I came into the Q & A with the intention of reading it before I posted any questions. Once I saw there were a 162 pages, I decided I'd skip it all for now and read it when I have the free time. As such, I have no doubt I'll probably post questions that have been answered before. Please forgive me for that. And no doubt I will have more questions based upon the answers I receive. Forgive me for that too.
First, let me introduce myself to those of you who don't know me. My name is Wes Tibbets. I'm a 46 year old, single Dad of three kids from Wichita Falls, Texas. I grew up in a one horse town 70 miles North of Abilene, TX called Rochester. My family are all farmers. I grew up the son of a farmer with all the perks and hardships that come with that way of life. Rochester is in middle of nowhere. The nearest McDonalds is 70 miles away and the nearest Walmart is 30. In this day and age, that is pretty isolated. I started writing 12 years ago in 2004. I woke up one night with a song in my head. I'd heard them many times in my head for a lot of years. But that was the first time I wrote one down. I'm a member of several forums and even served as a moderator for one years ago. I wrote religiously from 04-09 but tapered off after I was seriously injured in a wreck. I had been saving money towards having a professional demo done and once the bottom fell out, that money and practically everything I owned was sold or used for us to survive. I've been divorced twice and won custody of three kids from the two marriages. I raised them all until last year. In 2014, I spent the year in the hospital undergoing 11 of 13 surgeries on my spine. It left me disabled with permanent nerve damage in my left leg. I was told I would never walk again without a cane or walker. But I like to prove people wrong and I'm proud to say that I now can walk unaided without even a limp. Unfortunately, my ex took advantage of the time I was in the hospital and was able to wrangle custody of my two youngest away from me. Last year, I moved to Wichita Falls, Texas and started over. It's been quite an adjustment to say the least. One of things I've done is to start writing again. I spend a lot of time alone and I find it to be a good way to interact with others and express myself. My goal in music is to some day write a song that is played on the radio. Even if it is only locally and only played once. I am simply a wordsmith. I hope to pick up the guitar and perhaps someday take singing lessons. Because believe me when I say I could use some. Not that it will help but it sure couldn't hurt. Well that's it folks. I could write a book about the places I've been and the things I've been through. It's been a tough road. But I won't do that. I'll just leave it at this and elaborate on other things on a need-to-know basis as we move along.
The first question I would like to ask is....Which is better, ASCAP or BMI? I notice some folks belong to BMI and some to ASCAP. Is there an advantage of one over the other? What is the big difference between the two? The pros and the cons too please of one over the other?
God bless and best wishes to all,
Wes
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