Hey MAB! Thanks for the answer. One of the things I love, appreciate, and respect about ya, Brutha Who Used To Have Long Hair Too, is your candid honesty. Even at the risk of hurting your own business venture, you still tell it like it is. That quality just doesn't exist in many folks anymore. Now, the guy on NSAI that posted the (original) question posted it in the peer-to-peer forum instead of where he should have.
Speaking of "independent", you used the term "independent ARTIST", rather than independent record label. So, are those artists even accepting material from "outsiders"? My guess is "HELL NO!!" And yes, I DO realize I need to get back to ashville more often and get to know more writers/artists there. I have been looking for artists around here, but most of them, JUST LIKE IN NASHVILLE, already have there inside circle, or just write on their own. One of the reasong I keep going to the open mic's around here. Also, most of the "artists" I've been meeting are NOT young at all. And/or, they do music I have no clue how to begin writing.
phil g.