FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHO IS BLACKPALM?
I’M A SONGWRITER & MUSIC PRODUCER WHO WORKS WITH ARTISTS, LABELS, PRODUCERS, SONGWRITERS & BANDS ALL OVER THE WORLD THROUGH LOCAL AND ONLINE COLLABORATION. MY SPECIALTIES ARE EDGY POP, POP PUNK, MODERN RAP AND EVERY MIX OF THEM.
WHAT KIND OF CLIENTS DO YOU TYPICALLY WORK WITH?
I TYPICALLY WORK WITH SOLO ARTISTS AND BANDS THAT WANT AN EDGIER, BUT STILL COMMERCIAL SOUND AND STYLE. ARTISTS AND BANDS WHO LOVE MAKING MUSIC, BUT ARE ALSO INTENTIONAL WITH THEIR CAREER AND DO ACTUALLY RELEASE MUSIC ON THE REGULAR.
IN WHAT TYPE OF GENRE YOU TYPICALLY WORK IN?
I’M TYPICALLY WRITING AND PRODUCING SONGS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY POP, RAP/HIP HOP AND POP PUNK/ROCK, WHILE BLENDING THOSE STYLES IN DIFFERENT LEVELS AND COMBINATIONS.
WHAT ARE YOUR RATES?
MY RATES TOTALLY DEPEND ON THE KIND OF PROJECT, THE DESIRED OUTCOME AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT’S NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THERE’S NO “ONE SIZE FITS ALL”. IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT AND HOW I MAYBE ABLE TO HELP YOU IN MORE DETAIL, JUST BOOK A CALL WITH ME AND WE CHAT ABOUT YOU AND YOUR MUSIC. NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
ARE YOU AVAILABLE IN MY COUNTRY?
SINCE I’M WORKING BOTH LOCALLY AND ONLINE, YOU CAN REACH ME AND WORK WITH ME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WHAT SERVICES CAN YOU OFFER?
BASED ON WHAT SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO GET YOU TO THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER, I CAN HELP YOU WITH A COMPLETELY FINISHED AND RELEASE-READY SONG (INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM (CO-)WRITING, A FULLY FLESHED OUT PRODUCTION, VOCAL EDITING, MIXING AND MASTERING), JUST TOPLINE-/SONGWRITING, TRACK/BEAT PRODUCTION, ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION, REMIXING, MIXING, MASTERING, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE.
ADDITIONALLY I CAN ALSO ASSIST AND OFFER RESOURCES TO TOPICS LIKE DISTRIBUTION, ROYALTIES, PROs, PUBLISHING, LIVE SOUND AND LIVE SHOW SETUP (INCLUDING SIGNAL FLOW, BACKING TRACKS, ETC.), MERCHANDISING, AND MANY MORE.
DO I OWN THE SONG THAT YOU CREATE FOR ME?
ON THE “WORK FOR HIRE” BASED SERVICES (MIXING & MASTERING) YOU OWN 100% OF YOUR SONG(S). ON ALL OTHER SERVICES, WE NEGOTIATE THE OWNERSHIP SPLIT (INCL. ALL KINDS OF ROYALTIES) BETWEEN EVERY ARTIST, WRITER, AND PRODUCER.
DO YOU OFFER A PAYMENT PLAN?
I TYPICALLY SPLIT PROJECT COSTS INTO 2 PAYMENTS. 50% UPFRONT, BEFORE STARTING THE PROJECT AND 50% AFTER COMPLETION. ON LARGER PROJECTS, I MAY CONSIDER A PAYMENT PLAN.
HOW DOES THE COLLABORATION PROCESS WORK?
DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT, YOUR SCHEDULE AND YOUR PREFERENCES WE CAN COLLABORATE VIA VIDEO CHAT APPLICATIONS LIKE ZOOM, FACETIME, OR SKYPE, VIA VOICE/TEXT MESSAGES, OR EMAIL. IF YOU WANT A MORE DETAILED OVERVIEW OF HOW THE WORKFLOW COULD LOOK LIKE, I PREPARED THIS PAGE.
WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
I’M LOCATED IN THE HEART OF LEIPZIG, IN THE MIDDLE OF GERMANY, 2 DRIVING-HOURS SOUTH FROM BERLIN. LEIPZIG IS A BEAUTIFUL UP-AND-COMING CITY WITH GREAT ARTISTS, LOTS OF HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE. WELL.. FRIENDLY FOR GERMANS.