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How to make a hit song.....maybe.
That sounds right. Albeit it's the old industry way of doing things, which is why the record companies are bleeding money. It's also one of the problems with music today. Remember what I told you about writing pools? They call it a "camp" here. -
What do you think about this dubstep remix of Drake, Kanye, Eminem, Wayne by Nero?
I see stuff moving this way. They didn't quite hit the nail on the head, but I really feel in 5 years the game is going to sound like this in the US.- God
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Modern day classic
I love Nas, but his beat selection wasn't very good. I agree his lyricism is amazing, but he had uninspiring beats. You can hear the album stream here: http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/07/nas-life-is-good/ He reminds me of cats like Motley Crue who used to play their 80's style Spinal-Tap... -
Marketing 101: How to get publicity for your music
There are different "vanilla" ways of gaining marketing for your music, such as unremarkable Google Ads or the commonplace guerilla marketing tactics of yesteryear, where you and your friends act as a street team and push your music wherever more than three people gather. The key to getting... -
Lord Finesse vs Mac Miller Lawsuit
I think there are several issues at hand. First as Unorthodox said, there is a dangerous precedent set here. A similar precedent killed what was original sample-based hip-hop in the late 90's - early 2000's. Please read everything and hear me out, I will get to my point: The fact is, hip-hop... -
Avid Selling M-Audio
Only $17 million? That's pocket change. I thought the company was worth more. I bet the profit margins weren't high enough and the hardware market was too competitive. Also, professionals know that M-Audio and any other controller works just as fine with PT, so they can't cop that garbage on the... -
Does location matter nowadays
I co-sign Dreampolice. Let me serve it to you cold about this Dallas business. If I'm in LA or NYC and I have a ton of hot beatmakers throwing great beats left and right to me, or people who don't live in the music centers but are somehow in my network that throw me hot beats -- why the hell... -
Does location matter nowadays
Max, Let me break it down really cold for you as someone who's seen this done a couple of times: 1. I'm producing an album for a medium/somewhat major artist 2. My assistant is cruising the web and finds a hot beat that you made on your website. 3. They download the beat, rip it from... -
Does location matter nowadays
If you're trying to sell beats for $10 a pop -- you really don't have to worry, unless your beats are supplementing your income in a massive way and you're dependent on the ATL music market. If you're serious about production and want to "make it" in the industry. You have to move to a music... -
Dubstep production in hip-hop music?
Thanks Formant. As a person who was involved in experimenting and then promoting the "technofication" of hip-hop starting as early as 2000 (save me the hate mail :), I think you really need to be open minded about the fusion of different genres. The problem in the Foreign Beggars ft... -
Dubstep production in hip-hop music?
Are any of you familiar with hip-hop acts that effectively combine dubstep with hip-hop -- similar to how Nero "Promises" successfully combined trance/dance music with dubstep to create a new sound. I heard remixes of hip-hop songs in dubstep, but has anyone really latched on to dubstep to... -
Do you "songwrite" when you create a beat, or do you just make the beat?
I want to get the real deal here from you cats on a question I have: How many of you guys do actual "songwriting" rather than just beat production? By songwriting, I mean, you structure the beat, like (verse/pre-chorus/chorus/verse/pre-chorus/chorus/bridge/chorus) and you also write the... -
Finding time to make music
Cats need to learn how to schedule. Wake up early, get 2-3 hrs in before work and then set yourself up for a full session after work. Drink Red Bull, consider hard drugs (just joking.) Stay away from bath salts. In all seriousness, it's possible to schedule a full 8 hour music day. The only... -
Industry Tips On How to Sell Beats Online
Focus on differentiation. Learn to be a songwriter, craft real hooks/choruses. Learn how to structure the song properly and then sell it. You'll be able to charge more money.- God
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Is Rap Music Dead?
Hip-hop isn't dead, in fact it's probably the most dominant music in modern pop culture. Rock is actually the one faltering at the moment. Hip-hop's main problem is a lot of it is placed over dance/techno beats, because the sample-licensing fees these days are so oppressive that nobody wants...- God
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- Forum: The Basement
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DAW-Vision
When I was 16, I used to be able to hear a song in my head and write it down in musical notation. Yes, I used to compose classical music when I was a teenager. You can hear, see or it just "comes to you." I noticed if you're doing business garbage for a long time, it takes around 3-4 days of... -
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Rick Ross needs to A&R Nas' next album
I agree with Ozmosis. Nas didn't have the creative control on Illmatic that he had afterwards and his output suffered because he didn't have a good producer guiding him through the process after Illmatic. Everyone after Illmatic simply dickrode. He needs to have a strong-willed producer work... -
Nicki Minaj saga
For the record, "Starships" is a great pop song -- that's it. It was a good business move to market Nicki Minaj as a crossover artist. The crux of the matter, is you have to "sell out" to become a crossover artist. All that hardcore shit she was doing is album filler at this point. Her value is...