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Can you promote on r/musicproduction?

Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.

A community for hobbyists, professional musicians, and enthusiasts to discuss music production-related topics, ask questions, collaborate, and share tips and tricks. Music creators from all walks of life are welcome here.

What its rules say about promotion

Marketing
If you've created something you want to share (presets, samples etc.), you have to do so without profiting yourself. This means you can't charge the users anything. You can't require them to sign up for a newsletter or website either, the resources should be uploaded somewhere where it's directly available. Giveaways, remix contests, and other promotions are prohibited. Violations will result in a temporary ban.
Self Promotion/Advertising
Posting personal tracks, mixtapes etc. is forbidden. If you're looking to promote your music we recommend checking out r/PromoteYourMusic or r/MyMusic Offering or requesting services like mixing, mastering etc. should be done in the marketplace thread. Offenses will result in a temporary ban. If you're not sure if your post will fit or not, message the moderators.
No Selling or Buying
It is prohibited to sell or buy Services, Software, Hardware, or anything else in this community. No exceptions.
All 11 rules of r/musicproduction
  1. Be Respectful
    All posts, threads, comments and PMs are expected to be civil, even when there are disagreements. No flame wars, disrespect, condescension based on level of experience, or tactless posts stereotyping any group of people will be tolerated. If you disagree with something, make your case politely. Repeated or egregious offenses will be countered with a ban.
  2. Stay Relevant
    Please submit only content and discussion that is specifically relevant to music production. If your thread is only tangentially related, it is probably considered off-topic. If your thread is vague, unclear, or easily answered by searching ("does anyone else...?" "Any suggestions for...?") it may be removed.
  3. Marketing
    If you've created something you want to share (presets, samples etc.), you have to do so without profiting yourself. This means you can't charge the users anything. You can't require them to sign up for a newsletter or website either, the resources should be uploaded somewhere where it's directly available. Giveaways, remix contests, and other promotions are prohibited. Violations will result in a temporary ban.
  4. Self Promotion/Advertising
    Posting personal tracks, mixtapes etc. is forbidden. If you're looking to promote your music we recommend checking out r/PromoteYourMusic or r/MyMusic Offering or requesting services like mixing, mastering etc. should be done in the marketplace thread. Offenses will result in a temporary ban. If you're not sure if your post will fit or not, message the moderators.
  5. No Selling or Buying
    It is prohibited to sell or buy Services, Software, Hardware, or anything else in this community. No exceptions.
  6. No Spam Allowed
    If you mass spamming across Reddit it doesn't belong here
  7. No Ranting Allowed
    We're all for open and civil discussions, however, we draw the line at post that are made solely incite to fire or organize mobs
  8. Piracy
    Advocating, asking for, or giving advice on how to pirate is prohibited. Linking to piracy-centric subs also prohibited. 7-day ban on the first offense, permanent ban thereafter.
  9. Drama Post
    This is not the place for posts about discovering people stealing songs from other artists or producers using ghostwriters, etc. It is also not a community to complain about the community. This is a community for the technical aspects of production and for production discussion, not drama. If your post is calling someone out for something, it's probably not appropriate here.
  10. No Memes & Low-effort content
    If you post a meme you get banned, no exceptions. Go to r/MusicProductionMemes instead. Keep it productive, intelligent, intelligible, and constructive.
  11. No Feedback Request
    Asking for feedback or constructive criticism on a music track is strictly prohibited. If you need feedback, check out r/MusicFeedback

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The verdict is our reading of r/musicproduction's rule text on 2026-09-26. Rules change and moderators decide: read the current rules before you post. Not affiliated with Reddit or r/musicproduction.