Correct, making music is fun until you get into the jungle..it is a million miles removed from making it up on a pc(nothing wrong with that of course, just drawing a comparison)and spending 18/20 out of the 24 hours in a studio..suppose i have been lucky in the respect i answer to no-one in the music making process..but of course getting it into the mainstream..ahh! different ball game..to be honest, in a lot of ways ,the writing and recording is the easy part...you do then become dependent on other people's help to get your product out there into the High Street...and those type of contacts do not happen overnight..and for them to show the slightest interest..you must have something that get's their lights flashing..then you have to be musically street-wise that the deal you negotiate is the best possible deal in your own interests..so in short, whether it be Taxi,or word of mouth,or some 3rd party,or your own volition, that gets you in the door so to speak..that is when you realise that the Songwriting part is the easy part....The business side of the music business is fraught with dangers if you do not play your cards right,you must stand your ground...or otherwise you will just be a songwriting commodity to these people..may i add... a disposable commodity...you are only as good to a publisher, as the shelf life on your product..and the business is getting harder by the day. ......Terry Moore...

Last edited by Terry Moore; 12/15/07 03:33 PM.