Beatsweeper.com Anyone?
I just came across a site I’d never heard of before called Beatsweeper.com. It appears to be another beatselling site with nothing really going on to distinguish it from the dozens of others out there but I could be wrong – so you guys tell me.
Have you ever heard of this site or done any business there? I’d be interested to hear about anyone’s experience with it if so.
After browsing around a bit, it looks like 100 – 150 beats are posted in total. The player is decent and the quality of the beats is similar to what you might find elsewhere. Some okay, some not, and very few outstanding. Kinda par for the internet and beat sites. You can put up a profile also which might get you a contact or two but you should really have your own site for stuff like that.
I did see mention of a subscription and password but didn’t see what that was all about exactly. This might be a pay to play site. Again-you guys tell me.
Tips To Get You Music Into iTunes
Just a quick tip today. I just read a great article on how to get your music into iTunes over at the I Do Music blog.
There are a lot of things to consider when you’re looking to get your music into iTunes and actually getting it into the store is actually one of the easy parts. Getting it to sell is another thing alltogether.
Beyond the things mentioned in the article about how to get into iTunes, I’d recommend that before you even get to that point, you work up a marketing plan. Even if it’s only a $20 plan, (which will buy you just about 100 spins on internet radio – more on that in another post), you need some type of plan to market your music. iTunes doesn’t do much to help an independent artist move units. That’s all you.
Go check out that article if you’re ready for iTunes.
Are You Actively Pitching Beats To Artists?
I just read an article about a country songwriter detailing a few of the different ways he’s pitching his songs to artists in Nashville. A couple of things that stood out.
1. He had no problem spending money to get his music heard. He mentioned pitching to listings he gets through a paid tip sheet and how that works and also the fact that he’s hired a professional song pitcher to get him access he couldn’t get by himself.
Most times you hear about how you should never pay to get your music heard or pitched. I won’t tell you that there aren’t scams out there. I’ve been got and know people who’ve been got just like me. But I also have royalty checks that I wouldn’t have seen without paying services like Taxi.
My point. Spend wisely on PROVEN opportunities. If the site or service sounds too good to be true, it probably is. ALSO, a site shouldn’t have to be over the top with 50 celebs all over the site to pull you in if they’re offering real value. Look for testimonials and verifiable credits.
2. This guy was not sitting at home writing songs and waiting for the checks to hit the box. He was actively out playing his music and had albums for sale in iTunes, Amazon, etc. Also, he had an active blog that was connecting him with other people in his songwriting community. Basically, this guy was keeping it moving. He was writing new songs and getting them out there with or without a label.
Now I don’t know if this guy has ever had a major credit of not. I’m not really up on country writers. But he is handling his business in an inspirational way.
There are a lot of producers that make beats – and let them sit on their hard drive. Never taking their business seriously. If you are in the BUSINESS of making beats, shouldn’t you be actively pitching those beats to artists any way you can?
It’s one word people: Grind.
Read the songwriter – Dave Colvin – for yourself.
Nefarious will post your beats on his site
Came across the kid Nefarious hustling beats on my travels around the internet and he sells beats (nice ones) but he’s also looking to share the love and post other producers beats on his site. Far as I can tell this is just to build within the community. You can get your beats up there and tap into people checking his site. Nothing wrong with that.
Gorilla Zoe Calling For Beats
In a new update Gorilla Zoe is once again calling for hot fresh beats. If you got that good send him directly to him via email: beats@zoecoming.com
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