Contact with the Artist

Below is a copy of my letter that I write to Universal Republic, asking for permission to use Owl City's fireflies song.

Dear Universal Republic,
I am an A Level student studying at John Cabot Academy and am writing to you to ask permission to use Owl City's fireflies song as for my A2 music video. I am writing to tell you that I will use it for education purposes only, and will not portray the artist in a negative way. I hope you will accept my request for the usage of the song for my media coursework.
Thank-you for taking the time to read this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Leah Riley

This letter is good as by asking for permission I am freely allowed to use their song and have it not taken down or have the audio muted by YouTube. The company will know I am using their song and can't claim against it.