Here’s What Every Producer Needs To Know To Get Paid

Here’s What Every Producer Needs To Know To Get Paid | Genius News

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Earlier this month, Pittsburg producer E. Dan made claims on Twitter that Atlantic Records paid him only half of his normal rate for his work on Wiz Khalifa’s 2016 album, 'Khalifa,' because it was classified as a mixtape. His revelation sparked conversations with other producers who aired their frustrations concerning royalties and payments from labels. This includes producer TM88 who tweeted that he was never paid for Lil Uzi Vert’s hit single, “XO TOUR Llif3.”
According to an entertainment lawyer we interviewed, a major form of income for producers often comes from royalty advances, however, that’s not always plausible because mixtapes don’t usually have the same budgets as albums. Navigating producer deals and rates can seem overwhelmingly complex, but there are guidelines to follow. Check out the video above to learn how producers can protect their paychecks.
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@oldhead2854 6 жыл бұрын

These record labels shady af.

@pradabears 6 жыл бұрын

Cucci Mane industry rule #4080 coming back into play in 2017-18

@ssj-nicko6810 6 жыл бұрын

I swear I've seen you somewhere else??

@sultanhanga 6 жыл бұрын

Cucci Mane Staple gun

@sultanhanga 6 жыл бұрын

King Weezy Same i see him every were

@ssj-nicko6810 6 жыл бұрын

sultan hanga Damn.

@lightsaran 6 жыл бұрын

producers be the reason why hella of these artists are poppin. Should be getting paid the same amount as the rapper tbh

@andymartinez4332 6 жыл бұрын

light saran Yup. Im still convinced without metroboomin, 21 savage would be a nobody.

@flaare6809 6 жыл бұрын

Andy Martinez I mean one of his biggest tracks (Bank Account) was produced by himself so it might have been possible for him to blow up without metro, but metro certainly helped a lot

@raskingalaites911 6 жыл бұрын

21 savage produces his own beat sometimes

@leew5647 6 жыл бұрын

SilverFlare Metro helped him

@gameplayer222 6 жыл бұрын

SilverFlare no dawg. He made bank account when he already had a fan base. We talking about songs that made him blow up. Songs like "no heart" there's more songs but that's one I know off the top of my head that Metro produced that blew up.

@awfulslumptwiy3656 6 жыл бұрын

Tbh the producers should get paid same as artist

@kung-fukennyfamily 6 жыл бұрын

*Word up* Along w ghostwriters💯

@SunnyGhandle 6 жыл бұрын

Nooo, should get paid the same as Songwriters

@kingdevonbeats 6 жыл бұрын

It's what It is why should they get paid as much as a songwriter?

@FinessedFavian 6 жыл бұрын

King Devon Why should a producer get paid as much as a song writer? because now a days the beats are doing 90% of the Work in these songs without them these rappers sound like trash

@T3RRY 6 жыл бұрын

a lot of producers write the songs

@mattyice1151 6 жыл бұрын

Producers been saving the industry and get no respect. Time for a change.

@axelgaleano5992 6 жыл бұрын

Matt Lane música hipana

@MANOXMUSIC 5 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@dachopup8495 5 жыл бұрын

Bruh I would luv to see producers unite and go on strike bruh wouldnt even take long give it a few months with no heat coming out rappers would he paying for they beat up front like ima get the lable to reimburse me and that's how I feel your gonna pay me to can be the one running tryna not to get screwed i did my job and delivered the heat

@ZimzalaBeats 6 жыл бұрын

genius giving so much love to us producers. Thank you for that! Lets make the next years the years of producers!

@switchblade 6 жыл бұрын

andrea Bailot All of us producers make music, whether its reggae, trap, funk, punk its all about the music, now fuck off lmao

@HCoreSoldierKili 6 жыл бұрын

this is something that needs to happen. As a guy who just raps for fun, I think producers need more safety and security in the industry because there's just no rap song without the producer.

@arizonalord2681 6 жыл бұрын

@WajChok 6 жыл бұрын

We should start by dropping the "Buy 1 beat and get 100 free" bullshit

@MoneyHilfiger 6 жыл бұрын

Beats By Zimzala *Check out my latest beat an tell me what you think , it would mean a lot for me 🙏🏽*

@Scooby.323 6 жыл бұрын

Xxl should make a list for producers n gain them more fame kuz these producers are really helping these rappers. Most of these rappers wouldn't be shit without the producers

@hexakill2944 6 жыл бұрын

Scooby. 323 that’s actually a fucking good idea

@hexakill2944 6 жыл бұрын

bruh it even made sense when producers made simple ass beats to not be paid enough like when rap was at its prime but now every rapper just says 3 words that go with the distorted bass of the song (cough cough lil pump cough cough )

@YoloMonstaaa 6 жыл бұрын

Some rappers make their own beats though

@SLIM3DM 4 жыл бұрын

you mean all xdxd

@prodbyocean 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for shining light on us producers #NoFreeBeats2018

@djbacpac1873 6 жыл бұрын

broo culd u listen to my new beat lemme know whasu kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z71jadWgp87ceoU.html

@officialcandymane4832 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. And being signed to yourself you know you won't get screwed over.

@angelingameb6513 5 жыл бұрын

Ocean ur not a producer 🤣🤣🤣

@orginn8930 4 жыл бұрын

@@angelingameb6513 he at 123k subs now though

@skuterkid... 4 жыл бұрын

Free beats are necessary in getting off the ground and keeping positive relations with others in the industry. That's facts, u gotta give free beats every so often

@kung-fukennyfamily 6 жыл бұрын

Bruh better *Pay TM88* 🐐 one of the coolest producers rn🔥🔥

@Justin-vx7iu 6 жыл бұрын

Kung-Fu Kenny Family pierre or metro

@LexicalNoScope 6 жыл бұрын

Him and JW Lucas

@MoneyHilfiger 6 жыл бұрын

Kung-Fu Kenny Family *Check out my latest beat an tell me what you think , it would mean a lot for me 🙏🏽*

@blackbobross4960 6 жыл бұрын

lol if you knew all he does is steal melodies/beats him, sonny digital, south side, and the shadiest one of them all... metro boomin

@wavdream7628 5 жыл бұрын

albron_albron y’all still sleeping on wavdreammusicgroup.beatstars.com & Zaytoveen or Cash Clay and C note , Can’t not mention Chop Squad either & metro is a pop culture legend , (POP CULTURE) but acknowledged well in hip hop the dude is responsible for the greatest hits of 2017 -2019 n mike will made still out here so wtf y’all on , sample or not it takes time to perfect a great master track off a simple sample to make a hit

@InBoundBeats 6 жыл бұрын

Year of the producers!

@TheGabesGames 6 жыл бұрын

hell yes

@rynhunt6817 6 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@infiniti8097 6 жыл бұрын

Yee!

@AvveNestor 6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully

@ChambersOnIt 6 жыл бұрын

💯✊🏽

@Ho2xy 6 жыл бұрын

Finally! Thanks genius. 2018 producer's year! Lets go producer brother's!!!

@joel_swisher 6 жыл бұрын

Right on🤘

@vincetrbl 6 жыл бұрын

Hell yeehh bihhh🤟🏽🤟🏽🔥🔥

@ivanoffd.4088 6 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@MoneyHilfiger 6 жыл бұрын

Ho2xy *Check out my latest beat an tell me what you think , it would mean a lot for me 🙏🏽*

@Bs-ls7gs 6 жыл бұрын

I want to see a song produced by Ho2xy on the radio. This is our year bro

@renzoxo4124 6 жыл бұрын

Bonus rule: dont work with playboi carti.

@buperbaiyan8658 6 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Brandon-gw9jf 6 жыл бұрын

@kung-fukennyfamily 6 жыл бұрын

Pierre finna come out n pull up on ya🔫

@imofftheleantho 6 жыл бұрын

Kung-Fu Kenny Family stfu

@Jatmoney 6 жыл бұрын

AquaXan you saying that like Pierre not eating lmao

@Beatstars 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering our E. Dan interview, Genius 💪🏽 #RespectTheProducer

@THristeprod 5 жыл бұрын

😋

@PRODBYGSUS Жыл бұрын

Yess 🙏🙏

@majk8542 6 жыл бұрын

TM88 ❤❤❤🔥🔥

@IrvinMenezes 6 жыл бұрын

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO THOUGHT HE WAS SO CUTE

@newfound8082 6 жыл бұрын

Galaxima nintendo?

@bloontbig3470 6 жыл бұрын

G yeah bro everytime i see Tm88’s name i think about pokemon.... the old days

@LexicalNoScope 6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about JW Lucas who also produced XO tour life

@MoneyHilfiger 6 жыл бұрын

Trap Life *Check out my latest beat an tell me what you think , it would mean a lot for me 🙏🏽*

@KINGBENJOE 6 жыл бұрын

Producers we better start treating ourselves like artists now

@beatsbykana 6 жыл бұрын

I can see not getting as much if you're like a brand new producer, but people on the level of TM88 not getting paid?? that's insane

@MetalMusic955 6 жыл бұрын

Makes me nervous af

@beatsbykana 6 жыл бұрын

ikr? I don't wanna get taken advantage of

@UFO_808 4 жыл бұрын

Fact yo

@2BTO 2 жыл бұрын

Lawyer up bro

@beatsbykana 2 жыл бұрын

@@2BTO fr though!

@jakematrix6398 6 жыл бұрын

The thing that are making songs better are the producers and their dope ass beats

@AICUTBOXXX 6 жыл бұрын

The 4 dislikes must be from 4 different record labels.

@SLIM3DM 4 жыл бұрын

:'))))

@Teejaay-sp8vw 6 жыл бұрын

The production makes up like 70% of the song. It nearly does all the work, these guys need the recogniton they deserve now

@eman0828 5 жыл бұрын

You mean 50% of Writing and Composing the song? Beat Making is Songwriting. Producing is directing and overseeing the overall production and recording all the way down to the mix process. Two entirely different things. Timbaland, Scott Storch, Dre, and Pharrell Williams are tradtional Record Producer's Co-Writes the music as they are wearing two hats as a Producer and a Songwriter. That's why they get Songwriting and Production credits for both roles as they don't just sit on their asses all day and just make beats. That's the difference between a Beat Maker and a Producer. *PRODUCER=DIRECTOR* *SONGWRITER=BEAT MAKER/LYRICIST*

@Minurz 11 ай бұрын

@@eman0828Those are exceptions. Majority of the time, the producer does all the work and heavylifting, including composition, songwriting, (production process) beatmaking, vocal cleanup, mixing, mastering, and everything in between. The producers make tons of beats, most of them go unused, and the singer picks one and sings/raps over it, and then the producer add all the vocal effects and cleanup/m&m. The artist basically just creates lyrics and performs dry vocals and adlibs. That's it.

@QuayeTheProducer 6 жыл бұрын

Producers need more credit we work so hard

@Bs-ls7gs 6 жыл бұрын

I don't work very hard tbh unless I'm making a fire beat. That's when my mind is running a lot

@SoniqSounds 6 жыл бұрын

Quaye The Producer amen!

@jamisonjoyce4886 6 жыл бұрын

I just recently got fl studio and I truly have no experience but learning to master beats is hard af and those producers need credit maybe more than the actual artist sometimes

@arminstuff9926 6 жыл бұрын

"We"

@QuayeTheProducer 6 жыл бұрын

Armin Stuff ?

@official_ret3k492 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good information!

@aidanfine 6 жыл бұрын

Get yours. I'd say we're all probably better off developing alongside a singular artist, and coming up with them. Like 40 and Drake. Or working with a small group of people that you believe in. Be exclusive. If you're that good- don't associate your name with people who aren't.

@aidanfine 6 жыл бұрын

It really just depends on which artist and/or label hit you up. We have to remember that most Record Labels and Artists are actually businesses. Which means that their primary goal is to make a profit. If that means they have to screw you over, then they won't think twice. Remember the guy "Menace" who produced Desiigner's Panda? When last did we hear from him? Even though he had his 15 minutes of fame from the "Prod. by Menace" title. I'd rather have a sustainable career than one that dies because of impatience. With that said, I definitely see where you're coming from and I'm not disagreeing- we should all take our shots- but business is business and we need to be good businessmen and women.

@aidanfine 6 жыл бұрын

MISTA FRANKFERTA no doubt bro. I'm with you there. But I think it's important that as producers (who are artists) we value the art above anything else.

@aidanfine 6 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't put my desperation to succeed above my business. If it's a bad business move then it's probably not gonna be a successful move

@FemzDott 6 жыл бұрын

This is truth 💯

@hijoseph100 6 жыл бұрын

MISTA FRANKFERTA facts bro i just want to see my name and be recognized for the work and create a hot buzz

@Khayabushprojects 6 жыл бұрын

great content... thank you

@Marrcello 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@DJPhanaticWorld 6 жыл бұрын

This was very informative & a dope video! Thank you for continuing to bring this to light. So much in this short video.

@EliHuntofficial 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much honestly. This info came at a perfect time 👌

@mirrorsbeats7651 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid 🏁🏁

@YungAdamBeats 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the advice for real!

@prayedforthecomeupbeats6669 6 жыл бұрын

great info

@wallace4003 6 жыл бұрын

Love the tribe cameo & outro

@cosmicdropout8187 5 жыл бұрын

great video...great content...i learn some

@REPHIA 6 жыл бұрын

this had to come to light. thx genius

@813marvinb 6 жыл бұрын

MUSIC PRODUCER SHOULD GET THEIR MONEYYYYYYYY NO MATTER WHAT !

@UFO_808 4 жыл бұрын

Yup

@ProdByAIR 6 жыл бұрын

As a fellow producer, I thank you for this video.

@Ngasii 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this🔥

@arcadecitybeats7780 6 жыл бұрын

Some great advice for us producers! Thanks & keep up the producer profile videos :)

@CJBeatzProductions 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR THIS!

@ProdbyGianni 6 жыл бұрын

Preach 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thanks genius 🐐💯💯

@supastylez 6 жыл бұрын

Dope stuff

@guerillawhite3083 6 жыл бұрын

yo thanks for this vid

@TheHaZaLx7 6 жыл бұрын

man im so glad you finally approach this topic. MUSIC CAN'T BE MADE WHITHOUT PRODUCERS, PUT SOME RESPECT ON EM.

@CP-dr7qy 6 жыл бұрын

Complex Ez u can’t have a rap song without lyrics what the hell Is going on in your brain 😂 u can have a rap song without a beat as long as the artist has good lyricism to keep u interested Listening to a beat on its own is like listening to classical music

@eman0828 5 жыл бұрын

You mean track makers? Beat Making is Songwriting as you are basically writing and composing half the song the *MUSIC(Beat)* and the Lyricist top-lines the Music that writes the *LYRICS(Words).* That's a 50/50 split between two Co-Writers that wrote an entire song together with Music and Lyrics combined. Producing is directing and overseeing the overall production and recording all the way down to the mix process. Two entirely different things. Timbaland, Scott Storch, Dre, and Pharrell Williams are tradtional Record Producer's Co-Writes the music as they are wearing two hats as a Producer and a Songwriter. That's why they get Songwriting and Production credits for both roles as they don't just sit on their asses all day and just make beats. That's the difference between a Beat Maker and a Producer. *PRODUCER=DIRECTOR* *SONGWRITER=BEAT MAKER/LYRICIST*

@Yuunik-beats 6 жыл бұрын

thx dude

@liamscott-frater9937 6 жыл бұрын

Make more content like this, good stuff

@J.5.M. 6 жыл бұрын

Lol Tribe at the end, nice touch

@sampza00 6 жыл бұрын

thought so too

@elevatetoday 6 жыл бұрын

Genius the plug

@DeeJayAARonYT 6 жыл бұрын

Droppin' Gems 🙏🏿

@livedogdeadlion9347 6 жыл бұрын

Perfectly Educational!! 🙏

@the77th 6 жыл бұрын

So Genius has basically taken Complex's spot

@jayoozageer4728 5 жыл бұрын

77tele updates

@inactive1389 5 жыл бұрын

As I read this the video said the word complex and that's cool I guess

@DragTheLake732 6 жыл бұрын

Super cool you guys made this video. I bet this’ll be super helpful to some producers out there

@timo42069 6 жыл бұрын

0:02 hI mY nAmE is Ab3L teSfaYe aNd I gO bY tHe WeEkNd 😂

@diwashsharma4545 6 жыл бұрын

This is enlightening

@etnchn 6 жыл бұрын

Some TCQ love at the end. I like it

@CortneyWarren2050 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@thereallegend4lyfe 6 жыл бұрын

Genius is out here dropping knowledge. Salute.

@flaare6809 6 жыл бұрын

Conclusion: Don't sign to labels.

@tevingmusiclover 6 жыл бұрын

SilverFlare that is so not what I want to do!!!

@azarian700 6 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to pay our boy TM88 NOW! It's already bad enough most producers don't even get recognized for what they do...

@lphonehacks 6 жыл бұрын

he kinda stole the beat tho

@nightwolf2690 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for caring Genius!❤️🙏🏽

@JoeyBurbs 6 жыл бұрын

Love this. Needs to be shared

@BATTLEOFTHEBEATMAKERSTV 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty dope!!

@phenomenalrapstv 6 жыл бұрын

This is dope & very informational. Although, this is only for producers working with big time artists. What about the indies??

@YourATrollLOL 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid Genius, its time for creative people (especially producers) to get the money and credit the deserve. creatives want to create, but they gotta eat too. #NoMoreFreebies2018

@Bs-ls7gs 6 жыл бұрын

agreed

@nick3020 4 жыл бұрын

Producers are underrated If the beat is trash even if the vocals are fire, the whole song is trash

@aa0750 2 жыл бұрын

Facts bro big big facts. And if the beat is good and the vocals are trash the song is still good “Gucci gang”

@richmakinhits8924 6 жыл бұрын

Good look🤙🏾🤙🏾

@441snipes 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this Genius

@Dosteyboi 5 жыл бұрын

The producer's job is much MUCH harder than the rapper's. All a rapper has to do is to ask for a beat of "this-this" type. Now the producer does all the stuff. Then the rapper raps, and producer mixes that, does all the work and still does not get paid or recognized. This fucking sucks. And I am a producer aswell, I know it all.

@eman0828 5 жыл бұрын

A Record Producer's main objective is to see the creation of the finished record all the way through all the way down to the mix. Real Record Producer's enter In legal binding *Producer Agreements* which I find it hard to believe why wouldn't a Producer wouldn't get paid. I have a 14 page Producer Agreement with a Record Company myself that states the Producer's Advances that recoupable against Points on an Album. The Points comes out of the Artist record royalties from thier 360 / Recording Agreement. The contract also states the Recording Budgets as the Producer is acutally paying themselves out of the Recording Budget as an *All-in* deal. The Record Company sends 50% of the funds to the Producer on commencement of the Recording Sessions and the other 50% upon completion of the Master Recording turned in to the A&R. The Producer has to pay every one else involved in the creation of the record as they have to Make Union Scale payments to session Musicans that are part of the Union, pay the Recording Engineer etc. All of that comes out of the Recording budget.

@rishabhnair3789 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video GENIUS. People need more insight on how producers work and how they get paid.

@TrollBot. 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@jo.onthego 6 жыл бұрын

Can yall do one for concert photographers?

@EmantheHeartbreak 6 жыл бұрын

best content!

@gavingilson4666 6 жыл бұрын

Respect. This video is gold.

@Rxghteous 6 жыл бұрын

MAN, THANK YOU

@jnyla1484 6 жыл бұрын

Waiting for Queen’s video 🙂🤟🏾

@Iarceny 6 жыл бұрын

genius are real ones, thanks for all the videos. i appreciate how you ppl are rly working for the culture

@SenseiQuis 6 жыл бұрын

This was great

@JCashDidIt 6 жыл бұрын

Word!

@97HawksFly 6 жыл бұрын

Genius ain't switched up since they was Rap Genius. Videos like this is why they are the best hip hop outlet...

@newvo6556 6 жыл бұрын

Know what you doin out there fam..

@KennyLauderdale 6 жыл бұрын

Now I got to go listen to check the rhyme by Tribe Called Quest LOL thanks a lot genius music

@1bossbk578 6 жыл бұрын

this is the best video ever

@MilezAwxy 6 жыл бұрын

Big facts.

@newrapflowshymack5588 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jonatanpineyro 9 ай бұрын

Great info, had to listen at .75x speed tho, my guy speaks fast AF.

@Infraredx 6 жыл бұрын

Shoutout all the fellow producers

@nikealily7232 6 жыл бұрын

Genius out here saving lives

@lookingfordio 6 жыл бұрын

LOVE

@AlexEpikGamer 6 жыл бұрын

As a small producer IM LOVING THIS VIDEOS

@arizonalord2681 6 жыл бұрын

Genius really helps producers/ growing artists. Major W

@nathanortiz7712 4 жыл бұрын

Payment should be discussed and defined at least twice, during inquiry to have a foundation both parties can agree on and after the song is made (before release) to re-evaluate the effort both parties put into the project/track. Makes it more communicative for everyone.

@glyle2504 6 жыл бұрын

Literally you're breaking this down perfectly

@fiozfantominout 6 жыл бұрын

Facts...

@Stvrk 6 жыл бұрын

*Thanks*, this was really helpful I'm trying to make it as a producer so this was really good to know

@OMGKENNY 6 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽

@TheGooneyTunes 6 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥⚡️💨📈📈

@rd_eli 6 жыл бұрын

That ending tho

@shshamusic 6 жыл бұрын

resnik hit us with the parameter fades: - what am i getting paid up front? - what is the rate of royalty? - what is my credit? - what is my publishing interest? - what is the rate of my publishing? protect yourselves out there

@sterlingsilver6578 6 жыл бұрын

Respect

@Taku_Joel 6 жыл бұрын

Thank god fraizer didn't cover this story😁

@thatboychub9963 6 жыл бұрын

Thx

@Inspirmentalist 6 жыл бұрын

i got my first producer placement 4 years ago through stonesthrow records. i didn't get paid anything up front for it though i did get my name in the album credits...i was very frustrated but i realize that that's just the business. from now on, i charge artists, for beats up front for a small fee and half my publishing. we producers gotta create a union.

@vicklemedia5874 6 жыл бұрын

Serious kudos to Genius for looking out for independent artists. This knowledge is vital. ✌️

@ClydeStarke 6 жыл бұрын

Get a copy of the book: All you need to know about the music business - Donald S. Passman And when its time to actually sign, still have a lawyer look over the contract. So you don't get fucked with the "fine print" & loopholes.