Everett,

I do know what you are talking about which is why I've always told you to be happy with that, and you should celebrate the fact that you have your work extended far beyond the range you could do on your own. You take EVERY VICTORY, and I have always said that. My comments on this particular thread and all I participate in are in relation to what the original post is. In this case it's about "SINGLE SONG AGGREEMENTS." And my intention is to temper the expectations and show the "other side of the desk. Donna, who I've had many conversations with got an offer of a single song aggreement in a very good company in Nashville. Great and that is a victory. However, all of these have "another side" and that deals with the "INSIDE CUT" which is what the industry is all about.

And in my experience and those of people around me who are involved in this business, much has shifted in all forms of music, all forms of communication, all forms of entertainment,as the Internet has turned everyone into writers, into artists, no matter where they are. But where it really comes into play in sites like this are the expectations of people who look for money or adavancement, and in many cases, that's not going to happen and going to get less as people go forward. One of the ways into the actual music business is writing with artists themselves because that is the only way. Artists, for the most part are all self contained now. They have no interest in listening to anything they did not write. And since the money is all but gone from music as a whole, execpt for the largest of the largest entites. artists, companies, labels, etc. just like everything in our lives and culture now, if they are going to record something, why do anything from anyone else?

So that is the focus of my posts.

Im my personal note, my intentions has always been to assist others in their journey. I quit being involved in the front line music industry being an artist, worrying about cuts, worrying about deals, etc. in 2000. I had aged out, and the focus of the music industry changed. So I changed with it. Now my writing, my performing and my efforts are all focused on help other people achieve THEIR goals. That is on every song I'm involved with, every song I write, every song I record, perform, etc. It is involved in ILLUSTRATING things people can do themselves. I am also educating things that DON'T WORK and in many cases NEVER DID, to save people time, money, and in many cases. sanity. That is what I do.

MAB