Bagelzbeats
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Hey everyone,
I am an aspiring music producer and I really want to make it into a business I can support myself on, yes I know music is a slow lane path in the book but hear me out.
I make rap/hip hop music. Most producers just wanna make money selling their beats but I don't wanna do that, I wanna develop and work with artists then market and promote the actual songs we make instead of just promoting my beats. But I'm not sure how to go about this best seeing that I am the producer and not the artist. I have about 12 songs I've produced so far from different artists that have turned out good but I'm not sure what to do with them now.
So I have 2 ideas I need to know which is better:
1. Release a cd in my own name, a compilation cd featuring all the artists I've worked with. Kind of how David guetta is a producer but he releases cd's in his own name and features people singing. Of course I could split all the royalties with artists on the cd.
2. Start my own digital label, and release all the music under the Artist's name not mine, but release it thru my own label or brand that I control.
I guess it comes down to should I build my brand as me, my own name as a producer, or should I build the brand of a record label that I would own.
I know it's a lot easier to promote yourself when you are the actual artist, it is pretty easy to go on social networks and interact and build relationships with fans, but as as a label it becomes kind of strange I would be like the middle man promoting other people hoping they would interact and do the rest.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Here is a song I produced if anyone's interested to hear: Music | Buy Rap Instrumentals | Hip Hop Beats For Sale | Download Free Beats
I am an aspiring music producer and I really want to make it into a business I can support myself on, yes I know music is a slow lane path in the book but hear me out.
I make rap/hip hop music. Most producers just wanna make money selling their beats but I don't wanna do that, I wanna develop and work with artists then market and promote the actual songs we make instead of just promoting my beats. But I'm not sure how to go about this best seeing that I am the producer and not the artist. I have about 12 songs I've produced so far from different artists that have turned out good but I'm not sure what to do with them now.
So I have 2 ideas I need to know which is better:
1. Release a cd in my own name, a compilation cd featuring all the artists I've worked with. Kind of how David guetta is a producer but he releases cd's in his own name and features people singing. Of course I could split all the royalties with artists on the cd.
2. Start my own digital label, and release all the music under the Artist's name not mine, but release it thru my own label or brand that I control.
I guess it comes down to should I build my brand as me, my own name as a producer, or should I build the brand of a record label that I would own.
I know it's a lot easier to promote yourself when you are the actual artist, it is pretty easy to go on social networks and interact and build relationships with fans, but as as a label it becomes kind of strange I would be like the middle man promoting other people hoping they would interact and do the rest.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Here is a song I produced if anyone's interested to hear: Music | Buy Rap Instrumentals | Hip Hop Beats For Sale | Download Free Beats
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