SELLING BEATS ONLINE

[vaesion]

Any one know of a safe respectable place to sell beats between 400 and 1000 online? Ive found a few places on google but id rather hear of a place from here.

B

[trubeats]

I know this is really really late but i've only just found this post on Google. There is one place you can sell your beats, you can sell leases and exclusives. They don't take any commission and you can sell them on as many websites as you want, including MySpace and Facebook. You get some serious exposure, i'm raking in the sales with it. The website is Sell Beats Online on Unlimited Websites - myFlashStore.net

[JTJacobson]

Whoa 06. Whatever.

Soundclick, purevolume. And I know there's a really legit one but it slips my tongue right now.

[Mr.Amokk]

Originally Posted by vaesion

Any one know of a safe respectable place to sell beats between 400 and 1000 online? Ive found a few places on google but id rather hear of a place from here.

B

Soundlick is allright but scale your prices down to 40-100 no matter what heat you got

Then there`s "PMP worldwide" and "iStandardProducers".
Those seem to be ledgit but the target audience isnt big enough.
Its like 1000 producers and one buyer.
You gon need that exta portion luck to get through. Once you did, 400-1000 aint a problem.

[piccazzo]

Any one know of a safe respectable place to sell beats between 400 and 1000 online?

Is 400-1000 beats or 400$ - 1000$ / per beat.
It will be hard to find anyone paying a thousand bucks for a beat online.

As said scale down your price range back to reality , 10-100$ and you might
get some business done.
If you already can get 1000$ for a beat why even sell them online ?

But to answer your question the safest way would be to set up an own webshop.

[mgthefuture]

PMPworldwide would be the MOST likely place you can land some joints in the 1000s range. But remember you are competing with people who have been featured producers for months. Once you become a spotlight producer, things tend to pick up. But it's almost impossible to draw in viewers/buyers...in fact i have no idea where the buyers actually come from. At the time i was a member, there was no actual stat counter. The "Track drumps" are good for exposure I'm sure. Just know that your tracks will be mixed among 1000s of others LOL on a good day.

Soundclick is standard. If you can pull in over 20k plays a song everyday...then you can be top 10...and that exposure will help make some sales. Just remember the top 10 dudes dont lease for 100$...soooo dont be different.

And there's Rocbattle, which is the cheapeast and easiest. But prepared to setup 3 battles a day and vote on 30 battles a day just to even be significant. You have to get on the front page. ANd once again with all star lease prices set in the 20$ range.

[atma]

How does this shit work as far as sample clearance is concerned? Is it just the responsibility of the buyer?

[Lrmusic]

Originally Posted by atma

How does this shit work as far as sample clearance is concerned? Is it just the responsibility of the buyer?

Usually the contract will state that the seller has full rights to the beat.

[traw]

Damn dude turned out to be one of Plies Core producers. I don't think he should have a problem selling in that range just how many he may sale is the question.

[Chris Lago]

Originally Posted by traw

Damn dude turned out to be one of Plies Core producers. I don't think he should have a problem selling in that range just how many he may sale is the question.

Plies makes/breaks a track, not his beats. tutt

[MYAMS]

Originally Posted by traw

Damn dude turned out to be one of Plies Core producers. I don't think he should have a problem selling in that range just how many he may sale is the question.

Just another example for you that Hip-Hop ain't eatin'

[orbro]

Here is my favorite place to buy beats.Spices by AmericanSpice.com.

[tubesandteles]

Originally Posted by atma

How does this shit work as far as sample clearance is concerned? Is it just the responsibility of the buyer?

This may not be a helpful answer, but I do alot of sample clearance through my sample clearance company, and it's sometimes the producer of the track or album who does this on behalf of the artist and label, sometimes its the artist, and other times its the label.

When getting sample licenses from labels and music publishers, they will want to know who's using it (their stature as an artist), how they're going to use it (how many physical copies artist will press)...etc. Expect the majors to require that you clear minimum of 5,000 copies. So its virtually impossible for someone who just makes a beat to get a license that will apply to the artist who ultimately uses it.

I used to work at a record label and publishing company that owned both the publishing and the sound recording to a song used by one of Kanye's producers on a track that was on Graduation. His label cleared it and obtained a license from us, not the particular producer of the track.

I might suggest making your beats subject to clearance by the licensee....possibly make two versions, one with the sample, and another just in case the rights holders don't wish to license the sample use.

Short answer....hire an entertainment attorney to work out a customized standard deal that fits your needs, and use it over and over again.

Cheers,
Trey Rick

[Toro]

but if you selling tracks for $20 why are concern about sample clearance ? i don't sample music that can be recognize, and i don't call my music hip hop, when i do get out there to move my music, usually sits like nah, Toro is " Different "

[keylay]

This market is heavily over saturated. Most guys are just making their own beats these days. That's why Pop music and Bands are coming back.

Keylay Productions

[piccazzo]

This market is heavily over saturated. Most guys are just making their own beats these days. That's why Pop music and Bands are coming back.

Thank god.

That bands are coming back , real music with real people.

[keylay]

Originally Posted by piccazzo

Thank god.

That bands are coming back , real music with real people.

Wouldn't that be awesome.

[Chris Lago]

Originally Posted by piccazzo

Thank god.

That bands are coming back , real music with real people.

Yes! I am totally for that.

[Lrmusic]

Originally Posted by chrislago

Yes! I am totally for that.

Visible eyes are coming back too

[mello]

Check out this site PHLO Buzz they seem pretty cool with selling beats. They allow you to sell both exclusive and non-exclusive and you dont have to pay sign up fees. The only fee I had to pay was membership upgrade and that was only once. Plus to answer your question you have the option of selling your beats up to $1,000. Its pretty cool I would advise anyone this site for selling music

[lospat123]

Originally Posted by keylay

This market is heavily over saturated. Most guys are just making their own beats these days. That's why Pop music and Bands are coming back.

Keylay Productions

what bands where gone i ddint realise by the sales of what bands make that they went anywhere? lol u guys must be looking elsewhere or something.. pop music coming back? didnt realise it was gone also, lady gaga aint pop? okay shes heavy metal i get it... lol
bands are overflooded also and im sure every teeny girl wants to be britney still. problem is what most people dont understand in music things have to change. u cant have 1 type or style of music going for 100 years. the best are the ones that move with the times, u either move with the times or u will be moved out. look at someone like madonna, u think it would have worked if she still stuck with what she did when she started? hell no... so the underground rap days are over, it has its time and its gone. your main problem is this, if u aint gettin played on mtv or radio u aint gonna make it, unless u already have a strong act.
biggest problem right now in the rap/hiphop selling beats? i would say people wanting to get signed but they just adding to the junk, its more important to be signed than actauly producing something good.

[deegodbe]

I know these guys (two of them are friends from childhood) I think they are pretty good, Mr JoeKer has worked with Kev Brown and Krs etc.
check out their page selling only exclusive beats:

Producers | Compozersunite.com

[Chris Lago]

Originally Posted by steelsoundfab

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Is this where Trent Reznor gets all his sounds? lol I didn't know that Hip-Hop was going Industrial all of a sudden, somehow when the songs start, I'm waiting for Trent's voice to take over.

[MonsterGT]

This is a decent range for more serious artists - as long as you bring excellent music to the table. But as mentioned above, no one will spend that kind of money strictly online. Make phone calls, meet with artists, and breathe an element of life into the person behind the music (you).

[Rob.Cohen]

Originally Posted by mgthefuture

Soundclick is standard. If you can pull in over 20k plays a song everyday...then you can be top 10...and that exposure will help make some sales. Just remember the top 10 dudes dont lease for 100$...soooo dont be different.

Are you serious?? 20k plays per song to get in the top 10?

My best beat is gettin 900+ plays/day and I thought that was good. But then I'v only sold 1 beat this month for $100 bucks exc and it wasn't even the 900+ beat

How the hell do you get 20k plays a song in a day? WOW! I know its all about promotion for sure and those guys on top have strong name recognition so thats hard to compete with. I think after you hang on the charts top 50 for a while, ur brand starts catapaulting you foreward. And hopefully ur beats are gettin better too.

Jus wanta throw this out there. I get 3-4k total song plays a day, and I jus got picked up to produce new beats/sound for a major worldwide artist. Maybe im jus supa Lucky or my beats jus resignated wit 'em. This normal?

[RTR]

Originally Posted by piccazzo

Thank god.

That bands are coming back , real music with real people.

+10000..I can not wait for that day..maybe I will listen to new music again!!

[Greenhooksdotcom]

Selling your beats at that price is not a lot to ask for. If you believe and stand behind your product then only you can determine the value of it. I'd recommend posting your beats for sale at Greenhooks.com. In short, this site will allow you to establish credibility which in turn will justify any price that you suggest.


Greenhooks.com
A Beat Site Where Credibility Is Everything!

[BarbieDoll]

I think before we think about where to open shop, you need to think about how to promote yourself to actually get people to buy your beats. Not easy by any means, and it's lots of hard work.

For example you can check out this guide on how to DIY:
How to Sell Your Music - Audiofanzine

[burtonjc100]

That is pretty steep.

[Gdupproductions]

Network on myspace ? handle out paypal acounts and do it like that ?.
Also soundclick would be a big chance for sellin cuz all the stuff you hear on soundclick is plain wack....just a joke.