For the "non-performing" songwriter.

Well, they have an even higher hurtle to climb. They have to find artists, and for the most part, artists no longer listen to songs from people they don't know. So a non-performer is all but a NON-ENTITY.

None of this is easy. None of this is fair. Just because you write songs, does not nessarily mean people are going to like them. Non-performers have to be PROACTIVE and as I have been saying forever ,HAVING TO FIND THEM IN THEIR OWN AREAS. There are ARTISTS EVERYWHERE. But a non-performer is going to have to work extra hard. It is more political and relationship than the song. Songs are like air. WE all have them. Getting someone to breathe YOUR AIR over someone else's is the hard part.

But the results are exactly the same. Finding an artist, becoming friends with that artist and their friends, family, etc. Writing songs that register with that artist. Capturing parts of their LIVES, NOT JUST NOTES AND WORDS THROWN TOGETHER. Sitting in that room when the artist plays the song. Watching the reactions from the audience Having the artist record the song. Having them feature it in their shows and reviews.
You SHARE in that artist's career.

That is the difference between NOW and THEN. About 20 years ago, all music began to change. Now it is changed. As Mike Dunbar used to say "Adapt or DIE." And that is pretty much it. You either adapt to the new dynamic or you don't.

But the rules are the same for everyone. Writing something that people embrace. Having it register every time it is performed or the recording performed. Meeting other people who are impacted by your songs. And if you do all that hopefully people will pay either money or attention or both.

Repeat the process.

MAB