Ok...so you're a singer, writer, or rapper and you have all of your songs written or recorded onto mixtape beats, and you want to make a "real album" that you can release on itunes, spotify, or pandora.
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 less expensive and gives the artist the right to record to the music and sell usually up to about 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who created it. (Licenses Vary). Remember when purchasing a non-exclusive license you are not the only one who will have a license to use that beat. Any other artist can also buy that same license for that beat....so potentially there may be other artist with songs to the same beat as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.
A non-exclusive license is significantly cheaper and gives you the right to record music to the beat and sell up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who made it. (Licenses Vary). Also, you should remember that, when purchasing a non-exclusive license, you are not the only one who will have that beat. Other artist can also buy the same license for that beat....so potentially there could be other artist with songs to the same music as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen sometimes.
Non-exclusive licenses can range from 2.99 to 50.00 per beat, and exclusive licenses can be anywhere from 200.00 to 10,000.00 or more. So I'm sure you can purchase something that you like that is within your price range. Plus, producers usually offer package deals when buying more than one lease. www.freshoffabreakup.com is an example of such deals that also has affordable, quality music.
For writers that create R&B songs or pop songs everything above applies, but in addition you have to employ a singer who can demo or "sing" your songs. Unless, you can sing yourself. Finding a demo singer that will do your songs justice can be a hard task. Professional demo singers can be a little costly, but it is usually worth it....and the worse thing you can do is rely on someone's word that they can sing, then agree to paying them 200.00, then when you get into the recording 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 wanted it to sound.
If you decide to use a professional demo singer, or you are singing the song yourself, if your budget allows, you may also want to hire a "vocal producer".
This is the person who is responsible for making sure your vocals are sung correctly, your melodies are plausible, and that the over all recording is sonically viable.
That's it for now, but shortly I'll cover more topics, so until we meet again..
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 less expensive and gives the artist the right to record to the music and sell usually up to about 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who created it. (Licenses Vary). Remember when purchasing a non-exclusive license you are not the only one who will have a license to use that beat. Any other artist can also buy that same license for that beat....so potentially there may be other artist with songs to the same beat as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.
A non-exclusive license is significantly cheaper and gives you the right to record music to the beat and sell up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who made it. (Licenses Vary). Also, you should remember that, when purchasing a non-exclusive license, you are not the only one who will have that beat. Other artist can also buy the same license for that beat....so potentially there could be other artist with songs to the same music as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen sometimes.
Non-exclusive licenses can range from 2.99 to 50.00 per beat, and exclusive licenses can be anywhere from 200.00 to 10,000.00 or more. So I'm sure you can purchase something that you like that is within your price range. Plus, producers usually offer package deals when buying more than one lease. www.freshoffabreakup.com is an example of such deals that also has affordable, quality music.
For writers that create R&B songs or pop songs everything above applies, but in addition you have to employ a singer who can demo or "sing" your songs. Unless, you can sing yourself. Finding a demo singer that will do your songs justice can be a hard task. Professional demo singers can be a little costly, but it is usually worth it....and the worse thing you can do is rely on someone's word that they can sing, then agree to paying them 200.00, then when you get into the recording 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 wanted it to sound.
If you decide to use a professional demo singer, or you are singing the song yourself, if your budget allows, you may also want to hire a "vocal producer".
This is the person who is responsible for making sure your vocals are sung correctly, your melodies are plausible, and that the over all recording is sonically viable.
That's it for now, but shortly I'll cover more topics, so until we meet again..
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