Handling Beat CD's - To give out or not to give out the cd to the client?

esVee TC · 11th October 2007, 02:05 PM

hey there!

i'm talking about big figures $$ here, beats that potentially can bring big income, but i'm facing a dillema,

to give the beat cd to the client/artist or to drive all the way and be with him/her while he picks a beat and then take the cd back?

or if possible anyone can suggest a correct, formal, "common" way to do this i havn't thought about

thanks

sv

edgeo · 11th October 2007, 03:15 PM

why can't you give it to the client? If it's the worry of copyright and all that give it to them as a low quality mp3 or send the odd clip through it you know like on Plug in demo's (i'm thinking Amplitube).

esVee TC · 11th October 2007, 05:11 PM

yup, it's mostly copyright worries.. but also i don't want my beats floating around everywhere

low quality .. i thought about that but from my own experience it lowers the impact of a well-done beat, and there are plenty of ignorant people that will go "oh this doesn't sound like U.S" just judging by lack of treble / punch... go explain to them it's because i don't want them jacking my beats.

any idea on the usual way it's done in the "pro" world?

how the top guns handle this?

J Twin · 11th October 2007, 06:33 PM

Give them a high quality CD with no more than 30 seconds per track. Add a name drop every 4 bars in the background if you're worried about theft, and obviously have your stuff copywrited (although if it's sample-based, you may not be able to copywrite it - not sure about your country's laws).

primeminister · 11th October 2007, 06:37 PM

I usually just set up a listening sesion when I have some time open at the studio. the client comes in and I play the beats for them and if they like they buy. That way theres no cds floating around, and the client still gets to hear your beats at top quality. If you dont have a studio to work out of, just have the client drop by your pre production for a listening session. I usually dont charge clients for a listening session cause when they buy a beat, it more than pays for the overhead of the time they used.

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11th October 2007, 02:05 PM	#1
esVee TC Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Israel Posts: 23	Handling Beat CD's - To give out or not to give out the cd to the client? hey there! i'm talking about big figures $$ here, beats that potentially can bring big income, but i'm facing a dillema, to give the beat cd to the client/artist or to drive all the way and be with him/her while he picks a beat and then take the cd back? or if possible anyone can suggest a correct, formal, "common" way to do this i havn't thought about thanks sv

11th October 2007, 06:33 PM	#4
J Twin Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Yay Area Posts: 518	Give them a high quality CD with no more than 30 seconds per track. Add a name drop every 4 bars in the background if you're worried about theft, and obviously have your stuff copywrited (although if it's sample-based, you may not be able to copywrite it - not sure about your country's laws). __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jtwinbeats

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11th October 2007, 03:15 PM	#2
edgeo Gear interested Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4	why can't you give it to the client? If it's the worry of copyright and all that give it to them as a low quality mp3 or send the odd clip through it you know like on Plug in demo's (i'm thinking Amplitube).

11th October 2007, 05:11 PM	#3
esVee TC Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Israel Posts: 23	yup, it's mostly copyright worries.. but also i don't want my beats floating around everywhere low quality .. i thought about that but from my own experience it lowers the impact of a well-done beat, and there are plenty of ignorant people that will go "oh this doesn't sound like U.S" just judging by lack of treble / punch... go explain to them it's because i don't want them jacking my beats. any idea on the usual way it's done in the "pro" world? how the top guns handle this?

11th October 2007, 06:37 PM	#5
primeminister Gear Head Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 72	I usually just set up a listening sesion when I have some time open at the studio. the client comes in and I play the beats for them and if they like they buy. That way theres no cds floating around, and the client still gets to hear your beats at top quality. If you dont have a studio to work out of, just have the client drop by your pre production for a listening session. I usually dont charge clients for a listening session cause when they buy a beat, it more than pays for the overhead of the time they used.