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His compositions have appeared on several domestic and international music compilations, and he has produced remixes for tracks by foreign artists such as Air, Jamez, Chris Liebing, Sestre, Elevators, and Eric Satie. He has won numerous international music competitions and contests.\n\nIn addition to his work as a musician, Stane is also involved in creating musical equipment for theatrical and dance performances, as well as for public events. He has produced more than twenty solo music-visual performances/exhibitions that combine his sculptures, graphics, relief landscapes, and video films with his original music. His video films have been featured at several domestic and international video festivals. 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Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }