Why? Who? Where?
Originally incorporated by
Mark Chung in 1986 to administer the copyrights of German avantgarde artists
Einstürzende Neubauten as effectively as possible, Freibank later began to offer its swift and efficient copyright collection and administration services to other musicians and expanded through the 90s to incorporate press, club and sales promotion, artist and sales marketing, setting up editions and label deals for several local and international independents. Meanwhile we handle copyright matters for a catalogue of some 25'000 works with a broad variety of musical styles, however, with an emphasis on alternative bands, the progressive forms of contemporary dance music like drum..n..bass, techno, house and hip-hop, as well as other genres like world and ambient music.
More & Faster
Maximizing the writers income has been one of our key targets right from the beginning. In fact, we started the company because we had come to the conclusion that the traditional ways of collection and distribution of copyrights are too slow and expensive, creating great disadvantages for the writers. To improve this, we introduced the system of direct collection of mechanicals from record companies in Germany, became direct members in the copyright collection societies of the key markets in continental Europe and speeded up accounting and payment effectively. In order to control copyrights worldwide we formed an international network of partner publishers covering all relevant territories securely (Europe, USA, Australia, Japan).
For Films Edit. 13
Freibank has been operating as a pro-active music publishing and marketing company for 20 years now. Our repertoire is used extensively in films, television, games and for websites. As competent music supervisors for feature films, commercials or premium releases for brands and events, we also offer one-stop clearance und licensing.
Superstitious? "for films" - edit. 13 also marks the 13th year in which this series presents a new selection of mostly instrumental tracks chosen from our extensive catalogue. Devil’s luck has made edit. 13 another bloodcurdling mixture of works by new and proven artists providing music particularly suitable for combination with moving images. There are many ways to find the right music for your film, feature, ad or other synch requirement. This compilation has established itself as an ideal reference, source of inspiration and plain working tool for a continuously growing number of professionals. The "for films" – series can only feature a small excerpt of works. Professionals in need of further music are welcome to order previous editions or the full length albums of the presented artists.
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