- Mar 14, 2012
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More like what? Don't forget what cheer music has become as opposed to what it was. I'm only a producer, and I can do VO's but now were talking high quality custom raps that people want. So now I go and search for a talented male and female rapper, and once found, will require payment for their work. So now whenever raps go into my mixes, I'm spending money. I don't illegally download any songs, I purchase them all. --more money.
Cheer music is very much becoming it's own genre. And if someone is building a completely customized, high quality mix from scratch, I think the prices that all the current producers charge are fair as compared to their quality. How much would it cost for your favorite artist to write, record, mix and master a song they made specifically for you and your friends? Probably a lot more than $1200. I charge, and have personally charged only what I think my mixes are worth. If I thought they were worth $1200 I would charge that. And what pizzaro said about supply and demand is correct. More people want it, prices go up. Get better at mixing, prices go up. It helps to not think of it as some dude throwin' on some headphones and mashing up a couple songs. These are functioning businesses with owners and employees. Sure people can say, "It's just cheer music," but we all know it's becoming more than that. There are plenty of first time producers out there charging $75.00 - $100.00 for a 2:30 mix. But listen to theirs, and then listen to JR's or Patrick's stuff and I think it becomes very clear why the prices are what they are.
