How to find great music to use in your content

How to find great music to use in your content

From Pump Up Your Pod by Bamby Media

August 12, 2025 · 13 min · Episode 139

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of selecting the right music for content creation and explores various music licensing options available to creators.

In a world of doom scrolling and quick fixes, how do you get someone to actually stay on your content long enough to turn them into fans or listen to what you have to say? One element that makes a huge difference is the music that you use in your content. Music creates the vibe. It immediately gives the viewer or listener something to grab onto, and it sets them up for the experience that they’re going to have with your content.  In my opinion, loads of creators don’t spend long enough on this crucial step. You want to set the right mood. You want to be in charge of your “sonic branding”, and the right track can do this for you. But here's the problem: finding music that elevates your content rather than making it sound like everyone else's is genuinely challenging. Every content creator knows this frustration: you need a track that's professional, copyright-safe, and doesn't sound like every other video in your feed.  Traditional licensing meant grovelling to publishers for rights and paying premium rates for basic usage. Modern platforms like Artlist, Musicbed, and Soundstripe solved the accessibility problem but created a new one: limited variety at scale. I was…

People in this episode

Host: Bamby Media

Topics covered

  • music licensing
  • content creation
  • sonic branding
  • audience engagement
  • copyright-safe music

Keywords

  • music
  • content
  • licensing
  • branding
  • creators
  • copyright
  • audience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Artlist, Musicbed, Soundstripe, Audiosocket

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