WAIT! Don't post that video without a sync license.

Musicians getting in trouble with the law – well, that’s nothing new. What’s a good music resume without a couple of arrest reports to fill out the career dips? (kidding)

But what about that YouTube “take down” notice you just received for the video you posted of your band covering “Freebird?” You got a mechanical license to release the song on your CD (right?), and the video turned out awesome, so you owe it to the world to post it online. But did you get a sync license for your online videos of cover songs?

“When you attempt to ‘sync’ a sound recording of a song with any audio/visual element, you also need to obtain a synchronization license (or sync license). This is a separate, negotiable license that allows you to use a particular piece of music in synch with other visual elements, such as in your music video.”

That’s a snippet of what CD Baby’s resident entertainment attorney/blogger Christiane Cargill Kinney posted on The DIY Musician blog in her thorough explanation of the requirements for posting videos of cover songs online. The article is titled “Posting Cover Songs on YouTube: Music Licensing Law Explained,” 

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/03/on-posting-cover-songs-on-youtube-music-licensing-law-explained/

and it’s filled with serious information about compulsory mechanical licenses, broadcast licenses, re-print licenses, sync licenses, and so on, and so on. As she puts it, “There are about as many music licenses as there are ‘Beliebers,’ and they each serve different purposes.”

Read more: Wait! Don’t post that music video on YouTube without a sync license! http://blog.discmakers.com/2012/04/wait-dont-post-that-music-video-on-youtube-without-a-sync-license/?utm_source=DMAudio&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EA1235#ixzz24xHP2kbS

Good Luck and have fun!
Inaya
www.InayaDay.com
www.twitter.com/inayaday
www.facebook.com/inayadayofficialpage

It's been a Long Day

Hey, I hope your season is ending well!
Mine's been great and is ending in like wise!
     Crystal Waters, (writer and singer of Gypsy Woman , Happy, 100% Pure Love, Le Bump, etc), and "I" recorded a duet together that's produced by the mighty Stonebridge.
Have you heard it?
If you haven't, you can listen to ALL of the versions/mixes here:
http://soundcloud.com/stonebridge/sets/inaya-day-allstars-long-day/

If you dig us, you can buy us!  :-)
Purchase here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/inaya-day-allstars/id525889941

http://www.beatport.com/release/long-day/913227

     We're quite proud of our project and our little team and are looking forward to pumpin' out a few more tunes together.
Check it out and send us some positive feedback. We'd love to hear from ya!
I'll update you later!
Bless!
Inaya
http://www.InayaDay.com
http://www.theoneandonlycrystalwaters.com/
http://www.stoneyboy.com/

May The Works I've Done Speak For Me

As you may or may not know, I write most of my own songs AND I write and sing with, and for, other artists.

View the album art for some of the things I've done.....
So when you wonder where I am or what I could be doing,,, If you're wondering if I write or if I'm "STILL SINGING", here ya go  :-)
Enjoy the views and read the comments. (feel free to leave some positive ones of your own).

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.39635790718.64217.786485718&type=3 

Soon,
Inaya
www.INAYADAY.com

Oh Oh Sometimes, I get a BAD feelin' yeah!

Well, I've got something on my mind.
      I figured I'd write this little bit of information out so people can spread the word.
 When I tell people that "OH OH SOMETIMES, I GET A GOOD FEELIN', YE-AH", is sung by none other than the legendary ETTA JAMES and their reply is shock and awe, I get a bit bothered.
   It's a disservice to music when people take full credit for songs and neglect to acknowledge the vocalist.
I see it as a pure insult to the world of music, and the earlier creators of it, that THAT song is so huge and people have NO idea that it's snatched from Etta James's SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD ON ME.
See HER video here:
http://youtu.be/WzibSiJv8hc


So, I figure, let's give respect when and where it's due!
Big Ups to Etta James for MAKING  Avicii's "LEVELS" and Flo Rida's "GOOD FEELIN"!!!
May she rest in peace!
Inaya
www.INAYADAY.com
www.facebook.com/inayadayofficialpage
www.twitter.com/inayaday

Cartoon I made about producers who tried to steal my song

Hey!
Hope your spring is shaping up to be a fun one. Mine sure is; but there's always someone who doesn't have the springtime spirit.
I wrote a song with Ashleigh K for one of the artists with whom I work and the two producers, from "out of town", released it without the artist's and my permission.
Check out these cartoons that I concocted to help me tell the story.
Presenting: LAST NIGHT A DJ STOLE MY SONG!


Part I:
http://goanimate.com/videos/0J5HMuG3OT3s/1


Part II
http://goanimate.com/videos/0O36D_xYMeB8/1


Part III
http://goanimate.com/videos/0uHtucLGws78/1

We Hate Cancer!

I wanna introduce you guys to my former classmate and friend, June April !
She is fighting BOLDLY against cancer. 

I want you to read her blog - http://p0.vresp.com/axxPuT #vr4smallbiz

Then after you know her story, her talent, and her little daughter... Please help me to help her by donating to the We Love June April Foundation - DONATE HERE
http://welovejuneapril.moonfruit.com/ and please share this on your pages, via email, twitter, and any which way you can. After all, this is not just June's fight! It's thw WORLD's! 
THANK YOU!
Inaya
www.InayaDay.com

Current singles: 

Jump Up & Down: http://www.beatport.com/release/jump-up-and-down/884376

Long Day: http://youtu.be/uHRfTUgUVOI

This year, Inaya is pulling all the stops! 

She's released an awesome reggae flavored dance tune with Mark Shine and Mike Cruz called JUMP UP and DOWN on her own label, Ny-O-Dae Music, she has a song called, EVERY BREATH, with Marc JB of Bimbo Jones on promo, and is about to release a banger with Crystal Waters and Stonebridge called, LONG DAY.

She starts her USA summer tour in Washington D.C and will continue on to Kansas, Kentucky, Seattle, Chicago, and more.

Check her website to catch her in a city near you. http://www.INAYADAY.com

You can hear and purchase the new music using the links below.

JUMP UP AND DOWN

http://www.beatport.com/release/jump-up-and-down/884376

LONG DAY

http://soundcloud.com/stonebridge/sets/inaya-day-allstars-long-day/

EVERY BREATH

http://soundcloud.com/marc-jb/sets/marc-jb-inaya-day-every-breath/