Can using loops cause legal trouble? DJ Pain 1 explains why he doesn't use loops sent to him by producers he doesn't know. Dame discusses the new cryptocurrency pay-outs some distributors have recently adopted. Erinn tells a beat buying horror story.

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Episode 121: Loops, Legal Trouble and Cryptocurrency

Selling beats online comes with hazards-- DJ Pain 1 got his beats stolen and reuploaded to all the streaming platforms. What should you do when this happens and why shouldn't you be afraid? Also, we address the Karen Civil backlash, Instagram going down and this fake Waffle House tour controversy in today's episode.

Episode 120: Stolen Beats, Black Twitter and Waffle House

Are there too many beatmakers selling beats online and industry producers who don't play instruments? Ebro says so. We respond. Also, if you were paid 50,000 for a show, how would you split that money among your team? Erinn and Dame have some ideas, which follows-up our conversation about whether managers deserve 20 percent and more. Let the sparks fly!

Episode 119: You Got 50k For a Show. Who Gets What?

Why are producers hating on other producers when selling beats online or when advertising their beatmaking guides? Does being negative help or hurt a music career? Also, Joyner Lucas claims Karen Civil stole nearly 60,000 dollars from him, but who is really at fault? It seems there's blame to go around.

Episode 118: Joyner Lucas VS Karen Civil

Will producers who are making and selling beats online/to film and tv/etc be replaced by artificial intelligence beat-generating apps? We discuss these emerging technologies. Also, big record labels are now offering "fair deals," but there's a MAJOR catch. Errin explains.

Episode 117: Beware of The New Record Deals

Should you quit your job to pursue music? Pain explains how he quit his job to pursue selling beats full time, while Dame tells the story of getting laid off and starting Funk Volume with Hopsin. Dame believes you can hold down a 9 to 5 while pursuing a music career and explains how a 9 to 5 can even HELP your music career.

Episode 116: Quit Your Job To Pursue Music Or Not?

Pain's first beat placement was credited to Kanye West when the tracklist leaked. Beatmakers/producers often find themselves uncredited on many projects-- why is that? Dame discusses the Donda drama with rapper Soulja Boy angry at his verse being left off the album.

Episode 115: Why Producers Don't Get Credit + Soulja Boy's Donda Drama

Don't tag your beats? Even if you're selling beats online or getting major placements? Top producers, including Mustard and Digital Nas, say "no" to tags. Why is that? Also, Spotify royalty rates drop even lower with a new option algorithm boost. Is this a good idea for artists to opt into?

Episode 114: Don't Tag Your Beats + Spotify Royalties Drop Again?

Selling beats online is a great way for most beat makers to make money and recording artists to get high quality production for a low price. But PayPal chargebacks often affect the beat sellers the most. Pain offers a solution and the internet reacts. Dame picks up on claims that Tory Lanez NFT wasn't as successful as reported.

Episode 113: PayPal Punishes Beat Sellers + Tory Lanez Earnings Aren't the Point

Pain admits to hating on other producers when his career wasn't going well. Here's why he learned from it. Also, Tory Lanez apparently make a million dollars off of his NFT album. Why is Dame so skeptical about it? Find out.

Episode 112: Tory Lanez Makes a Million in a Day?

Fake producers and fake artists are coming, and artificial intelligence may be catching on in the eyes of music fans. How will this affect selling beats or record deals? Also, is quitting the music business the worst idea? We cover the hard topics in episode 111.

Episode 111: Fake Artists and Fake Producers Are Coming

Selling beats online, cheap mics and other studio gear, and easy distribution has allowed virtually anybody to make and sell music. So why does so much of it sound the same? We discuss T-Pain's recent rant about music all sounding the same, and why, as well as weird behaviors in the music business.

Episode 110: Why Modern Music Sounds The Same

Selling and leasing beats online changed the way the modern music business operates, in addition to the unfortunate fact that many beat makers and beat buyers don't understand the music business. Mark Tavern joins us to talk why rappers may not want to pay producers their royalties. Dame has a theory as to why more people don't understand the music business period.

Episode 109: Why Rappers Don't Pay Producers Their Royalties

After selling a beat to Pooh Shiesty/Atlantic Records for the song "Switch it Up," there was a beat switch up and an ensuing controversy. Why did it happen? DJ Pain 1 explains. And Dame speaks on blowing up as an artist without spending money.

Episode 108: Pooh Shiesty Switch It Up Plus Buying Fame

In the producer community, especially the world of selling beats online, there's a debate about the use of loops, the use of samples and whether producers who cannot play musical instruments are real musicians. Dame asks some pretty direct questions. We also cover industry toxicity and live streaming in this episode.

Episode 107: Musicians Vs. BeatMakers, Livestreaming

No holds barred music entrepreneurship for recording artists, producers and more, with Damien Ritter and DJ Pain 1.

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