What Beat Lease Do I Need? (Explained) Understanding license agreements can be confusing for both new and experienced artists alike. Whether it's a standard MP3 license or an Unlimited license, navigating the various licensing types and knowing what each offers is important when it comes to distributing and profiting from your song. One license offers more flexibility to leverage your song while others make more sense for your financial situation. In this post, we hope to help you gain a better understanding of each license agreement and which suits you best. First, let's start with a quick reminder of what a License Agreement is. A License agreement is an agreement between you (the licensee) and the licensor (the Producer), that grants you permission to use the beat under certain guidelines and stipulations. These guidelines can vary depending on the license type and the producers you are working with. Knowing these guidelines is important for both the artist and producer as it can save a lot of time, money, and possible legal disputes. There are five types of license agreements on leekedbeats.com; MP3, WAV, Premium, Unlimited, and Big Commercial Lease. At first glance, the name of each license can seem self-explanatory, but the sauce is in the details. One license may grant you certain permissions that another might not. $40.00 MP3 Lease: With the MP3 license, you receive the MP3 file of the beat. MP3 licensing allows you to distribute your song to SoundCloud and other streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, ect. The MP3 license allows you to profit from up to 2,500 of your unit sells and monetize up to 100,000 cumulative streams. This license allows you to use your song for 1 music video, however YouTube monetization is not allowed with this license. $60.00 Wav Lease: With the Wav license, you receive both the Wav and MP3 file of the beat (WAV files are usually a better option for recording than MP3’s). Wav licensing allows you to distribute your song to SoundCloud and other streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, ect. The Wav license allows you to profit from up to 5,000 of your unit sells and monetize up to 250,000 cumulative streams. This license allows you to use your song for 1 music video, however YouTube monetization is not allowed with this license. $125.00 Trackout Lease: With the Premium license, you receive the WAV, MP3, and Track Stems files of the beat. The *Most Popular* licenses is the Premium License. Artists usually find this license ideal for mixing and rearranging because they receive the tracks stems of the beat, giving them more freedom to mix and arrange the track to their liking. This license allows you to distribute to all streaming platforms and sell up to 10,000 copies of your song and monetize up to 500,000 of your cumulative streams. This license also allows you to use your song for 3 music videos, however YouTube monetization is not allowed with this license. Professional Leases: $250.00 Unlimited Lease: With the Professional license, you receive the WAV, MP3, and Track Stems files of the beat. This license allows you to sell an 200,000 copies of your song. Its allows for an 2,000,000 monetized streams on all streaming platforms. Artists usually find this license ideal for mixing and rearranging because they receive the tracks stems of the beat, giving them more freedom to mix and arrange the track to their liking. With all the freedom you receive with this license, one main thing to keep in mind is this is a Non-Exclusive license. $500.00 Unlimited + Sync Lease: With the Unlimited + Sync License, you receive the WAV, MP3, and Track Stems files of the beat. This Lease is perfect for up and coming artists, labels, and big projects. This license allows you to sell an unlimited amount of copies of your song. Its allows for an unlimited amount of monetized streams on all