Peggy,
Not dissing the state, just the mindset when it comes to songwriting. You see, Nashville didn't start this. We have had Texans come in for years, and they get all bent out of shape about the way we do things here. This is not Austin, Dallas or Houston. We're not the one's trying to break into that market. They are the one's coming here. And for the most part,all of them are pretty much the same when it comes to formats, and time constraints. It is because they come from a different type of musical environment. They have longer formats, and that is fine. In Texas. Once you step out into another format, you have to adapt to the way it is played on that field. We would have to do the same thing if we were coming there.
But like most places, the Song markets have run out of gas there so everyone seems to want to come here. Again that is fine, but you don't get to play by your own rules. Just life.
I also mentioned that you had gotten demos and that there was nothing wrong with that. You do have to have something to show people what you do. But you also have to start being more discriminating about what you record.
And I do know how hard it is for non-peformers have it when it comes to doing music. Half the people I work with consider themselves lyricists only. But most of those don't realize what it takes to be a lyricist and again that is what weeds most people out.
As I said, I can show you what you have to do. How you get there is up to you. We try to help you here, but can't change the rules or expectations.
MAB