Selling as a ghost producer means finishing a track completely, listing it for one exclusive buyer, and transferring the rights when it sells. You are paid once, at a price you set, and you keep 70% to 85% of it. No audience, no label, and no prior releases are required.
The hard part is not finding buyers. It is having something genuinely finished to sell. Most rejected submissions fail on preparation, not on musical talent.
What "finished" actually means
A buyer is not purchasing a demo to work on. They are purchasing something they can schedule for release. That raises the bar past where most producers stop.
What a sale includes
- The mixed and mastered WAV, ready to release
- The unmastered mixdown, with headroom for the buyer's own mastering
- Every stem, separated: drums, bass, synths, effects
- The MIDI files used in the project
- The transfer agreement in the buyer's name
Preparing these after a sale is too late. Assemble them before you list.
If you would not be comfortable seeing the track released next month exactly as it is, it is not ready to list.
The steps, in order
- Finish and master the track. Include vocals if it has them, and be certain you have the right to sell those vocals too.
- Export everything. Master, unmastered mixdown, stems, MIDI. Name the files clearly.
- Create your producer account and complete verification, which is what allows you to be paid later.
- Upload and describe the track. Genre, BPM, key, and whether the project file is included. Accuracy here is what makes your track findable by buyers filtering the catalogue.
- Set your price in US dollars, and decide whether you will accept offers below it.
- Wait for review. Every submission is checked before it goes live.
What gets a submission rejected
Rejections cluster around a few recurring problems, and all of them are avoidable:
- A melody built from a pre-made loop. The melodic content has to be written by you. This is the most common rejection by a wide margin.
- Missing stems or MIDI. An incomplete package is not a sellable product.
- Uncleared samples. You cannot transfer rights you do not hold.
- An unfinished mix. Rough balances, obvious clipping, or a track that stops rather than ends.
Pricing
You set the price. Exclusive tracks generally sell in the low hundreds of dollars, and the range reflects genre, production quality and how in-demand the style currently is.
Two things are worth knowing before you pick a number. First, buyers can send an offer below your asking price, which you can accept, decline or counter, so your listed price works as a starting point rather than a wall. Second, you can apply your own discount after a track has been listed for a while, which is a better tool than launching low.
What you keep
Your share depends on your producer level, and it improves as you sell more:
| Level | You keep | Platform commission |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 70% | 30% |
| Rising | 72% | 28% |
| Pro | 75% | 25% |
| Elite | 78% | 22% |
| Legend | 85% | 15% |
Payment is released once the sale completes and the files are delivered to the buyer. There are no royalties afterwards: the exclusive price is the whole payment, in exchange for the rights.
Selling services instead of finished tracks
Not every producer wants to sell finished music. You can also offer paid production services, where a client commissions specific work such as a mix, a master, or a full track to a brief. That is a different arrangement with a different payment flow, and it suits producers who prefer working to a request over speculating on what will sell.
Common questions
Do I need an audience to sell ghost productions?
No. Buyers judge the track, not your follower count. A producer with no public profile at all can sell on the same terms as one with a large following, because what is on sale is the music and the rights, not your name.
Can I sell a track that uses samples?
Only if you have the right to transfer it. Royalty-free sample packs are generally fine for drums and one-shots. What you cannot sell is a melody built from a pre-made melodic loop, or anything containing an uncleared sample of a commercial record, because you would be selling rights you do not hold.
What happens to my track after it sells?
It is removed from the catalogue permanently and the buyer receives the files and the transfer agreement in their name. You cannot resell it, release it yourself, or use it in another project, because the rights are no longer yours.
Can I stay anonymous?
Yes. Most producers sell under an alias, which keeps commercial work separate from their own artist project. Buyers never need your legal name; the platform handles identity verification privately for payouts.
How should I price my first track?
Look at what comparable finished tracks in your genre are listed for and start in that range rather than at the bottom. Pricing far below the market rarely reads as a bargain to buyers; it reads as a track with something wrong with it.
Ready to list your first track?
The upload guide walks through the file requirements in detail, so nothing gets sent back on a technicality.