Could you link the soundcloud beat anyway? I am just intrigued and bored studying
But how do i know when he’s released 1000 of the track? Does he have to sign something?
I’m only 16, I don’t know about other people but 500 bucks is a lot for me haha 
Not saying i wouldn’t want that kind of money, I’m more thinking that it’s a lot too for the guy.
https://soundcloud.com/antonsherar
Here is my soundcloud 
It’s the track called “To Each His Own” in the top ! (watermarked ofc)
No, $500 is too little.
It is too little? 
Even for my very first beat? And to a guy who is very underground and probably won’t sell much off the beat?
If it was me I would think about what the guy is going to do with it and base it around that.
If it’s not gonna be commercially successful then there will be a limit to how much they will pay - what do you think they will do with the track?
Plus if you charge a fair rate then they might want some more doing/pass on more work.
Like you said it’s your first time selling so don’t be greedy is my advice and hopefully more will come.
Make sure you get producer credits though, just in case it blows up.
edit: nice beats
Thank you! First I will pay for copyright then i will contact him.
You all have my deepest respect. Thanks!
You don’t know. But honestly, what it does is save you from the event that he goes HUGE with the song. Then you have a contract to cover your ass.
hahahaha now this I agree with - do not trust anyone ever, especially in business.
Just stop, you sound like a fool - you are confusing the kid who’s asking for advice with silly comments like this.
$500 is far too much if this is your first beat and your starting out.
It works 2 ways;
- you sell him the beat and it becomes his property. No matter what he makes you never get anything from it.
- you license the beat to him and have a share of the money it makes, giving you credit.
You make no money at first from the first option, but maybe in the long term depending on if the track sells and if you have a good publisher.
This option will also help get your name out there more as people will see you on his track and hopefully other people will approach you for beats because of it.
So what most of you guys are saying is that i shouldn’t sell the beat, but license it to him and then collect on royalties?
Not to rain on your parade but can you really sell a beat that is just Funky Drummer by James Brown and Bam Bam by Sister Nancy? After paying royalties you wouldn’t be looking at much.
what? I would love to hear a first time ‘beat’ that is worth anywhere near $500.
Hell you can buy remixes from producers with semi well known names for $500.
And like it or not there are ghostwriting dance music services that charge $400-$500 flat rate that do this professionally all the time.
In my contracts, I made sure to mention that the artist or label would be fully responsible for covering any sample clearance fees. I would just have to provide the artist/song/label that I sampled from.
That track is begging for some scratching over the top.
What are you talking about?
I know right?
Do you not know the samples you used to create that beat? You can’t just sample and sell other peoples work without paying them for it anymore. But like someone already said you just put that in the contract I suppose and it’s up to them to clear the samples.
I do know the samples i used. And the bass is a sample from Killing joke, which i am good friends with. Do i really need permission for the drum samples? They are basic drum samples which every hip hop head uses. But yes i am gonna put that in the contract
Everything you sample by an artist that can be recognized needs to be cleared with the originator. You wouldn’t of had a problem back in 89 but things changed in the 90’s.
Here’s part 1 of a documentary on the subject. This movie also focuses a lot on your particular drum sample.
Your Samples:
