"Number 1 Hustler" Music Video
by Pompey ft. Bigg Bailey & Michael "Musicated Minor" Sullivan
Produced by Pompey
Directed by Yannik Amani
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Saturday, August 27, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Where I come from...is where they come from too.
Sometimes, when you focus on the abundance of regular rock in the mountain side, you can miss out on the gold that is glittering, waiting to be uncovered. Yesterday, as I was chit chatting with a fellow artist, I realized that. I always knew the guy had talent and respected him for his craft, but little did I know what his craft and talents REALLY were. Ilk really thankful for the rendezvous we had and I feel like it is the beginning of a great musical collaborations in the future. Sometimes I look and get caught up in the idea of "if I'm going to be bigger than this, I have to venture away from here"...but there are other people who feel the exact same way. Those people are the ones I need to be working with on a consistent basis. Yesterday I wasn't knocked off my high horse (because I haven't saddled up) but I was prevented from getting onto one...and I like that. It's refreshing to learn that there are others around you who you can honestly relate to. I'm glad that my focus been given another avenue to explore that will spell success for myself and the others I am about to take this journey with.
Until next time....
YEP YEP!
And God bless.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
PROPER DIG by Jae Marley
NEW HOT SINGLE: "PROPER DIG" by Jae Marley
Produced by. Pompey
This is the new banging single by Jae Marley. Check it out!!!!
been fifty-leben days...umpteen hours...
ahhh here we are back again. I haven't posted in a couple of months. I really don't know WHAT to post about, so I guess a few little updates wouldn't hurt.
I'm currently finding and weaving my way into a position musically that I want to be in. I still have a lot of improving to do, but that will continue to come as long as I keep working hard. I've met a lot of new artists that I can't wait to do some major work with. Things are really looking up and I'll continue to work as hard as I can to get to where I want to be. I know that's really vague, but I'm pressed for time just a little bit.
I'll definitely go into more detail later. :)
Have a wonderful and blessed Tuesday!
YEP YEP!
I'm currently finding and weaving my way into a position musically that I want to be in. I still have a lot of improving to do, but that will continue to come as long as I keep working hard. I've met a lot of new artists that I can't wait to do some major work with. Things are really looking up and I'll continue to work as hard as I can to get to where I want to be. I know that's really vague, but I'm pressed for time just a little bit.
I'll definitely go into more detail later. :)
Have a wonderful and blessed Tuesday!
YEP YEP!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Lease vs Exclusive? Which do you choose?
Recently I've had a few artists inquire about purchasing instrumentals from me. When I tell them that I lease tracks out for a certain amount, they generally then ask me what the price is for exclusive rights. They tend to feel my price range is a tad bit high for a 'lease'. However, understand there are more than one way to 'lease' or 'rent' out music.
So let me start by giving a little background on the basic 3 (as I have come to learn them) types of ways instrumentals can be sold.
1. The INEXCLUSIVE lease: This basically covers any "free download" instrumental or beat that anyone has gotten from the internet or from someone. It also includes the lower price tracks you will mainly come across (unless stated elsewhere in a contract between the artist and producer. But with the free or low price, what is the use of a contract right?...better do some research). A producer is free to lease these tracks to as many artists as possible. Why? Because he still owns the copyrights, licenses, and registrations to his work.
So that brings us to the next 2, which ill discuss in comparison...
An exclusive lease vs an exclusive sale:
The difference betweens the 2 is very minute, yet it is the difference between a $100 price tag and a $5,000 price tag.
The reason that I want to get into this is because as a producer I feel the word exclusive means one thing to me, and something else to an artist.
I generally sell my instrumentals under an EXCLUSIVE lease. Give the artist free reign of the track for a certain time period (generally 2-3 years). In that time span, I cannot lease the track to anyone else. However, the ARTIST cannot sell the instrumental either. Some artists feel that if they exclusively purchase a track, if they are approached by a label and the label wants to sign them, buy the song, and push it for them, that they have the right to do so. This is not the case at all. Without ownership of any copyrights, licenses, and registrations, you cannot TRANSFER OWNERSHIP of the instrumental. This is where the difference of exclusive sales and exclusive leases differ. If you actually PURCHASE a beat EXCLUSIVELY then you should have ownership not only of a tracked out beat, but also of any ownership of all copyrights and licenses to use. This technically cuts out the producer (based on the contract of course) from having any say so of where his track ends up....which is why these sales are extremely higher than exclusive leases. Its not much different than renting a home. As a tenant, u generally cannot rent the home out to someone else right? If u want to do so you must purchase the home instead of renting it.
Don't let yourself get caught up in the jargon of business if you dont know the definitions. If your song blows up and you don't have things in order, you can find yourself rapping a hit song for free down the line. .
Just a little clarification for everyone. Hit me up with any comments, discussion, or questions. If you're looking for some instrumentals or if you're in the SC/GA area and are looking for mixing and recording time, check out www.POMPEYPRODUCTIONS.com and contact me at POMPEYPRODUCTIONS@gmail.com.
God bless.
Yep yep!
So let me start by giving a little background on the basic 3 (as I have come to learn them) types of ways instrumentals can be sold.
1. The INEXCLUSIVE lease: This basically covers any "free download" instrumental or beat that anyone has gotten from the internet or from someone. It also includes the lower price tracks you will mainly come across (unless stated elsewhere in a contract between the artist and producer. But with the free or low price, what is the use of a contract right?...better do some research). A producer is free to lease these tracks to as many artists as possible. Why? Because he still owns the copyrights, licenses, and registrations to his work.
So that brings us to the next 2, which ill discuss in comparison...
An exclusive lease vs an exclusive sale:
The difference betweens the 2 is very minute, yet it is the difference between a $100 price tag and a $5,000 price tag.
The reason that I want to get into this is because as a producer I feel the word exclusive means one thing to me, and something else to an artist.
I generally sell my instrumentals under an EXCLUSIVE lease. Give the artist free reign of the track for a certain time period (generally 2-3 years). In that time span, I cannot lease the track to anyone else. However, the ARTIST cannot sell the instrumental either. Some artists feel that if they exclusively purchase a track, if they are approached by a label and the label wants to sign them, buy the song, and push it for them, that they have the right to do so. This is not the case at all. Without ownership of any copyrights, licenses, and registrations, you cannot TRANSFER OWNERSHIP of the instrumental. This is where the difference of exclusive sales and exclusive leases differ. If you actually PURCHASE a beat EXCLUSIVELY then you should have ownership not only of a tracked out beat, but also of any ownership of all copyrights and licenses to use. This technically cuts out the producer (based on the contract of course) from having any say so of where his track ends up....which is why these sales are extremely higher than exclusive leases. Its not much different than renting a home. As a tenant, u generally cannot rent the home out to someone else right? If u want to do so you must purchase the home instead of renting it.
Don't let yourself get caught up in the jargon of business if you dont know the definitions. If your song blows up and you don't have things in order, you can find yourself rapping a hit song for free down the line. .
Just a little clarification for everyone. Hit me up with any comments, discussion, or questions. If you're looking for some instrumentals or if you're in the SC/GA area and are looking for mixing and recording time, check out www.POMPEYPRODUCTIONS.com and contact me at POMPEYPRODUCTIONS@gmail.com.
God bless.
Yep yep!
Monday, August 2, 2010
IF YOU BOUT BUSINESS...ACT ACCORDINGLY
I don't get it...I just don't understand it.
*sigh*
I really don't like it when I try to work with people, and they give you their butts to kiss. When you try to go out of your way to accommodate people and they don't show appreciation for your efforts.
But I'm just going to stop complaining and start taking some action. One thing I have to constantly tell myself is that my personal kindness could cause some unneccessary stress in my business life. So I'm going to have to stop being nice to folks when it comes down to my precious time.
Honestly, I don't care about the money. I have a job for that. Of course the extra money is good, but the little bit thats coming in on the side is NOT worth the baggage that comes along with it.
The funny part about it is, folks are going to think that I am in the wrong. I guess I'm going to have to be the bad guy then.
It's time to tighten up the circle once again.
So, with that being said, it's time to clean house. I'm going to have to go ahead and play the hand that I've been forced to play at this particular moment. It might lose me some business, but they weren't spending any major money anyway, so it's of no consequence.
I'll be posting some more tracks up that will be for lease. If you're interested, shoot me an email: PompeyProductions@gmail.com
Pompey Productions Website
Pompey Productions On Facebook
Pompey Soundclick Instrumentals
Pompey Soundclick Songs
Pompey on Twitter
*sigh*
I really don't like it when I try to work with people, and they give you their butts to kiss. When you try to go out of your way to accommodate people and they don't show appreciation for your efforts.
But I'm just going to stop complaining and start taking some action. One thing I have to constantly tell myself is that my personal kindness could cause some unneccessary stress in my business life. So I'm going to have to stop being nice to folks when it comes down to my precious time.
Honestly, I don't care about the money. I have a job for that. Of course the extra money is good, but the little bit thats coming in on the side is NOT worth the baggage that comes along with it.
The funny part about it is, folks are going to think that I am in the wrong. I guess I'm going to have to be the bad guy then.
It's time to tighten up the circle once again.
So, with that being said, it's time to clean house. I'm going to have to go ahead and play the hand that I've been forced to play at this particular moment. It might lose me some business, but they weren't spending any major money anyway, so it's of no consequence.
I'll be posting some more tracks up that will be for lease. If you're interested, shoot me an email: PompeyProductions@gmail.com
Pompey Productions Website
Pompey Productions On Facebook
Pompey Soundclick Instrumentals
Pompey Soundclick Songs
Pompey on Twitter
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