{"id":270581,"date":"2023-06-13T07:05:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T14:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/?p=270581"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:32:55","slug":"thematic-pro-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/thematic-pro-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Thematic launches Pro to support full-time creators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thematic unveils a series of community-based tools designed to support the growth of creators at every stage of their careers.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/#pricing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thematic-Pricing-1024x618.png\" alt=\"Thematic Pricing: All creators can enjoy Thematic\u2019s core features for free, with plans to fit every creator, from Free to Premium and Pro.\n\n\" class=\"wp-image-270582\" width=\"768\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, Thematic\u2019s innovative licensing model disrupted the royalty-free music landscape by providing creators access to trending commercial music to soundtrack their videos, without financial barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building upon this success, Thematic expanded its services by launching a Premium tier in 2020, designed to give creators additional functionality and features to enhance their video creation experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the free tier assists those just starting out, Thematic offers a solution that caters to creators at every stage, ensuring their growth is nurtured as they evolve into small businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thematic\u2019s Pro tier provides a host of exclusive benefits, advanced tools, and unparalleled resources including early access to songs, team management features, and clearance for unlimited creator projects. The company is committed to continuously expanding the Pro service to ensure that full-time creators have the necessary tools and support to take their craft to the next level and achieve their professional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thematic has recently launched the \u201cEarly Access\u201d feature which grants Pro users exclusive access to all new music drops seven days before the rest of the creator community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the \u201cEarly Access\u201d feature plays a crucial role in the journey of music artists, as they are able to get their songs into the hands of influential content creators who have the power to amplify their music to millions of viewers worldwide. Artists who have benefited from Thematic\u2019s community marketing engine include <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/6916\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/6916\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ODESZA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/544\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/544\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lauv<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2020\/04\/15\/thematic-benee-hot-100\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2020\/04\/15\/thematic-benee-hot-100\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/13195\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/13195\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dylan Rockoff<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2022\/04\/06\/thematic-blowing-up-musicians-youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2022\/04\/06\/thematic-blowing-up-musicians-youtube\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicky Youre<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/11827\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/11827\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOAX<\/a>, <\/strong>and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/30769\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/artist\/profile\/30769\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fiji Blue<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thematic\u2019s \u201cEarly Access\u201d fosters a symbiotic relationship between content creators and independent music artists, empowering both parties. Pro users gain exclusive access to a treasure trove of emerging talent. By releasing music early to a select group of tastemakers, artists can create excitement and generate demand for their new songs right on release day. This feature transforms content creation and music discovery, shaping the future of creative collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/discover\/songs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thematic-Early-Access-1024x791.png\" alt=\"Thematic Early Access to Music for Pro creators\" class=\"wp-image-270583\" width=\"512\" height=\"396\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To deliver on its mission to democratize music discovery, Thematic has recently launched \u201cCommunity Review,\u201d a dynamic and interactive rating system that enables content creators to evaluate a wide range of music for inclusion on the site. Serving as a community-driven hub, the \u201cCommunity Review\u201d collective decision-making fosters a sense of creative empowerment amongst its users by giving them an active role in choosing which music will be available on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCommunity Review\u201d is a game changer for music artists because it offers a unique opportunity to showcase their songs to a highly engaged and influential community of content creators. Through this process, artists gain access to valuable feedback, ratings, and reviews from the community. This feedback helps them gauge the quality and relevance of their music, and provides artists with the insights and predictive <a href=\"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/youtube-analytics-101\/\">analytics<\/a> necessary to make valuable improvements and optimizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sound Effects and SFX packs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Building upon its success in leveraging matchmaking and community participation to curate music playlists, Thematic is now applying its innovative approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/discover\/sfx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/discover\/sfx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sound effects<\/a>. Sound effects play a crucial role in enhancing the narrative and storytelling within a video. The shared familiarity of certain effects within meme culture creates a sense of community and inside jokes amongst users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this exciting development, Thematic will provide content creators with a comprehensive collection of popular SFX. In addition, Thematic will offer curated playlists that include packs of the most relevant sound effects used by the creators they follow that perfectly complement the themes and moods of their videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/discover\/sfx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Thematic-Trending-Sound-Effects-1024x322.png\" alt=\"Thematic - Trending Sound Effects &amp; SFX Packs\" class=\"wp-image-270584\" width=\"768\" height=\"242\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support for more creator platforms&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thematic is thrilled to announce the expansion of its supported social media platforms, catering to the evolving needs of content creators. In addition to YouTube and Instagram, Thematic now allows creators to utilize its vast music library across all major social media platforms and even <a href=\"https:\/\/hellothematic.com\/perks\/\">podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a free user, Premium user, or Pro user, Thematic ensures creators have the freedom and flexibility to enhance their content with the perfect songs and distribute them worry-free, wherever they\u2019re shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This expansion opens up endless possibilities for creators to reach and engage with their audiences on platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and more. Thematic&#8217;s commitment to empowering creators extends across the digital landscape, providing them with the tools and resources they need to unlock their full creative potential and captivate audiences wherever they may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instrumentals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While many royalty-free music platforms focus on instrumental tracks, Thematic is set by its unparalleled offering of lyric-driven songs that match the theme of creators\u2019 videos. At the same time, instrumental tracks do have a place in the realm of content creation.With this latest release, creators on Thematic\u2019s Pro tier now have the ability to access instrumental versions of their favorite songs as well, offering them enormous flexibility in the editing process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By providing instrumental tracks alongside their original counterparts, Thematic empowers creators to seamlessly adjust the audio elements of their videos, accommodating diverse storytelling needs and enhancing the overall impact of their content, while at the same time providing additional discovery opportunities for their music artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Thematic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2018, Thematic is a peer-to-peer platform built by creators to source and trade assets on-demand, built on proprietary machine learning and community participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an open exchange for creators and music artists, Thematic is now a global community of over 700,000 creators from hobbyists to the biggest accounts on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By introducing the Pro tier, Thematic now offers a dynamic and comprehensive platform specifically tailored to cater to the aspirations of creators at any stage of their career. Thematic\u2019s latest release marks another groundbreaking stride in revolutionizing the content creation landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get started on Thematic for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thematic unveils a new Pro tier alongside a series of community-based tools designed to support the growth of creators at every stage of their careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>What is Royalty Free Music?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have you ever found the perfect music to accompany your YouTube video, only to find out that you have to pay a lot for it? \ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For many YouTube content creators, this is an all-too-common experience \ud83d\ude29&nbsp; Especially for those who are just starting out, it\u2019s hard to grow your channel when you have to pay for music from the start.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But what if I told you there\u2019s a certain kind of music that you don\u2019t have to pay for to use? \ud83c\udf1d Sounds ridiculous, right?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But it\u2019s true! And that\u2019s where royalty free music comes in!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By using royalty free music, creators are free to put in the kind of music that fits their YouTube videos the most without worrying about payment.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For you, that means you can focus on putting out the best videos that can increase your channel\u2019s growth without worrying about how much you have to pay.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss what royalty free means, some of the common misconceptions about royalty free music, and the easiest way to get royalty free music \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Royalty Free is Not Really Free\u2026 But You Won\u2019t Be the One Paying the Royalties \ud83d\udcb0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>People tend to confuse royalty free music with \u201ccopyright free music.\u201d While copyright free music means that nobody owns the rights to the song, royalty free still means that someone owns the song.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That also means that someone has to pay for the right to use that music at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Usually, the amount of royalties depends on things like the number of times the music will be played and the size of the audience that will hear it (like in concerts or radio broadcasts).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But with royalty free music, someone just has to pay the copyright owner once, and the music can be used as much as the user wants to.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wait, didn\u2019t we say that you don\u2019t have to pay for royalty free music? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That\u2019s right. You, the user, do not have to shell out any money to pay for the music. But the company you purchased or got the license from will be the one to shoulder those costs.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That means when you sign up for a website that allows you to use royalty free music, you really are free to use the available music.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Royalty Free Music Does Not Mean Copyright Free Music \ud83c\udfa7<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There is a difference between royalties and copyright. It is hard to blame people for confusing the two terms, especially with the word \u201cfree\u201d in both of them.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>At least in music, copyright is the right of the music owner to choose who can use their music. If someone else wants to play or even listen to their music, they have to pay royalties.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Royalties are the money that a copyright owner receives from people who benefit from the music they make.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A copyright owner can choose to make his music royalty free, but it doesn\u2019t mean that the music is no longer covered by copyright.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Just like saying that something is tax-free, it does not mean that the thing itself is already free. You still have to pay for the product and other fees, only the tax is free.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the case of royalty free music, only the royalties are free. But the copyright is still there.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Royalty Free Music Does Not Mean Cheap or Poor Quality Music \ud83d\udeab<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You might think that not paying royalties for music means that the music you are getting is low quality.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After all, if the music is really that good, then the copyright owner should be charging hundreds of dollars for it, right?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Right? Not exactly.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being royalty free has nothing to do with the quality of the music you are getting. It is simply about the licensing model of the music. Royalty free music can go for as low as $30 or even as high as $500.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Royalty free music can be expensive as well; it just really depends on how you are getting it and where you are getting it from.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It just so happens that royalty free music is relatively cheaper and more affordable for most people.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But in fact, there are plenty of high-quality royalty free music options out there. It is all about finding the perfect fit for your YouTube videos \ud83d\udd2e<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Websites Like Thematic Give You Access to An Entire Catalogue of Royalty Free Music\u2026 for Free \u2705<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you are a YouTube creator struggling to look for music, Thematic offers an entire selection of royalty free music for you to use \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PF8IuYsEDbU\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PF8IuYsEDbU\n<\/div><figcaption>Creator <a href=\"https:\/\/app.hellothematic.com\/creator\/profile\/232707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Socially Nina Thomas<\/a> shows how she uses Thematic to find and use royalty free music in her YouTube videos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:embed -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can use the music forever, worldwide, and no matter how many (or few) followers you have. 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