Put your catalog to work for you with an eight-year deal

Artists have more funding options than ever – but only one allows artists the flexibility to choose which solution works best for them.   

With beatBread, artists have the ability to customize every aspect of their deal – from what music is included, to how much monthly income an artist will keep, to the length of the term.  

There are literally hundreds of different deal combinations available, but the eight-year deal is an excellent option for artists looking for a long-term funding solution that doesn’t require compromising their ownership or control.  

Why would artists take an eight-year deal instead of a shorter-term deal?  

Deals range from one year to eight years, but which option is the best?

Ultimately, deciding between term lengths is all about what’s best for you – so ask yourself, do you want more flexibility or more money? 

Eight-year deals allow artists to maximize their catalog 

Obviously, the largest deal will also be the longest.  

beatBread's eight-year deal gives artists the ability to maximize their catalog on a clear timeline while still maintaining ownership over their music and control over their career. While the longest deal offers the maximum amount of capital, the shortest deal will offer the most amount of flexibility for when artists just need a short-term funding solution. 

Let your previously released music go to work for you 

While two-year deals let artists make low-stakes bets on their immediate future, eight-year deals leverage previous work while artists focus on new music.  

In most cases, your previously released music will never be as valuable as it is right now, artists can take advantage of their past hard work by getting the most value out of their catalog now. beatBread's long-term deals (like our eight-year deal) allow their old music to go to work for them while they focus on their next big release.  

Why beatBread’s eight-year deal is a better option than a label deal 

All too often, emerging artists feel the pressure to lock into a record deal in order to get the immediate financial boost they need to build their music career. In exchange for funding, artists agree to undesirable terms that strip away their control and ownership, and leave them caught in a vortex of spiraling recoupment and creative servitude.

Times have changed. Now, there’s a path for artists to achieve the success they dream of without locking themselves into restrictive, predatory deals with major labels. 

Get the big check AND keep full ownership over your music 

Today’s emerging artists don’t want to, and shouldn’t have to, give up ownership and control to advance their careers. That’s why beatBread was founded on the principle that artists should have the ability to access the key funding they need, without compromising the freedom they value the most. 

Unlike most label deals, beatBread artists keep 100% ownership of their masters. An eight-year deal offers artists the maximum amount of funding (up to $2 million), like a label deal, without stripping them of their ownership. 

In short, beatBread allows artists to get the big check and keep ownership. 

beatBread deals are artist-friendly; label deals are label-friendly  

For decades, labels were the gatekeepers to the music industry. They maintained their power by profiting off lopsided record deals at the expense of artists – ridden with ambiguous timelines and terms that left artists with the scraps of their art’s lifetime revenue. But that story is changing.   

Today's artists are in the power seat and have the ability to achieve success, while retaining complete control over their music outside of a major label deal. We want to empower a new generation of artists – which means providing a flexible, transparent, funding option that puts the artist first.  

• Flexible deal terms: Unlike label deals, artists customize the terms of their deal 
• Unrivaled transparency: There are no hidden fees, interest rates or penalties, and the amount owed will never go up.
• Your additional income is yours: We provide advances against streaming revenue – nothing else. We don’t touch physical sales, touring, merch, sync or publishing income. 
• All around better terms: beatBread deals offer better royalty rates that leave artists with a lion’s share of the revenue post-recoupment.

Creative control is where it should be – with the artist 

Unlike a label deal, the beatBread check doesn’t come with stipulations.   

In most cases, artists stuck in label deals are limited to what partners and services they can use. The artist is restricted to use what the label provides, regardless to whether or not the artist actually wants it – in fact, beatBread was birthed out of this frustration. 

Artist choice is our North Star, and we believe that artists should have the freedom to select the distribution, marketing, and production partners that best fit their unique needs. We’ll never tell you how to spend your advance, what services to use, who to partner with, or even require that it be spent on your music career.  

We just provide funding, then get out of the way. The rest is completely up to you.