Make & Sell Beats

Produce finished tracks and sell or license them.

Start with FL Studio - Complete Beginner Basics Tutorial (12 min, Busy Works Beats), then Music Production with FL Studio – Full Tutorial for Beginners (141 min, freeCodeCamp.org). All 36 lessons in Make & Sell Beats are free. No degree. A laptop and headphones. A starter kit costs about $520. Beat leases, sync licensing and streaming; mixing for others.

To start: No degree. A laptop and headphones. Earning: Beat leases, sync licensing and streaming; mixing for others.

  1. Your DAW

    FL Studio, Ableton or Logic.

  2. Theory for producers

    Chords and melodies that work.

  3. Mixing and mastering

    Make it sound finished.

  4. Release and sell

    Distribution, beat stores and sync.

  5. Find your first clients

    A small portfolio, a profile that gets replies, and proposals that win work.

  6. Get paid and keep the books

    Invoices, contracts, taxes for the self-employed and simple bookkeeping.

  7. Build your own site

    A one-page site and a profile that bring work to you.