Genre guides
Every genre has its own handoffs.
Who does what on the record, what the files are called, how the money and the credit get agreed, and which cities carry the scene.
- Hip-hop5 in the chain How hip-hop collabs get made. Who is in the chain on a rap record, how a beat gets licensed, what the files are called, how features and credit get agreed, and where the scene lives. ProducerArtistEngineerFeature Atlanta · Los Angeles · New York
- R&B5 in the chain How R&B collabs get made. Who is in the chain on an R&B record, how topliners and producers split a song, what vocal production involves, and how features and credit get agreed. ProducerToplinerVocalist or artistVocal producer and engineer Atlanta · New York · Los Angeles
- Pop5 in the chain How pop collabs get made. Who is in the chain on a pop record, how writer rooms and topline splits work, what a producer delivers, and how credit gets agreed before release. ProducerToplinerArtistVocal producer Los Angeles · Nashville · New York
- Country5 in the chain How country collabs get made. Who is in the chain on a country record, how Nashville co-writes and demo sessions work, what a number chart is, and how credit gets agreed. SongwriterArtistProducerSession players Nashville · Atlanta · Los Angeles
- Latin5 in the chain How Latin collabs get made. Who is in the chain on a Latin record, how reggaeton, Latin pop and regional Mexican sessions differ, what files move, and how credit gets agreed. ProducerArtistSongwriter or toplinerPercussion and session players Miami · Los Angeles · New York
- Electronic5 in the chain How electronic collabs get made. Who is in the chain on an electronic record, how producers and topliners split a song, what project files and trackouts mean, and how remix credit works. ProducerVocalist or toplinerMix and master engineerSound designer Chicago · Los Angeles · New York
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