JPF Home Page Forums General Messages Brian Austin Whitney Blog Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

I think this is a great thing,it'll take a lot of the guess work out of who is good and honest and who is not.

As far as demos go,there are many out there in all price ranges,some good,some bad.I've had demos done from $50.00 up to $300.00 and different prices in between.The higher the price does not always mean a better demo.Some demo studios are run by multi talented people that can sing well and play a number of instruments,therefore they don't pay out much money to others.Depending on their speed of work,they can make a good living turning out only a few songs a week and giving good prices and service to their customers.Other studios may have to hire every instrument player and every singer,that cost has to be covered before the
studio owner makes a cent.This type of studio has to charge high rates or turn out a lot of songs to make a living.

I have found the real cheap demos did not give me what I wanted.I found the most expensive demos were good but not necessarily that much better than those in the mid range.Some of my best demos were around $125.00 to $175.00.The most important instrument on any demo is the vocals.That is what sells any song.Good music is necessary but doesn't have to be great,but the singer has to be suited for the song, feel the song,and deliver it like he/she believes what the song is saying.

Like most writers,I don't have a large budget for doing demos,the higher cost demos soon eats it up,so you can't get many songs demoed.I write a lot and try to do as many demos as I can afford,so I stay in the mid-price range.I write mostly country and country Gospel,which does not require a lot of music(but it must be good),but the vocals are very important.

Everett

[This message has been edited by ECA333 (edited 05-16-2006).]