I think this is ez stuff for people who just want to get publisher demos done to pitch for country artists (thats all I'm talking about), and Emmrich pretty much nailed that.

New guys don't have too much choice.. sure, George Strait can record Country hits in the keys. But that principle is pretty important to remember, also because people usually are not as good as they think they are.

There are great musicians all over the world. Even in Norway and Denmark we have great players, and right outside my doorstep, where I stand. So you can find musicians everywhere. But.. if you really think you are that good, hire a demostudio to proove you wrong. And if you are pitching in Nashville (the current centre of the COUNTRY universe), get it done there.

If you think you can do better yourself after having tried that, fine, you're an accomplished artist and don't need more advice.. and certainly won't have to pitch demos to publishers, right?

But genre familarity is a big part of hitting a home run as an outside songwriter. As an artist who wants to get gigs or an established inside songwriter, it's almost the opposite.