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About Me!

Hello... I'm Victor McKnight!I'm a producer, songwriter, and artist based in Minnesota who's works are based solely on and inspired by pop culture; most commonly video games!My love for music skyrocketed at the age of 13, when I was recommended by my orchestra teacher to start experimenting with composition and arrangement. Following this suggestion, I quickly began collaborating with creatives online, including those at the helm of indie game development. In the start of my career, I was largely influenced by the works of Nobou Uematsu (a self-taught composer for the original Final Fantasy series) and Yoko Shimomura (a classically trained composer for the Kingdom Hearts series).In high school, I picked up Avid's audio production software, Pro Tools. I fell in love with the software and would, more often than not, skip my lunch period just to have more time using it. I found myself eventually collaborating with instrumentalists that built their careers off of YouTube, and I quickly followed suit, covering songs from some of my favorite artists and videogames.In 2018, I wrote one of my first original songs inspired by a video game franchise titled "Face Reality," and it went viral throughout the game's community. This experience, among the projects I've been a part of since then, massively helped me establish a name for myself. I would then work for the next few years refining my skills as a composer and producer, taking up courses at McNally Smith College of Music and also at the Institute of Production and Recording, the latter of which I am now a graduate of.Since this time, I've been involved with numerous projects as a project manager, director, and producer, among many other participating roles. Such works include a cover of "I Am... All Of Me" featured in "SnapCube's Real-Time Fandub Goes To Hell,"  a full cover album titled "Until The End,"  complete with various song arrangements from Sega's "Sonic Frontiers," and collaborating with Sonic-affiliated vocalists Johnny Gioeli for an original song titled "Darker Side of Me,"  as well as Bentley Jones for another original song titled "Aurora."I now run a label called "House of McKnight Publishing" - aimed at lifting up artists and songwriters around the world. My goal as a producer is to help inspire others to chase their own dreams, just as I have chased mine! I am very humbled by the experiences I've had thus far, and I hope to have many more in the years to come.Thank you for reading!VM

Work History & Accomplishments!

Music Artist:
• 30,000+ Spotify listeners; three songs with 1m+ streams each. 2.9m+ total streams on Apple Music. Multiple YouTube Music songs with 5+ million total streams, and one song with 10m+ streams. Specializes in "Nerdcore" content as a music producer, songwriter, and arranger. November 15th of 2016 to present.YouTube Creator:
• Nearing 50,000 subscribers and growing on the base YouTube platform. Multiple videos both on and off the main YouTube channel, with 1+ million YouTube views respectively. Collaborates with various other vocalists and musical artists on the platform. September 12th of 2017 to present.Music Label Head:
• Acting head of House of McKnight Publishing, as of August 29th, 2023. Aimed at lifting up artists and songwriters around the world. 300+ collaborative albums sold, also featuring an award-winning song.Screenwave Media Music Talent:
• Screenwave Media is Victor's channel service provider, sub-label, and distributor to DSPs. Contracted with them as of July 13th of 2023 to present.

Music Collaborations and Commissions:
• Collaborative work with YouTube Creator SnapCube on SnapCube's Real-Time Fandub Goes To Hell. The collaborative song's individual release has accumulated 2.6+ million streams on YouTube Music and counting, as well as 2.1+ million streams on Spotify.• YouTube channel composer & arranger for YouTube content creator SomecallmeJohnny. Specifically credited to 100+ Johnny VS videogame reviews, specifically for the intro and outro music as well as other additional music. June 29th of 2021, and commissioned as necessary.• Commissioned by YouTube Creator TheEmuEmi for Sonic & Tails R series' episodes 9, 10, and X (fan-series) as both a music lead and music assistant. From August 27th of 2021 to June 23rd of 2024.

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Alternatively, you can email contact@victormcknightmusic.com.

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Terms of Service!

Before you work with me and unless otherwise stated in a contract or license I have signed...• I do not allow my work to be used for unauthorized commercial and/or profit purposes.
• I do not allow my work to be used for or in conjunction with AI-generated content of any form.
• I do not allow my work to be used for unauthorized purposes that were not previously discussed and agreed upon.
• I retain full and exclusive rights to the desired original work.
• I do not and likely will not permit the sale and/or distribution of my work as a "non-fungible token (NFT)."About payments and other exchanges in most cases...• The terms of payment for the desired work from me will be discussed and agreed upon between the client and myself prior to the work's inception.
• Under most circumstances, I will issue a digital invoice via PayPal for the desired work.
• I will not accept any form of cryptocurrency as payment for the desired work.
• Refunds will not be accepted if you have immediate digital access to the work requested and sent by me. Otherwise, negotiations for a refund can be discussed under specifically rare circumstances.
• Progress updates and other information regarding the desired commission work will be provided to you during the period of work in a digital format. Any modifications of the desired work following feedback will not impact the payment discussed prior, if it is within reason.
• Alternative forms of payment can be discussed with me via email, but I feel most comfortable having the exchange written and agreed upon under contract.
• You must be over the age of 18 to request work from me that is for a mature audience and/or unsuitable for a younger audience.Regarding fan usage of my songs...• While I do obtain licenses and permissions for the songs I cover and/or remix (my non-original works), I do not exclusively own the rights to that content. Therefore, I can not legally advise or claim you have the rights to use any of my covers and/or remixes in your commercial projects.
• It should be noted that when it comes to a musical work, there is, far more often than not, multiple copyright holders to the musical work. This typically is split up between the musical composition (the "publishing" copyrights and/or melody of the song) and the sound recording (the "master" copyrights and/or the recording of the completed song).
• Each one of my original works listed in stores and streaming services specifically have their usage terms listed specifically in their respective YouTube upload for their respective audio content, assuming they are natively uploaded to either the Victor McKnight YouTube channel or the House of McKnight Publishing YouTube channel.
• You may remix any of my exclusively original works as long as I am credited and acknowledged as the original songwriter and/or performing artist.
• To remix any other works of mine that are owned by multiple parties (most of my works), you can and should discuss with me over email.
• Commercial distribution and/or monetization of said remix can and should be discussed with me over email.
• If you want a CID claim from Screenwave Media removed for using my songs in your YouTube videos in a transformative way, please email copyright@screenwavemedia.com. Please keep in mind that while Screenwave Media is responsible for the majority of my YouTube's music catalogue, the extended rights (such as the publishing) are not exclusively managed by them. If you have a YouTube CID claim from someone else other than Screenwave Media, please email me at contact@victormcknightmusic.com or use the form above, and I will see what help I can provide.Regarding commercial use of my songs...• In the event you are looking to license some of my original work for commercial use, please email publishing@victormcknightmusic.com.
• If you have any other questions concerning any of these terms or other smaller licensing inquiries, please email me at contact@victormcknightmusic.com or use the form above.

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