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4 Things to think of before you make a mixtape
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Contact : Daniel Hartnett
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Most Important
The Plan
Why We Need To Plan
If you don't plan to succeed you plan to fail
Having a mixtape action plan will help you map out all of the
areas you need to prepare for both the process of ceating the
mixtape and how you plan on marketing it.
Write down resources you need for your mixtape eg: Beats ,
Mixtape Cover , recording equipment , budget and
promotion
Plan on obtaining each of these resources.
Writing down all this in a plan or mind map will stimulate creativity and it will help you so you won't feel overwhelmed
Benefits Of A Plan
A plan will help you budget for your mixtape so you can see how
much you actually have to spend on promotion and
resources.
A budget will make you study the resources that you need for
your mixtape and find the best provider of those resources , while
obtaining quality but at a price you can afford.
Plans will help you with your promotion studying the websites
that you want to advertise on and what these websites can offer you
? This is called networking and start asking the questions before
you part with mixtape promotion money.
Plans also you help you when you need others to step on board to
help create the mixtape eg : Bring in a soundengineer or a
recording engineer
Delegating tasks can help with quality and time management.
1. Having A Quality Mixtape Cover
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2. Quality Rap Beats
Helps you to write better songs
Some beats all ready have hooks and chours
Don't have to invest that much as most producers offer beat leases
Leases allow you try out a beat and profit from it with out having to spend alot of money
Most producers online if you buy alot of beats from them will include a mixing service just to keep your custom
The beat is the back bone of the song , no matter how great your verse as a rapper it the melody and groove of the song is what is going to stick in the heads of your fans
Sell your mixtape before people hear it with your visuals
People Buy With There Eyes
Create interest , Create curiosity , Make people want to listen to it.
When you upload you mixtape on mixtape websites you have so much visual competition so stand out.|
Having quality cover art will give you pride in your work and
show professionalism
Having great mixtape cover art is creat for craeting social
media buzz and great for social sharing . It will also create
anticipation before the luanch date.
Having a great mixtape cover is essential it will be such a waste of time if you make great songs and under sell it with poor mixtape cover art.
If you can't afford to pay for a good mixtape cover tell a mixtape cover artist that you will work for them in exchange for a pro mixtape cover.
Sell your mixtape before people hear it with your visuals
People Buy With There Eyes
Create interest , Create curiosity , Make people want to listen to it.
When you upload you mixtape on mixtape websites you have so much visual competition so stand out.|
Having quality cover art will give you pride in your work and
show professionalism
Having great mixtape cover art is creat for craeting social
media buzz and great for social sharing . It will also create
anticipation before the luanch date.
Having a great mixtape cover is essential it will be such a waste of time if you make great songs and under sell it with poor mixtape cover art.
If you can't afford to pay for a good mixtape cover tell a mixtape cover artist that you will work for them in exchange for a pro mixtape cover.
Quality Beats
Finding a producer with his/her own sound
Most producers offer premium leases where they give you the
tracked out wav files of the beat giving you the control of the way
you want to structure a beat
Buy Rap beats from a well known online produce gives you the
ability to piggy back off thier online success eg My New Song
Produced By The Corporatethief Beats :-)
Having quality hip hop beats makes it easier for you to mix you
vocals with the beat. Some producers tend to over compress the beat
leaving no room for you to rap so make sure to buy quality
beats.
Http://www.thecorporatethiefbeats.com/
Finding a quality producer that makes beats for you will define your sound eg : Kid Ink Cardiak Beats Roscoe Dash Kane Beats JustinTimberlake Timbaland/Danja
3. Recording Equipment
It is so vital that you have the right recording equipment to record you mixtape so that your song sound perfect to your audience.
If you don't have the right recording equipment , then go to a studio , be prepared have all of you beats ready and make sure you know your lyrics
Studios charge by the hour so being prepared saves you money !!!!!
Putting out a mixtape recorded from your computer microphone or from a crappy free app from itunes won't cut it. The microphone is a rappers instrument and you need to buy a quality microphone so that you sound good.
I see ton's of rappers complaining in rap forums about low mixtape downloads yet there audio-quality sounds awful. If you don't have the money for quality equipment find some that does and offer them your time in exchange for recording time or mixing time.
Work for them tell them you will help write content for their website or help promote them on social media or send out flyers
Rode Nta-1
industry-standard large diaphragm cardioid condenser
Price New $150 - $200 amazon
Second Hand $70-$120 ebay amazon
Make sure to get a pop sheild to stop the popping in
your words
Dynamic Range: > 132 dB
Just becuase this microphone is cheaper than other
it is still one of the best quality micorphones out there
this microphone is perfect for any artist
4.Budget and Promotion
Writing all the costs down will give you a vision on how much you can spend on each area and which area is more important too you.
You need to ask yourself how much do I have to spend on all of
the resources that I need for my mixtape.
Sacrifices
mixtape websites and hip hop blogs and ask for their promotion
prices
Make sure you know what your paying for and don't end up pay for mixtape promotion for fake bot plays
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