Producer Whisperer ™

Mike Trampe
Producer Whisperer ™
Director, @BeatStars Publishing
Creators Paid $450M+
Grammy Winning | RIAA Gold & Platinum | Billboard Charting 🏆

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

Gotta love a comment spammer 😂

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

Creators: You don’t have to give up ownership of your publishing.

cc @BrianZisook

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@AndreasHale @TheCompanyMan Appreciate everything you did for dx bro. You paved the way for me.

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@fakeshoredrive Watching something die that you helped build is heartbreaking.

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@speriod Such a shame bro. Appreciate everything you did over the years ❤️

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@BrianZisook @BeatstarsPub @IconicSavvy @ProofOnTheTrack @Drake 🫩

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

This one is extremely interesting.

We have had a song in our @BeatstarsPub catalog for over a year called “PSA” by @IconicSavvy produced by @ProofOnTheTrack. We represent Proof.

The song had about 300k streams, and @Drake found it somehow, sampled it and created “True Bestie”!

Super proud of @ProofOnTheTrack for his work, but also the fact he had it registered properly which allowed #Drake to know who to contact to clear it properly.

Go stream “True Bestie” off “Maid Of Honour” and shout-out @IconicSavvy

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@Akademiks We have a bunch and can offer context if needed.

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

The first two songs on #Iceman by @Drake were co-produced by two guys I have watched work, grow and stay relentless for years.

On top of that they have trusted me and the @BeatstarsPub team to help and protect them. I’m extremely proud of and grateful for @boiyanel and @skeyezbeats 🤝❤️

“Make Them Cry” co-produced by @boiyanel x @skeyezbeats

“Dust” co-produced by @boiyanel

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

Sharks 🦈 will be out at midnight.

Be safe out there creators 🥶

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@Beat_Bass_Vibe @djpain1 It’s real, I have numerous examples I have been sent and I have personally experienced.

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

#KendrickLamar vs #Drake beat searches on Youtube over the last 5 years.

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

#Iceman 🥶

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

Just got an email for a sample clearance on “Iceman” for a song with 300k streams.

The producer hasn’t responded yet so he has no idea yet.

Today will be a good day for him 🥶

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

The MLC is great, and every admin delivers there. But, they ONLY collect mechanicals in the USA.

So if you choose to go to them directly, you need a way to go to all the mechanical societies and other societies worldwide.

This is why publishing admins exist.

[Zilla F. Baby @twogeebs]

@ProducerWhisp I don’t use an admin, I actually don’t know about that. I do it all myself so I register directly with MLC myself but explain tha admin shit to me if you don’t mind?

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

@twogeebs You don’t need to register with MLC if you use an admin. If you choose to go to MLC directly then you need a way to collect from every other mechanical society worldwide. It’s just easier to work with an admin.

[Producer Whisperer ™ @ProducerWhisp]

For Composition Side
- Register with a PRO as a writer to obtain your IPI #
- They will pay you writer share performance royalties directly

With your writer IPI #, sign up with a publishing admin to collect worldwide:
- publisher share performance royalties
- mechanical royalties
- sync royalties

Register songs with pub admin only (they send to your home PRO), include all full names and %’s. Accuracy is 🔑

For Master Side
- Distributor/label collects and pays streaming master royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, etc.
- Sign up w/ SoundExchange - they collect US digital performance royalties
- Sign up w/ a global neighboring rights admin that collects international neighboring rights royalties

These are all separate royalty pipelines and most artists only set up distro + a PRO.

[Zilla F. Baby @twogeebs]

Register all your music. EVERY SINGLE SONG. If you just register each project you are leaving money on tha table, a good amount of it. It’s very tedious and can take like an hour or longer depending how big your catalog is but register EVERY single song not just tha albums