Today i want to adress a notion that i see some would be artist throwing around when it comes to paying unknown producers for their services and that is why should i pay you when we are on the same level or when your not big etc this has to be one of the most ridiculous ways of thinking that i have ever heard and the independent music community is the only place i have ever heard of such non sense firstly you are not on the same level if you were you would have your own studio and the ability to produce your own beats and since you are seeking out the services of someone else then obviously they are at a level and ability that you do not posses secondly you dont pay these producers for their fame you are paying for the product so the only criteria should be is the product good and is the price reasonable or affordable by your logic no one should get paid for the work they perform unless they are world famous so you should not get paid for shows or have people purchase your album because you are not famous and are "at the same level of sucess as them" your boss at your day job should expect you to work for free because you are not world known for your job function,doctors,lawyers,mechanics,bus drivers ,teachers etc should not be paid for their hours of work because they are not well known? Sounds ridiculous doesnt it? So why do you expect a producer who has spent thousands of dollars on equipment and hundreds of hours perfecting their craft to just work for you for free.respect other peoples work and services just like you want yours to be respected pay your producers,engineers ,videographers,graphic designers the same way you expect to be paid for your music.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
How to market on a $500 budget
Getting started with marketing seems like it is complicated but it doesn't have to be if I were starting off with a$500 budget I would setup a sales funnel(squeeze page+email list+auto responder).I would sign up for aweber $1 first month $29 every month after (this is your email list host) it will be $19 if you don't get over 500 subscribersset up a 10 email auto responder to go out once a week for ten weeks the first email should deliver something for free most likely free beat the next three should be some other free valuable content email 5 should be an offer to purchase from you the next four emails free valuable content email 10 another offer to purchase from you. Create a free Wordpress site to create your squeeze page(this is the page you send people to offering them the free beat in exchange for their email,purchase a domain with monthly hosting $2 or less for the name no more than $10 a month for hosting. Run a $10 a day Facebook ad for 30 days for the first month offering your free beat then run that same ad for 15 days in month two you should end up with roughly 1200 subscribers. Before you spend any of this money find out how to set up a squeeze page and how to setup an effective Facebook ad or you can sign up for music marketing manifesto and get walked step by step through everything I just explained the cost is $147 then just reduce the advertising days to reflect the remaining budget
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Why you should be leasing your beats
The topic of beat leases versus buying exclusive rights is one that garners strong opinions from both sides of the argument. Some people believe that owning the rights is the only way to go but up and coming rappers can't afford to pay exclusive prices for every beat they use.the average price is between $300-$1000 if you made a 10 track album that would be $3-$10k in beat prices and you still have to pay for mixing mastering distribution and promotion not to mention studio time but if you lease the average price is between $15-$50 so that's $150-$500 spent on beats that frees up a lot of money for the other aspects of music creation so if you are not making at least $12,000 per month with your music yet you should be leasing then when the sales start coming in buy the exclusive rights to the leased beats do this until your income is consistent enough to switch to buying Exclusives only. You can still sell your songs and put them on streaming services to get paid while you build your fan base and income.you also avoid getting sued for using free beats that you don't have rights to for far less then what the lawsuit may cost you.
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Thursday, January 5, 2017
How much should I pay for beats
Prices
Don’t pay high prices for leases. It’s understandable if you’re buying exclusive rights. For a lease you should expect to pay around $10-$30 dollars per beat. For exclusives it can cost anywhere from$300-$5,000 for relatively unknown producers.
Shop around and compare what producers are charging for beats. If you fall in love with beat that’s more than $30 for a lease then hold off on purchasing it, shop around a little more to see if you can get a better deal. If you can’t find anything cheaper that fits your needs you can always come back to it later.
How to find dope producers
If you are looking for good producers and are also looking to get on their mailing lists for updates and discounts here’s an easy way to find them on the internet. Even though serious producers typically will have their own website they will often upload their beats for sale on 3rd party websites such as Myflashstore.net, Beatstars.com and Soundgine.com to name a few. These are like producer hubs where you can find a large collection of active producers online.
You can then click on a producers name and it should take you to their beat player which will also have their personal website listed if they have one. Remember to go to their website and see if you can sign up for their mailing list.
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Where to find rap beats online
If you’re finding it hard to find good and affordable rap beats that fit your style then it’s time to narrow your focus. Most producers have their on website and usually have a mailing list that you can subscribe to. Many of them will offer special discounts exclusively to the people who are on their mailing list. They could run a special deal at anytime and will often do discounts around Holidays.
So find producers that make rap beats that fit your style and sign up to their mailing list. Not only will you likely get special discounts but they will likely send you an e-mail whenever they upload new beats.I might add that many producers will give away free beats as their way of saying thank you for signing up to their news letter.
How to get thousands of twitter followers
Today i want to talk to you about how to get your first 1000 twitter followers with just a couple of minutes of work a day i
was able to boost my account from 17 followers to 10000 in one month for free without bots. After you have a song or two created and posted to your website,reverbnation soundcloud etc you want to post a brief bio in your twitter description section with a link to one of your songs(if you don't have a twitter account go sign up now).you now want to go sign up for a twitter management service that allows you to track and unfollow people like https://manageflitter.com/ the install the twitter follower chrome extension https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/twitter-follower/hcghlfjkhaigchnbbkbcgadlnckobaei after you have done this go into the twitter search and search for another artist who has a substantially larger following than you but is in the same musical genre and style as you go to their follower list and start following their followers *don't contact them and ask for a follow in return* just follow about 200 of them 30% of them will follow you back and even click the link in your bio as they want to know who you are and why you followed them. do this 5 days a week for a month it should take about 3 minutes to do,on the sixth or seventh day log into your twitter manager and start unfollowing all the people who didn't follow you back to free up space (twitter limits you to 2000 follows until your followers exceed 2000). once you start getting followers start interacting with them comment on their tweets favorite retweet etc don't become a used car salesmen your post should be 80% interaction 20% sales so for every 10 tweets only 2 should be pitching your music your followers want to feel a connection to you and your music so build those relationships and they will support your music. I hope this was help full i will stay in touch.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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