Exclusive Beats Are Confusing + Managers Should Get Equity? (MEC Podcast 199)

Selling beats with exclusive rights comes with confusion for both rappers and beatmakers. Pain shares a story about a rapper demanding a buyout, what this says about the music business and how artists can do better. Russ recently tweeted that managers need to work harder for their commision and compared manager fees to equity. Erinn and Dame respond.

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00:00 – Intro
05:21 – Russ Says Commission is Equity?
08:38 – Pay Your Manager a Salary
12:38 – Russ is Misunderstood
14:31 – Most Artists and Managers are Lazy
20:14 – Be Careful What You Tweet
23:23 – Work With Your Manager
32:00 – Management is Like Dating
36:33 – Indie is Better Than Major?
38:29 – Why Producers Have it Bad
42:11 – There’s Space in the Middle
46:00 – The Best Label I’ve Sold Beats To
47:09 – Talk to Us!!!
51:17 – No Free Game
53:54 – Making Too Many Beats
55:51 – When You’re Fed Up With Not Being Respected
01:01:51 – Erinn Leaves People Who Don’t Value Her
01:04:04 – Music Industry Hiring Problem