Dirty Secrets They Don't want Producers To Know

Postman reveals the the dirty secrets the music industry has been hiding from producers for years.
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[@eugenemichael9833]

The funny thing is music production is way more complicated than what people think

[@DJYagga]

Once you get basic music theory down... it isn't exactly rocket science lol

[@kj3887]

I know right learning the circle of fifths and basic sound design makes that shit super easy.

[@CIZCI]

Music production is about more than music theory, you can be an excellent musician but if you know nothing about production and the tools, your great skill at playing won't translate to a mix or sound that people want to hear.

[@ukgaragegold]

no it isn't ! Has anyone used this? distrokid.com/vip/seven/661896 Forbes Magazine says they are the best Music Distributors Online today !!

[@dh1163]

Most people don't know exactly what production really entails.

[@SuperALBSURE]

Scenario: you make a trap beat. You get some local chick to sing on it. She writes a hook with 2 words in it, nothing major. Track blows up locally and a label wants to sign it. What the most important part of the track? The beat? The drum programming? The keys? No. It's those two words in hook. Thats the top line and what is recognized as THE SONG. Thats where the money is, right there. If the label wants to cut you out (because you're a small time nobody with no connections, lawyers etc...) it's easy. Get someone else to recreate the beat. They'll change a drum sound here, do and edit there, boom.. new track that you have nothing to do with it. The person they cant cut out is the person who came up with the top line. That local chick who sung 2 words! She's getting paid and if she looks good she's getting the deal, not you, the dude that put the whole thing together. The only way to guarantee you get paid as a producer is to be so locked in to a song that they cant cut you out. ALWAYS co-write the hook or song with the artist. Insist on it. Or sign an agreement BEFORE you let them write on it that you get 25% publishing as well as a fee. PUBLISHING and live performance is the only money left out there. Thank me later.

[@SuperALBSURE]

James Thompson I'm telling you how it is, you're telling me how it might be. The reality is, regardless of how creative an endeavour beat making is the actual setup of the MUSIC BUSINESS doesn't respect that. The actual BUSINESS see's the sound bed behind the vocal / melody and words as just instrumentation rather than the song. Which is why a beat maker will typically get very little publishing (if any!) and the top line writer will get publishing rights to the song. A friend of mine wrote the top line and hook to a no.1 record a few years back. He didnt produce the beat. He got a third of the publishing. Who do you think made more money, him or the beatmaker? Do you understand that everytime that song gets played on a radio anywhere in the world the dude gets a THIRD of the publishing cheque? Where is the beatmaker in that? The fact is, the kanye's, puffy's etc... are using beatmakers for ideas, taking their publishing for a quick bit of money and the beatmakers are to young, foolish and eager without understanding the BUSINESS. When you wake up every morning just recite these 3 words. PUBLiSHING, PUBLISHING, PUBLISHING! Figure out how make to sure you are a featured writer on every song that has your beat in it. Thats how you really get paid nowadays. That is the reality. Also, note this. A singer can be replaced yes, but if the singer WROTE the top line that is the hit song you cant mess with that person. Thats the point. They have the power because they wrote the song. In your example, the Winans got paid more than Whitney for that song. Every time Whitney performed it the Winans got paid, not Whitney. Pharell wrote Happy, doesnt matter who sings it he gets paid. You can not divorce the rights to perform or record a song from the writer, you cannot cut them out. Thats why songwriting (i.e. publishing) is the most important and lucrative part of the industry. Which is why beat makers are routinely CUT out of it by savvy managers and industry people. Finally, when cd's were selling for $20 dollars everyone got paid because the producer (who was often the beatmaker) got paid out of the "mechanicals" part of the royalty. Now that hardly any one buys music the mechanicals are tiny. But radio, spotify, pandora etc... have to pay publishing to the songwriter still so that part of the business has been unaffected. Thats why they still earn money while everyone else is having a hard time.

[@tronicvision-misic]

True dat!!!!! That's why years ago I started writing my own beats, orchestrations, filler pads, lyrics, bkgrnd vocals, hooks, solos and paper lead sheets. Total compositions of any music style on the Triton Extreme. Then I burn video over the song, lock in the copywrite, ..... A done deal. ....Mine forever.

[@amaribrown3752]

SuperALBSURE every thing you said was deep and true, except for the Kanye part! Lol he makes his own beats

[@trepremium8871]

SuperALBSURE if the beat is fire the label is not gonna do that. If the beat is shit but they feel like the vocals are good then yh

[@Onlyrealmusic4life]

SuperALBSURE Yo you seem like a guy with some answers I may be looking for. I'm in the middle of making a mixtape, I'm a singer(soul, RnB). I make all my beats and write all my lyrics. But between you and I, I'm a really good singer, so I know my stuff is gonna be dope when I finish. If I do this all on my own, can I just put them online somewhere? DO I have to do any copyright stuff? I should be good as long as it has my name on it, right? Like on spotify or soundcloud? My dream is to be able to make music fora living(like most of us here) but is it a bad idea to not sell my music? I've seen artists nowadays getting hype from a mixtape if its good. Chance the Rapper is the first to come to mind. I just feel that the exposure would be better than the money that only a few people would dish out.

[@TheKidJimi]

basically what he's saying is if the industry (labels, artists, DJs, clubs, etc.) was a car, the music producer would be the wheels. the car cant move without wheels just like the industry cant make money without the music producer

[@-_Nuke_-]

a music producer is actually the one that made the car! Withought the car there is nothing actualy no wheels no nothing

[@LucidSoundz]

ha great analogy man

[@hstone39]

better analogy

[@Iismrgreen]

Producers invented the "music" wheel.

[@YoshiBugatti]

@@-_Nuke_- bruh the wheel came before the car

[@RMell07]

'aint nobody buyin' no goddamn acapella album' lmaoooooooo

[@ybncareyyy]

and donuts looooooooool

[@slownt.v2059]

I have never watched a guy talk to a camera for half an hour and I'm not even a music producer!! I'm a turntablist and I always show respect to all the producers out there but this video just made me respect em even more! Great video man your doing a great thing with four website keep it up!!!!

[@slownt.v2059]

Forgot to mention I watched the whole video!

[@LegacyProduction2013]

Slown T.v MUCH LOVE

[@nafizelgun4003]

I felt exactly the same way!

[@Respectedthoroughly]

i'm not even in the music biz and i thought this was a great vid......oh shit..that rhymed, maybe i can be a rapper? Not...i'ma be a music producer!!!!

[@kwhut394]

couldnt say it any better

[@kxndkvng8118]

This shit true ah fuk but dude had me gone when he said "AIN'T NOBODY BUYING A GOD DAMN ACAPELLA ALBUM"

[@yukn0w]

Ain't no one buying a god damn aucapella album 😂

[@realmontana6838]

Lol

[@littlesadpanther722]

id buy it, sometimes I make beats and need vocals that nobody has

[@statistic2857]

Little Sad Panther yea really depends on vocal quality because it makes sense much more easy to sample and probably unique

[@allwightallwong5045]

Little Sad Panther Realistically he has a point. He's saying it like fans aren't going to bump acapella in their car. No club is going to have an all acapella night to dance to. That's for coffee shops and poetry spots.

[@GritsNGravy]

Love this video. The reason why we as producers get taken advantage of when it comes to the "industry" is because we allow it. Why are all producers trying to reach the few thousands of artists at the top when theres a million artists worldwide who will buy your beats. You can build your music production business however you want dont wait on a label

[@Ktcookedit]

Facts bro

[@BaybeeT]

People ask me"why i am not signed" I say " I like making 100% of all my profits" and you just defo made me stand by this. 100%! salute!

[@JaratsBeats]

This is why I advise all producers to try the EDM route. Then you're the producer AND the artist. Granted you don't get all the money for expenses, but you'll get famous for what you made rather than some rapper who sings stuff others have written for them. No disrespect to actual rappers or singers, but the big names are getting out of hand getting big off someone else's art.

[@TrillaTony]

Haha what up James!

[@raymondleggs5508]

I decided to go EDM too, Heck that makes up most of what i listen to especially trance, and progressive!

[@LegacyProduction2013]

EDM for life, hip-hop producers should move on to making festival trap tracks!! Much love bro

[@JaratsBeats]

***** I never said it was, I simply would like to be able to make a beat and get all the credit for it. You wouldn't know who made the beats for most vocalists work, unless you actually look it up.

[@LegacyProduction2013]

***** Im talking about non mainstream EDM producers, like Apex rise, HeRo Bust, Loud Pvck, SAYMYNAME, Aero Chord, Tom Size and many many more.

[@Yizak]

But as long as producers are still selling cheap, the artist isn't going to pay any attention to a producer who charges more... We've already dug our own graves.

[@Sdcitywalksd48]

+Yikak4 unless i have a hot bangin beat man quit bringing us down

[@Yizak]

Thing2, Where art thou?:/ Not trying to be negative - just realistic. But I see what you're saying

[@thechemi5083]

+Yikak4 ill give a beat away for free , but if you tink your gonna get the super hot fire for free your tripping. The key is to know your product , i have beats on sale for 50 bucks and beats on sale for 1,000. you get what you pay for.

[@Yizak]

***** This is true. Guess I don't know much about the industry ;)

[@gamertone6953]

+TheChemi Are you living off your beats?

[@MrSadaro]

wat if all producers went on strike then all aritist are over cuz no anit gone listen to acapellas

[@dh1163]

Ha. That's exactly what happened.

[@fencefirst2722]

MrSadaro battle rap would EXPLODE..LOL

[@royaltyreign8844]

MrSadaro some rappers still make beats

[@jacobprice2879]

Sir I will follow you to the end of the earth...

[@imaginarythree1979]

This dude is the truth man!

[@ChopavelliLive]

PRODUCERS GOT TO STOP GIVING FREE DOWNLOADS.

[@crunk62]

Yes Chop---cuz if just one of us do give it up free---all artist expect all of us Producers to do so!!@Postman Life Changing information will never threathen your life!! When you save lives, your life is saved!

[@iDozafied]

No they don't... I like free downloads but that doesn't stop me from raping a beat..

[@_JohnnySav]

Word I always see free downloads then the artist can just take the tag out. Do you buy your music producer software and sit with your keyboard for hours? Know your worth guys!

[@griffinmusicinc]

Free downloads is a great marketing sceme. They will remember that you gave them something for free. Also makes them want to purchase music in the future. BUT......... you have to make them remember that you gave them something for free.

[@87JSpirit]

He said: Ain't nobody buying no acapella album! I can't breath!!

[@ChrisKoraltan]

which is kinda not true because people are buying Pentatonix albums (Pentatonix is an acapella group)

[@virgilwilliams8082]

I do at Rock and Soul record store.

[@bhayya007]

Chris Koraltan thats just an exception Chris

[@ChrisKoraltan]

Sanjeev Kulkarni i know that i'm just saying

[@FindYourVoice1]

Chris Koraltan An acapella group is a little different than just an acapella of a hip hop song which is what I think he was going for.

[@ConjumbledSpices]

I've been looking for inspiration to get me out of my slump. This was like an in world epiphany for me. Thank you very much, Postman.

[@mjh2044]

He sound like a father about to beat his sons ass for acting up in school today. "You think it's a game? WHY you not gon make no beats today? Why you not in the studio? Oh so you just think there's no money in this industry huh? You think it's a game? HUH?"

[@Ataksia-Music]

m j Lololololololol

[@BearsPlaylist]

Aint that something? :P

[@shannaboone5808]

lol wow

[@JBlue-nm2by]

m j 😂

[@shannaboone5808]

lol

[@Ace8955]

lmao this is so real

[@droidbergofficial7677]

Wow man. Thank you very much for this vid. I mean, I am in production for like 2 years trying to do original and badass shit, but I know that music production is not just music production, it is knowing your shit in and out. Right now, I am small, but I am gonna be fucking big and that's because there are people like you sharing important information like that. I know that soundcloud or stuff like that don't do that kind of justice when we speak about money. I mean, I love doing music because of doing music, music producers are carrying ideas on the backs of their tracks, the whole new culture may be derived from an idea and style, from culture emerges lifestyle that is given in certain point of civilizations life-span... and on and on.. But to do this kind of important work, we need money, money brings satisfaction of our needs, our equipment, our life together. Man, I mean, I must do my shit on an overheating laptop that is being cooled by fan and I must do my music half-way on almost without listening to it because my CPU can't take more than like 5 - 6 layers/components of a song being reproduced at once. And that is not fair my friend. Not to mention the struggle with society, when you know just one more person doing shit that you are doing, when nobody even values art as a form... when you live in savage lands. Now that's a struggle, but, no guts no glory eh ? :)

[@sphinx1659]

Droidberg Official that was a really good paragraph..

[@RegalToneT]

I never looked at it like that, but he is so so true! Im an up and comming producer that is looking to make a living off of my music and this has inspired me to continue on my path to making great music in this genre. One other thing he did not mention is movies as well. You can license your music in independent films and what not. That is a very lucrative industry alot of these guys no little of. So he is correct without the beat, there is nothing and nothing moves you until the beat is played. People listen to the beat 1st then the hook then lyrics pull you in. Its like that and thats the way it is...

[@ABJWiseAndStrong]

I still Watch this OG video man, to remind myself of my worth in this game. Thanks for this back then and thanks for it now 🙌🏿

[@AcelatinobeatsTV]

The biggest reason producers ain´t getting paid is that we have some of our own people, producers, giving their shit away for free, devaluating our work. Big artists get 1000s of beats every month in their email, from people desperate to get heard, saying "use my beat for free", and they just gave away a potential hit.

[@pierrelegrandusa7102]

+Ace Latino Beats That's something that never made any sense to me.

[@Flow-Clark]

Definitely shared some facts, but most importantly he shared that passion and encouragement that a lot of music-driven creatives don't get from their families or peers very often. #Salute

[@terrencegitmoney5733]

Give whoever you are the prize! Mindset is your first speed bump. NO way around it.

[@Buddie21341255612351]

ok i understand why its so secret, i know how to read between the line, music is a secret way to say cocain

[@terrencegitmoney5733]

I just finished the series "How to be a super producer fast" I am 40 yrs old. EVERYTHING he said is DEAD ON preachers and all. I also quest for understanding of a wide field but my research has nowhere near the drive of this man.I'm more of a robot more about technical understanding but I understand food for the soul and just got reminded. I must say his intent is complete. He addresses the spiritual aspect that must be Fed before any undertaking of this type can be done with expectation of nervana (success).What you give is what you get.I RECOMMEND starting with said series. I've always known the meaning of life( TO FIND INNER PEACE WITH ONES PERCEPTION OF SELF) but I've never heard it explained so completely. I applaud you POST. I don't think people actually understand that these videos contain life lessons. I think you should do a self help traveling seminar marketed to black youth. NO MUSIC.

[@abraham3002]

discovering my value as a producer and that we are the root of an artists music revenue is empowering...Thanks Prophet 🙏🏻

[@SWIPEKEEKIOSOZA]

man u broke this DOWN perfectly!!!!!! i never seen nobody speak about this !!!!

[@danextbestthing15]

DAMN THIS IS THE DAMN TRUTH.. I JUST LOOK UP THAT SONY RECORDS MADE 6 BILLONS DOLLARS IN 2012.. THEN THEY SAY THE MUSIC BUSINESS ISNT LIKE WHAT IT USE TO BE.. BULLSHIT

[@BeGoodNow5]

There's a very powerful movement in the music industry who are brainwashing those of us who make the music to think that the product we produce should be thought of as no more than a advertising tool, and that it should be given away for 'free', and that the money for the artist is to be generated by touring, selling merchandise -tee shirts cups etc, and hard copies of the music to the 'Urber fans' that the artist can generate. Of course if there's no live show, then there's very little else, unless you can get some licensing deals for film or tv. Music Producers from the very top to the very bottom need to realize that as was the case years ago with the big record companies, there are now new parties acting in collusion, who have the intention to con the producers out of their just reward. Companies such as Spotify & Pandora are key players in this, giving the producers and song writers peanuts for exploiting their music! You've highlighted here that 1/4 of the money generated from steaming gets paid to a company to distribute it to a label, which in turn will see to it that eventually some of what's left will trickle down to the producer, well 25% is obviously not enough if the music is the product. As good streaming is as a distribution system, streaming is not what people who subscribe to these companies are doing it for. It's down to those who make the music not to be conned again by the new shark on the block. We need to demand a fair price for our produce. Name one other industry where those who produce the key component on which the industry is based are expected to work for free, while every other dependent off-shoot in that industry gets to eat off of the proceeds generate of that one's labor. - Great video - more producers need to shout out loud so that the message can be heard and understood!

[@Arden7one]

Woooooord! And its from the Postmaaan! I looove your energy mate! Made my day for wrapping up together all that for me, cuz I really needed to hear my thoughts back from a wise mouth, at least! With the nowadays ocean of information, and all these scary, presumptions, assumptions, and thoughts that we (as future producers) already kind of feared to be true, are as you just displayed also and our possibilities to be exploited, and reasons to try even harder to stay true & real to your own principals and point of judgment, while being awake. And stick together those like minded people, cuz on the flip side of it, apparently when you look in to it positively - is glorious! But as for now, I've tended to stare at the negatives as a usual creatively depressed by the industry creative person (as they say, many days - many ways, but erry day we tend/seem to choose the dead onez), and this video was exactly what I needed. To inspire myself! Cuz with all tha darkness happening around the "creative music world" we live in.. tc tc tc, u said it bro - its just grose! And a last thing before it gets too cheesy - hey man, don't you try to stay humble, cuz I can play you back the reversed psychology side of it too, just like the producer is the root to all tha shaize above it, 3 years down the road from when you actually spoke on the subject here, and yet, never too late, still today you managed to really EQ my confidence like a pro today, and shown me the Ying in the Yang, and the Yang in the Ying, inside out the music industry, moreover - things already familiar to my dark-dark conscious! How very embarrassing, huh? :D Anyways, thanks for the food for thoughts bro, and I'd stick around your team for further intel! Bless the real ones!

[@SlyBoyKash]

Great video Bra.

[@QadamNahkal]

This video is real talk, the spirit was all on him, he was glowing with the truth.

[@Manu2126]

music is the creation of beauty, some people see it in the voice of artists and some in the beats. so basically a producer shall be given a lot more advantage than any other field in music, because creation of music is rather important than singing lines over it.

[@shadowknight3572]

52nd st

[@AKizzle513]

Thank you i'm showing this video to every producer i know and i'm about to put it on my facebook page...Its hard out here for us but if more producers know what they can do and what they are worth they can strive thank you again

[@thehumancat777]

You sir, just got yourself a Subscribe. Great video. I'm a hobbyist producer, artist, film guy... and also a doctor lol. Well I'm in my 3rd year of medical school at least, not a doc yet. You hit the nail right on the head man. People respect my medical career but not my musical ambitions and I do have a problem with that. Music and writing and art in general is what I love to do and it's hard at times forcing my artistic brain to learn the hard sciences of medicine, only to be respected more for what I am pretending to be (scientist) and not necessarily what I truly am (artist). As a matter of fact, I have to artistically spice up the material so my brain can learn science. I'm creating my own medical study program that teaches medicine in an artistic way. Anyway, great video man. Keep up the good work.

[@jaicoxki]

Superb reply, and so true. Have you considered putting the 'hard science' and such info enlightenment to music, thus creating a potentially effective micro genre?

[@Kmariahjj]

I know exactly what you mean, though I'm an engineering student. Art comes easy, and while I love science, it just doesn't come nearly as easy. Good luck

[@thehumancat777]

Kmariahjj Thanks man. Glad to know I'm not alone in the struggle :)

[@thehumancat777]

JWCI78 Thanks man. Yeah I do a lot of things already that mixes the art and science together, like the medical education program I'm working on called Politically Incorrect Science Solutions (PISS) and the Fat and Furious fitness program I'm writing lol. I never really thought about that with music, that's an interesting idea bro.

[@asleyicegold4789]

How is med school?

[@rokobelavie]

man biggest hug from me, thank you for showing that emotions !!

[@EarlMcFlyTheArtist]

I was skeptical in the beginning of this video... but dammmn i was just schooled and educated!!

[@अमनचोपड़ा]

What You Gonna Be Spinning ? Your Thumbs Around The Circle ? - Killed it haha

[@emirilyasov2972]

I realise how important my craft is now. Gonna take it seriously.

[@Upintheclub1991]

What happened to the audio when he started talking bout the record labels?

[@christopherboyle2711]

"Ain't no one buying an acapella album", this is great

[@KevWest]

I sold a few beats this week off my soundclick page that I haven't updated or even thought about in a year. People are still buying beats if you work for it. I have been focused on expanding to other things but this is inspiring me to go back to the beat grind.

[@FukUimwreckless]

This Video is the Truth. This motivated me.

[@luisbaionadunge2571]

I just started making beats recently, but im still a beginner. I never new how important beat producers were or are. Now i know due to you. i hope learn more about beat production and i know that im in the right place for it. thanksssssssss

[@DJYagga]

This is real knowledge.... I'll just add this: Some DJs are also producers, and are touring with these artists and are getting endorsement deals :)

[@mikemyers2626]

Thank you for the teachings fam...much respect

[@dizzlebeatz5774]

Damn this a good ass video for producers i never looked at it this way, i swear you were preaching... you esxposed alot

[@seanskrilla1598]

Preach on brotha Preach ON!!! I be trying to tell people this info all the time and they dont want to hear it. I will spread the word on this video.

[@OfficialVantaBlack]

That's all true and shit. But no need to mention that you need to be a very fucking known guy if you want to make money with music. Right? I mean yea, if a million people buy your single you got your fcking money. But first, GET one million people to buy it huh ?

[@KnuckleHeadMusicUK]

Well.. As a rapper/singer/beat-maker (for self) and multi-musician I'm glad I've made my own beats so far. Although the main reason was because I couldn't afford to buy beats. A friend of mine sold beats along side his 9-5 job and used the money saved from work and beat sales to open up his own little recording studio. Took several years but it shows the potential. Just passing through for the knowledge.... Respect to this guy!

[@jonathanbailey5375]

I love this passion. Absolutely true!

[@fidelisaigbadon2543]

I hear you loud and clear bro...big up to all the producers out there! But you forget one thing, without those other people in the chain the producer is worth jack. It's a chain and everyone is as important as the next.

[@RyHmusic1]

Just look at it this way. In biology, an entire food chain would not survive without bottom-level food producers (like grass). However, EVERY LEVEL of the chain is dependent on each other. (e.g if all of the first-level consumers died, the producers would also die off.) Anyways, what I'm trying to get at is: Yes, all of the other branches of music depend on the producer. BUT that also means that the *music producers depend on the other branches as well*. What if, every DJ, every record label, and every single way to promote your music suddenly didn't exist? The producers would have no purpose to even make music, and there would be no way to promote the music.

[@nuenextupentertainment6750]

Nor mate music can just sell without artist and promted if u go to da club and they anit play no music, why would u go to da club ? play drama ? So get the fuck out

[@thechemi5083]

+RyH this is true

[@andrewcornwall4440]

"if you don't know your value, you'll never get paid what your worth"---SO TRUE!!!

[@DJKoollord]

This is some real info.

[@iam_aiko]

Didn't expect I was going to watch that half an hour uncut Video of a man standing in front of a wall. You blew my mind. I am a DJ (& starting producing soon). Thanks for those valuable words!

[@sarjaksubedi]

I Feel Now , Yeah. Thank You. Respect :)

[@livefreefearless]

This video was awesome. Seriously you broke it down. Made me want to make a new beat. You really did a good job explaining it. Keep the videos coming.

[@Godzillah]

I am a muscian. I am not even black, but this dude is deep lol. Don't listen to hater...

[@CrescimoneMatt]

Rock&Roll This video isn't just for black people or anything...

[@VulpsVulps]

Matthew C I'm kinda white, and still feel inspirate by him

[@CrescimoneMatt]

***** woops meant to say *isn't

[@naielah93]

This simple ass video makes a WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. Thank you.

[@draculiciouscoffinlove7122]

write a F*****n book i will buy that. you will get killer sales. I bet you already came up with this idea. :)=

[@YuupTheGreatness]

U inspire me man i swear im never going to stop making music!!!!!

[@davegl9305]

sound was cut at 11:03, ...something about labels

[@thechemi5083]

+Dave Gl illuminati said nope you ain't giving the secrets away lol

[@beatzbyj1737]

Great great video fam, blew my wig cause of the depth, I will commit. Thank you for putting this video up bro!

[@WILLIEMAECHILD]

DAMN!!! YOU JUST BLEW MY MIND.

[@jackhayes2753]

god bless you man...keeping the producing part of music alive! gotta love it bro. keep the vids coming. LOB

[@remym8512]

Ppl always tell me to sell my beats for about $30, and I refuse...my beats are 1 of a kind...ppl in Milwaukee want shit for free, I say fuck that!!

[@jamicannathan]

wannaa collab to make a beat?

[@remym8512]

Yea man we can...email me or txt number and email are on my soundcloud

[@TheSchola3000]

that's everywhere yo..its the same on the westcoast

[@remym8512]

That's what's killing the music industry

[@kainanp08]

This is a great man with a great point and a great heart & brain. Period. Thank you Postman.

[@Prodbybloo]

ECONOMICS 101 Social Interest: the choices that are best for society as a whole

[@bentyreman5769]

I want to add to this info, that mechandise is a key way to make money for bands and musicians, and it's important to sell whatever you are offering at gigs and make the most of it whilst you are there, people then start to to see you as more of a brand and are more likely to buy your music.

[@MichaelBFusion]

"Its not that things are crashing, it's that things are changing" Instantly clicked subscribe

[@manuelbarreto9254]

Changed my perception for ever

[@Clos7325]

This is one of the best, motivational and informal video I've seen. Thanks brother for this info.

[@vincegraham6867]

I've always loved making beats. Unfortunately, I've always sold myself short... always told myself: "there's no way that this could be more than a 'hobby'."

[@Lostboymike]

Very informative, I never looked at the big picture.

[@MaarzMusicRecords]

Amazing video. I really love this video. I'm a producer and everything he says makes sens.

[@audioproductionmusicproduc8518]

Look. Making a beat became very simple technology. People think you need to cut some phrase from some music, put kicks and snares in the grid in your sequencer. Everybody thinks that everyone can do it in 5 minutes. That's why producers don't get paid. Then artists get your beat and play it wherever they perform. You need to be indispensable. Be a musician, go on stage with your artist.

[@206EASTLAKEROB]

I didn't know that anybody else truly realized how important music producers REALLY are!

[@jo3yepicness]

OK but what about a band... We create our own sound ourselves. So our music is ours not a product of a MIDI track or DAW engineer. The DAW is for distribution and mixing of the music that we created.

[@ANTHONYFERNANDO]

He's mainly referring to the electronic pop music. Bands are a whole different situation

[@jo3yepicness]

AnthonyPudduMusic Yeah that's what I figured. Thanks man.

[@MONEARPRODUCTIONS]

without a daw you wont get your songs recorded and its a skill to produce/engineer a solid sounding track wether recording bands or producing your own......i play guitar but i didnt sculpt it or make the amp or effects i uses but i also produce on my mac and i make my own sounds from simple sound waves, theres the difference

[@BlackPowerParty]

a band produces music...its a production team

[@JoePlayoMusic]

Definitely agree with you, but the problem is if a label wants your beat and you start making demands, they'll pass on you in a heart beat and get something similar from another producer for what they want to pay. Now if every producer was on the same page, that's a different story. But there's too many in-house producers and producers that are under contract already. The market is oversaturated with talented people, and a lot of those talented people are not educated and don't realize you can have control over the situation with labels or that independent is the better way. Yeah indie takes much longer and it's a lot harder, but when has anything with instant results ever lasted over something you worked hard for. Again, dope video. Wish more people understood this concept.

[@1drsy]

Yo thank you for making these videos, and actually fighting for the music.

[@LooneyGingerBoyltd]

Replace "music producer" with any primary/base production, and you will get a copy of this vid. You can apply this to most things. But a nice marketing add for "Liveoffbeats"

[@groalerable]

DONUTS?!

[@VulpsVulps]

groalerable Hell No! Ain't nobody gonna buy your Donuts!

[@alanraven6803]

+Vulps Day IT WAS A DOPE ALBUM

[@Ernzmoneybeats]

Yo seriously a great video with a lot of good industry info for producer. UNcut and Raw. I dig it bro keep it up.

[@cjbalagoon]

this man is right. this right here is the truth

[@beakf1]

If not for your beat a pole dancer would be out of the job. Whats she gonna dance too.

[@mitchimming3489]

I have been watching live off beats for a while now and this dude is a fucking boss.

[@alexanderphilippe636]

Thanks for video Mr. Liveoffbeats. I really appreciate it. I can totally relate because I am an Artist myself. The Gallery system is as screwed up as the Music business. Especially when they're reselling Artist's art in Auctions.

[@Countrysidestars]

Is he dead ?

[@trustthesoul7803]

Dude, love your energy and thanks for the good info! I'm taking notes, man! Much love from Romania! Peace

[@youraldonmmeans]

TRUTH IS WHAT I HEAR FROM YOU BROTHER. KEEP TEACHING BRO

[@keifonethegreat2391]

I agree with a lot of the things this man says the only part I don't believe in is if we need producers the internet is fast in we don't actually need producers because a person can now become a producer and a artist just like J Cole he produces and writes his own music a lot of people can become exactly like that there is a lot of universities you can attend schools you can attend books you can learn from the internet courses it's so much to be honest it's not a one-sided career you can be an artist and a producer if you want

[@jameslee1528]

I have 2 words for ya. Those 2 words are; 'supply and demand'. Everything that is discussed in this video is supported by supply and demand. Learn simple economics and Capitalism. With that foundation develop your idea (that's the what). Then create a business plan (that explains the when, where, why, and how). When you answer the what, when, where, why, and how questions, then your ready for the market. Get yo money people. There are millions of folks just waiting to be separated from their money. Grate video by the way.

[@calderarecords]

This man speaks the truth. I have about 100 beats here in my arse right? I know.. dat a whole lotta arse! But I only release 10 of those tracks. The tracks that pass my quality checks. WHY? You may wonder? Because it's unfair to all the other hard-workin' produkes to water the brew down with rushed thin beats which could possibly saturate the market & continue to de-value music. If any producer here wants a review of they beat, or just wants to have a bit of support, contact us now man.

[@MrBsmith23]

Nice Analogy BRO!!! Been preaching this for yrs.

[@christianbatao5780]

bruh... you are the man. i know all this shit but i just never did anything about it because everyone i talk to has no clue about making beats and im the only producer out of my friends. i been making shit since 2009 and no one has any of my shit because i never really post it. i just dont know where to post it

[@Royalblk]

yo fam your the truth bro. mad love for that heads up G. we feeding the world.

[@notmelolol]

@ 10:50 "What the hell Labels making money off of!? Doughnuts!? .....Music!" Dam had me Coughing as hard as he was straight after he said that LOL!

[@ThaPhreshness1]

Agree 100% percent. We definately worth more than what people think