How do most cats sell their product?

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How do most of you producers go about selling beats long distance? Do you just drop it on a CD and send it as is? Do you keep numerous software programs on hand and send them an original to manipulate/mix & master as they see fit? Also, do you lease your joints, or sell them outright, for a one time fee?

Lemme get some reply.
 
Not sure I know exactly what you're looking for. Could you try puttin that in english?

bd
 
Sure, Bdb..d.....

Here is a helpful key for those experiencing similar translation problems:

"Cat": term popularized by jazz musicians. Refers to anyone, usually a male.

"joint": no set meaning...is defined by context. In this situation 'joints' refers to finalized, sequenced tracks.

"Lemme get some reply":
There are two potentially challenging parts to this sentence-

a) Lemme- rounded off conjunction of 'let' and 'me'
b) ...get some reply- this is a slick way of saying I'd like your thoughts on the matter.

aight, you cats be cool now.

And I WOULD like to know how you sell your tracks to interested parties.


LEF
 
Just in case you are expecting lots of replies, my sense is that few of us here actually make any money at this...
 
Most cats put their joints on CD, then send them to the big company cats, who mix/master them with numerous software programs, and market the joints to pimply adolescents playing gangsta in the suburbs.
You down with that, Dog?

Now the Jazz Cats, well....we don't even want to talk about what they do with their joints --
 
thanks for the reply--

I'm not looking for many replies, just substantial informative ones. Seriously, I am curious about the logistics involved in selling tracks. Perhaps this thread belongs in the hiphop forum, where there is more outright selling of tracks, as opposed to integrated projects with live setups, etc...

I've dealt primarily with locals thus far, so getting my music TO them has never been an issue. Some opportunities are arising that I'm interested in capitalizing on. Thus my questions.

Peace-

LEF

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Buffalo Bob said:
Most cats put their joints on CD, then send them to the big company cats, who mix/master them with numerous software programs, and market the joints to pimply adolescents playing gangsta in the suburbs.
You down with that, Dog?

Now the Jazz Cats, well....we don't even want to talk about what they do with their joints --
Click to expand...

Man I've my work cut out with you.
First off, "Dog" nullfies any humor potential in your post, and labels you quicker than a white hood and tight acid wash jeans. D-A-W-G is the correct spelling.. Second...did you get lost in the slang intracacies to the point where you were unable to follow my question? Even after the helpful key? Because if that was intended as a useful response, you failed. But thanks for the effort, Dog.
 
A "white hood"? So, not knowing the proper mis-spelling of ghetto slang "labels" me a Klansman? Interesting.
You have a winning way about you, very endearing. I predict that you and your "joints" will go a long way.





J. Cracker Peckerwood
Melanin-Challenged
 
Yeh I see my brand of humor doesnt go over so well round these parts.

Any rate, I'm just shooting the shit with ya, and hopefully something useful will come of it.

Peace-

LEF
 
What's humorous about calling someone a Klansman? Do you paint everyone with such a broad brush? Isn't that a bit like "profiling"?
I was around when the Klan was lynching folks, and let me tell you, there was nothing humorous about it.
 
I attempted to ameliorate your bruised feelings, but don't push it.

You chose to respond to my questions with a sarcastic post awkwardly showcasing the slang you took issue to, culminating in asking me if I'm down with hustling tracks to suburban suckers, all of which has no relevance to my questions. Your harping on the use of "cat" "joint" and the overall voice is silly and was done so in a condescending way. Being that you are the second individual here to react in that manner, my patience was/is wearing thin. Perhaps it was heavyhanded to liken you to a Klansman, but your reaction reeks of isolation from and or contempt for urban (black) sensibilities.
 
"Don't PUSH it"? Your patience is "wearing thin"?

You're really scaring me now, slick. What happens when you run out of patience? Gonna cap my ass, DAWG?


"but your reaction reeks of isolation from and or contempt for urban (black) sensibilities."

Wrong again, slick. I happen to LIVE in a black ghetto, and get along just fine with everyone there. Of course, most of my neighbors don't have your enlightened attitude, or the chip you carry lovingly on your "urban" shoulder.




J. Beauregard Whitey
Grand Wizard
Florida Ku Klux Klavern
United Racists Of America
 
You guys are being funny. Both of you should just take it easy. Bob's not a racist, and Leffield probably should've posted in the hiphop forum because this forum is sort of about a different topic and most of the people here are old farts not up on their hiphop lingo. So everybody's cool.
 
Hey newbie,
You and whoopiesnorp are both right, perhaps the hip hop forum would more suited to your needs. I'm assuming the folks there are a little more hip....or ...hop?


bd
 
alright.

off to hiphop I go.

I'll get the door................
 
My cat goes out in the back alley with her tail held high & just HOOOOWWLLLSS
 
Damn!!! Layla, you took my chance of gettin' in first with the feline jokes.

Anyways, our cats DON'T go outdoors. We have too much native fauna around..........4 species of parrots, white cockatoos, numerous other birds, I'm currently "nursing" a possum with an injured leg back to full fitness and damn the little bugger can bite.

BTW, are you still heading to France.........or have you been and returned?


:cool:
 
This is a pretty entertaining thread.
Leffield your funny. Bob's been funny for a while now...
Go find jadionMusic and you guys figure shit out.

Or go get "Pimpin beats for dummies". And you both read it.:p :)
 
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