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Kevin MacLeod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD; born September 28, 1972) is an American composer and musician.[1][2] MacLeod has composed over 2,000 pieces of royalty-free library music and made them available under a Creative Commons copyright license.[3][4] This licensing allows anyone to use his music for free, as long as he receives credit for the song, and has led to his music being used in thousands of films, millions of videos on YouTube,[5][6][7] and in video games such as Kerbal Space Program.[8] As of 2017, his music is featured on one of the live feeds from the International Space Station, Earth From Space.[4] One of his compositions, "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys,” is among the most-played on TikTok; from January through June 2021 it was played 31,612,975,915 times.[9][10]

For the former Canadian Secretary to the Queen of Canada, see Kevin S. MacLeod. For other people, see Kevin McLeod (disambiguation).

Kevin MacLeod
MacLeod in 2016
Background information
Born (1972-09-28) September 28, 1972 (age 50)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
OriginNew York City, United States
Genres
  • Library music
  • film music
  • video game music
  • YouTube video music
Occupations
  • Composer
  • music producer
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
Jeanette MacLeod
​
(m. 1995)​
Websiteincompetech.com

Early life


MacLeod was born on September 28, 1972, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He went to the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, where he studied music education.[11]


Career



Music distribution


"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys"
One of MacLeod's compositions distributed under a Creative Commons license.
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MacLeod states that he releases his music under Creative Commons licenses to maximize the number of people who can use his music.[12] On his website's FAQ, he expressed disdain for the current state of copyright; he hopes to create "an alternate body of works that is able to compete with them".[12][13]

MacLeod's most popular license is the CC BY; his music is free to use but must be credited.[14] A no-attribution license is also available for people who are unwilling or unable to provide credit to MacLeod; the license costs $30 for one song, $50 for two songs, and $20 per song for three or more songs.[14]

MacLeod has also created FreePD.com, which collects new public domain sound recordings by various artists. Rather than waiting for old copyrights to expire, he hopes to provide a quality library of modern recorded works by artists who explicitly release their music into the public domain.[15] Some of MacLeod's own music is available on the website as well; he explains that these songs are "not commercially viable in the traditional sense, and just add clutter [on his primary website] which hinders people in finding the pieces that they may want."[16]


Subject of documentary


MacLeod is the subject of a documentary film titled Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod.[17] The film had a limited release in October 2020. Ryan Camarda, the film's director and producer, ran a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter with a goal of $30,000; by the end of the campaign, 524 backers had pledged a total of $30,608.[18] According to the Kickstarter page, the amount was needed for transportation in order to conduct in-person interviews with the various subjects featured in the film.[18] The documentary has received positive reviews from critics.[19]


Awards and accolades


In 2015, MacLeod was awarded the International Honorary Web Video Award at the 2015 German Web Video Awards by the European Web Video Academy for his lifetime achievement in influencing the German web video community.[20][21]


Discography



Albums



Singles and EPs



References


  1. Hoffberger, Chase (March 3, 2020). "Royalty Free: Why YouTube and Creative Commons can't coexist". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. Pollari, Niina. "Free Music – Kevin MacLeod Composes for the Internet". Kickstarter. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  3. "Case Studies/Kevin MacLeod". creativecommons.org. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  4. Tyler, Aaron (May 30, 2017). "Earth From Space & Kevin MacLeod Music". On Stage Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  5. "I am Kevin MacLeod, the composer in millions of YouTube videos, and thousands of films. AMA! : IAmA". Reddit. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  6. Silverman, Matt (October 19, 2018). "How the internet's most prolific composer makes a living by giving his music away for free". The Daily Dot. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. Duenas, Ulises (December 16, 2020). "'Royalty Free' Tells the Story of the Most Selfless Man in Music". High Brow Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  8. "Soundtrack from Kerbal Space Program!". incompetech.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  9. Steele, Chandra (August 25, 2021). "These TikTok Songs Have Earned the Most Money in 2021". PCMAG. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  10. Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (April 29, 2021). "How composer Kevin MacLeod became the king of royalty-free music". New Statesman. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  11. Gutelle, Sam (December 2, 2016). "Kevin MacLeod Is The King Of Royalty-Free Music, And Millions Are Listening". Tubefilter. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  12. MacLeod, Kevin. "Free downloads – Royalty Free Music". Incompetech. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  13. Camarda, Ryan (January 1, 2000), Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod, archived from the original on March 12, 2017, retrieved March 12, 2017
  14. MacLeod, Kevin. "Music License Forms". Incompetech. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  15. MacLeod, Kevin. "Public Domain Music Downloads". FreePD. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  16. MacLeod, Kevin. "FreePD FAQ". FreePD. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  17. Spacek, Nick (December 2, 2020). "Director Ryan Camarda on Royalty Free, his new doc on composer Kevin Macleod". The Pitch. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  18. "Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod by Ryan Camarda". Kickstarter.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  19. "Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  20. "German Web Video Award Page". Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  21. "Kevin MacLeod gewinnt den Ehrenpreis international" [Kevin MacLeod wins the honorary award internationally]. YouTube (in German). Webvideopreis Deutschland. June 14, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.


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На других языках

[de] Kevin MacLeod

Kevin MacLeod (* 28. September 1972 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) ist ein US-amerikanischer Komponist und Musikproduzent, der durch Veröffentlichungen von frei lizenzierter Produktionsmusik auf seiner Website incompetech.com internationale Bekanntheit erlangte.[1][2]
- [en] Kevin MacLeod

[es] Kevin MacLeod

Kevin MacLeod (/məˈklaʊd/; Green Bay, Wisconsin, 28 de septiembre de 1972) es un músico y compositor estadounidense.[1][2] MacLeod ha compuesto más de 2000 piezas musicales libres de regalías, que ha dejado disponible bajo licencia de Creative Commons.[3][4][5] Las opciones de su licencia permiten a cualquiera usar sus composiciones siempre y cuando se le atribuya la autoría. Esto permitió que fueran utilizadas en películas, videojuegos, etc. A julio de 2016 recibió los créditos de más de 2300 composiciones según un listado de IMDb.[6][7] Su música ha sido utilizada en películas, videojuegos y vídeos.

[ru] Маклауд, Кевин

Ке́вин Макла́уд (англ. Kevin MacLeod; род. 28 сентября 1972, Грин-Бей, Висконсин, США) — американский музыкант и композитор[1][2]. Публикует свою музыку по лицензии Creative Commons[3][4][5]. Его музыка используется во многих фильмах, играх и видеороликах на видеохостинге YouTube[6][7].


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