Originally Posted by BIG JIM MERRILEES
... have no clue as to how much time and skill it takes to record a demo or a song.
As you will know from writing and recording your own music it takes many studio hours and much editing time to lay down even just a couple of tracks.


I definitely don't want to belittle any part of the recording process, but it turns out that those Nashville demo musicians read music really, really well. As long as the "producer" charts it correctly (in the so-called Nashville notation method), those studio musicians are going to nail that demo song in just a couple of takes and tweaks. It is the real reason that there is a "demo rate" in Nashville. They can really knock out a pro demo that is pretty much radio ready in short order.

I think it is all due to their ability to read nashville charts. They also understand the modern country sound and they have a stable of licks at the ready. This, of course, comes from years and years of practice, gigging and studio work.

Kevin

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