Alright future platinum producers….

Here is the video you’ve all been waiting for:

Q & A Video

Again, I want to thank all of you for so many great questions.

Now, I spent several hours putting this together, so please take time to leave comments at the bottom of this post, letting me know how this video was helpful to you.

I will remind you that these questions and answers were carefully chosen after several days of receiving and reviewing an extremely large number of emails and questions from you all, so it would have been impossible for me to answer EVERY QUESTION.

However, even if I don’t address your question specifically, there’s a good chance that I will still answer your question(s) in this video, with how thorough and deep I go!

In order to view the video, you can either click on the link to watch it online or you can “right
click” on the link and select “save as” to download the video and view it on your computer.

Again here’s the link: Q&A Video With D-Boy

Remember to leave a comment at the bottom of this post after viewing the video, letting me know how this helped you!

Start your own record label.

These days, one of the best ways to create this demand for your beats is by launching your own independent record label. With the ample array of free online marketing resources and with the new wave of digital music downloading, you can provide an effective, low-cost marketing and distribution channel for an artist’s album as part of an agreement where they purchases a certain number of beats from you in exchange.

You’re immediately motivated to market for the artist because your company logo, name, and beats are all over their album. Starting my own record label has been one of the most effective tools in generating demand and ultimately, cash flow from my beats.

Starting a label these days can be quick and simple! Here’s a great product that I used as a guide to launch my own label:   Start Your Own Hip-Hop Label Today!

Create “package” deals.

This is highly effective when you’re networking with artists who are in the beginning stages of putting an album together. Most of these rappers like to “stockpile” tracks as they’re writing lyrics and putting everything together for their project. Offer significant discounts for multiple beat purchases. For example, if your going rate is $150 for a single beat, offer 3 beats for $300 and emphasize the discounted amount (“$100 Discount,” or “3 For The Price of 2″) on your website and/or include it in the packaging of your sampler disk.

Be willing to give your music away.

This is one that can be tough for a lot of us who put excessive amounts of quality time into making our beats.  However, it’s absolutely necessary in order to generate demand for your music. The trick here is being able to identify which artists to give beats to. We’ve all got those few friends who are high on hopes and short on cash and are convinced that they are the one rapper on the planet who you should let “jump on” your track and “make it hot.”

Don’t do it! Only give beats to artists who you know have money or financial backing, and have already generated a significant listening audience and fan base. If they like your sound, and it gets a good response at shows and on local radio, your demand has been created and you can now put a price tag on your beats. Many of the artists that I donated beats to in the past, have turned out to be my best paying clients.

Develop your signature sound. Although this strategy could be seen as a more technical tactic, you really need a sound embedded within your music, that is all your own. For example, Timbaland incorporates his beat box ability into his tracks and stacks them with the drums. Dr. Dre’s unique use of piano stabs and his distinctly “heavy” snare drums really set his sound apart. It’s the little, simple things that can make the difference. Experiment with different sounds until you find something unique and catchy.