Hi Jim. I know what you are saying and I agree, I don't like junk mail and that's why I've never once sent my music without asking over the phone and receiving a positive yes from the publishers and record labels. The response is agreeable and they sound keen. I wish they'd tell me the truth - that they are not at all interested in any submission from an unknown songwriter like me. I wouldn't spend my time and effort sending them my submissions then. Yes, I'm all for a role playing, I can easily imagine myself being in their position, Marc and I would never tell people that I'd love to hear their music and I will get back to them straight away. Why promise if you know that you are not going to spend any serious time listening so that you are in a position to get back. No, I don't believe that in 10 seconds you will know if the song is good. I tested it, there were so many songs I didn't think much of in 10 seconds and after that, at some point I was totally taken by them. Of course you can say so what, I'm not a publisher. Well, it's true but all I'm saying is they shouldn't promise something they are not going to deliver. They shouldn't call themselves pro active and they shouldn't reply that they only need 1 week and they will definitely get back. I went to other sides of London when I was told that the publishers didn't receive my submission via the post and I delivered my music in hand to the right publishers who looked into my eyes and said that they would call me in a week time. That was in 2004! I just think that it is not fair, that's all.
Yes, nighshift, in theory you are right but unfortunately there is no formula which is working that way, it depends on so many things. I wish it was the way you are saying, it sounds so nice and you can extend it to 3 collaborators triple the opportunity. Well, I'd like to believe that.
I'm sorry for sounding pessimistic. It has been a long time since I've started to submit my music and I do my homework spending too much on computer and talking to everyone I can imagine. So much time, effort, energy and wasted hopes and nothing changes. Yes, I've tried to arrange good recordings but you know, it's still the same, if no one in business listens to my music, doesn't really matter if all my submissions are radio playing.

Nadia