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babyface_finsta · 12th January 2006

Nope... No... in Detriot... um... HELL NO... (never sh#t where you eat)... your best bet... since your better at production is to sell beats... sell them $250... actually maybe even $150 a pop (keep the heaters in the stash for when your rep grows)... when selling them... have the paper work to cover the backend, plus your a$$ (one in the same) incase something becomes of the songs... as for value added... after they buy the tracks... tell them they can also record them at your studio for X amount per hour (say 25 bucks and hour), just mention ProTools and your good... sell them on the fact that the songs are already tracked out (saving them money on tracking)... and that all you have to do is pull up the track and press record...

After you've sold them a track you'll be able to weed out who's serious and whose bumpin their gums...

At that point you've made 250 off the beat... prolly another $100... off the recording... then sell them on the package deal... 25 burnt copies of the song for $50 (2 dollors a disc)... sell them on the fact that your a onestop shop... and that it's cheaper and quicker than them going out and buying the gear and dealing with the learning curve... I've already made you $400 bucks (and you only wanted 3 bills a week)... and they were only in your house for 4 hours (and thats just because they think doubling and tripling voxs are the ways the pros do... ignorance is bliss)...

Here's how to keep them from bring their friends... explain to the emcee's that this is there career... and that in the real world... your not allowed to bring your friends to work (unless their bringing chicks with them to look cool)... or just limit the # of people allowed in during a session...

Oh yeah... lock your crib up... make sure they can only access it from the basement... and dont forget to slap ADT stickers all over the place... make sure your neighbors are cool... it's brick in the D... so make sure all the happy drunks do there thing on the patio...

If you do R&B... bump all the prices up 50 bucks... except for the duplication...

I can keep going on for days... basically... pretend your music is an illegal substance... if your gonna hustle... hustle smart... remember to hook up the cool cats... word of mouth will get you everything... if your an unfair prick... be prepared to get lumped up... Ski Mask Way... Bo Bo Bo...

Just remember... when your taking these kids allowances... that they are getting their monies worth...

You should be able to do this whole thing 2 or 3 times a week... soo you should be able to bring in a cool $1200 a week... for 12 hours work... leaving you with time to be creative... Oh yeah... dont forget your Cobra plan... if you dont get a part time gig... or have outside insurance...

Anyway just be cool with it... the Part Time Gig is important... that gap in your resume... will look sometimey when trying to get a 9-5 in the future... and the kids coming in and outta your crib... will put you on Nino Brown status...

12th January 2006	#6
babyface_finsta Gear addict Joined: Nov 2004 Location: VA Posts: 409	Nope... No... in Detriot... um... HELL NO... (never sh#t where you eat)... your best bet... since your better at production is to sell beats... sell them $250... actually maybe even $150 a pop (keep the heaters in the stash for when your rep grows)... when selling them... have the paper work to cover the backend, plus your a$$ (one in the same) incase something becomes of the songs... as for value added... after they buy the tracks... tell them they can also record them at your studio for X amount per hour (say 25 bucks and hour), just mention ProTools and your good... sell them on the fact that the songs are already tracked out (saving them money on tracking)... and that all you have to do is pull up the track and press record... After you've sold them a track you'll be able to weed out who's serious and whose bumpin their gums... At that point you've made 250 off the beat... prolly another $100... off the recording... then sell them on the package deal... 25 burnt copies of the song for $50 (2 dollors a disc)... sell them on the fact that your a onestop shop... and that it's cheaper and quicker than them going out and buying the gear and dealing with the learning curve... I've already made you $400 bucks (and you only wanted 3 bills a week)... and they were only in your house for 4 hours (and thats just because they think doubling and tripling voxs are the ways the pros do... ignorance is bliss)... Here's how to keep them from bring their friends... explain to the emcee's that this is there career... and that in the real world... your not allowed to bring your friends to work (unless their bringing chicks with them to look cool)... or just limit the # of people allowed in during a session... Oh yeah... lock your crib up... make sure they can only access it from the basement... and dont forget to slap ADT stickers all over the place... make sure your neighbors are cool... it's brick in the D... so make sure all the happy drunks do there thing on the patio... If you do R&B... bump all the prices up 50 bucks... except for the duplication... I can keep going on for days... basically... pretend your music is an illegal substance... if your gonna hustle... hustle smart... remember to hook up the cool cats... word of mouth will get you everything... if your an unfair prick... be prepared to get lumped up... Ski Mask Way... Bo Bo Bo... Just remember... when your taking these kids allowances... that they are getting their monies worth... You should be able to do this whole thing 2 or 3 times a week... soo you should be able to bring in a cool $1200 a week... for 12 hours work... leaving you with time to be creative... Oh yeah... dont forget your Cobra plan... if you dont get a part time gig... or have outside insurance... Anyway just be cool with it... the Part Time Gig is important... that gap in your resume... will look sometimey when trying to get a 9-5 in the future... and the kids coming in and outta your crib... will put you on Nino Brown status...