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The Burst Collective : commercial music production and music licensing

The Burst Collective

Commercial music production, music licensing, and corporate home for all things Burst.

Burst HQ : recording studio in Milwaukee, WI

Burst HQ

Our recording studio in Milwaukee WI features the latest in digital technology matched with vintage mics, eqs + compressors.

Burst Records : Milwaukee independent record label

Burst Records

Our record label is home to independent singer songwriters with something to say.

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Burst is Music

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We’re the music company you’ve heard everywhere but have (probably) never heard of

We Produce + Compose Music

You’ve heard us :

In TV Shows. American Idol. CSI. Law & Order. Saturday Night Live. Really, the list is a little ridiculous at this point. You can get a longer list at our main site for custom music, The Burst Collective, or here at our blog.

In commercials. Nike. Gatorade. BMW. Again, too many to list here.

In promos. HBO. CBS. ABC. NBC. NFL Films. NBA. Soooo many more.

In trailers. Red Dragon. X2 Featurette. Star Wars Weekend. Extreme Fox Sports. Plus many others.

In software and kiosks. Microsoft’s Office for OSX. Polo by Ralph Lauren.

In corporate events and promotions. Goldman Sachs videos. GE’s annual meeting in Boca Raton. Some of the world’s largest and most respected companies trust Burst for their music needs.

And in other music libraries (yep, virtually all of them have some Burst music). They’ve even hired us to create entire catalogues.

We Record Music

For indie bands and artists. Maritime, Northern Room, Willy Porter, Eric Benet.

For advertising agencies. All the bigs. Though some may not be invited back. If one of you asks us for another Moby-ish track we’re going to drop kick your entire creative team.

For friends. Or my kid’s Boy Scout troop… seriously, they just earned their Music badge here at Burst HQ.

For fun. We try to not complain too much… we dig what we do for a living.

We Produce Records

For indie artists and bands.

This is probably our favorite thing to do. We like it so much that if you’re really, really good, we’ll even entertain the notion of recording you on our dime. But, like everything else in life, nothing is truly “free.”

We License Music

So doing all of the above means we have lots - LOTS - of music available for licensing. That why we set up BurstLabs.com, as a way to deliver kickass music, constantly, and to allow our friends, fans, and clients to get up-to-the-minute updates when new music is available.

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And by “we,” “us” and “our”, we mean… a network of over 20 composers spanning the globe, from LA to Italy. Whether the project demands authentic mandolin or circuit-bent drum n bass, our vast creative network delivers every time.

We Love Music

We love music and don’t care what form it takes. Video game, commercial, on vinyl or an mp3, in an elevator or in a club, electronic or acoustic… If it’s great music, it’s great music. Period.

Terms Of Service

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. These Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”) govern your use of this web site (the “Site”), as provided by The Burst Collective, LLC dba BurstLabs.com (”Burst Labs,” “We” or “Us”). By using this Site, you (”You”) and other users of the Site (collectively, “Users”) are deemed to have agreed to these Terms and Conditions. If You do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, You may not access or otherwise use the Site. You should check these Terms and Conditions periodically for modifications. By using the Site following any modifications to the Terms and Conditions, You agree to be bound by any such modifications.

Purpose of the Site

The Site provides information and samples of music and sound that can be licensed from Burst Labs and its partners for professional production uses. The Site provides opportunities to licensees to report music usage. The Site is intended for business-to-business use, and is not intended for non-professional use by consumers.

Modifications to the Site

We reserve the right, for any reason, in our sole discretion, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including, but not limited to, content, features or hours of availability. We may also impose limits on certain features of the Site or restrict your access to part or all of the Site without notice or penalty.

User Conduct

You warrant and agree that You shall not: (a) impersonate or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity; (b) upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit the Site or any information or other material obtained through or derived from the Site for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by Burst Labs or by the provider of such information or other material); (c) engage in spamming, spoofing or flooding; (d) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or other computer systems through the Site; or (e) harvest, collect or store information about the Users or content of this Site. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Site may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Burst Labs assumes no responsibility for the transmission, deletion or failure to store information submitted by You or other Users to Burst Labs. In addition, You acknowledge that You will not rely on any content created or provided by Burst Labs on the Site or otherwise.

Proprietary Rights

As between You and Burst Labs, including our affiliates, Burst Labs is the owner and/or authorized User of any trademark, registered trademark and/or service mark appearing on the Site, and is the copyright owner or licensee of the content and/or information on the Site, unless otherwise indicated. Except as otherwise provided herein, use of the Site does not grant You a license to any content, features or materials You may access on the Site. Any commercial use of the Site is strictly prohibited, except as allowed herein or otherwise approved by us. You may not download or save a copy of any of the content or screens for any purpose except as otherwise provided by Burst Labs. You may, however, print one (1) copy of the information on the Site solely for your records. If You make other use of the Site, except as otherwise provided above, You may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state laws, and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. We do not grant any license or other authorization to any User of our trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, other copyrightable material or any other intellectual property, by including them on the Site.

Burst Labs

You acknowledge and agree that you will have no right to utilize the music and sound licensed to You from the Site (”Burst Labs”) until you execute the Burst Labs license agreements that are provided to you by Burst Labs and fulfill all payment and other obligations as set forth therein.

User’s Grant of Limited License

Burst Labs does not solicit nor does it wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from You through Burst Labs’s mail and email addresses, or in any other way. Any information or material submitted or sent to Burst Labs will be deemed not to be confidential or secret. By submitting or sending information or other material to Burst Labs You represent and warrant that the
information is original to You and that no other party has any rights to the material. You also agree and acknowledge that any ideas, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques or other similar materials that You submit or otherwise communicate to the Site, may be used by us in any manner.

User Information

In the course of your use of the Site, You may be asked to provide certain personal and non-personal information to us. Burst Labs’ use of any information You provide shall be governed by the Privacy Policy. We urge You to read our Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that You are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of such information.

Security

You understand and acknowledge that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and we cannot guarantee that any information You submit to us will be free from unauthorized third party intrusion. You understand and agree that all information You submit to Burst Labs is done so at your own risk.

Internet Access

You acknowledge and agree that in connection with your use of the Site, You must: (a) provide for your own access to the World Wide Web and pay any service fees (if any) associated with such access; and (b) provide all equipment necessary for You to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including, if applicable, a computer, software, a modem and a working telephone line. Burst Labs shall not be responsible for any malfunctions, errors, crashes or other adverse events that may occur from your use of the Site.

Failure to Comply with Terms and Conditions and Termination

You acknowledge and agree that we may deny You access to all or part of the Site without prior notice if You engage in any conduct or activities that we, in our sole discretion, believe violate any of these Terms and Conditions, violate the rights of Burst Labs or are otherwise inappropriate for continued access.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Burst Labs, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising in any way from your use of the Site or the placement or transmission of any message, information, software or other materials on or through the Site by You.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND SERVICES, IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Burst Labs DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE FUNCTIONS, FEATURES, OR CONTENT OR SERVICES CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. Burst Labs MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET USERS’ REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM Burst Labs OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Burst Labs DOES NOT ENDORSE, WARRANT OR GUARANTEE ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED OR PROVIDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. Burst Labs IS NOT A PARTY TO, AND DOES NOT MONITOR, ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN USERS AND THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WITHOUT THE DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF Burst Labs.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT SHALL Burst Labs, OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS, OR LOST BUSINESS, DATA OR SALES, EVEN IF Burst Labs OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS.

Links From and To the Site

You may be able to link to third party web sites (”Linked Sites”) from the Site. Linked Sites are not, however, reviewed, controlled or examined by Burst Labs in any way and Burst Labs is not responsible for the content, availability, advertising, products, information or use of User information or other materials of any such Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. These links do not imply Burst Labs’ endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of such Linked Sites, and any content contained thereon. In no event shall Burst Labs be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or material accessed through these Linked Sites. You should direct any concerns to that site’s administrator or webmaster. Burst Labs reserves the exclusive right, at its sole discretion, to add, change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the Linked Sites from the Site and/or introduce different features or links to different Users.

Other sites may link to the Site only through a plain-text link. Permission must be granted by us for any other type of link to Burst Labs. To seek our permission, You may write to Burst Labs. We reserve the right, however, to deny any request or rescind any permission granted by us to link through such other type of link, and to require termination of any such link to the Site, at our discretion at any time.

Applicable Law/Jurisdiction

You agree that the laws of the state of Wisconsin, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms and Conditions. Please note that your use of the Site may be subject to other local, state, national, and international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Burst Labs or relating in any way to your use of the Site resides in the courts of Wisconsin and You further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of Wisconsin, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving Burst Labs or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.

We control and operate the Site from our offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Any inquiries concerning these Terms and Conditions of use should be directed to info@burstlabs.com.

Selected Credits

You may have heard Burst music associated with these top productions :

Burst Music In Use In Television Production

Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Lost
CSI
CSI Miami
Desperate Housewives
NUMB3RS
Simple Life
Boston Legal
Cold Case
Survivor
The View
ABC
NBC
Microsoft Office v. X for Mac (program tour)
ESPN
NFL “Under The Helmet”
Fox Television
West Wing
Friends
Frasier
Alias
Everybody Loves Raymond
Ally McBeal
Boston Public
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Dawson’s Creek
Felicity
The Tonight Show
Saturday Night Live
Nightline
Dateline NBC
20/20
PrimeTime Live
60 Minutes
Meet The Press
Warner Brothers Network
World Wrestling Entertainment
NBA Finals Halftime 2000
WCW
E! Television
E! True Hollywood Story
Law & Order
Law & Order : SVU
Third Rock From The Sun
Third Watch
King Of Queens
Homicide
Profiler
Pretender
Good Morning America
South Park, the video game (ad)
Access Hollywood
Extra
Entertainment Tonight
Days Of Our Lives
Guiding Light
Young And The Restless
Nintendo64 promotional videos
America’s Most Wanted
Court TV
Outdoor Life Network
Capitol FM - England
Antenna Bayern
DRS4 / Virus - Switzerland
SAT.1 - Germany
Die Antenne
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Q101 - Chicago
Oxygen Television Network

Music Libraries | Production Music

and if you like library music or production music, maybe you’ve even heard our work in some of your favorite collections :

Gravity, Velocity, VideoHelper, KillerTracks (BMG - Universal), FirstCom Music (BMG - Universal), Network Music (BMG - Universal), Megatrax, and WestOne + Sonoton (both distributed in the US by APM)

Of course, you can get information on all of our work in creating and licensing music for advertising, television, film, trailers, radio, retail kiosks, video games and software by checking out our parent company, The Burst Collective. There’s also info on our recording studio, Burst HQ, and our independent record label, Burst Records, home to some good people and great music.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Burst Labs?

Burst Labs is the music licensing division of The Burst Collective.

This site (BurstLabs.com) is the principal method by which we make our catalog of production music and independent artists available to our clients and friends.Click here to learn more about Burst Labs and The Burst Collective.

What types of music can I find at Burst Labs?

There are two general categories of music available at BurstLabs.com :

Production Music (also commonly referred to as ‘library music,’ but we have some issues with that term and the general connotation associated with it). This is music that is instrumental by design, built and composed specifically for use in licensing for television, advertising, movies, videogames, websites, etc.

Songs are also hosted here at Burst Labs but are not covered under the general license agreement and license rates available online. We include Songs in the discovery engine and the search results because there are projects that call for vocals and lyrics as opposed to instrumental tracks, but because of the nature of our agreements with the artists represented on Burst Labs, we can’t offer the same standardized pricing structure that covers our Production Music Catalog. All Songs on our site must be licensed on a case-by-case basis, a process that begins by getting in touch with us by phone or email.

Where can I hear some samples of the music at Burst Labs?

If you’re just browsing and haven’t signed up for an account with us yet, you are able to listen to extended samples of all the music in the Lab by clicking the speaker icon (or ‘play’ button) near the music titles on the site.

Approved clients who are signed in get higher-resolution and full-length previews, as well as the ability to download anything from the site as often as needed.

If you’d like to hear a demo montage of music available through BurstLabs.com, check out these mp3s :

Where can I buy music that I found at Burst Labs?

Our Production Music is not currently available for retail purchase, but many of the artists you hear on our site offer CDs for sale through their individual websites, and you can find quite a few of their songs at iTunes, as well. There’s a post on our blog about this very topic… you can read it here.

How do I become an approved client?

Simply fill out a client request and we’ll be in touch. Please be advised - our approval process is quite manual and dependent on humans. We try to not work all weekend, we have families, we try to see a movie or a ball game from time to time. If it takes a day to get back with you, chances are that’s what’s up.

If you fill out the form with the phone number 123-456-7890 or say you’re from Anytown, USA, we simply won’t take you seriously. Sorry, mom.

How do I request a music license for my project?

One of two ways… you can fill out a form online as long as you’re signed in, or you can print out our Rate Sheet PDF (our cue sheet - for now) and fax it back to us at 414 259 3911 (in US).

How much does it cost to use Burst Labs music?

Burst Labs rate sheet previewOur licenses range from as little as $115 to $10,000 and beyond, and is completely dependent on the type of usage (or number of copies) in your production. All rates posted at our Rate Sheet are current, and are, as most things in life, subject to change without notice.

All prices are listed in United States Dollars ($USD).

How do I pay for music licenses?

We issue an invoice based on the type of license you need, and email it to the address you provided with your account.

We accept company checks by mail and credit card payments through PayPal.

Checks should be payable to The Burst Collective and mailed to 1442 Underwood Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 USA.

If you wish to pay by credit card (PayPal), shoot us an email and we’ll get the details together so you can be properly licensed pronto.

Unless you have been granted extended payment terms, payment is due when the invoice is received. License is not granted until full payment is received. For further information, please review our Terms Of Service.

How can I get the music?

By download or on DVD-Rom. Details here.

What formats are offered for Burst Labs music?

All of the production music available for licensing on BurstLabs.com is ready to download and available in a variety of formats :

MP3 [192k]
Full Mix
Underscore Mix - when available, which is virtually always
any available Alternate mixes - lo fi, retro, remixes

WAV [16 bit, 48kHz, interleaved]
Full Mix
Underscore Mix - when available, which is virtually always
any available Alternate mixes - lo fi, retro, remixes

AIFF [24 bit, 44.1kHz, interleaved]
coming soon

Coming : we’re also hard at work in Lab concocting alternate mixes, various length edits, stem mixes, and other surprises… more on those updates soon. If you have a need for any of these, chances are we already have it on hand and would be happy to help you out. Send us an email and we’ll figure out how to get you what you need.

How can I stay up-to-date with the latest Burst Labs releases?

There’s a couple of options available to you :

RSS
All of the updates to BurstLabs.com, whether new musical content or inspiration and ideas, are available immediately as they’re posted through our RSS feed.

You can get much more information about RSS here.

And there’s a nifty video tutorial on RSS here.

Email
Simply enter your email address here and you’ll get any RSS updates delivered to your inbox each morning.

Can I use Burst Labs music without paying for it?

If you’re a student or a non-profit it may be worth your while to reach out to us via email… we like helping people who are doing good work.

Web Site Credits

Site Produced by Gridplane.
Music Produced by The Burst Collective

JD Hooge - Project Management, Concept, and Design
David Knape - Concept, Database, and Programming (Actionscript and php)

Daniel Holter - Creative Director, Producer

The Burst Collective, LLC
1442 Underwood Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53213

414.259.3949
414.259.3911 fx
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info@burstlabs.com

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(except where noted)

What We Do:
License music for use in movies, commercials, tv shows, video games, websites, corporate presentations + much more.

Who We're Here For:
Music supervisors, ad agencies, producers + anyone who needs inspired, current music for their project.

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