JLD Music Video Edits

Grand Rapids ยท Boca Raton

Video editing for bands, DJs and venues

Send the footage from the show or the shoot. We cut full-song live videos, music videos, DJ set videos and short promo clips that land on the bar, and every job is quoted in writing first.

It starts with the setlist

The sheet at the top of this page is how we plan a live job. Before any cutting, we go through the set song by song and mark what each one becomes. Some songs get a full-song cut with every camera angle. Some give up a short promo clip, measured in bars so it starts and ends on the beat. Covers and samples get a rights flag, since posting them can bring copyright claims.

The start times and clip lengths on the sheet are worked out from the song lengths and tempos. Eight bars at 132 BPM run 14.5 seconds, enough for a short teaser. You get a marked-up setlist like this back with your quote, so you can change the plan before anything is edited.

Who sends us footage

Bands and solo artists

A show filmed by a friend with two cameras and a phone, a release you need teasers for, or a music video shoot that needs assembling.

DJs

Booth footage from a club night or a private event, cut to the recorded mix, with short clips of the drops for your profiles.

Venues and promoters

Recaps of a night, clips to announce the next show, and short loops for screens inside the room.

Picture from the room, sound from the board

Camera microphones near a stage clip, boom and lose the vocal. Most live edits sound better when the picture comes from the cameras and the music comes from the sound desk: a stereo board mix, a multitrack recording, or the record out from a DJ mixer. We line those up with the camera audio, then blend in some room sound so it still feels like a show. If no one recorded the board, we'll work with the best camera track and tell you how it will sound.

What finished stage and edit stills look like

Empty club stage with magenta and amber stage lights cutting through haze over a drum kit (AI-generated sample image)
AI-generated sampleEmpty club stage with magenta and amber stage lights cutting through haze over a drum kit. Made with an AI image model for this site; not a client project.
DJ mixer and turntables on a booth under colored lights, no one at the decks (AI-generated sample image)
AI-generated sampleDJ mixer and turntables on a booth under colored lights, no one at the decks. Made with an AI image model for this site; not a client project.
Cinema camera on a tripod at the edge of a lit stage with microphone stands behind it (AI-generated sample image)
AI-generated sampleCinema camera on a tripod at the edge of a lit stage with microphone stands behind it. Made with an AI image model for this site; not a client project.

More samples

About music rights

You send the tracks, and you need to own them or have permission to use them. We don't clear licenses for covers, samples or other artists' records in a DJ set, and we can't promise how a platform will treat them. If a song on your setlist might be claimed or muted, we flag it on the sheet so you can decide before it's cut.

Common questions

How much does editing a live set cost?

It depends on how many cameras and audio sources there are, how many songs or clips you want, how much syncing and cleanup the footage needs, and how many shapes each one ships in. Every job gets a written quote before work starts.

We only filmed on phones. Can you still use it?

Yes. Phone footage from the side of the stage or the front of the crowd cuts in well, especially with a board recording for sound. Send a sample clip with your request if you're not sure.

Are the images and setlists on this site from real shows?

No. The stills are AI-generated samples and the setlist sheets are illustrations made for this site. We don't publish client footage without permission.

Got a show on a hard drive? Send the setlist, say what was filmed and what you want back, and we'll reply with a written quote.

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