How To Write A Production Invoice…

I got a good question from a reader named Anthony yesterday.  He wanted to know how to write up an invoice for beat sales.   For those of you that don’t know, generally when you sell a track the first step in the process is sending over an invoice to the company or person who is buying the track from you.   An invoice is not any sort of binding contract.  It’s just an official request for your money and/or whatever compensation you are getting for your music.   Here is an example of one of my invoices…

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The OFFICIAL Rules Of Labeling Mp3′s!

I thought it would be a great idea to iron out a simple format, so whenever you send a track to some A&R, artist, manager, etc, you will make it as simple as possible for them to track you down when they want your music…  Believe it or not, a good percentage of producers/artists/managers send out mp3′s that make it very difficult to track them down.  So with no further delay, The OFFICIAL Rules Of Labeling Mp3′s!

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The Pros & Cons Of Tagging Your Music.

The last few weeks I’ve come across a few discussions online about whether or not you should tag your music when shopping it.  So I figured I’d throw in my two cents about the pros and cons of tagging your music & my general theories on it.  Here is a handy color coded guide for your reading pleasures… PRO & CON…

For about 7 years,  I have used tags on my tracks.  Here is an example of how I do it.

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How To Place Beats: Networking to “Bright Lights Big City”

“How To Place Beats” aims to give valuable insight into the music industry through the telling of true stories of real beats being placed…

A bunch of people have been asking me how I placed the “Bright Lights Big City” track with Jim Jones.  It was pretty easy actually.  I Didn’t need a grand scheme or plan (which has worked for me before).    I’ll try to make this sound as  interesting as possible… but its really not.  This is a straight forward example of how real networking pays off.

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E-Digging 101… Soulseek Tips & Tricks