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Type of site | Royalty-free music repository |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tribe of Noise |
| URL | freemusicarchive |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
Content license | Various Creative Commons licenses |
Example one: Steve Combs, Delta Is - Theme Q,
Instrumental, 4 min 53 s
Rafael Archangel - Dusty Chords,
Instrumental, Easy listening,
1 min 34 s
The Free Music Archive (FMA) is an online repository of royalty-free music, currently based in the Netherlands.[1] Established in 2009 by the East Orange, New Jersey community radio station WFMU and in cooperation with fellow stations KBOO and KEXP, it aims to provide music under Creative Commons licenses that can be freely downloaded and used in other works. The service launched with an emphasis on curating high-quality works in a manner "designed for the age of the internet". Users can also "tip" musicians via donations.[2][3]
While the Free Music Archive is free and open to anyone regardless of registration or other requirements, written and audio content is curated, and permission to upload/edit content is granted on an invitation basis.
In 2018, WFMU announced that it would shut down the FMA due to dwindling funding. In December 2018, the site was acquired by KitSplit and in 2019 by Tribe of Noise.
- ^ "FMA Team". Free Music Archive. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
The Free Music Archive and Tribe of Noise team is based in the Netherlands and consists of local and international staff.
- ^ Kiser, Matt (April 10, 2009). "New Website Offers 5,000 Free Downloads That Don't Suck!". Spin. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (April 15, 2009). "WFMU Launches the Free Music Archive". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 19, 2018.