Dusty B
ILLIEN
Battle Points: 37
The way I look at it... it is what it is. That's why relationships are important. It's going to happen. Even if not directly, because what's that famous quote... "creativity is hiding your sources."
Remember: supposedly Spielberg stole ET.
Plus, we're probably sampling shit, right? I think any creative role is a mix of art, creativity and sales. I'm just getting back into it after a 10 year hiatus, so I don't think my stuff is there yet to get stolen. But my thought process: I fortunately have a solid professional network with my unrelated day job, so when I start posting more and building my YT or other sites, I'm just gonna make sure I keep all of my working files. If something I made gets stolen and appears on some hit song, I'd just try to evidence it, spread the word and ask others to do the same, looping in my legal contacts if needed.
If it ends up on some random mixtape or something, if the rapper is awesome, I think I'd try to reach out to the artist and see if they want to collaborate (throw them off guard, but helps with my brand building). If it's trash, who cares.
My thought process is that I think YOU need to show that YOU are irreplaceable. That's the difference between a "type" beat and working with the producer themselves, everything else in addition to that one cool beat is what builds long-term value. My $0.02 anyways.
Remember: supposedly Spielberg stole ET.
Plus, we're probably sampling shit, right? I think any creative role is a mix of art, creativity and sales. I'm just getting back into it after a 10 year hiatus, so I don't think my stuff is there yet to get stolen. But my thought process: I fortunately have a solid professional network with my unrelated day job, so when I start posting more and building my YT or other sites, I'm just gonna make sure I keep all of my working files. If something I made gets stolen and appears on some hit song, I'd just try to evidence it, spread the word and ask others to do the same, looping in my legal contacts if needed.
If it ends up on some random mixtape or something, if the rapper is awesome, I think I'd try to reach out to the artist and see if they want to collaborate (throw them off guard, but helps with my brand building). If it's trash, who cares.
My thought process is that I think YOU need to show that YOU are irreplaceable. That's the difference between a "type" beat and working with the producer themselves, everything else in addition to that one cool beat is what builds long-term value. My $0.02 anyways.