Hello,

MAB here. I have started this particular thread to clairify some of my opinions and commentary and to stop walking so much on threads that are started by others. That is not my intentions. Also, it is not my attention to use these threads to advertise my business. I do have services that affect songwriters and anyone interested in those can contact me personally or visit my web site for that information. Again, that is not why I am here.

I am here to attempt to be an ambassador for Nashville, a representative of certain aspects of the music industry, and an advocate for songwriters everywhere. That is why I am on these pages.
The Nashville I have been a part of for 20 years is a very
vibrant community, full of different types of music and forms of expression, that has many differnt aspects and is a wonderful place to live or to visit. For a songwriter I call it "filling up the well of the soul." And even for those who never set foot in the town, I would hope that myself and others might bring a bit of the positive things that many of us have seen and experience on a regular basis.

But as any business endevor, there have been many negative experiences. There always are when dreams and hopes are involved.
And unfortunately there are always people ready willing and able to separate someone from their money. I would like to be able to dispel some myths and missed opportunities, explain things from another point of view and hopefully fill in some blanks you might have in your musical journey.
Along the way, hopefully I can help point you to some places that can help you or some services that might work for you. And if mine get tossed into the mix, the more the better. But that is NOT my primary reason to be here.

There are many things writers do that can create less than positive experiences for them and their songs.
Writing songs with an overused or dated subject matter. using overused cliche's, titles, rhymes,or point of views can affect them. Using negative subject matter in a world already overwhelmed with negatives can be a very hard sell.

Having songs recorded in less than industry standards, getting into studio situations that might not be mutually beneficial, wrong singers for the wrong song, spending too much money, are all problems we have ALL run into, amatures and professionals alike.

Doing workshops or seminars that might not have the focus a writer is looking for, having educational opportunities that might not give optimum effect. And of course there are the unscrupulous people that promise much and deliver little and literally pick pockets along the way.

This is a business that takes focus, and paying attention to each step. Being very careful with your money and time. That is what this is about.

I am here to try and provide a point of view. It is far from the only one, or hardly an athourity on anything. Just a guy who has been doing this for a while, had some successes and a lot of failures and has probably made the mistakes you might make long before you make them. Learn from other people who have had their heads kicked in before you have yours kicked in.

I thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. If I can help I will. If you need me, ask away. And if other professionals or the industry mentors here have some things to add,please do so.

MAB