Music Video Planning: Permission

Though this post it goes through the stages of looking for a band with my partner on MySpace and asking for the bands permission to use their songs. We ask a few bands to give us more choice if one decides not to give us permission. Each band asked had a similar genre to each other evolving around Indie.

Bombay Bicycle Club
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Dear Bombay Bicycle Club,
I am a 6th form media student and need a song from an unsigned artist to base a music video on. Immediately, you guys sprung to mind as I have been a fan of you for a fair bit of time now, after hearing your name through people on MySpace.
My personal favourite song is Pedestal and I would love to use this for my project; however our exam requires we gain consent from the artist to use your work.
The video would be solely for our exam and will not be shown publically except in our class most likely
Thanks
Yours Sincerely
Adam Herrick

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We would be honoured
good luck with the exam
BBC

The View
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Dear The View,

I am a 6th form media student and need a song from an unsigned artist to base a music video on. Immediately, you guys sprung to mind as I have been a fan of you for a fair bit of time now, after hearing your work and buying both albums, as well as seeing you were unsigned to my surprise.
My personal favourite song is "Wastelands" off your first album and I would love to use this for my project, however our exam requires we gain consent from the artist to use your work.

The video would be solely for our exam and will not be shown publically except in our class most likely.

Thanks

Yours Sincerely

Adam Herrick

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Hi Adam,
as long as you don't use the video for sale or public performance it would be cool :0)
cheers,
TV
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The Story So Far
Dear The Story So Far,
I am doing a media course and my project is to create a music video from an unsigned artist of my picking. None of the production made will be published or will it be shown to anyone but the moderators at OCR. I was wondering if I could use one of your songs for my project because I am a big fan of your music; 1234 being the first song I listen to, and after that I was hooked. If you approve would you like to pick a song because I find it too hard to pick any in the playlist finding that they are all great songs with meanings that can be portrayed.
Yours Sincerely
Adam Herrick

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