

Can a freelancer or agency use Audiodrome music in client work?

Yes. A freelancer, agency, or production company may embed Audiodrome music in qualifying finished client Projects. Before delivering the completed Project, the Buyer must request a separate Client-Use License Agreement from Audiodrome and keep the raw music file under the Buyer’s control.

What must I do before delivering the Project to the client?

Request a Client-Use License Agreement from Audiodrome before delivering the completed Project. Audiodrome prepares the document and sends it to the Buyer. The Buyer then delivers the agreement with the finished Project while retaining the original track, stems, purchase confirmation, and main License Agreement.

What does the client receive?

The client receives the completed Project and the Client-Use License Agreement prepared by Audiodrome for that delivery. The client may publish, advertise, or distribute the finished Project within the applicable permission. The client does not receive ownership of the music or a reusable copy of the track.

Can I send the original MP3 or WAV file to the client?

No. The original MP3, WAV file, stems, music-only export, or reusable alternate mix must not be sent to the client. The music must remain embedded in the finished Project. Providing the isolated file would fall outside the permitted client-delivery process.

Can the client publish the finished Project through its own accounts?

Yes, subject to the Client-Use License Agreement prepared for the delivery. The governing License Agreement permits the client’s own publishing, advertising, and distribution of the finished Project. The applicable client document should identify the Project and permission connected to that use.

Can the client reuse the music in another Project?

The client should not extract or independently reuse the music in another Project. The client’s permission is connected to the finished Project and delivery covered by the prepared agreement. Contact Audiodrome before using the track in a new campaign, production, or unrelated edit.

What should we do if the client receives a copyright claim?

Gather the purchase confirmation, main License Agreement, Client-Use License Agreement, published Project URL, track title, claim reference, and claimed timecode. Follow the platform’s dispute process and contact Audiodrome with reasonable evidence when the claim concerns a licensed Audiodrome track used in compliance with the agreement.

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