Ok, you have all of your songs written or recorded onto mixtape beats, but you want to make a "real album" that you can release to the world.
It is problematic when all your word are written, and no songs recorded.. and you don't know any beat maker and on top of that you don't have the cash to pay for recording time, even if you did know someone who made beats.....or....you have recorded your songs to some one else's beats or instrumentals that you have no legal right to.
This section is for the writers. If you are a rapper, then things are a little easier. You just need beats that you have the license to use, then you have to find a studio to record your song in, then you need that song mixed and mastered, before you release it. (If it's an album, then multiply that process times about 12) There are many sites online to license music from, and there are two types of licenses to choose from....non-exclusive and exclusive.
A non-exclusive license is inexpensive and gives you the right to record to the beat and sell usually up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who created it. (Licenses Vary). One important thing to remember when purchasing a non-exclusive license is that you are not the only one who will have that beat. Any other artist can also buy that same license for that beat....so potentially there can be other artist with songs to the same beat as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.
Now, exclusive licenses cost more because once you purchase this beat, no other artist can license or lease this particular music. However, that does not mean that you will be the only artist with that beat because it may have been licensed non-exclusively before the exclusive license was purchased. But still, once you purchase an exclusive license, no one else can license that music.
Non-exclusive licenses can range from 2.99 to around 50.00 per beat, and exclusive licenses can range anywhere from 200.00 to 10,000.00 or more, depending on who the producer is. So whatever your budget is, I'm sure you can find something that you like that is within your budget. In addition, producers usually offer package deals when purchasing more than one lease. One site that I suggest is www.freshoffabreakup.com for such deals and affordable, quality beats.
Now, for writers that write R&B songs or pop songs everything above applies, but in addition you have to find someone who can demo or "sing" your songs. Unless, you can sing them yourself. Finding a demo singer that will do your songs justice can be a daunting task. Professional demo singers can be a little pricey, but it is usually worth it....and the worse thing you can do is rely on someone's word that they can sing, then commit to paying them 200.00, then when you get into the session, they take forever and sound horrible, and you still have to pay them....and all you have to show for it is a song that sounds nothing like you envisioned.
Whether you find a professional demo singer, or you are singing the song yourself, if it's within your budget, you might want to also find a "vocal producer".
A vocal producer is a person who makes sure your vocals are on point, your melodies are moving, and that the over all recording is perfect.
So..that's all I will cover in this article, but I will be covering more topics shortly, so stay tuned..
It is problematic when all your word are written, and no songs recorded.. and you don't know any beat maker and on top of that you don't have the cash to pay for recording time, even if you did know someone who made beats.....or....you have recorded your songs to some one else's beats or instrumentals that you have no legal right to.
This section is for the writers. If you are a rapper, then things are a little easier. You just need beats that you have the license to use, then you have to find a studio to record your song in, then you need that song mixed and mastered, before you release it. (If it's an album, then multiply that process times about 12) There are many sites online to license music from, and there are two types of licenses to choose from....non-exclusive and exclusive.
A non-exclusive license is inexpensive and gives you the right to record to the beat and sell usually up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who created it. (Licenses Vary). One important thing to remember when purchasing a non-exclusive license is that you are not the only one who will have that beat. Any other artist can also buy that same license for that beat....so potentially there can be other artist with songs to the same beat as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.
Now, exclusive licenses cost more because once you purchase this beat, no other artist can license or lease this particular music. However, that does not mean that you will be the only artist with that beat because it may have been licensed non-exclusively before the exclusive license was purchased. But still, once you purchase an exclusive license, no one else can license that music.
Non-exclusive licenses can range from 2.99 to around 50.00 per beat, and exclusive licenses can range anywhere from 200.00 to 10,000.00 or more, depending on who the producer is. So whatever your budget is, I'm sure you can find something that you like that is within your budget. In addition, producers usually offer package deals when purchasing more than one lease. One site that I suggest is www.freshoffabreakup.com for such deals and affordable, quality beats.
Now, for writers that write R&B songs or pop songs everything above applies, but in addition you have to find someone who can demo or "sing" your songs. Unless, you can sing them yourself. Finding a demo singer that will do your songs justice can be a daunting task. Professional demo singers can be a little pricey, but it is usually worth it....and the worse thing you can do is rely on someone's word that they can sing, then commit to paying them 200.00, then when you get into the session, they take forever and sound horrible, and you still have to pay them....and all you have to show for it is a song that sounds nothing like you envisioned.
Whether you find a professional demo singer, or you are singing the song yourself, if it's within your budget, you might want to also find a "vocal producer".
A vocal producer is a person who makes sure your vocals are on point, your melodies are moving, and that the over all recording is perfect.
So..that's all I will cover in this article, but I will be covering more topics shortly, so stay tuned..
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