How to Make Beats for a Living, Simplified

[@DJPain1]

Collab on a beat with me: bsta.rs/227bd24

[@gothitsmusicgroup]

0:14 😂😂😂😂

[@thadslideback5641]

Maan Pain I got some projects that We could definitely work on!!

[@DJPain1]

@@thadslideback5641 please email me [e-mail]

[@JeffStrange]

@@DJPain1 much respect. I’m a sample based producer. Do you have a video or a link on how I can sell my work?

[@DJVaitti]

Step 1 - Make fire beats. Step 2 - Convince your neighbors that the constant bass drops are the soundtrack of success, not a new earthquake season

[@Philgrandin]

Incorrect the only actual real man way to sell beats is to stand outside of a convenience store and hit everybody who walks by with the universally accepted and despised phrase, “ay, ay-yo my mans hey lokklooklook ay yo my mans, yo you like hip hop?” Dope so now you’ve got the introduction, interrupted their day gotten way too close to them so you’re good from this point right but the most important part comes next. Here you need to overly talk up how you’re not on that corny shit and you do that real real hip-hop right and the only reason that you’re at the bus stop waiting right now is because your car is in the shop cause you’re getting some custom 20 inch aluminum foil, spinner hubcaps put on. but you have to push how got cred, lack of corniness, but most of all you are on that real . if your victim does not appear to be on that reel make it real to whoever this person is. if this person has irritable bowel syndrome than you also got some political revolutionary bars about having irritable, bowel syndrome and the struggle. OK, so now you set the table all you gotta do is put food on it right this is when you present the cassette tape that you have recorded all of your music on and it must be a cassette tape if it is not a cassette tape you are woke and gay probably Now we first your victim/new friend maybe be hesitant I don’t know you push that tape that person does not leave without your tape. That’s how you get your beats out there. That’s how you get all that shit out there meet people in the streets meet them where they’re at And then leave them alone because they’re probably gonna be tired of the entire situation you put them in at that point but still you’re welcome bro. Absolutely welcome. Definitely make sure you got a stolen bus pass so that way you can make a clean getaway once you run out of that product.

[@namegoeshere1]

Simple doesn’t mean easy 💯💯 so many paths to success are super simple, but not easy

[@PiercedBeats]

That intro was pure Gold 😂 did get me a little bit...

[@RichardBronson-l1y]

😂

[@aveleofficial]

This is gold, preciate you bro ‼️

[@DJPain1]

@@aveleofficial happy to help!

[@wrkeys]

Bro. We been looking for the course. 😂😂😂 Appreciate your content.

[@PLANETBUBU]

What u do for the producers will never be understated bro. U a 🐐

[@JeffStrange]

Pain, that intro had me worried. Cause at first I was like, “Damn. He going this route now? He must’ve got that call from Dancing With The Stars!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@danieladcock5224]

Awesome stuff. Sync is great for hip hop, I work with two publishers (uk/us) seems tons of briefs for sports MLB, NFL etc I’m still getting royalties from stuff in 2020, there’s a huge need for it. All the best!

[@Hybreezthetrapper]

Hello what's your Instagram I want to learn about this sync stuff kindly

[@TeoiLikeThis]

I’m trying to learn as well about sync placements. How do I get started

[@santanareyestv4786]

This video will be off great value to me, thank you! Would love to see more on those Types of topics (not that this wasn’t alot already). Thanks once again!

[@SidneyJamesXBL]

Fantastic video, thank you for posting and sharing your knowledge!

[@DJPain1]

@@SidneyJamesXBL glad it helped

[@modsbeats]

😂 fake FOMO sales pitch from the jump was hilarious. Good stuff overall though as usual

[@DJPain1]

@@modsbeats lol thank you for not unsubscribing immediately!!

[@modsbeats]

@@DJPain1 🤣

[@DDiltzProductions]

Having merch available for sale is another one I would add 👕

[@1008grams]

1:12 reminds me of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Would this be where you gained the inspiration? Yo Pain, I can’t help but come to your videos cause you DO (and I admit like most won’t) inform on topics and backend music business like no other. My only criticism is that your energy just seems as fed up with this industry as I am every time I check on you. Difference is, you’ve had more success. With that being said, with as happy as you seem, this music shyt almost doesn’t even seem worth it when it comes from OG’s like you. I’d love to have a civil conversation with you. At least to bridge the gap between folks like you with little folks like me looking for a door. Btw, that intro definitely showed your gratitude and after years of looking for reasons to fwy, that sealed it. Love.

[@DJPain1]

Thank you. I’m not fed up with the industry at all; if anything, I’m fed up with KZbin. I talk about this in videos pretty often. Respectfully, what doesn’t help is when people leave comments where they tell me about my ‘energy’ but they dont know me on an energetic level. It’s not just your comment- it’s a cumulative effect, especially since I get virtually nothing in return for making these videos, I’m just trying to be helpful. It sours the whole experience tbh 🤷🏽 Thank you for watching 🙏🏽

[@مًْسًْيًْلًْمًْة-خ9ش]

Very valuable information and precise as always DJ Pain dropping golden content 🙏👏

[@DJPain1]

Appreciate that

[@Rawthentic.314]

I love you just for that intro,stay true to Pain!

[@JRedBeat]

Really appreciate this, man!!!

[@DJPain1]

No problem!

[@N9NIGHT]

Yo Pain, much love G, producer from Jamaica here. Quick backstory: I’m in the prep phase of launching my beat store. The sound from my country has evolved by blending elements from Trap, which now gets called Trap Dancehall or Trap Hall (I was heavily influenced by Lex Luger, Sonny Digital and Young Chop when I first started). I’m not really drawn to it-doesn’t quite have the authentic sonics I’m used to. But hey, the marketplace is what it is. That said, I’ve been mixing my style with the Trap influences, and I’ve developed my own formula for it. I clicked on this video because I’m really focused on making sure my mixes are worth paying for once I launch my store. I’ve gotten a good grasp of cleaning up frequencies, gain staging, and stereo imaging, which has made a huge difference in my mixing approach. But the question I haven't been able to answer: do I leave my producer tag on the MP3/WAV files that I upload to the beat stores? They suggest uploading untagged files however, I spent a good time working on them and they do give a flare to the beat itself (well, in my opinion). I really vibe with your content, personality, and overall passion-it's inspiring, for real so whatever clarity you can provide on this I would really appreciate it. Keep doing your thing fam, and I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Much appreciated, as always!

[@DJPain1]

@@N9NIGHT some leave the tag, some don’t. I don’t because I couldn’t stand the bitching from people who freak out over a single, quiet intro tag 🤷🏽

[@TaylorLaurieAndTheAutumnLeaves]

The Decent Man himself put me on to you, thanks for the information.

[@aykay1967]

Got me over here taking college notes on your words brother. I really appreciate you sharing all you knowledge

[@DJPain1]

I appreciate that

[@lenisbeats]

Great video, thank you for the suggestions, I will make sure that I come back to check the opportunities you listed.

[@russtecauto]

Thanks for dropping this! 🎉😊

[@DJPain1]

@@russtecauto thanks for watching

[@Gooooberx]

When I cook enjoy throwing wet Valhalla Reverb on my 808 and 7 SoundGoodizers on the master. Makes everything spicy

[@salomov.p.4914]

First seconds 😂

[@RocketBeats_]

Great energy in this one pain!

[@DJPain1]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@tempskibeats]

0:17 nearly did

[@TheTonecii]

I was shook 😂

[@Keepitorcanitreviews]

😂😂😂

[@uptownkahs]

Thx a billion Pain, very rare info.. I just used the code and it worked also.

[@DJPain1]

Glad it helped

[@bizionthebeat]

Thank you brother

[@gwboswelljr]

Where and how in Audiomack do you add a purchase link to your track?

[@DJPain1]

@@gwboswelljr description

[@boxingontheedge11]

Really awesome video. Thank you

[@DJPain1]

you’re welcome

[@mutanthorrorshow]

How is Beatstars for selling Boom BAP?

[@ajustvision]

i just started on there for that mostly, not crazy so far but thats just me

[@DJPain1]

great

[@ajustvision]

@@DJPain1 could you tell me how many beats i should be posting a day if im just starting putting stuff online

[@DJPain1]

@@ajustvision there’s no magic number. Your overall system is what matters.

[@BLAZINBEATS123]

When does your beat selling course come out? I'm ready

[@TheTonyTitan]

Appreciate the video

[@Aryeh487]

Are there any good AI tools for organizing my leads and customers?

[@prodkvs]

3 seconds go by and I already know Pain is being sarcastic

[@Hassan_Omer]

I am a bit confused about this term beat making. Does it mean making just drumbeats or does it also involve other musical instruments? I mean is it like a full-fledged musical idea ?

[@drewblanche]

As a rapper, I would be searching for ‘exclusive beats’ only on beatstars, or $30 and below beat leases. Your $32 a lease is less attractive than say $25-$29.99 a lease. I think $32 is odd, I would go to $30 or go up to $35. But if you list a beat at say $62 I’m not ever gonna purchase it. I want the numbers to be rounded up or down, not just somewhere in the middle. I also never ever search for specific rapper type beats. Idk why any producer would use a rapper’s name in their title because that’s not how I ever search for beats. I search for ‘no melody type beats’ or sad emo type beat, but never do I search by the rapper’s name. In my honest opinion, ‘sad emo type beat’ would get much more hits or views than say ‘lil peep type beat’ cuz I never search for those even if I want similar sounding type beats it’s just not on my mind to look up certain artists by name but more by the genre they are in. I guess it’s like searching for a diddy type beat as opposed to a bad boy type beat. I just wanted to let you know as someone who tries to rap/produce/dj and also just a viewer of your content, this is how I search for beats and I look up instrumentals every day, the ones that stick out that I will remember are the beats that have their own title like “Streetlights” or “Diss track freestyle instrumental” again, it wouldn’t make any difference to add lil uzi in the title, just the type of beat it is like diss track or freestyle etc. I hope this helps someone with how they should go about listing their tracks online. ❤ also always include a link don’t just have an IG name listed and say contact me there. I really hate that. A lot of us don’t even want to use IG at all. I also never want to purchase beats thru IG or PayPal or anything else but a certain beat website. Asking anyone to cash app you and you’ll email them beats that’s not protecting me on my end that I will even receive any beats ❤

[@drewblanche]

Also I think you need to stream live and do live chats and cook ups that’s something you don’t currently offer or do. Streaming is the future it always has been.

[@thelibrarian3734]

Interesting perspective 🤔🥳

[@kxdsh]

@@drewblanche Thanks for the insight bro. I've thought that exactly everything you said would make more sense than the way people do it now. I've had beats on my hard drive for too long and now I'm getting my shit together and starting to sell them so I will take all this into account once it's all set up

[@stiptreezy8481]

This is similar to the using/not using samples debate, I think at the end of the day some people look up beats based off of descriptive terms and some do look up type beats I’ve seen both and been a rapper/been around them for going on 15 years.

[@thelibrarian3734]

@@drewblanche how much would you expect to pay for a beat you actually use on a release without getting sued as opposed to renting a beat, have you missed a few zeros on your estimate of an ‘’exclusive’’ deliberately? Sorry if I’m missing the point or the humour🤔

[@quanbaldwin3610]

TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME VERY HELP INFO

[@DJPain1]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@MaN0STiJ3raS]

Who do you use to distribute your beats / music . I know beatstars for the sale part but do you use any distributors?

[@DJPain1]

@@MaN0STiJ3raS distrokid, here’s my discount link distrokid.com/vip/djpain

[@LeoMrz]

this is your first video that I watch, one more second of that intro and I was gone 😂

[@Frozen_Fiji]

I can't contain myself lmao that intro was too funny

[@RichardBronson-l1y]

when will you release your beat selling course.I'm interested in it👍🏿

[@DJPain1]

THank you

[@kreativetoonsTeam]

Funny, bro I was about to stop your video right before you said just playing! Lol

[@YAYYEE]

Had me excited the 1st seconds, I honestly believed you and the course lmao

[@onx364]

💎💎💎

[@DrumFlex]

is it save to release my music using splice samples - i only use drums

[@DJPain1]

Millions of people do it

[@julo2557]

I liked because of the intro 😂😂

[@thundermadethis]

Salute ! 🦾

[@MarkYeeDaMajor]

That intro made me spit my cereal out a bit because of choking and laughing my azz off.

[@tylowe78]

It wasn't that funny

[@LabofmusicRecords]

ha ha, nice intro :)

[@nesobre]

0:10 I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CLOSE THE VIDEO LOL

[@soupmoney5738]

Finish your course I would love to buy it

[@DJPain1]

@@soupmoney5738 thank you, that’s my main task for 2025

[@churchsantana9462]

Pain, you a real mf and you stay giving up game. ‘Preciate you family 🫡

[@PotilloBeats]

the first 30 seconds got me so weak lmaooo

[@lcceo22]

Lmao that opener was great

[@psykeeh]

The intro had me thinking they did a Pain clone, damn.

[@akashaur]

Does uploading beats to streaming services disqualify then from being sold exclusively?

[@DJPain1]

@@akashaur no, but I would remove them from streaming if I did that

[@akashaur]

@DJPain1 word, appreciate u dropping knowledge

[@ghost-user559]

@@DJPain1 Since the Producer retains the underlying composition, isn’t it possible to keep your instrumental track as a playlist/mixtape and still sell the rights to the derivative Master as a separate composition without any issues?

[@DJPain1]

@@ghost-user559 what you’re describing is the sound recording, not the underlying composition.

[@ghost-user559]

@@DJPain1 But a “Master” in modern music is the file you export from your Daw (WAV/MP3). Since the producer retains the full rights to their original composition in a standard contract, they can make another Master at will merely by exporting the session again, as its not the file/sound recording that was transferred to the Artist. Technically the recording derived from the Artist and the Producer is a derivative work which isn’t granting the rights to the original composition itself, but is creating a new intellectual property which combines the Artist and Producers contributions. Isn’t it possible then to release the instrumentals themselves, if the producers retain full rights to the composition? Technically we can just “print” a new Master at will from the session file, and its within the rights of the Producer to exploit their original composition and Produce new Masters of that instrumental as long as they retain the rights to the composition. I understand that for some situations one might want to remove the track if a label buys out the original composition, but otherwise it’s within the Producers rights based on the beatstars standard contract where the Producer retains the original composition.

[@beatsbygotz]

Tnx bruh 👍

[@joshuaa.kennedy8837]

As a singer. I'm looking for exclusive that are customized.

[@DJPain1]

@@joshuaa.kennedy8837 which is fine, producers should offer that option, I absolutely do

[@djtanikgotbeatz]

Whaaaaaaaat?!?!?!? I thought pain was on some shit lol for A sec

[@dope.ciouse]

Almost stopped watching at 00:17 and I paused at 00:19 just to drop this

[@DJPain1]

😂

[@TUNIKON]

first thought... this must be Pain 1 trying out a New AI... lol funny!

[@tracksphantom540]

Spotify pays $0.003 to $0.005 per stream that's impressive being able to make money still in this day and age. Specially up to $20k or $ 30k 🎉

[@trevorpitts2460]

Beat selling course for $2,300 😂 that intro was it..

[@milkmanproductions1837]

The intro 😂

[@aiiirdrop]

Anyone looking for graphic design services or video editing services for custom beats let me know. As beat makers and producers we often forget to create proper branding, logos and visuals for the awesome beats we often make. Im open 24/7 and can design and cover or design or motion video for your music. Let’s hustle and get this Money together.

[@wizzohbeatz]

I almost quit the video after hearing that intro ... Close one 😅😂😂😂

[@DJPain1]

😅

[@TayyJayy]

im here because being an artist didnt earn me a penny for the past years

[@akguerrilla7034]

I was about to click off so fast in the intro until I saw the comments😅

[@AyeNuetron]

mu guy I used to fuck with yo drums tough * years ago bruh how you been

[@DJPain1]

Still making drums kits 😎

[@thatshigocrazy]

How many sales can 😂🎉

[@PotilloBeats]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRO

[@DUSTYMENTALS]

Might be time to actually put a little work in.

[@szubidub_]

i was bout to hate on u so bad lmao thank god u was joking

[@DJPain1]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@kayteetuzogeltak136]

Almost clicked off at that intro

[@ajustvision]

DJP1 BE GIVING CHEAT CODES

[@thismiamiboy]

Hey, is there a way to contact you ?

[@DJPain1]

@@thismiamiboy yes

[@Divyv520]

Hey Dj , awesome video! Your unique style really stands out. I'm a video editing specialist focused on KZbin growth, and I can help enhance your content with high-quality edits and engaging thumbnails. If you're ever open to exploring new ideas or strategies that can boost your channel further, I'd love to connect and see how we can collaborate. Let me know your thoughts!

[@DJPain1]

The flattery before the pitch 😂

[@Divyv520]

@DJPain1 No joke Man , Seriously your video stands out & great value 🔥