Now as a lot of artists nowadays buy their beats from the internet, they get the same questions from the producers they get in contact with, ad I’m sure that you heard of it: “Do you need the beat Leased or Exclusively?”
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Let me explain the concept of Leased Beats. Now, firstly let me tell you that the Leased Beats Licenses are different from website to website, but they have the following similarities: you are not the only one that has the beat; the producer can resell it. You can use it on mix-tapes, albums, live appearances, but you have a limited amount of copies you can sell physically or on the internet (usually 2000 copies but again, it depends on the websites you buy the beats from) before contacting the seller. You have to give credit to the producer. You get them only in mp3 format. They are way cheaper than Exclusive beats (usually from $10 up to $25-$30).
Here, for example is the Leased Beats License that I use on my website: “With leased beats you are permitted to use beats for albums, mix-tapes and live performances and you may distribute up to 2000 copies before you must contact site for additional use”.
What are the benefits of buying Leased Beats? Well if you are on a budget they are: the fact that you can choose the beats that you want / that go perfectly with your style, at a low price. It is an instrumental you know you will use to the fullest, and few people have. If you can’t manage to make a HIT out of the track, it’s no problem you can try with another instrumental. You didn’t invest that much money in the first place. Plus you get all kinds of special deals for Leased beats, you just need to search for them.
Now with Exclusive Beats, you get a whole lot of new benefits, again differing from producer to producer, from site to site, but again Exclusive Beat License covers the following points in most cases: you own the beat, the producer can’t resell it anymore. You own the rights to the beat, so if the song you made goes viral, you can sell unlimited copies. You get the beat in mp3, wav, and track-outs format so you will have an even higher quality track. You don’t have to (in most cases) give credit to the producer anymore. The price of an Exclusive Beat is considerably higher than Leased Beats (usually $150 up to $250).
The best benefits of buying Exclusive Rights to a Beat are: you can keep the Royalties of the track in case it goes viral, and the money that comes from it as well. You know that you have something unique and of high quality. You will be eager to make something extraordinary out of the beat, since you know that you invested some cash, and when people invest in something, they tend to get the most out of it. Plus you get more attention from producers and they will jump up to you first, whenever they produce high quality beats so you will have the best options available.
These are the main differences and benefits between Leased and Exclusive beats, however this is just to get an idea. If you were my brother/sister I would suggest you to read the Agreement for each license of the beat you are about to buy, so that you know which are your benefits and limitations, so that you know exactly what you can do with your song after it is done. If the producer doesn’t have one uploaded on his site, ask him to e-mail it to you, it is very important. And try purchasing Exclusive beats with Signed Contract from both parties, so you can get on with making the music you love with no problems.
For any questions you can find me at my website
http://hiphopcrashbeats.com.
I am glad to help all artists that are willing to make something out of their talent.
