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Just Blaze’s 5 Track Commandments for Music Producers

I came across this Just Blaze article in a 2006 Complex Magazine issue. I thought I would share.

Just Blaze

Here is Just Blaze’s 5 tips to dealing with beats

1. Signature Sounds

"Come up with a signature so people know it’s your beat. Then you can annoy people as much as I have, but they never forget your name."

2. Get Paid

"Always get money before you track the beat or hand over the ProTools disk. If you don’t you’ll probably hear your joint on a mixtape and get no money when it flops (most do)."

3. Best Tracks First

"If you get the opportunity to play beats for an artist, play your best 10 and that’s it! Otherwise your might as well pass them a 40oz. of NyQuil."

4. Be Seen

"If you land a single, make sure you’re there when they shoot the video, even if you have to fly out yourself. You think Kanye paid for my 2.5 second cameo in "Touch the Sky"?

5. Go to Events

"Go to every industry events. You wouldn’t believe how many washed-up, non-talent folks revive their careers by connin’ some fool on their fifth Hennessy and Coke."

12 Comments

Prophet The Rebel on March 2nd, 2009

Thanks for the tips! I’ll definitely keep them in mind!

AndreB on March 18th, 2009

just blaze is the man! real good tips!

Aranes on April 3rd, 2009

Some great advice from JUST BLAZE. Adhere to it!!!

The next Just Blaze can be found at http://www.myspace.com/araneslamusique

K swilla on April 12th, 2009

1. Signature Sounds

“Come up with a signature so people know it’s your beat. Then you can annoy people as much as I have, but they never forget your name.”

Lol Aranes seems to have missed number 1

Xola X on June 4th, 2009

Thanks Mr Blaze. “If you land a single, make sure you’re there when they shoot the video, even if you have to fly out yourself. You think Kanye paid for my 2.5 second cameo in “Touch the Sky”? True dat.