Hey guys,
Made it back to the Dixie Dawg and Ms. Tina Dee Babe. Very tired. But want to get into some of this while it is on my mind.
Melissa, sometimes when two or more people do some posts at the same time or very close, I will include everyone and try to answer the posts at one time to avoid having a million posts. Might be a little longer to read but usually worth it. When the MAB gets on a roll, he gets on a roll.
I know that you get it because you have been getting out and meeting people.You are already working with one person and I am sure are going to meet many more. Be careful of getting too many people in YOUR area, you might not want that. Find a neutral place like that resturant to meet and start there. Later it might be cool to host a party or something at your place. For now, I would let more people get into it a little at a time. You already have enough on your plate.
I mostly was addressing Peggy about "getting out there." She has the classic thing most writers have. Having spent money, time, effort, on getting demos on songs, he has not been able to find the key part, which would be artists. I am trying to get people not to just do "demos' on songs anymore without artists involved. It is just for most intents and purposes wastes of time and money, since really no one are cutting outside songs anymore.
Kind of the new dynamic. Just like when we started having to get used to having computers everywhere, first those desk tops, then lap tops, now cell phones, I pads, etc. We simply can't avoid it anymore. The same could be said for doing demos now. Now we are doing RECORDINGS, which are radio ready songs, but having an artist involved at least means they might include it on a project, do a video, CD or make it a part of their overall career. That is really the only way to get cuts now.
Existing songs are important and you can't discount the fact that you need them to represent your work, the deapths of your writing, etc. And AFTER you get to know an artist, building the relationships, maybe then they might consider recording some of your existing songs. So they are never a waste. We all have to do them.
But we are in an era where you don't demo that many songs. You write a lot, even get nice work tapes on them, but you hold off on demoing them until they are tested out, been performed, and see how well they stand out among other songs, artists and writers.
But the only way to get that started is to get out of the living room. And that is usually in the areas around you. as most of you have found out, it is usually closer than you think.
MAB