How Do You Determine The Price Of A Beat?
The Prime Minister
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I'm stuck on this one.
I messed around and cooked up some fire, but I'm new to the selling part.
Is there a formula?
I messed around and cooked up some fire, but I'm new to the selling part.
Is there a formula?
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lease it for the low to the cheapskates and sell the exclusives to the highest bidder
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I usually go by who I'm selling it to. Industry cat with a budget? No less than 5 g's.....if they're a real artist, it shouldn't be a problem. Hood artist/dope boy type? I try to shoot for a couple of g's, or work out a package deal (2 or 3 for 5): their ill-gotten money will look better in your pocket, so don't sell yourself short. If a person can't afford $500 to $1000, then they shouldn't be trying to buy a beat in the first place. A lot of times someone's enthusiasm clouds their judgment from reality - it takes money to make money. They're gonna' have to pay a reputable studio $50 to $100 an hour to record, or spend hundreds, maybe even thousands on studio equipment; not to mention advertising and marketing of the song/project. If they haven't thought that far ahead, then they're probably not worth your time anyway. Now, obviously, it's gonna' be up to you in the end, but remember your importance in the situation - especially if you've got heat - that hot beat could potentially make a hit song worth money for everybody involved. I hope this helps ya' out and good luck!!!!
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Kang_Solomon_Grundy wrote: »I usually go by who I'm selling it to. Industry cat with a budget? No less than 5 g's.....if they're a real artist, it shouldn't be a problem. Hood artist/dope boy type? I try to shoot for a couple of g's, or work out a package deal (2 or 3 for 5): their ill-gotten money will look better in your pocket, so don't sell yourself short. If a person can't afford $500 to $1000, then they shouldn't be trying to buy a beat in the first place. A lot of times someone's enthusiasm clouds their judgment from reality - it takes money to make money. They're gonna' have to pay a reputable studio $50 to $100 an hour to record, or spend hundreds, maybe even thousands on studio equipment; not to mention advertising and marketing of the song/project. If they haven't thought that far ahead, then they're probably not worth your time anyway. Now, obviously, it's gonna' be up to you in the end, but remember your importance in the situation - especially if you've got heat - that hot beat could potentially make a hit song worth money for everybody involved. I hope this helps ya' out and good luck!!!!
Word.
So if I sell an exclusive, then how do royalties work out?
I really don't want to sabotage myself... -
copyright ya ? , lay out pricing details in writing. Read up on basic contract terms. And pretty much everythang reverend grundy said
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the hard part for me is actually finding people with money, and they fit the style of the beat. I'm no professional, but I got some pretty decent work. And its so many people that rap/make beats in Memphis its crazy. So they see it as, if this ? ain't got em for the low, ill go to whoever got the cheapest ones. Which in turn ? them over cause u get what u pay for. ? be sounding unprofessional as ? , and no one takes them seriously. And they end up promoting they music, song by song on Twitter/facebook song by wong cause they ain't go no album coming out.
Pardon my vent session but mane, ? always want ? for cheap. I done had to turn away plenty of ? cause they wanted free ? , when my prices was already crackhead low. -
The Prime Minister wrote: »Word.
So if I sell an exclusive, then how do royalties work out?
I really don't want to sabotage myself...
nicca u aint made one hit
get ya name up and work the leases.
most people dont buy exclusive rights anymore -
a_wack_poster wrote: »the hard part for me is actually finding people with money, and they fit the style of the beat. I'm no professional, but I got some pretty decent work. And its so many people that rap/make beats in Memphis its crazy. So they see it as, if this ? ain't got em for the low, ill go to whoever got the cheapest ones. Which in turn ? them over cause u get what u pay for. ? be sounding unprofessional as ? , and no one takes them seriously. And they end up promoting they music, song by song on Twitter/facebook song by wong cause they ain't go no album coming out.
Pardon my vent session but mane, ? always want ? for cheap. I done had to turn away plenty of ? cause they wanted free ? , when my prices was already crackhead low.
Co-sign this man right here....except substitute Memphis for Houston....smh -
kang_solomon_grundy wrote: »i usually go by who i'm selling it to. Industry cat with a budget? No less than 5 g's.....if they're a real artist, it shouldn't be a problem. Hood artist/dope boy type? I try to shoot for a couple of g's, or work out a package deal (2 or 3 for 5): Their ill-gotten money will look better in your pocket, so don't sell yourself short. If a person can't afford $500 to $1000, then they shouldn't be trying to buy a beat in the first place. A lot of times someone's enthusiasm clouds their judgment from reality - it takes money to make money. They're gonna' have to pay a reputable studio $50 to $100 an hour to record, or spend hundreds, maybe even thousands on studio equipment; not to mention advertising and marketing of the song/project. If they haven't thought that far ahead, then they're probably not worth your time anyway. Now, obviously, it's gonna' be up to you in the end, but remember your importance in the situation - especially if you've got heat - that hot beat could potentially make a hit song worth money for everybody involved. I hope this helps ya' out and good luck!!!!
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The Prime Minister wrote: »Word.
So if I sell an exclusive, then how do royalties work out?
I really don't want to sabotage myself...
This is an awesome site for hip hop production.
THis page outlines a list of recording contracts to cater to your liking.
http://hiphopproduction.com/free-music-contracts/ -
a_wack_poster wrote: »the hard part for me is actually finding people with money, and they fit the style of the beat. I'm no professional, but I got some pretty decent work. And its so many people that rap/make beats in Memphis its crazy. So they see it as, if this ? ain't got em for the low, ill go to whoever got the cheapest ones. Which in turn ? them over cause u get what u pay for. ? be sounding unprofessional as ? , and no one takes them seriously. And they end up promoting they music, song by song on Twitter/facebook song by wong cause they ain't go no album coming out.
Pardon my vent session but mane, ? always want ? for cheap. I done had to turn away plenty of ? cause they wanted free ? , when my prices was already crackhead low.
Yep. I feel ya.