In the music world and the endless copyright protection, the big studio has on their songs. Finding music that won’t get copyrighted when making the video can be challenging. Music is an essential part of making videos. It is vital to get your viewer to engage with the video. Having unique music is critical because if it is bland and generic, it just turns off the viewer. This is where the frequently unsung heroes of the music world come in. I am talking about the music artists, who makes some excellent music for free, without any payment. I will list some of my favorite music artists that fit this genre. 

Dyalla

Dyalla is one of my favorite artists to use music from for my videos and to listen to. She is most famous for her music being used by the highly renowned filmmaker/youtube Casey Neistat. All her music is free for fair use, with the ask to only credit her in the video description. For how great her music is for making videos, it is an absolute deal. 

My favorite music includes Travelin‘ (a remix of Ricky Nelson’s Travellin’ Man), Pizza Boy, and Coconut.

Link to youtube channel ==> https://www.youtube.com/@Dyalla/videos

(Dyalla song Travellin’, use in Casey Neistat “ALL TIME GREATEST AIRPLANE SEAT – Emirates First Class Suite” video)

DJ Quads

I have used a few DJ Quads songs in my videos, with the most nobility being the Prep 2026 cool (or Welcome Class 2026). In that video, I featured his songs called “Fun Time.” Many other YouTubers have probably used them without you not realizing it. I like him so much because the music seems very nostalgic to listen to, even if you should have no nostalgia for it. 

Link to youtube Channel ==> https://www.youtube.com/DjQuadsOfficial


(DJ Quads – My Desire – used in my “Grilling With the Smokies” video on The Roundup Youtube Channel)

Loxbeats

I have never used Loxbeats music in any of my videos (which is a shame), but his music is still great. I mostly listen to them for relaxing studying. Still, I always thought of them as great music for videos. Like DJ Quads, his music brings a nostalgic feeling, but he does it better. It is hard to describe his music, but it sometimes transports you into another world. But he has so many different types of music. 

Link to his sound-cloud ==> https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats 

(My favorite Loxbeats song “Keddie”)

Conclusion

We frequently will never think twice about the artist who makes the music for the youtube videos we watch. Most of these wonderful people are doing this for free and solely so creators can create exciting content, which I find very respectable. Sure they might not be the mainstream or even underground. But to video creators like me, they are the stuff of legends. 

Austin Keith '24, Media Editor
Favorite Director: Werner Herzog | Favorite Song: Peg by Steely Dan | Favorite Sport Team: The Cowboy's sadly | Favorite cat: KC | Favorite Band: Steely Dan | _ " I will only speak french if you have a gun to my head" - Werner Herzog