Yesterday, i got a call from a "famous rapper". He was enquiring about recording, mixing and mastering some songs.... but the catch was, he asked me to do all 8 songs for free. Hey, i mean, it's cool you made songs and are "famous" (you won't believe the things he said haha), but the fact is, THIS IS MY JOB(it's not as easy as people think, trust me!) and i have bills to pay. EXPOSURE(a joke term these days) does not pay my bills. The money i earn from clients do! If you think its just pressing a few buttons on my computer and copy-pasting stuff (thats what he said), then you can probably do it yourself and I have no time to waste. I cut the call while he was still busy basking in self appraisal. #thuglyfe #musicproducerlife
PS: I'd even charge my grandfather if he wanted to record with me hahaha!!
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Artists of all kinds get these exposure = pay kinds of offers. It's especially sad when the client has no fan base to get exposed to and the whole thing is some illusion of grandeur.