Music Business/Law Tip - "Buy Beats"

It is possible to buy or rent beats to incorporate into your music. There are companies/producers that will sell or license their pre-existing beats to you. There are 2 basic ways to handle this: Buy Out Exclusive Rights: This normally means you have to "purchase" the beat where you have it exclusively for any and all uses without restriction and never have to pay any more to the original owner/creator. Giving credit to the original producer/writer may or may not be a part of this deal. This is preferable so you don't have to worry about having to account or ask for permissions in the future. License: This may or may not be exclusive, and only lets you sell a certain number of units containing the beat or use the beat for a limited purpose. There may or may not be a back-end royalty due, and right to edit may or may not be granted. This is not the preferable way to obtain a beat, but its normally cheaper on the front end. Ben McLane Esq benmclane.com