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For a while I was submitting compositions to stock music sites — and discovering, repeatedly, that they weren’t especially interested. Too unusual, not commercial enough, didn’t fit the template. It turns out “the template” is a fairly narrow corridor, and I kept bumping into the walls.
Which left me staring at hard drives full of music I was genuinely proud of, gathering digital dust. That felt like a waste. So rather than keep asking gatekeepers for permission, I built the door myself.
Silverman Sound Studios launched quietly in 2014 — which involved learning web development, graphic design, SEO, and marketing more or less from scratch, all while continuing to compose. There were a lot of late nights. There was a lot of coffee. The 2015 version of the site looked, in hindsight, magnificently terrible.
Silverman Sound Studios launched quietly in 2014 — which involved learning web development, graphic design, SEO, and marketing more or less from scratch, all while continuing to compose. There were a lot of late nights. There was a lot of Monster Ripper. The 2015 version of the site looked, in hindsight, magnificently terrible. But at least it looked like something…
Fun fact: “Silverman Studios” without the “Sound” is even older — I was making videos on Windows Movie Maker around 2006, employing sophisticated audio production techniques such as pointing a poundland microphone at the computer speakers for high-fidelity recordings, then speeding them up 500% for the lols. Microsoft Sam was heavily involved.
It’s a library of 200+ professionally composed tracks, profissionally composed by moi. They’re free to use under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licensing. Credit “silvermansound.com” and you’re good to go — YouTube, TikTok, podcasts, films, games, radio, wherever you create. No platform restrictions, no expiry, no email six months later asking if you’ve read the updated terms.
Pro Licences are available if attribution isn’t practical. And if a copyright claim ever lands in your inbox despite doing everything right — which occasionally happens through no fault of yours — you get me. Directly. Not an FAQ page, not a support queue. The person who actually made the track.
That second part turned out to matter more than I expected when I built this. It’s become the thing I’m most proud of. Pretentious? Moi?
Over 4.6 million downloads later, the music has ended up in places I never quite expected — indie games that won awards, documentaries that aired on actual television, YouTube channels with audiences I’ll never fully comprehend, and one or two student projects that I hope turned out brilliantly.
What genuinely matters isn’t the count though. It’s that somewhere right now, someone’s video is better because the music fits. That creative circle, your work and mine, briefly overlapping, is the whole point of this.
If you’re new to Creative Commons licensing and want the full picture, I’ve written a plain-English guide to CC licensing that should answer most questions without requiring a law degree.
When I’m not in the studio, I’m usually thinking about the studio as I lead a tremendously exciting life. But I also enjoy good food and drink, long walks in the countryside, films, DIY, and spending time with friends and family. I make too much music (this is a documented condition with no known cure; musicitis?) which is partly why sharing it freely makes sense. The more it’s out in the world, the more inspired I am to make the next thing.
I also own a theremin; yes it’s covered in dust. This is relevant to my character if not strictly to the music library.
Fun fact two, since you’ve read this far and deserve another one: “He is a silver man” is an anagram of my full name. It became the handle, which became the brand, which became the pleasantly alliterative thing you’re looking at now. Plus it sounds shiny.
Yes, the art gallery upbringing and the theremin are both absolutely true. I wouldn’t make those up – I don’t need to.
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