| Many aspiring hip hop beat makers, make the mistake | | | | your own style and build on it. It will tell people who you |
| of sending their samples to top name artists too early | | | | are. |
| in their career. There is a better way that makes for | | | | 3. Create Value In The Marketplace By Giving Away |
| sense if you are serious about making a name for | | | | Your Hip Hop Beats. |
| yourself as a beat maker. | | | | After putting so much time and effort into making your |
| 1. Start In Your Own Back Yard. | | | | hip hop beats it may seem like a difficult thing to give |
| There is no point in you sending samples of your hip | | | | some of them away. But early in your career, if you |
| hop and rap beats to a major artist or record label. | | | | do it right, it can help to move you forward much |
| Your early career, mid-career and future business is | | | | quicker. This is a very strategic method for getting |
| always going to be based on your relationships with | | | | people to become familiar with you and your sound. |
| people who know who you are. You need to get to | | | | This is how to initially create demand for your music. |
| know the artists in your local scene. That is where you | | | | The tricky part is giving your beats to the right artists. |
| need to start because you have access to them | | | | You don't want to give them to just anyone. Just |
| RIGHT NOW. | | | | because they are a friend or they are short on cash, |
| Doing this is easy. Start networking at local rap shows | | | | don't waste your efforts on them because they need |
| and concerts by watching the local newspaper for a | | | | your help. Learn to identify those who are already on |
| list of upcoming shows in your area. Attend some of | | | | their way up and invest your music in them. It will pay |
| these shows and introduce yourself to some of these | | | | off later. |
| hip hop artists. Put a sampler disc in their hands and | | | | Make sure that you only give your beats to artists that |
| make sure you give them your business card so they | | | | have good financial backing and have a significant |
| can get in touch with you later. Better yet, make sure | | | | listening audience and fan base. If they like your music |
| that you have a label on your disk that looks good and | | | | and their fans respond well to your music, you are |
| has your name, phone number and email address on it. | | | | now on your way to producing a demand for the |
| You must make it easy for artists to find you when | | | | beats you have created. Those artists will begin to see |
| they want more of your music. Don't get discouraged | | | | the value in your music and become some of your |
| if nobody shows interest in your beat making skills right | | | | best paying clients. This has worked really well for |
| away. Keep going and keep meeting people and | | | | many beat makers. |
| getting your name out there. | | | | 4. Build Package Deals For Your Beats. |
| 2. Create Your Own Distinct Beat Making Sound. | | | | Do this step correctly and eventually you will have top |
| Everyone has a style within them that is unique. You | | | | artists chasing you down for more of your music. |
| have somewhere within you a very unique sound that | | | | When a rapper can stockpile tracks as they are |
| should be your signature sound. A distinct style that will | | | | writing lyrics for their albums, they will think of you as |
| identify you over time to people who listen to your | | | | the guy that can help them by providing them with a |
| music. A huge key to producing beats that sell is finding | | | | "package" of beats that will help them create their |
| your "style" and capitalizing on it. Artists like Timbaland | | | | entire album. You can offer them discounts for |
| and Dr. Dre have distinctly unique sounds that make it | | | | purchasing multiple beats all at one time. For example, if |
| easy for listeners to identify their music. It's the little | | | | your rates for a single beat are $150, you can offer |
| things that can make a big difference. Timbaland uses | | | | them 3 beats for $300. You can place these |
| his beat box abilities in his tracks and stacks them with | | | | packages on your website or put them on a sampling |
| drums. Dr. Dre incorporates the use of piano stabs and | | | | disc. |
| "heavy" snare drums to really set his sound apart. Find | | | | |