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MusicBox signs Hella Good deal C ALABASAS, CA — Original music production and music li- censing company MusicBox (www.musicboxmx.com) has signed an exclusive US administration deal by which the com- pany will handle the licensing of more than 700 songs from indie artists from the Hella Good Records label. MusicBox al- ready provides over 16,000 songs and tracks from its original music catalogs.The deal adds quality songs from current bands and artists. “MusicBox has negotiated and secured hundreds of place- ment deals in film,TV and trailers, and offers a state-of-the-art music delivery system,” says Kat Green, HGR’s CEO.“This part- nership will open up many more licensing opportunities for our company’s indie band catalog.” Hella Good Records tracks have been used by Warner Bros.,The CW, CBS, MTV, Fox, Miramax, Disney, Paramount, Li- onsgate and Sony.The label is based in Encino,CA, and includes artists such as The John Mancini Band, Hazelmain,The Good Fiction, Channel Theory, Milquetoast & Co., Defibulators, Bardo and Blindswitch. MusicBox offers an iPhone app for music search and delivery titled MusicBoxMobile.The download is available for free at the iTunes App Store. JewelBeat.com offering free sounds M IAMI — JewelBeat.com is a Web- site offering over 500 sound ef- fects and musical effects, along with more than 300 music loops and tracks, all of which are royalty free. “You do not need to fill up any cue sheets or pay any royalties to PRO (performance rights organizations) when using the music,” explains Jewel Beat’s Sherine Loh, adding that more free-royalty music will be added to the site periodically. “There is a lot of free music on the In- ternet, but very few offer truly free roy- alty-free music, where you can use the music even in profit-based projects,” notes Loh.“Most free music is for your personal lis- tening pleasure and most creative music isn’t free unless your project is non-profit.” Music can be used in videos, films, advertising, games, non-broadcast projects, slideshows,YouTube videos, etc. JewelBeat's only demand is that a credit and link to their Website is included. Right now, all of the music on the site is available for free, but Jewel- Beat will have a paid section in the near future, with tracks ranging from $5 to $100 each.