How Far Would You Go To Sell A Beat?
I got a call from a friend of mine that I’ve collaborated with on a few tracks. He was touching base after a while and wanted to know if the tracks we’d worked on were still available to pitch to artists. They were and I asked what he had in mind. Turns out he was looking to pitch the tracks to artists overseas.
Overseas?
This got me thinking about a bunch of different things really but persistence was a main theme throughout my thought process after we’d talked. I know this guy has a bunch of songs written and a bunch of time and effort into his quest. He’s talented and grinds away at the machine to try to make his mark but like many just like him, (myself included) fame and wealth haven’t come knocking. The cool part of the whole conversation was the energy he had. There was no sense of despair at all in anything he was saying. Some people might look at his situation and think that things must be pretty bad for him to have exhausted every stateside opportunity, come up with nothing, and now be looking to pitch tracks overseas.
Here’s the truth. Dude is pitching his tracks overseas on top of pitching tracks everywhere else. He hasn’t stopped knocking on doors or making calls ever since I’ve known him over the years. He won’t quit. He believes in his mission and he’s willing to go as far as the quest takes him. Right now that’s overseas. There may be an opportunity, there might not. But he’s going to find out.
This guy has no placements. Yet. No strong industry contacts. Yet. And nothing beyond his internal drive, passion, and belief in his talents keeping him going. And if you’re a songwriter or producer on the grind in the same position, he’s your competition.
So. How far would YOU go to sell a beat?
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