[HELP PLEASE] What to price your beats

[Numbox]

Again, thank you man! I will read more into it. Thank you!

[robbyluca]

The guy will buy your track, but will not give you credit for it, right?

EDIT: I'm pretty sure that's what he's doing. You can't copyright it, it will be his property once he buys it off you. The song won't belong to you anymore and he does not have to give you credit for it. No one will ever know you produced it.

[Numbox]

I am gonna tell him that he should give me credit for producing the beat. And i think that he will go for that. I trust him.

[djmetalgear]

I am gonna tell him that he should give me credit for producing the beat. And i think that he will go for that. I trust him.

lol... trust....

youve got alot to learn kid.

[botstein]

There is apparently a Danish performance rights organisation called KODA (KODA.dk).

You must make the person sign a contract.

Definitely make sure that you are credited and don't make a deal that isn't financially responsible.

[Numbox]

Haha okay maybe trust wasn't the right word :P Thank you for looking into it for me! I will make sure that he signs a contract. Thank you people!!!

[CountenanT]

I'm going to come right out and say what the main issue you need to understand is, and that's the difference between "selling" him the track, and "licensing" him the track. I won't go any further into it because I don't want to be in a position where it looks like I'm giving advice, but that's what you need to research.

[elmgroove]

I produced and sold hip-hop beats for 10 years. You want to give buyers two options: licensing rights and exclusive rights.

With option 1, licensing, I would charge $50 and allow them to use the beat for up to 1000 profitable releases. Any more than that, and they would need to buy another license. You retain full rights in this instance.

With option 2, exclusive, I would charge $500 and they would be able to use the beat for unlimited profitable releases. I'm also selling my rights to the beat, but keeping production credits, and I also specify royalty percentages, and other things along those lines.

[Numbox]

I produced and sold hip-hop beats for 10 years. You want to give buyers two options: licensing rights and exclusive rights.

With option 1, licensing, I would charge $50 and allow them to use the beat for up to 1000 profitable releases. Any more than that, and they would need to buy another license. You retain full rights in this instance.

With option 2, exclusive, I would charge $500 and they would be able to use the beat for unlimited profitable releases. I'm also selling my rights to the beat, but keeping production credits, and I also specify royalty percentages, and other things along those lines.

Sounds like a nice template to have. Thank you!
Though won't $500 be a lot for selling my very first beat? What do you suggest? I can link the soundcloud to the beat if you want

[elmgroove]

Sounds like a nice template to have. Thank you!
Though won't $500 be a lot for selling my very first beat? What do you suggest? I can link the soundcloud to the beat if you want

I actually thought it was a little low. But you're giving away your rights to something you created, and plus, this'll allow you to gauge how serious this guy's plans are. For the ordinary Joe Schmo, $50 for 1000 releases is usually good enough.