If you are trying to build a career as a hip hop beat maker, there are a few things you should know. The majority of up and coming beat makers that want to make a living with their beats focus on developing skills more than anything else.
As a beat maker, your artistic skills are very important to your hopes of success, but even more important is to develop the attitude of a professional if you are going to make it in the industry. There are a lot of aspiring artists who have incredible skill but will never make it because they don't think of their "business" properly and treat it as such.
Take these tips to heart and they will serve you well as you pursue your career as a beat maker:
THE POWER OF NETWORKING
Networking is a term that describes getting out and meeting people in your industry who can eventually connect you with the right people. If you don't know anyone of significance in the industry of beat making, your chances of becoming known are very slim. It is difficult enough to make it big in an industry with so much competition. Don't cripple your efforts by waiting for your big break...it may never come. You might be the most talented beat maker in your city, but if you don't mix in circles of influence you will be the only one who ever gets to listen to your music.
Go to local concerts and mingle. Take some sample beats that are nicely labeled and spread them around. Try to get your samples in the hands of the performing artists or their crew. Trust me when I tell you that most of them are always looking for fresh material to use. They will listen to your stuff if you keep getting it in front of them.
It is not necessary to brag to them about how good your beats sound. They hear that from a lot of people. Just be courteous and let your beats speak for themselves. If your stuff is good they will get back to you. It is important to also give them a business card and make sure your contact information is also clearly printed on your disc.
LEARN TO THINK LIKE A BUSINESS PERSON
If you are serious about earning a living from your beats, you have to develop the professionalism that sets you apart from your competition. A professional works on a schedule. A professional keeps good business records of money spent and money earned. A professional is reliable and keeps appointments with people and is easy to get hold of.
You are building a business that will support you for the rest of your life if you do it correctly. If you don't know how to run a business, read some books, take a professional out to lunch and ask them questions about how they run their business. Most of your competition just tries to wing it and they never have anyone take them seriously.
SET GOALS FOR YOURSELF
There is a saying that "if you don't know what you are aiming at you will hit it every time"! Decide what you want to accomplish as an artist and then set challenging but reachable goals for yourself. How many beats do you want to create every month? Every week? Every day? Set goals for these and then work toward them. How many of your samples do you want to distribute each month? How many people do you want to get to know every month?
Write down your goals. Keep a ledger and make a note of each goal that you accomplished. If you are consistently missing your goals then make smaller goals until you are consistently successful at reaching them.
The point is that your talent alone is not enough. Learn to live a disciplined lifestyle. Work hard at it. Most other wannabe beat makers will never do these things. If you give yourself time and realize that what you are attempting to do as an artist is hard work, you will be miles ahead of everyone else.
There really is no such thing as an overnight success in the entertainment business. Study the life of any super star and you will find that they were working hard for years before they got their big break. You can do it to with the right attitude.
As a beat maker, your artistic skills are very important to your hopes of success, but even more important is to develop the attitude of a professional if you are going to make it in the industry. There are a lot of aspiring artists who have incredible skill but will never make it because they don't think of their "business" properly and treat it as such.
Take these tips to heart and they will serve you well as you pursue your career as a beat maker:
THE POWER OF NETWORKING
Networking is a term that describes getting out and meeting people in your industry who can eventually connect you with the right people. If you don't know anyone of significance in the industry of beat making, your chances of becoming known are very slim. It is difficult enough to make it big in an industry with so much competition. Don't cripple your efforts by waiting for your big break...it may never come. You might be the most talented beat maker in your city, but if you don't mix in circles of influence you will be the only one who ever gets to listen to your music.
Go to local concerts and mingle. Take some sample beats that are nicely labeled and spread them around. Try to get your samples in the hands of the performing artists or their crew. Trust me when I tell you that most of them are always looking for fresh material to use. They will listen to your stuff if you keep getting it in front of them.
It is not necessary to brag to them about how good your beats sound. They hear that from a lot of people. Just be courteous and let your beats speak for themselves. If your stuff is good they will get back to you. It is important to also give them a business card and make sure your contact information is also clearly printed on your disc.
LEARN TO THINK LIKE A BUSINESS PERSON
If you are serious about earning a living from your beats, you have to develop the professionalism that sets you apart from your competition. A professional works on a schedule. A professional keeps good business records of money spent and money earned. A professional is reliable and keeps appointments with people and is easy to get hold of.
You are building a business that will support you for the rest of your life if you do it correctly. If you don't know how to run a business, read some books, take a professional out to lunch and ask them questions about how they run their business. Most of your competition just tries to wing it and they never have anyone take them seriously.
SET GOALS FOR YOURSELF
There is a saying that "if you don't know what you are aiming at you will hit it every time"! Decide what you want to accomplish as an artist and then set challenging but reachable goals for yourself. How many beats do you want to create every month? Every week? Every day? Set goals for these and then work toward them. How many of your samples do you want to distribute each month? How many people do you want to get to know every month?
Write down your goals. Keep a ledger and make a note of each goal that you accomplished. If you are consistently missing your goals then make smaller goals until you are consistently successful at reaching them.
The point is that your talent alone is not enough. Learn to live a disciplined lifestyle. Work hard at it. Most other wannabe beat makers will never do these things. If you give yourself time and realize that what you are attempting to do as an artist is hard work, you will be miles ahead of everyone else.
There really is no such thing as an overnight success in the entertainment business. Study the life of any super star and you will find that they were working hard for years before they got their big break. You can do it to with the right attitude.
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