Gimmie That Beat

Indie Hip Hop marquee label, Illect Recordings , is excited to announce the signing of Swiss producer, Soulseize , to their ever-burgeoning roster of top tier talent. After linking up with head honcho, Josh Niemyjski , in 2015, Soulseize has since plied his trade through producing a bunch of original tracks and remixes for the likes of Sivion , K.I.N.E.T.I.K. , Cas Metah and James Gardin to name a few. His sound feels fresh and familiar at the same time. Whether he's painstakingly mining mountains of vinyl in search of elusive tones or tinkering with synths and sound effects, the music he composes is perpetually abundant with sensation and spurs you to action. Soulseize says, "Bringing music to people is a lot of work and Illect has been releasing quality Hip Hop music for nearly two decades. I have been working with them for many years now and I always appreciated how they take care of my art with professionalism, caution and dedication. I am thankful for the tru...

It must have been early 2016 when one our members introduced us to a young Russian beat maker who was very keen to join our little family and release his debut album that he was currently working on. After hearing the demo and having a few productive conversations it was a no brainer that this album, and more so it's creator would make a nice new addition to the family. So in October of 2016 'Maple Syrup' had his concept album and debut project Vacation released on Millennium Jazz Music via digital and cassette tape. Since it's release the album has sold out of the cassettes and continues to find new listeners and supporters who have asked for it to be pressed on 12" vinyl. We would love to do that for you all, and of course make it a dream come true for young Maple Syrup to have his first appearance on a record. The thing is where so many have supported the album already have we missed the boat, so to speak?? ..no pun intended! So it's like this... thi...

SVNTY6 is a producer, beatmaker and part of the FTRSNDMTRX collective. Ever-evolving, he has expanded from sampling to original production, and is available for remixing, production and engineering. At SVNTY6.UK , find his instrumental projects, group projects, remixes and beats for sale, plus all  FTRSNDMTRX links.   DISCOVER

Upcoming producers pay attention! Beatbakkers Beattape is back with part 5! For this beattape they are searching for talented beatmakers and producers all around the globe. They will select the best submissions that we receive. And the best beats will earn a spot on the beattape. This Beatbakkers Beattape will be released by Upcoming Producers B.V. and will be downloadable on a lot of hiphopsites which will give international beatmaking talent the chance to get heard all over the world. One exclusive beat can be send to the following email: info@Beatbakkers.com or can be submitted on the official website http://www.beatbakkers.com/beatbakkers-beattape-5-submissions/ Deadline to submit your beat is June 15th 2015.

TableBeats is the perfect tool for scratch dj's, emcees, breakdancers etc. Expand and master your techniques in various styles of beats, or put down lyrical ideas for the next banger. Plug in your iPhone or iPad into your sound system and start the session. All beats are played nonstop and therefore there will be no more interrupted sessions. You can practice for hours on the same beat, or use TableBeats shuffle function with 5, 10 or 15 minutes. Be ready for every beat that is thrown at you. ASC (Automatic Speed Control) helps you to dominate in different tempo, by changing the speed 1% every 30 seconds, plus or minus (Pro version only). TableBeats library is consistently expanding. New beatmakers with funky beats for you, to make you a master of your force. Place your favorite beats in TableBeats playlist for easy and fast access. While using TableBeats you'll notice prominent advancement and progress in your skills. Combining practice with inspirati...

Today’s Topic: “Work-For-Hire” Agreements   According to the United States Copyright Act [17 USC Sec. 102] , an author enjoys copyright protection as soon as he/she “fixes” his/her original work in a “tangible medium of expression” (for example by writing it down or recording it). The same principle applies, however, for independent contractors (artists, back-up musicians, back-up vocalists, etc.) who are hired to contribute to larger productions. What does that mean? Well, artists, that means that even though you pay the back-up singers on your tracks, or the graphic designers, video editors, and web developers to help package your branding tools, each contributor continues to have ownership in whatever original work they’ve created. Just because you’ve paid for a service does not mean that you own the product or the money you make from it (what we lawyers call “results and proceeds” )! We imagine at this point that you’ve probably become concerned about how you can own...

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...

Today’s Topic: The Harry Fox Agency (HFA) Under US copyright law (and in most other developed countries), an individual has copyright ownership in his/her original musical composition as soon as he/she fixes it in a “tangible medium” (like writing it down or recording it). One of the important ways in which composers can profit from their creation of a new musical composition is when it is used in a sound recording (a “record”). When a musical composition is used in a record and a copy of that record is sold, the owner of copyright in that record (there can be many different sound recordings of any particular musical composition – think about all the different versions of “White Christmas”) pays a “mechanical royalty” to the composer under what is called a “mechanical license.” Under the mechanical license, the composer grants to the sound recording owner (usually a record company) the right to reproduce and distribute the copyrighted musical composition. The Harry Fox Agency (HF...

The owner of a copyright in a protected musical composition may use the work as (s)he wishes; conversely, (s)he may prevent others from using that work without authorization. Whenever a musical work ("song") is being performed for commercial purposes, that owner should almost always expect to receive a royalty. Making individual efforts to collect royalties, however, require hours of investigation and paperwork - tracking how many times the song has been played, determining whether it was performed on TV, in a film, on the radio or Internet, or calculating which percentage of the royalty goes to which owner (if the song has co-composers). This is where it makes sense to become a member of a Performance Rights Organization ("PRO"). The purpose of these organizations is to track the "public performance" of musical compositions (anything from elevator-music to radio play to live band concerts), collect license fees for copyright owners who are PRO member...

Tonight at midnight is the launch of the HEY WTF Clubhouse , a subscription service that give subscribers 2+ hours of handpick beats music delivered to their inbox every week, including unlimited  streaming/downloading of the entire HEY WTF catalog and exclusive unreleased tracks from our entire roster. There’s also a forum where fans can hang out with the artists, and they get access to downloads of live shows and radio show recordings. You can check out http://heywtfclubhouse.com/ . ***Thanks to HEY WTF Records for sending the information***

Today is a special day for my blogs GIMMIE THAT BEAT ,  DEF!NITION OF FRESH , CHECK DEEZ and KIX & LIDZ  ..Today is the beginning of my new partnership with KENOBEATS.NET (can click the logo on right side of the blog).  Keno Beats is a beatmaker/producer born and raised in Orleans, France that brings passion to the beats he makes. Interested in life, inspired by soul music and jazz, you can also find him blogging on his kenobeats.net network, sharing his discoveries and helping talented artists gain much needed exposure to the masses. Why ? Because "we all we got" . Wherever Keno Beats is, it is where beatmaking meets real life. So checkout KENOBEATS.NET , it'll be worth it.