By Samuel Obisesan | Graviitalbeats
Africa’s first escrow-protected beat marketplace is officially live at graviitalbeats.com. The platform Nigerian artists and producers have needed for years is no longer coming. It is here.
This article walks through everything the platform does; every feature, every tool, every protection built into the system, so every artist, producer, and music industry professional understands exactly what Graviitalbeats offers from day one.
Graviitalbeats is a professional online beat marketplace where Nigerian artists find and hire producers, producers sell and license their beats, and every transaction is protected by an escrow payment system that guarantees both sides get what they were promised.
Now here is everything it does in detail.
For Artists: Everything You Can Do on Graviitalbeats
Browse and Buy Catalogue Beats
The Graviitalbeats beat library gives artists access to a searchable catalogue of professional beats from verified Nigerian and African producers. Filter by genre, mood, tempo, and price. Preview beats before purchasing. License instantly.
Whether you need an Afropop instrumental, a street-pop banger, an Amapiano-influenced groove, or an R&B production, the catalogue search puts the right sound in front of you without a WhatsApp negotiation.
Post a Custom Beat Request
Instead of hunting for a producer who might have what you need, you describe exactly what you want and let producers come to you. Post a brief: your genre, your tempo, your mood, your reference tracks, your budget, your timeline. Producers on the platform review your request and submit competitive bids. You choose the bid that matches your vision then the transaction begins.
Hire a Producer Through a Protected Process
Once you select a producer, the job is formalised on the platform. No informal agreements. No verbal promises. A documented commission with a clear brief, a confirmed price, and a protected payment system that holds both sides accountable.
Pay Through Escrow – Zero Upfront Risk
This is the most important feature on the platform for artists.
When you hire a producer on Graviitalbeats, your payment does not go directly to the producer. It enters escrow , held securely by the platform until your beat is delivered and approved. You only release payment when you have exactly what you asked for. No ghosting. No money lost. No paying into the void and hoping someone shows up.
Communicate Directly With Your Producer
Graviitalbeats has a built-in messaging system that keeps all communication between you and your producer in one place, on the platform, documented, and tied to the active job. Describe revisions clearly. Share references. Give feedback. Everything is on record.
Rate and Review Your Producer
After every completed job, you leave a rating and review. Your honest feedback builds the track record that helps other artists make better hiring decisions, and rewards the producers who consistently deliver.
For Producers: Everything You Can Do on Graviitalbeats
Build a Professional Profile
Your Graviitalbeats profile is your public-facing portfolio, the first thing a serious artist sees before deciding whether to hire you. Upload your catalogue, set your bio, list your genre specialisations, and establish the professional identity that represents your sound. This is not a social media page. It is a verified professional profile that builds in value with every completed job.
Upload and License Your Catalogue Beats
List your existing beats on the platform under clear licensing tiers. Set your prices. Make your catalogue available to artists browsing the marketplace. Every time an artist licenses one of your beats, either exclusive or non-exclusive, that is income generated without additional work.
Set Your Licensing Tiers
Graviitalbeats supports all licensing structures:
Non-exclusive licence: Your beat remains in your catalogue and can be sold to multiple artists simultaneously. Lower price point, higher volume potential.
Exclusive rights: The artist purchases full ownership of the beat. It is removed from your catalogue permanently.
Price exclusives to reflect the full commercial value of what you are transferring. And so on
Receive and Bid on Custom Beat Requests
Browse active beat requests from artists on the platform. When you find a brief that matches your sound and your availability, submit a competitive bid, your price, your timeline, and your case for why you are the right producer for the job.
Winning bids on Graviitalbeats are not about who has the most followers. They are about who demonstrates the best understanding of the brief and the strongest production history to back it up.
Get Paid Through Escrow Every Time
When an artist accepts your bid, their payment enters escrow immediately. Before you open your DAW. Before you lay down a single element.Your income is secured from the moment the job begins. You deliver the beat. The artist approves. Payment releases automatically. No chasing and no following up.
Communicate With Artists on the Platform
The built-in messaging system keeps all job communication in one place, tied to the active commission, documented, and clear. Brief changes, revision requests, delivery confirmations all on record.
Build a Verified Track Record
Every completed job contributes to your professional profile. Your delivery history, your client ratings, all visible to every artist considering hiring you.
This is the professional infrastructure the informal Nigerian market never offered. A verifiable record of your work that compounds in value over time and makes every future bid more credible than the last.
Who Graviitalbeats Is Built For
– Recording artists who need professional beats, catalogue or custom, with zero upfront financial risk.
– Independent artists who do not have label connections and need access to quality producers on their own terms.
– Music producers who are tired of chasing payments and losing credit
– Content creators, filmmakers, and media brands who need original, custom audio built to a brief and legally cleared.
– Advertising agencies and marketing teams that need original music with documented ownership trails.
– Film and television productions commissioning scores and soundtracks through a professional, protected process.
The Nigerian music industry has produced the most culturally significant sound in the world right now. The artists and producers behind that sound have built it without the professional infrastructure that the scale of their success demands.
Graviitalbeats is that infrastructure. A beat marketplace. A producer marketplace. An escrow-protected transaction system. A professional platform built specifically for Nigerian music, from how artists commission beats to how producers get paid to how every deal is documented and enforced.
The informal market had its time. The professional era of Nigerian music production starts today.
Graviitalbeats. Own Your Sound.
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