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Have you ever sent a songwriting demo to a publishing company or record company? If you did, what happened? Did they contact you or send you a letter?
[This message has been edited by gkdtd (edited 09-19-2002).]
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I have sent out a lot of demos. Some publishers have responded, some have not. Usually the feedback is a form letter thanking me for the submission, but stating they couldn't use any of the material. Be sure and write or email ahead of time and ask for permission to send material. If you don't do that, the odds of them actually listening to your material is slim to none.
Hope that's helpful.
Walter Farmer
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In addition to what Walter said, you can go on a publisher's website where they usually have guidelines for submitting material, ie; styles of music they accept, what to send it on (CD or cassette), and how many songs to send. You should always include neatly typed lyrics sheets for each song with the copyright symbol, year of copyright and your name and the names of any co-writers. I'm sure you know most of this already if you have been sending out material. As far as unsolicited material goes, I have had request letters returned to me unopened. So, Walt is right;call or email first. Usually, record and pushlishing companies don't accept material unless it's from a manager or a music attorney that they recognize and trust to send the best material available of the clients they represent. You can do a search of publishers that accept unsolicited material on the internet. One I do know of is Nettwerk Publishing. They're based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and are affiliated with Nettwerk Records, home to Sarah MacLachlan and a host of other Canadian artists. They also have offices in the U.S. in Los Angeles, I believe. Read up, do some research and I'm sure you'll find some places to send your songs to. Just make sure to have any contractual offers looked over by an entertainment attorney before signing. Well worth the investment of a couple of hundred dollars or less. Take care, davey O. davey O. music (ASCAP) http://daveyomusic.freehosting.net www.cdbaby.com/daveyo1 www.cdbaby.com/daveyo2
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