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

The Top 10 “REWIND!” Moments In Hip Hop Sample History!

There are times when you are listening to some old music & you just get hit. You get hit with a musical moment, that is so great, you go back and listen to it over and over again (or sample it, then listen to it ever and over again).  We will call this a REWIND moment.  I tried to remember the first time I heard all of these tracks & rank them from #10 to #1.   These are the Top 10 “REWIND!” moments in Hip Hop sample history, according to ME…

If you agree, disagree, or think I am missing something (I’m almost sure I am) state your case in the comments below!

PS A quick shout out to all my people coming over from abcdrduson.com & theindustrycosign.com!

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How To Place Beats: Small World

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

Chapter I – Small World

Five years ago, I was in negotiations for a 10 song production deal with an indie label.  At the time, I had not sold a beat for more than $150 and hadn’t worked with any known artists.  Needless to say, this deal was going to bring in a lot more money than that.   After working out the basic terms, I was eager to sign the dotted line.   Even though I got a lawyer to check out the paperwork when it came, I was so impatient, I decided to get some free legal advice online first.  I did a search for “Entertainment Lawyers” and anonymously instant messaged a random entertainment lawyer to see what he thought about the deal.

I talked to this guy about the deal for a bit then just started to BS with him.   Turns out he was in NY.  He  was also working as a consultant on an MC’s project.  Out of all the MC’s in the world this guy could have been working with… … Continue Reading

Music “Industry” Horror Stories… “A Percentage Of Nothing”

Give me 20%... NOWWWWWW!!!!!!

This is a gmail conversation I had with a fellow producer a while ago.  This is probably the craziest and most blatant industry rip off scheme I have heard of.  The names & locations have been changed to protect the innocent (also with permission of the innocent).  The conversation has also been left intact for narrative impact lol…

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