Remember, the number one thing you are trying to do is build a catalog of
work that you can use to earn future clients and the way to do that is to
build relationships that serve your efforts to create great work that you
can be proud to share what's up guys it's Tom welcome to another video
welcome back to the lab welcome back to my life today I am going to be answering
a question for you guys that I got in the comments of a previous video I did a
video about how to succeed on sound better calm and one of the questions I
got was what if you've never had any clients how do you get clients in the
first place specifically how do you get clients on sound better I'm gonna
sidestep the get clients out of the gate on sound better thing and I'm just going
to talk about getting clients period now before we get into it make sure you like
this video subscribe to my channel and hit that little Bell icon if you're
feeling frisky I would appreciate it moving on I want to give you three
distinct tactics that you can use to earn your very first client as a music
producer these are things that I have done in my career all three of them I
have used and all three of them have worked for me so this isn't some sort of
hypothetical thing that I think could potentially work I have done these
things and they have worked if you do them you can make them work for you to
number one go to shows watch live streams watch videos be where artists
are making music engage with them in these environments now right now going
to shows isn't necessarily an option but you can still watch live stream shows on
twitch and YouTube Facebook Instagram you can consume video content that
artists are making and engage with them in the comments section the thing to
remember is that you are not networking networking is a four-letter word in my
book I hate that word what you were trying to do is to create relationships
to create friendships you want to create actual real world relationships with
people not add them to your rolodex of people you can call on in doing this and
going to shows watching live streams watching videos
and engaging with people you are looking for people who are in need of what you
can offer if you are an awesome beat maker you want to find people who are
rap artists or singers who need beats who need tracks built if you're a great
Rock producer find somebody who plays guitar and the right songs that the
clientele that you want to potentially have and only when you find someone that
you feel like would be a good fit for you and you a good fit for them only
then do you try to pull the trigger to work with them and help them make a song
also if you don't have any experience you don't have a catalog you don't have
a body of work at all find somebody who doesn't have a great recording yet if
somebody has an awesome recording odds are they've probably found somebody who
they're really enjoying working with you know you can take a shot you can send
them a message if you want to but your odds of converting somebody into an
actual paying client eventually are going to be a lot higher if you pursue
someone who is definitely very obviously in need of what you can offer number two
create your own music start making your own songs if you want to sell beats to
people if you want to produce hip-hop tracks make beats make songs hire
somebody else to sing on them hire somebody else to rap on them put them
out as an artist on Spotify on Apple music on soundcloud create your own
artist profile and release work that way that way you can build a body of work
that you can then show to people and you don't have to search for somebody else
to hire you you can go ahead and take the bull by the horns and create your
own work in is a double bonus you can get paid off of that work if you make a
song that's a dope you can make money off of that on Spotify through streaming
royalties so it's a double win you may have to spend a little money to get
somebody on your track but you are setting yourself up to build your own
body of work on your own terms number three utilize your existing
relationships utilize your existing friendships offer to make music for your
musician friends that you already have odds are if you're trying to be a music
producer you have friends who are trying to make a living at music as well
so work together help each other make sure that you have a setup where you
both benefit I'll produce your tract for free and in return I get 25% of the back
end or 50% of the song running or whatever come up with a deal that works
for you now something that I usually say not to do is work for free and what I
mean by that is don't work for free in a setup that hurts you so if somebody else
benefits a hundred percent and you benefit nothing that's purely working
for free and that's a bad setup but work for financial free early on trade
something for what you are giving it doesn't have to be money and working
with friends is a great way to do that you can do it with all three of these
points all three of these tactics open themselves up to working in a way that
doesn't require you to exchange money you're getting experience you're getting
a catalog of work give your skills so that you can earn that which will allow
you to get clients after that don't be afraid to come up with a creative way to
be compensated for your work that's not money what you need first and foremost
is a body of work a catalogue of songs that you can show to others to earn
their business later on and the best way to do that is to go to shows engage with
artists where they are create your own music build your own body of work and
utilize the relationships that you already have so these are three tactics
that I have used that have helped me get clients build my career as a producer
and as a musician and I think they can work for you too
if I left anything out if you have used something if you have done something
that has been wildly successful for you I'd love to know about it in the
comments let me know as always thanks for watching and I will catch you on the
next one peace
you