WLPWR's Freegame Producer Podcast Miniseries: Pay the Producer Part I ft. Smitti Boi

Summary: Pay The Producer: First Steps On this episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea welcome producer Smitti Boi (Nick Grant, Cee Lo Green, B.O.B, Cassidy, etc) to the show. We are starting the Pay The Producer series with a powerful part 1!!! We discuss what are the FIRST STEPS to protect yourself after making a beat. Specific discussion points are: What are the copyright laws? How to copyright your beat? To email not to email your beats? Best practices when sending in your beats Alternatives to using traditional email What to do before you go into a recording session with an artist Do you need management from the beginning of your career? How do you gain leverage when dealing with an artist initially? What should a brand new producer charge for a beat? Prior to the discussion, they guys delve into Smitti Boi’s production career and discuss Growing up in Augusta, GA and what his influences were Him serving in the military and traveling to Atlanta to try to get in the music business How he landed his first placement His experience producing on Nick Grant’s debut album and how that came about The benefits to being in Atlanta as a music producer Upcoming projects that he’s working on Also discussed this episodes: Jay-Z’s interview with Rap Radar and specific insight he gave on the music streaming business New Music releases from Kodak Black, A$AP Ferg, and Mozzy among others Follow Smitti Boi at @therealsmitti Also make sure to follow us! @FreeGamePodcast @WLPWR @BrianOnrea This podcast was recorded in Atlanta at The Grey Matter Collective Studios. Edited and Mixed by Joey Stanca @dreamsonparade #laproducer #atlantaproducer #newyorkproducer #paytheproducer #freegamepodcast #producerpodcast #wlpwr #brianonrea #blapchat #rapradar