Guides
Clear, practical explanations of the things that come up when you license a beat and turn it into a release: what the license really covers, how to credit and register the song, and how to record and mix vocals that hold up.
Beat Licensing Explained: MP3 Lease, WAV Lease, Unlimited and Exclusive
A plain-language guide to what each type of beat license actually gives you, what it does not, and the questions to ask before you pay.
Producer Credits, Split Sheets and Registering Your Song
How credit, songwriting splits and registrations work when you release a song on a licensed beat, and how to avoid the disputes that come from skipping them.
BPM, Half-Time and Key: What a Vocalist Needs to Know About a Beat
How to read a beat's tempo and key, why the same beat can be listed at two BPMs, and how to use that information to write and record a better topline.
Recording Vocals Over a Leased Beat: A Practical Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for setting up a session, getting clean takes and delivering files an engineer can actually work with.
Mixing Vocals on a Two-Track Beat: Making Space Without Stems
Most leases give you a single stereo file of the beat. Here is how to make a vocal sit clearly on top of it, step by step.