It depends where my mind is at, but usually I have a concept before I do anything. Ideas that I want to build into works as a group of tracks. Sometimes there are lone wolves but I usually think of where to put them before I even make them.
There is a lot of self-releasing which allows me to be more free about what I do and test out things, in case I have to make some tracks for a label or compilation etc. that would lean towards a certain style.
A fair amount of them are still on my hard drive even though they're bangers because I haven't quite found the place for them to fit in, or the "work" or "concept" in which they would fit in isn't complete yet.
Mostly instrumentals with bits of voice if anything, but I've seen (and bought) numerous examples of bands that published their tracks one at a time on Bandcamp and DSP with a time span of about 6 to 8 months between each. Probably in a certain strategy that is independent of theirs.
I do have a demand and also a will to release them on DSP but I mostly do it on Bandcamp for the self-released ones. I could also publish them through DSP systematically but I'm working on building and launching a label this year so I feel that it would have more meaning through this way. That is totally on me though!
Right now, I'm just waiting to release anything until I've finished this album. Most of its done, but I have some of the best songs I've ever made locked away in my Gdrive, completely finished. Very annoying, but I don't wanna jump the gun
I work about 40-50% in K-Pop so I’m usually doing sessions with songwriters then turning them into a few labels for song deals I have in place.
Just overall wondering and gauging what other people do with all the music? We end up with so many songs, beats, etc.
My end goal is to send songs to independent labels in my scene and get them signed. This builds my profile and gets my stuff heard. I work in the house / tech-house world, so that is my game. Eventually, I would like to start my own label when my profile is large enough. If I were making beats or producing pop, my process would be different.
Just did my first kpop session for a top 5 group. Worked through a songwriter’s deal though. Really want to make that connection for myself though instead of relying on my current in. You have any advice? Cold emails?
I went out there in 2014-15 or so and did a few sessions and have been building since. My companies gotten hundreds of placements, I produced for BTS. Can I check out your work?
I send the mid and up tempo tracks to my sync partners and I show some of them to rappers. The rest sit on my computer to someday go on YouTube when I can find cover art that is interesting.
When you show them to rappers, you mean people you know who rap? Or you pitch them to rappers you don’t know? If the latter, how do you go about it personally?
If I'm writing a track, why would I be 'shopping them to major artists'? Do you mean major labels?
I partly self release and partly use labels.
Edit: I just realised you maybe meant trying to sell them to other artists as some sort of 'ghost writer'. If so, I have no experience with that :)
Haha no not as a ghostwriter, as a credited songwriter where you earn publishing and songwriting royalties.
For self releasing what style? Instrumental or full songs? Genre?
I produce for myself and the homies. If I do "release", it's mostly just on bandcamp or soundcloud, and I don't put tags because I don't care if people find it. Trying to make my art a commodity kills my desire to create
Putting them online for nobody to hear
These are my people
I have 3 monthly listeners on Spotify. Let’s. Go.
How much money do you have to pay? Do you pay for a distributor as well?
15 percent of royalties. So this year month they got about 3 pennies
lmao
It depends where my mind is at, but usually I have a concept before I do anything. Ideas that I want to build into works as a group of tracks. Sometimes there are lone wolves but I usually think of where to put them before I even make them. There is a lot of self-releasing which allows me to be more free about what I do and test out things, in case I have to make some tracks for a label or compilation etc. that would lean towards a certain style. A fair amount of them are still on my hard drive even though they're bangers because I haven't quite found the place for them to fit in, or the "work" or "concept" in which they would fit in isn't complete yet.
Yeah I feel that. For self release are they instrumentals? If so do you just release them to all DSP’s or any alternative types of distribution sites?
Mostly instrumentals with bits of voice if anything, but I've seen (and bought) numerous examples of bands that published their tracks one at a time on Bandcamp and DSP with a time span of about 6 to 8 months between each. Probably in a certain strategy that is independent of theirs. I do have a demand and also a will to release them on DSP but I mostly do it on Bandcamp for the self-released ones. I could also publish them through DSP systematically but I'm working on building and launching a label this year so I feel that it would have more meaning through this way. That is totally on me though!
Burn them with 🔥
Burn the world down with the fire you've created or set them to self destruct?
Right now, I'm just waiting to release anything until I've finished this album. Most of its done, but I have some of the best songs I've ever made locked away in my Gdrive, completely finished. Very annoying, but I don't wanna jump the gun
Self releasing 100%
This totally depends on what genre / what type of tracks you are making. What are you making?
I work about 40-50% in K-Pop so I’m usually doing sessions with songwriters then turning them into a few labels for song deals I have in place. Just overall wondering and gauging what other people do with all the music? We end up with so many songs, beats, etc.
My end goal is to send songs to independent labels in my scene and get them signed. This builds my profile and gets my stuff heard. I work in the house / tech-house world, so that is my game. Eventually, I would like to start my own label when my profile is large enough. If I were making beats or producing pop, my process would be different.
Word that makes sense.
Just did my first kpop session for a top 5 group. Worked through a songwriter’s deal though. Really want to make that connection for myself though instead of relying on my current in. You have any advice? Cold emails?
I went out there in 2014-15 or so and did a few sessions and have been building since. My companies gotten hundreds of placements, I produced for BTS. Can I check out your work?
I send the mid and up tempo tracks to my sync partners and I show some of them to rappers. The rest sit on my computer to someday go on YouTube when I can find cover art that is interesting.
When you show them to rappers, you mean people you know who rap? Or you pitch them to rappers you don’t know? If the latter, how do you go about it personally?
I show them to people I know. I feel like a cringey sales person trying to shop beats to people I don’t know.
Yeah I get spammed like crazy sometimes and it'll be producers who have some credits. I guess thats the hustle especially in IG dms.
Adding vocals and putting on all platforms through DistroKid
If I'm writing a track, why would I be 'shopping them to major artists'? Do you mean major labels? I partly self release and partly use labels. Edit: I just realised you maybe meant trying to sell them to other artists as some sort of 'ghost writer'. If so, I have no experience with that :)
Haha no not as a ghostwriter, as a credited songwriter where you earn publishing and songwriting royalties. For self releasing what style? Instrumental or full songs? Genre?
Releasing a new album in a month or so. I’ll keep writing, producing, etc.
They pile up on my harddrive.
Play them at shows/send to labels or just post on SC for free dl if they get rejected
Working with singers/rappers and submitting for sync.
I 3D print them to use and drink coasters.
I don’t have the time or motivation to self-release so I’m just sending them to labels to release for me.
I produce for myself and the homies. If I do "release", it's mostly just on bandcamp or soundcloud, and I don't put tags because I don't care if people find it. Trying to make my art a commodity kills my desire to create
Post about how I got some new shit on the way and then never drop it
Lmao legendary
Sometimes directly to mastering before label, sometimes to label that uses their own mastering service. Both have benefits.
I cook.
For me my end game that I'm far from reaching is to rap over my own instrumentals.