Gimmie That Beat

http://www.thedjnefarious.com/beat-store/   That's right, Buy 2 beats get 1 Free! When is a better time to invest in your craft than right now? For a limited time, you get 3 beats for the price of 2! Now that's awesome. Either yourself or friends that you know will love this. If you don't find what you're looking for in DJ Nefarious's beat store, contact him directly and the both of you can make your ideas come to life. DJ Nefarious: nefmusic@thedjnefarious.com

Beatbakkers Beattape is back with part 4!  For this beattape we are searching for talented beatmakers and producers. We will select the best submissions that we receive.  And the best beats will earn a spot on the beattape. This Beatbakkers Beattape will be downloadable on a lot of hiphopsites and will give international beatmaking talent the chance to get heared all over the world. One exclusive beat can be send to the following email: Beatbakkersbeattape@gmail.com .    Deadline to submit your beat is June 15th 2014 .

Today’s Topic: TuneCore vs CDBaby With digital music sales increasing due to the decline of physical albums, companies (called “aggregators”) such as TuneCore and CDBaby are revolutionizing marketing opportunities for independent artists. Aside from offering online music distribution and performance-royalty collection (working alongside PROs), they also collect publishing royalties from the sale and streaming of compositions. When faced with the choice of affiliation, however, an in-depth comparison between the two giants may seem daunting. Allow us to provide a starting point… (1) With CDBaby, the sign-up cost is $12.95 per song and $49 per album with no annual fee. There is a 15% commission for collecting publishing royalties, with a self-renewing contract term (as long as neither composer or CDBaby terminates) for songwriters & composers (there is a 1-year contract for publishers). In contrast, TuneCore offers free membership, but services trigger fees af...