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Producer Psychology 101: Avoiding “Fu@# You Syndrome” & Taking Losses Like A Man! by Jim Bond

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Hi. My name is Jim. I used to write for this blog way back in the day. Since my last post*, I have found a new calling. I am officially an internet marketing nerd. My goal is figuring out how to make a modest amount of money online in a completely passive manner. I have been focusing ALL of my time toward it the last couple months…

What this nonsense has to do with Being A Better Producer…

I recently took my first big loss in internet marketing (read about it here). While reflecting on it, it reminded me about the losses I took while trying to break into the music biz, how I reacted to them and how I see others react to their own losses. So I decided to delve into the psychological aspects of success and failure in the music biz…

How To Finally Keep Your New Years Resolutions… by Jim Bond

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Happy New Year/Decade to everyone out there. I hope you all had a great time last night. Now that we are officially into 2010, I have officially been producing & beat making for a good ten years. Over those years I have hear a lot of people, including many of my fellow producers & beat makers, make New Years resolutions that they just could not keep. Making New Years resolutions that you will not keep is a fine tradition, but I think we need to rework how we think about New Years resolutions. Now it’s time to get FOCUSED…

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Submit Your Beats To Juelz Santana…

Here is a nice fresh one for everybody… Juelz Santana put out another call for beats a couple …

Send your beats to Rick Ross…

Rick Ross put a call out for beats. So get your best maybach music together and send him …

Submit beats to Nicki Minaj…

It seems that the lovely Nicki Minaj is looking for beats. She has posted up on her twitter …

Send Your Beats To Diggy Simmons…

Diggy Simmons posted this email on his twitter a while back. Please no cursing in your beats… http://twitter.com/diggy_simmons/status/10924744274

Submit Your Beats To Young Buck…

This is an older update and I haven’t seen any recent mentions of this email so I don’t …

Send Beats To Styles P…

As any other MC does, Styles P needs beats. He has posted this email numerous times, so I’m …

Submit Music To G-Unit For Free…

Dre McKenzie, head A&R over at G-Unit records, has put out an official open call to all producers, …

Send Beats To Busta Rhymes…

The legendary Bussa Buss aka Busta Rhymes posted up on his twitter a while back looking for beats. …

Bow Wow Wants Your Beats…

According to the official Bow Wow twitter page, “Rapper/Actor” Bow Wow wants some tracks. Bow Wow sez… FOR …

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