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Hi Brandon

Mike is so right about that.

Ya know what part of the catch is? People learning how all these things move along and grow together.

In other words, often it works like this, not so solid writing, not so solid playing, not so solid production, better writing, better playing, better production.
Good writing, good playing, good production.
GREAT writing Great playing, Great Production.....

These things often seek out and find each other. BUT!! often times things get mixed up and thrown off in uncertainty this often happens when combination's come together.

Writers who don't really play basically NEVER record, so how are they to know what's happening in that world. Costly world too..

Many PLAYERS think because they can play they can write commercially appealing songs. Ah wrong So they invest but don't have the appropriate material.

Also players & player writers can feel, well I have a computer so I can record, I'm an engineer and perhaps a Producer as well.

That is why Mike D is always talking about "team" who's your team? And then you have the whole "pitching world (the impossible) to deal with.

How do I know this? Because I have destroyed myself, financially,
mentally and physically finding out & doing ALL of it.

Quality of demo to anyone who can REALLY help you get a cut or succeed at a higher level of business.
Like Mike said starts with quality of song then there on...

But even a song that is very say, musically lacking to MANY can still be a TREMENDOUS hit if it is PRODUCED great and contemporary. That old saying you can't make gold from garbage or polish a turd is just that an OLD cliche, that was yesterday when the song you had to beat or equal was "Cat's In The Cradle" good luck with that lol. The radio TODAY is LOADED with proof of the otherwise.

PRODUCTION is probably the most important aspect in Popular music today, no not probably definitely.
As long as it fits the most popular genre's and that genre is hip hop by the way. Sound HIP and you are definitely in right direction.

But basically that quality of demo or production is the equal to the clothes you were and hair and appearance you bring to your most important jog interview.
First impressions are HUGE!! Don't make a good song sound bad!

Don't forget the vocal is HUGE, make sure it is right for the song, and in tune. A bad vocal DESTROYS songs to most human beings. Don't buy into that "See/hear past the vocal nonsense"

Don't count on ANYBODY to see or hear past ANYTHING!

The quality of your songs,you or anything is represented by that Demo. Always make it count!