Use Case
Burlesque Background Music
Burlesque is two performance traditions in one word. Classic burlesque leans retro: tease-and-reveal acts coded to 1950s-70s pop, jazz, and funk. Neo-burlesque is contemporary, often slower and more atmospheric, sometimes adult-coded, sometimes sincere. The catalog covers both: Cheesy Porn Jams for the classic register, After Dark R&B for neo-burlesque. The license clears ticketed events, festival broadcast, and the recorded promo most troupes need to book the next gig.
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Classic burlesque: the retro funk register
The defining audio palette of classic burlesque is the late-60s through mid-70s adult-cinema score: wah-wah lead guitar, slap bass, Rhodes piano, brushed drums, the slightly cheesy lounge aesthetic that signals "this is a wink, not a sincere moment." Cheesy Porn Jams is built on exactly that palette. The catalog is original (no sampled source material), which keeps the license enforceable and the playback clean of fingerprint-claim risk.
Tracks sit around 95-105 BPM, suitable for the strut-and-stop pacing of a 4-to-6-minute classic act. Each track has enough dynamic structure to support choreography around three or four glove-or-garment reveals.
Neo-burlesque: the slow R&B register
Neo-burlesque often runs slower and darker. Acts in this register lean cinematic, sometimes confrontational, sometimes mournful. After Dark (slow R&B at 65-72 BPM) fits the longer transition moves, the held poses, the less-cheeky and more-intimate dramatic structure.
Some performers mix the two registers across an act: a neo-burlesque opener that sets a brooding mood, then a snap into a Cheesy Porn Jams reveal for the final 90 seconds. The license covers cross-cutting between tracks, so a custom act soundtrack assembled from multiple pack tracks is fully covered.
License coverage burlesque performers actually need
Three rights buckets matter for burlesque:
- Ticketed live performance. The license covers paid public performance. A festival booking, a themed show with cover, a corporate-event slot, all cleared.
- Recorded broadcast and upload. Recorded acts uploaded to YouTube, Instagram, or used in showreel submissions are covered. The catalog is not registered to fingerprint detection systems, so uploads do not get claimed.
- Modification and re-cutting. Most acts edit tracks for length and dynamic timing. The license permits modification including layering and re-cutting.
Pack sizing for burlesque performers and troupes
A solo performer with 3-5 acts in active rotation finds the 3 Hour Pack ($17 for Cheesy Porn Jams, $15 for After Dark) sufficient. Each act typically uses one or two tracks; the variety lets you re-cast acts without hearing the same audio twice.
A troupe with multiple performers running a full evening show benefits from the 6 Hour or 12 Hour tiers. The downstream economics work out per-performer: a 12-hour After Dark pack at $39 split across a 5-performer troupe is under $8 per dancer for a 360-track library.
Festivals and traveling shows often buy multiple packs across both registers. Section 4 of the license covers this case explicitly: the license is owned by the purchasing entity and covers use across that entity's shows, performers, and recorded content.
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Common questions
- Is Cheesy Porn Jams meant to be ironic or sincere?
- The aesthetic is built around the cliché. Used in classic burlesque acts the music reads as winking and self-aware, which is the right tone for classic burlesque. For sincere or atmospheric acts, After Dark is the better fit.
- Can I use the tracks for a competition routine?
- Yes. The license covers ticketed performance including competition. The recording of the routine for upload is also covered. No additional clearance needed if the competition is later broadcast or distributed.
- Do the tracks survive YouTube and Instagram upload without claims?
- Yes. The catalog is original instrumental music not registered to ContentID, Audible Magic, or similar systems. There is no fingerprint in those systems for upload-time matching to hit on.
- What about old burlesque tracks I find on YouTube that sound similar?
- Vintage 1970s adult-cinema source recordings are still under various rights ownership and would generate claims if used. Stylistic similarity is not legal similarity. Cheesy Porn Jams uses the same sonic palette but the recordings themselves are original to erosound, which is what makes the license enforceable.
- Are the tracks the right length for a 4-minute act?
- Most tracks sit between 2 and 3 minutes. A typical act either uses two tracks edited together for length, or stretches a single track with an extended loop in the middle. The license permits both edits.
- Can a festival use one license across all its bookings for an event?
- The license is owned by the purchasing entity. A festival entity can use the catalog across the event's performances, recorded materials, and post-event distribution. Individual performers using the same tracks in their separate solo work outside the festival booking would typically need their own license, which at $15-$39 is rarely a friction point.