Submitting Beat Cd's to Record Label

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tone_aot

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I was wondering what is the proper procedure to submit a beat cd to a label. I know i have to have the beats copyrighted and i would like to send atleast 10 beats. I will also send a contract if they decide to buy in which i would send them the tracked out versions of the beat/s. Is this the right thing to do? Also, i only have an address to Shady Records right now. I tried to find some online but you had to pay and i really don't know what i would get after i paid. I was wondering if anybody here had any adresses to any record companies. Labels like Roc-a-Fella, defjam, etc. Thanks for your help.
 
Firstly, You need to find out are they accepting producer kits from the general public... there usually are a few labels who are or do accept unsolicited material from producers.

its best to have a manager or entertainment lawyer or publishing company to shop around your beats cause they will have contacts in the industry and can place your music with ease..
its no need to send a contract with your CD..a record label isnt goin to sign it ..until they have their lawyers do up a contract that benefits(covers) them..if they ant to buy it..

and anyway before signing a contract have an ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER to look in it over and explain it to you before signing it
 
also you can pich up the Songwriter 2006 guide..and it has most or all the labels in there...also the Indie Bible book also..just goto your local book store(Borders,Barns&Noble)
 
Thanks for the info!! I just went to barnes and noble the other day looking for something like that. I must be blind! How much does it cost to have and entertainment lawyer or talent agent? I know that i have surplus potential to make it in the music industry but i don't have the right people to make it happen. I've been makin music for 17 years and i'm only 20 yrs old. That's my life. I'm trying to figure out how these "new" producers are coming out with crap like "laffy taffy" and getting paiddddddd. I'm mad now:)
 
some charge on placement some by the hour...it all depends.."laffy Taffy" might had made alot of folks mad and upset..but they were on their grind makin a name for themself..that how that got a deal..you can hate the simple track..but thats all it takes really to have a hit...just something to think about
 
True. I need to stop hatin. If me and my group were on our grind like we should be we would have had a deal a long time ago. Things like work tend to get in the way but if i don't work, i don't eat. I wanted to try to make a living off music so i can have more time for it but i don't know how to market my stuff. I really don't think it would be that hard to replace a $6.25 an hour job with a music career.
 
tone_aot said:
I really don't think it would be that hard to replace a $6.25 an hour job with a music career.
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You'd be surprised...
 
I wish i was doin it big like bknot, beatsbuy, and jug. That's what i'm trying to get to. Money is very low. I don't know how i got the gear that i have. Had to be God.
 
tone_aot said:
I don't know how i got the gear that i have. Had to be God.
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No doubt.. I can't be affordin' a Triton... Damn, son...
 
Oh, that's the church keyboard but the pastor lets me treat it like my own. The yamaha board is the churches too. I really don't even have a keyboard of my own right now. I'm usin my boyz board for midi, DGX-200.
 
tone_aot said:
Oh, that's the church keyboard but the pastor lets me treat it like my own. The yamaha board is the churches too. I really don't even have a keyboard of my own right now. I'm usin my boyz board for midi, DGX-200.
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I see.. That makes more sense.. ;)
 
oooh i forgot a good manager fee is 15-20% anything hire i really dont think its worth it..unless he is placin you with 50 cent, Jay-Z, NAS you know thoes that sell millions real damn quick..
 
OK, first off the first impression is everything. Make sure your tracks are 100% produced and mastered. If you send 10 tracks make sure at least 4 are FIRE. So perfect your craft. This is no joke. (BUT MAKE SURE HOW MANY TRACKS THE LABEL WANTS SENT) You gotta stand out from the rest. Record companies get 100s of submissions...

Second, it's really hard to get a production deal with the majors. The industry is full of producers right now. That's why you gotta have your stuff polished to the 100th power!

Third, big record labels don't take unsolicited material. Some of your work might get by them. But most likely it won't. That's why you need a manager to do that work. When you get a lead, get your manager to contact that person. Have your manager introduce the company and get the down-low on everything. That way, when you send your tracks off, the label already has it's eye out for that package. By doing that, you already have giving yourself more of a chance. DON'T GO THROUGH THIRD PARTIES!

Make a good list of things you have done producing wise. And I mean good stuff. If you DJ at big clubs put that. If you submitted tracks to other labels name them. Even if tracks didn't get picked up, this shows you are on the move. If you got tracks on the radio (even behind commercials) name the stations. If you volunteered at youth centers for music, add that. By adding everything in your out-line, it shows you are serious.
 
So if I took classes on beatmaking from Grandmaster Caz, should I put that in the outline?
 
It's up to you. Just make a good portfolio that's all I'm sayin... I've had requests for a company overview from labels. They want to know your history of works. Labels have been real strict as of late. You have ta have evrything thing organized, company overview, works, manager, and business lined out. Man! :eek:
 
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