Demographics and Commercial Marketability of What You Are pitching
To Publishers Are Whats Important

not what you wear-as long as its clean....

dont try to pitch stuff that just wont sell-no matter how much you love the song.......its all about money (surprise surprise)
so dont pitch stuff that there isnt a HOT market for........

in the songs you pitch try to reference Current Top Artists

i.e. this is a Gretchen thing Or a Carrie thing or a Keith thing....etc.......show em you are mindful of market and commercibility-anything else is a waste of time for them...get right down to it....cause the egg timer is running believe me...if they give you more time cause they like you or they wanna ask how Philly is these days thats great-but dont expect it....its not that they are rude-its business hours and the A&R folks are thinking what can they report to their bosses at the end of the day or week........you yourself are pretty much nameless and faceless in the course of things-thats just how it is.....they will only remember the songs you pitch...if the songs grab em within 30-45 seconds then you will be successful wearing a blue leisure suit with brown and white Hush Puppies......if the songs dont grab em quick nothing else matters.....best of luck....


Tom