Buying vs Leasing a Beat
In order to provide reasonable pricing for fellow artists, I offer a few options for leasing beats at a lower cost, as well as exclusive rights for a bit more.
A Basic Lease is great for mixtapes or independent projects since it allows you to release a song without paying higher costs until it performs well. You'll receive a fully mastered wav file to record over, and your song can sell up to 5000 physical copies before having to upgrade to a Premium lease. You're free to release to any and all streaming platforms and are covered towards 100,000 audio streams and 100,000 video streams. Full music videos are not allowed under this lease. Promo videos or posting cover art with audio are both fine.
A Premium Lease includes full multitrack files, a mastered wav file, and the consent to shoot a full music video. You can sell up to 10,000 physical copies before having to upgrade to purchase Exclusive Rights to a beat. You're also covered towards 200,000 audio streams and 200,000 video streams of any type.
Exclusive Rights prevent any future leases or sales of your beat from occurring. You are awarded full rights to distribute unlimited physical copies and streams of your song. You are also granted broadcasting rights, vital for pursuing TV and film placement. This option is strongly recommended if you're investing long-term in your music career, as it ensures you can continue to distribute your work freely in the future and pursue licensing.
A Basic Lease is great for mixtapes or independent projects since it allows you to release a song without paying higher costs until it performs well. You'll receive a fully mastered wav file to record over, and your song can sell up to 5000 physical copies before having to upgrade to a Premium lease. You're free to release to any and all streaming platforms and are covered towards 100,000 audio streams and 100,000 video streams. Full music videos are not allowed under this lease. Promo videos or posting cover art with audio are both fine.
A Premium Lease includes full multitrack files, a mastered wav file, and the consent to shoot a full music video. You can sell up to 10,000 physical copies before having to upgrade to purchase Exclusive Rights to a beat. You're also covered towards 200,000 audio streams and 200,000 video streams of any type.
Exclusive Rights prevent any future leases or sales of your beat from occurring. You are awarded full rights to distribute unlimited physical copies and streams of your song. You are also granted broadcasting rights, vital for pursuing TV and film placement. This option is strongly recommended if you're investing long-term in your music career, as it ensures you can continue to distribute your work freely in the future and pursue licensing.
What Happens If Someone Buys Exclusive Rights to a Beat I Leased?
When someone requests Exclusive Rights to a beat, they are provided with a list of current lease holders and a contract. Terms of the contract state that the Exclusive Rights owner can not pursue legal action or takedown requests for any work already published with the same beat. Essentially, anything you've already released is safe going forward, even if someone buys rights to the beat.
As mentioned, when purchasing Exclusive Rights you'll receive a full list of current leasers, so you can get an idea of how many people, if any, have recorded to the beat in the past. Upon receiving the list, you have 7 days to request a refund if you feel the beat has been previously leased in too large of a project.
As mentioned, when purchasing Exclusive Rights you'll receive a full list of current leasers, so you can get an idea of how many people, if any, have recorded to the beat in the past. Upon receiving the list, you have 7 days to request a refund if you feel the beat has been previously leased in too large of a project.
Basic Lease |
Premium Lease |
Exclusive Rights |
Mastered Wav File |
Session Trackouts + Mastered Wav File |
Session Trackouts + Mastered Wav File |
Up to 100,000 Audio Streams |
Up to 200,000 Audio Streams |
Unlimited Audio Streams |
Up to 100,000 Video Streams |
Up to 200,000 Video Streams |
Unlimited Video Streams |
Up to 5000 Physical Sales |
Up to 10,000 Physical Sales |
Unlimited Physical Sales |
No Music Video |
Music Video Allowed |
Music Video Allowed |
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