Licensing
You never need permission to start. Licensing is what happens once the song is actually working — and on most of the catalogue, not before.
01Licences
$0
on beats marked free for profit
Where it's offered: take the beat, release the song, keep the revenue. Credit (prod. shrpnss). Cross 10k monetized streams and you buy a license.
$20–25
one-off, per beat
The clean version of the deal. Untagged files, no stream cap, no fine print to keep checking.
Varies
get in touch
The beat comes off the store and is yours alone. For when the song is the single, not the experiment.
Licensing is handled through BeatStars, so the terms you agree to there are the terms that count. If anything is unclear, ask me before you release rather than after.
02Bulk deals
Standing offers on the store, across every licence type. They apply automatically at checkout.
Buy 2, get 1 free
or buy 3, get 2 free
Buy 2, get 1 free
or buy 3, get 2 free
Buy 2, get 1 free
or buy 3, get 2 free
Buy 2, get 1 free
or buy 3, get 2 free
03Free for profit, exactly
Three steps, in order, on the beats that offer it. There is no fourth one.
A good chunk of the catalogue is. The beat's page or video description says which it is — that's the version that counts.
Put it on Spotify, Apple Music, wherever you want. Monetize it. Credit me as (prod. shrpnss) and keep the money.
Around $20–25. That's the whole catch. If the beat helped you win, I'd like to not be left empty-handed.
Only if you actually need to — otherwise just take it.
04Questions
The ones marked free for profit are, yes. Release the song, monetize it anywhere you like, and keep the money. Credit me as (prod. shrpnss) in the title. Not every beat in the catalogue is free for profit — the beat's page or video description says which it is.
That's the one condition. If a song using a free-for-profit beat passes 10,000 monetized streams, buy a standard license — around $20–25 USD, one payment, per beat. Nothing gets taken down and no claim gets filed; I just don't want to be left empty-handed if the beat helped you win.
A standard license runs $20–25 for untagged WAV and MP3 files, unlimited monetized streams and full distribution and music-video rights. Exclusive rights — where the beat comes off the store entirely and ships with trackout stems — are priced case by case, so get in touch.
Put (prod. shrpnss) in the song title on platforms it makes sense (youtube, soundcloud), but on spotify etc, its fine to have it in credits section. That's the whole requirement.
Yes. Send some inspirations, like your favorite artists, a reference track, or just a description, and I'll build the beat around it. Custom work is quoted per project — start on the contact page.
Everything, from house to trap beats. Six years and 307+ released beats across them.
It has to be shrpnss, or capsctrl maybe...
