NoCopyrightSounds

NoCopyrightSounds, or NCS, is a British record label that releases royalty-free electronic dance music.^[4] Originally starting as a music promotion YouTube channel,^[5] it reached 1 million paid downloads in 2017.

NCS
Founded	14 August 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08-14)[1]
Founder	Billy Woodford
Genre	EDM house dubstep trap drum and bass electropop[2]
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London
Official website	ncs.io
YouTube information
Channel	NoCopyrightSounds
Years active	2011–present
Genre	Music
Subscribers	33.9 million[3]
Total views	11.2 billion[3]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2013 1,000,000 subscribers 2014 10,000,000 subscribers 2017
Slogan	Music Without Limitations

History

NoCopyrightSounds was started as a YouTube channel in 2011 by an "avid gamer"^[6] named Billy Woodford.^[7][8] The label was described by Forbes as "a YouTube-first label that allows indie creators to use and even monetize its music freely as long as they give due credit back to the content owners."^[9][10][11]

In 2017, NoCopyrightSounds achieved a milestone of over a million sales of digital downloads, despite releasing music for free.^[7] The label manager Daniel J. Lee said "Similar to services with a freemium model, NCS provides both the option to enjoy music for free but at the same time also enables fans to support the music across paid services", asserting that the label releases music for free and also sells them.^[8] Woodford, about the milestone, stated, "I’m immensely proud to have reached 1 million paid downloads, and believe this shows the growth and strength NCS has built over the years."^[7] He also commented that "The demand for fresh original music from Creators is enormous and growing daily."^[12][13]

In 2024, NoCopyrightSounds partnered with Geometry Dash, making over 1200+ songs on the channel usable in the game.^[14]

Notable artists

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• 32Stitches^[15]
• Aero Chord^[8]
• Au5^[16]
• Brooks^[17]
• Cartoon^[8]
• Syn Cole^[17]
• Don Diablo^[18]
• Eden (formerly The Eden Project)^[19]
• K-391^[17]
• Koven^[20]
• Maduk^[21]
• Neffex^[22]
• Olwik^[23]
• Alan Walker^[17][24]

References

1. "Exclusive Interview: Billy Woodford Founder of NoCopyrightSounds (NCS) - RouteNote Blog". RouteNote Blog. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
2. "NCS". ncsmusic.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2001. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. "About NoCopyrightSounds". YouTube.
4. Stevo (9 November 2017). "Copyright Free Music: These Labels Are Changing Up Royalty Free Music". EDM Sauce. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
5. "FAQ / Usage Policy". NoCopyrightSounds. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
6. "Young Entrepreneurs: Billy Woodford, NoCopyrightSounds". Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
7. "This EDM Label Just Hit 1 Million Sales Despite Giving Away Its Music Free". Your EDM. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
8. "NCS Celebrates 1 Million Paid Downloads, Despite Giving Music Away for Free: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
9. Hu, Cherie. "How YouTube Entrepreneurs In Their 20s Are Disrupting Traditional Record Labels". Forbes. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
10. "NoCopyrightSounds has 13.8m subscribers... and 1m paid iTunes downloads". influencerupdate.biz. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
11. "Alan Walker's success is owed to this label and it just reached a major milestone". We Rave You. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
12. "YouTube record label NCS hits $1 million in sales". Dancing Astronaut. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
13. Stevo (15 December 2017). "Popular YouTube Label Reaches One Million Sales Despite Offering Free Downloads". EDM Sauce. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
14. "NCS joins the Music Library! 1200+ songs available now!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
15. Kupfer, Rachel (24 July 2019). "32STITCHES GIVES US THE VIDEO GAME-INSPIRED TRACK WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
16. Tyron, Oliver (5 June 2020). "New Dance Sounds: Habstrakt, ARTY, Au5, Arno Cost & Norman Doray + More". cultr.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
17. BWW News Desk. "'NCS: The Best of 2016' Out Now on NCS". Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
18. Kassam, Alshaan (23 October 2023). "Don Diablo delivers energetic remix of Egzod & Maestro Chives 'Royalty': Listen". We Rave You. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
19. Sid (28 May 2014). "The Eden Project Puts Tons Of Feeling Into New Original Track [Free Download]". ThisSongSlaps. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
20. Simko, Darren (4 December 2018). "Koven - Never Have I Felt This [NCS]". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
21. Dexter, Robyn (26 April 2019). "Dexter's Beat Laboratory Vol. 88". Dacing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
22. Mac, Petey (4 May 2023). "NEFFEX Drops Electrifying Single "Desperate" via NCS". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
23. Rishty, David (21 April 2014). "EDMTunes Presents: #RisingTalent Series Vol. 10". EDM Tunes. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
24. "Alan Walker Returns With an Ode to His Day One Supporters | EDM Identity". edmidentity.com. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Official website