If you really want to succeed as a hip hop beat maker, there are a few things you should know. The majority of up and coming beat makers that want to make a living with their beats focus on developing skills more than anything else.
Although your skills as an artist are extremely important, it is more important to have a correct mindset if you truly want to make a living with your music production. There are a lot of talented musicians in the world that never make it big in the hip hop industry. They don't lack the skills. They lack the attitude of a professional.
I have listed here some important tips to embrace if you are serious about making a living as a beat maker:
NETWORKING FOR SUCCESS
Getting out and meeting people in your industry is what networking is all about. The more influential people that you meet in the business of beat making, the better your chances of getting connected with someone who wants to buy your music. It's challenging enough to make it when you do know people, but nearly impossible to become recognized for you talents if you don't learn to mingle with influential people in your industry. Don't cripple your efforts by waiting for your big break...it may never come. You might be the most talented beat maker in your city, but if you don't mix in circles of influence you will be the only one who ever gets to listen to your music.
Go to local concerts and mingle. Take some sample beats that are nicely labeled and spread them around. Try to get your samples in the hands of the performing artists or their crew. Trust me when I tell you that most of them are always looking for fresh material to use. They will listen to your stuff if you keep getting it in front of them.
Please don't spend a lot of time telling them how good your beats sound. Everyone tells them that their stuff is the best. Just be humble about it and let your beats speak for themselves. If you give them good quality beats to listen to they will get back to you. Make sure you carry professional looking business card with your contact information. Have it clearly printed on your disc label also.
LEARN TO THINK LIKE A BUSINESS PERSON
If you are serious about earning a living from your beats, you have to develop the professionalism that sets you apart from your competition. A professional works on a schedule. A professional keeps good business records of money spent and money earned. A professional is reliable and keeps appointments with people and is easy to get hold of.
You are building a business that will support you for the rest of your life if you do it correctly. If you don't know how to run a business, read some books, take a professional out to lunch and ask them questions about how they run their business. Most of your competition just tries to wing it and they never have anyone take them seriously.
SET GOALS FOR YOURSELF
There is a saying that "if you don't know what you are aiming at you will hit it every time"! Decide what you want to accomplish as an artist and then set challenging but reachable goals for yourself. How many beats do you want to create every month? Every week? Every day? Set goals for these and then work toward them. How many of your samples do you want to distribute each month? How many people do you want to get to know every month?
Do not underestimate the importance and the power of writing your goals down. Make clear goals that you can measure your success with. This is a learning process but it will put you miles ahead of your competition if you take it seriously. If your goals are set so high that you never reach them, make adjustments until your are having success reaching them. Stick with this discipline because it will make a huge difference in your success.
The point is that your talent alone is not enough. Learn to live a disciplined lifestyle. Work hard at it. Most other wannabe beat makers will never do these things. If you give yourself time and realize that what you are attempting to do as an artist is hard work, you will be miles ahead of everyone else.
There really is no such thing as an overnight success in the entertainment business. Study the life of any super star and you will find that they were working hard for years before they got their big break. You can do it to with the right attitude.
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Author Resource:-> If you want tons of powerful, free information to help you make money as a
beat maker , Ron Stephens has written many free articles and produced free videos that will help launch your beat making career at
http://www.beatmakingsecrets.com