So....you've written a song, but you don't have any music to record it to.
Herein lies the problem...either you have all your lyrics written, but no songs recorded and you don't know any producer and on top of that you don't have the money to pay for recording sessions, even if you did know a producer.....or....you have recorded your songs to mixtape beats or instrumentals that you have no legal right to use.
When you are a writer that writes rap songs, things are a not that complicated. You need beats that you have the legal right to use, then you need a studio to record your song in, then you need mixing and mastering, before you unleash it. There are many places online to license beats from, and there are typically two types of licenses you may choose from, exclusive and non-exclusive.
A non-exclusive license is inexpensive and gives you the right to record to the beat and sell usually up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who created it. (Licenses Vary). One important thing to remember when purchasing a non-exclusive license is that you are not the only one who will have that beat. Any other artist can also buy that same license for that beat....so potentially there can be other artist with songs to the same beat as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.
A non-exclusive license is significantly cheaper and gives you the right to record music to the beat and sell up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who made it. (Licenses Vary). Also, you should remember that, when purchasing a non-exclusive license, you are not the only one who will have that beat. Other artist can also buy the same license for that beat....so potentially there could be other artist with songs to the same music as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen sometimes.
Non-exclusive licenses can range from 2.99 to 50.00 per beat, and exclusive licenses can be anywhere from 200.00 to 10,000.00 or more. So I'm sure you can purchase something that you like that is within your price range. Plus, producers usually offer package deals when buying more than one lease. www.freshoffabreakup.com is an example of such deals that also has affordable, quality music.
For writers that create R&B songs or pop songs everything above still applies, but you also should to find a singer who can "demo" or "sing" your songs. That is, unless, you can sing them yourself. Finding a demo singer that will do your songs justice can be a difficult task. Professional demo singers can be a little pricey, but it is usually worth it....and what you shouldn't do is rely on someone's word that they can sing, then blindly to pay them, then when you get into the session, they take forever and sound horrible....and you end up with a song that sounds nothing like you wanted.
On a side note, whether you hire a professional demo singer, or you are singing the song yourself, if it's within your budget, you may want to also employ a "vocal producer".
This is the person who is responsible for making sure your vocals are sung correctly, your melodies are plausible, and that the over all recording is sonically viable.
So..that's all I will cover in this article, but I will be covering more topics shortly, so stay tuned..
Herein lies the problem...either you have all your lyrics written, but no songs recorded and you don't know any producer and on top of that you don't have the money to pay for recording sessions, even if you did know a producer.....or....you have recorded your songs to mixtape beats or instrumentals that you have no legal right to use.
When you are a writer that writes rap songs, things are a not that complicated. You need beats that you have the legal right to use, then you need a studio to record your song in, then you need mixing and mastering, before you unleash it. There are many places online to license beats from, and there are typically two types of licenses you may choose from, exclusive and non-exclusive.
A non-exclusive license is inexpensive and gives you the right to record to the beat and sell usually up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who created it. (Licenses Vary). One important thing to remember when purchasing a non-exclusive license is that you are not the only one who will have that beat. Any other artist can also buy that same license for that beat....so potentially there can be other artist with songs to the same beat as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.
A non-exclusive license is significantly cheaper and gives you the right to record music to the beat and sell up to 2000 copies of your song before having to re-negotiate with the producer who made it. (Licenses Vary). Also, you should remember that, when purchasing a non-exclusive license, you are not the only one who will have that beat. Other artist can also buy the same license for that beat....so potentially there could be other artist with songs to the same music as yours. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen sometimes.
Non-exclusive licenses can range from 2.99 to 50.00 per beat, and exclusive licenses can be anywhere from 200.00 to 10,000.00 or more. So I'm sure you can purchase something that you like that is within your price range. Plus, producers usually offer package deals when buying more than one lease. www.freshoffabreakup.com is an example of such deals that also has affordable, quality music.
For writers that create R&B songs or pop songs everything above still applies, but you also should to find a singer who can "demo" or "sing" your songs. That is, unless, you can sing them yourself. Finding a demo singer that will do your songs justice can be a difficult task. Professional demo singers can be a little pricey, but it is usually worth it....and what you shouldn't do is rely on someone's word that they can sing, then blindly to pay them, then when you get into the session, they take forever and sound horrible....and you end up with a song that sounds nothing like you wanted.
On a side note, whether you hire a professional demo singer, or you are singing the song yourself, if it's within your budget, you may want to also employ a "vocal producer".
This is the person who is responsible for making sure your vocals are sung correctly, your melodies are plausible, and that the over all recording is sonically viable.
So..that's all I will cover in this article, but I will be covering more topics shortly, so stay tuned..
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