The reason is, the biggest ones might have a couple thousand beat makers all competing for attention. Every time you post, you'll get drowned out in all of the noise, as they all do. By starting on a smaller forum, you can establish a reputation there before expanding out to bigger ones, which will help you then stand out as a signal in the noise.
It's far better to get 20 sales a month from a medium-sized forum than 10 sales a month from a bigger forum. It'll be later that you can jump into the bigger forum with a pre-established reputation that lets you get straight into sales a month. You're still in for a grind, but it gets easier and faster.
You don't have to wait for rappers to reach out to you first. Offer an exclusive to the better rappers in the community. Ask them if they have a specific sound they're looking for and make it for them at no cost. They'll use it on their album or use it as a promotional single, and already you'll be siphoning their reputation and turning it into yours.
What this allows you to do is create a list of artists you've worked with in the community that will make all the other producers jealous and cause the up-coming rappers to want to purchase from you too. This will keep you from feeling desperate and working with rappers you wouldn't work with otherwise.
Remember to not work with people who could hurt your reputation if they completely suck or have poisonous attitudes. Notes: With the two points above, you should already be getting some sales trickling in. They may not be ground breaking in number or price, but continuing that work will increase your volume of sales.
It's then that you may consider increasing your prices so your sales don't outpace your ability to create new beats. There's also ways to behave on the forum that will increase your reputation.
Let's look at those next. When posting on the forum, especially in this kind of community, people will try to drag you into the mud. They'll insult you, lie about you and your work, and more. Never engage in this nonsense. The fastest way to separate yourself from amateurs is to only be seen acting professionally. Nobody wants to work with a poisonous person. Never engage in that.
Remember - Your goal is to build a positive reputation and make sales, not win arguments or bolster your ego. Nobody will remember who won the disruptive debate or care , but they'll remember who participated in the negativity. Also, be very careful about what you type, because once you hit post you won't be able to take it back. People will definitely read all of your old content to try to hurt your reputation later.
There are a lot of people that think dragging others down is the same as lifting themselves up, so take real care with what you say. Part of what I mean is that you should only give advice when you know what you're talking about. Stick to your specialty and always be helpful. Never criticize someone if you can't also offer them two positives to help them out. You want to be seen as an incredibly helpful, positive, and most importantly, accurate person.
Make sure you clear it with the moderators first so you aren't accidentally breaking rules about self-promotion. If they say it's okay, then you may consider doing a giveaway. Maybe you produce 3 or 5 beats and give them away for free on the forum, asking users to share whatever songs they create with them. Alternatively, you can post 3 beats as choices for rappers to drop a verse on and have the moderators or anyone else cast their votes on who had the best verse.
You can include a cash prize and a free exclusive beat to the winner. The ideas are endless for you to give back to the community while being seen as an authority and helpful member. Approach the best rappers and singers on the forum and ask them if you can have the acapelas to create a free-of-charge remix for them.
Tell them that you won't share it unless they approve of the final result first. Maybe they'll like it so much they'll keep it for an album, hire you to do an entire remix album, or let you promote it on the forum and help you do so. Even if it only results in promotion, at least one rapper will hire you to do a remix for them. You can do this once every few months to keep the promotion rolling, but don't get annoyed when other producers start copying you.
They'll give up eventually while you continue to persist and grow. If you have a cool studio that you know is better than most everyone else's, that can increase your reputation big time. You can start a thread like "Show your studio! Yours will always be first and that thread will remain popular forever.
But the main point here is to do it under the guise of being useful and interesting. I suggest making tutorial videos to teach other producers how to make better beats. The key here is that you immediately position yourself as better than them, since they're watching and learning. This makes you the teacher. Notes: The above four tactics will help you gain the attention of eager rappers who want to align themselves with upcoming or established producers.
You and them both only want to work with skillful hustlers, so paint yourself with that role and you'll start building the reputation you desire. The sales come as a result of this type of indirect activity. The answer is probably no. Search on music streaming platforms to find artists that are at a similar skill level as you and reach out to them.
When reaching out to these artists, you need to first and foremost offer value. Messaging producers asking them to listen to your latest track or follow your social profiles has and never will work. Repost one of their recent releases on social media and mention this to them in your first message. Most artists who message other artists just want to take and take. The goal of the interaction should be to give without expectation.
Once you have established that you are providing value to this artist, then you can start asking for advice or for potential collaborations. Think of how you would feel if someone messaged you and right off the bat they said that you should follow them on social media.
Would you feel inclined to follow them? Forming a community is one of the best ways to network as a producer. In order to network, you need to have the attention of whoever you are trying to reach.
When you build a community, you have the constant attention of many people depending on the size of the community. Not only do you have the attention of people in a community, but you have their support and admiration for what you do. Promoting your music becomes much easier when all you do is let people know about your latest release and they share it for you without you even asking. One great way to build a community is to create a Facebook group.
Following up with tip number one, you want to be providing value in the community. It is therefore important to Invest in your craft, make sure your knowledge base goes deep and ensure that you have the actual skill set to do brilliant work. Organic growth is always possible for music producers, the only catch is that; their work has to be generally acceptable and enjoyed. Pro Tip : To improve the quality of your work, study commercial hits. Have a look at the songs that are trending and topping the charts.
Study these songs and do your best to implement some of the production work being utilized in these songs. It could be beat selection, mixing techniques, mastering techniques, arrangement etc. The duties of a music producer involve handling the production side of things. The only way that your work gets attention is by working with artists. Do your best to work with as many as possible. Collaboration can be very helpful especially if the quality of your work is good because word about you can easily spread.
Therefore ensure that you get properly credited for your work always stipulate this in your contracts. Collaborate with them as often as possible and build a good working relationship.
Building a sound with somebody is one of the best ways a producer get noticed. A signature sound is always unique. Being unique is a great selling point in the music business. Another great mode of collaboration that we cannot leave our of this discussion is producer collaboration.
As a music producer, one of the easiest ways to get noticed is to collaborate with other music producers on projects.
This can help bring awareness to your brand. Working with others guarantees you a fair share of attention from your collaborators clients, fans and overall audiences.
Get some headshots taken that you can put on your website and social media. Work with a photographer who understands your business. You want a great looking photo that makes people take notice. Great photography is like a great song, it should speak to you without needing an explanation.
The world of music production is large. There is tons of competition. It takes time to start up a business and to build up your brand. Keep making contacts and focus on your successes. Start collecting email addresses from the contacts you make. And send out email marketing campaigns on a regular basis that highlights your work and shares information about you. We eat, sleep, and breathe the music business. We know how hard it is for a music producer to get in front of the right audience.
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