TheShowLab Producer Podcast Episode 3
Producer/Arthur J_rhodes is on the show to talk about his new book TheseBeatsAintFree.
Producer/Arthur J_rhodes is on the show to talk about his new book TheseBeatsAintFree.
Free Piano and Music Theory Lessons
We sat down with producer and owner of MSXIISound, M.Simp. Let’s take a look at how he got started in world of sounddesign.
Recently I found this book called TheBeatGame. I purchased it, began reading, and was like WOW!!!, it was a breathe of fresh air. It’s a all you need to know Producer’s manual literally. Now I know you may be thinking, this is not my normal interview but, I had to reach out to this guy. His book is inspiring! In our genre, let’s face it, when comes to understanding the business of it, WE ARE LOST!!! This book tell you what are the do’s and don’ts in this business. Don’t take my word for it though… Check it out!
If it’s one thing I hate as a producer, It is holding beats for artists. Especially if they can’t afford to pay royalties on the back end. A lot producers feel the same way I do about this topic. Sometime we send beats out and forget that we even sent them. Some say that’s how the industry is and I say it sucks. I ran across this article and was relieved that producers have waited longer than I have for a placement. Check it out…
In many ways I believe this pertains to Producers as well as the Artists. Check it out.
Name-your-price certainly has a lot going for it: It provides a legal alternative to piracy. It generates far more downloads, which can boost your mailing list if you require an email address. But in my opinion, those pros don’t offset the cons: “You get what you pay for” is a deeply embedded mental shortcut that holds true in most cases. By that maxim, free music is worthless. Yet when we pay for something, we’ve already at some level decided we’re going to like it. Which perception do you want to reinforce?
Producer Convo 4 Discussing Politics in Productions with Marv, Big Juice, Israel Musiq, and Sham.
MVP Loops is one of leading companies for royality- free sample loops. One day I was purchasing some stuff from them. I bought 2 of the same thing so I called them. Dude was mad cool (Nigel) too. We got to talking about the topic you will be reading about. So I asked them would they do a interview with me to shed some light on the subject. With them being a well respected Company, they may change your mind about using loops…
The ‘Candy Shop’ rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, is being sued by The Persuaders’ Robert Poindexter for using a snippet of his band’s song ‘Love Gonna Pack Up and Walk Out’ on a song titled ‘Redrum’.