Mcps

[Starlight]

In time, I'll be starting my very own disco roadshow and I'll be using my own custom sweeper jingles/voiceovers in my shows and I'll be using mcps music as background music on my custom sweeper jingles. Now my question is, will I be covered to use the sweepers under the mcps license held by the venue? Most bars etc have stickers on windows saying that they're covered with the mcps authority. I'm guessing that the venues mcps/ppl license will be a blanket licence :confused:

Thanks in advance,

Neil.

[TonyB]

If you are asking if the license that the venue have will give you permission to use copyright material to make a jingle then the answer is no.

You need a SG6 license to use copyright audio clips as backing tracks for jingles. Details are here http://www.prsformusic.com/users/musicforproducts/Music_product_audio_only/other/SG6/Pages/SG6.aspx.

[Starlight]

If you are asking if the license that the venue have will give you permission to use copyright material to make a jingle then the answer is no.

You need a SG6 license to use copyright audio clips as backing tracks for jingles. Details are here http://www.prsformusic.com/users/musicforproducts/Music_product_audio_only/other/SG6/Pages/SG6.aspx.
A £1000 :eek: That's very expensive :eek:

Neil.....

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Neil.

I may be ignorant here, but just what "jingles" do you need as a mobile DJ, surely individual mic work on the night would sound far better.

Personally if i heard jungles at a mobile disco i would just think "tacky". Sorry :)

[Starlight]

Neil.

I may be ignorant here, but just what "jingles" do you need as a mobile DJ, surely individual mic work on the night would sound far better.

Personally if i heard jungles at a mobile disco i would just think "tacky". Sorry :)
Steven,

I wan't to use my own custom jingles because I wan't to be different to every other jock and sound more professional. Of course I'd be using the mic but there's that bit extra with sweeper jingles. I don't think custom jingles are tacky as you say and I've always wanted a disco roadshow that sounds similar to a radio station but obviously not drivel on the mic after every 4-5 songs.

Jingles also help people remember what my disco name is. I've often heard people saying that such and such a disco was fantastic, I asked what was the name of the disco, to which they reply I don't know.

If I thought custom jingles are tacky and not very useful, I would not have spent nearly £300 on custom sweeper jingles and I've also got some sung jingles too. I would never play jingles if the dancefloor was busy too as not to ruin the continuity of the people dancing to the music. And also, if I was playing in a club and the club had forthcomming events lined up, the management team would be delighted to hear their events being advertised, it will really make the club sound very professional.

Neil.

[DeckstarDeluxe]

Neil.

I may be ignorant here, but just what "jingles" do you need as a mobile DJ, surely individual mic work on the night would sound far better.

Personally if i heard jungles at a mobile disco i would just think "tacky". Sorry :)

He also called it a roadshow so pretty much says it all ;)

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Were going to have to agree to differ then ;)

I honestly cant believe that having jingles will make you more professional in the eyes of the client. Jingles are inherently for radio, and to filter them into a mobile disco environment would just come across as either lazy or cheesy depending on whats being said in the jingles.

And for info, i am foremost a club jock, that is what i was doing before mobile work, and ive worked in hundreds of pubs/clubs across the north of england and lower scotland. I cannot think of a single instance where a manager would have preferred a vocal recording advertising upcoming events over actual mic work. It comes across as either laziness or shyness infront of a audience imo (definately not intended as a dig at you, just how i know alot of venue managers/owners would think) :)

[welby]

I must admit I agree with Dynamic,

I created some jingles in a friends recording studio, and while I thought they were brilliant I never used them live, and prefered to advertise my services over the mic on the night.

Luckily It didn't cost me a bean, so I wouldn't throw your money away on jingles.

Just a thought!

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Steven,

I wan't to use my own custom jingles because I wan't to be different to every other jock and sound more professional.

I used to use jingles in a pub I used to do 3 times a week for 5 years. They went down very well and were very amusing, but this was a pub, not mobile, and it was also 20 years ago!

[Starlight]

I must admit I agree with Dynamic,

I created some jingles in a friends recording studio, and while I thought they were brilliant I never used them live, and prefered to advertise my services over the mic on the night.

Luckily It didn't cost me a bean, so I wouldn't throw your money away on jingles.

Just a thought!
Jingles can cost a fortune but luckilly for me, I bought just dry liners a few years ago. I wen't onto fully producing them myself as to save quite a considerable amount of £'s. I've got Mike from Music Radio Creative to do most of mine but like I said, I was fortunate enough to have bought them a long time ago when I was paying just £4.99 for a dry liner. Now he's charging around £9.00 for dry liners :eek: Bring your prices down, Mike! ;)


I used to use jingles in a pub I used to do 3 times a week for 5 years. They went down very well and were very amusing, but this was a pub, not mobile, and it was also 20 years ago!
Fair enough ;)
I think at the end of the day folks, it's down to personal taste :) Just like marmite, you either love them or hate them. All of my jingles won't be cheesy at all, it'll be stuff saying my disco name and the types of music I play mainly. I also think that jingles help the music transitions better too. My jingles arn't going to be like :30s adverts, instead, they'll be between 2 seconds and maybe 20 seconds in length max.

Neil....

[womble]

I created some jingles in a friends recording studio, and while I thought they were brilliant I never used them live, and prefered to advertise my services over the mic on the night.

I've never been tempted to advertise our services at a function. I kind of imagined that would be frowned upon? I guess it depends how and when it's done.

"Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome to the dancefloor, for their first dance as husband and wife, Mr and Mrs Bloggs! [applause] For those of you not taking photos why not pop over to the DJ booth and grab a business card - we also do bah-mitzphas!"

[soundtracker]

Hate jingles with a passion, very 1970s, tacky, annoying and just unnecessary.

Ha! Just had a bloke at the front door trying to sell me a PVC front door - told him very 1970s, tacky, and just unnecessary. - what great timing!

[DeckstarDeluxe]

Ivan Brakenberry anyone? hahaha

YouTube- Ivan Brackenbury 2008

[funkymook]

Ivan Brackenberry - brilliant! :D :D