Big Jim,

What's this $30 evaluation stuff I hear about? My song evaluations are $5. Basically for file management costs. I have a TON of repeat business so it's helping someone. (I think the price is pretty competitive too...:>0) But if it's not right for you, that's cool.

However, if I'm a pro bricklayer, the FIRST PERSON I'LL ASK to comment on my work will be another pro bricklayer. I'm of the mind that there's always something new to learn...just because I can write a song doesn't mean I don't need help from anyone. I have so much more to learn...and that's how I learn.

I'll have somebody send me a song that they love, that their friends love, that their neighbors love, that their peers love, that they've played out and found to get great responses, etc. etc., and now they want to know if the song is right to get cut in Nashville. Sometimes the song is one I dig but I know there's something in there that has to be changed before pitching here.

People that get that kind of info are paying for something they can't get on their own...someone in Michigan finding out what todays's trends are in Nashville and how they apply to their song.

I pay for services I either can't get or don't have time to get on my own. Silly for me to take a year studying the L.A. market before pitching when I can just send my stuff out there and get a pro critique and find out that way. But it's not a crap shoot...ya gotta know who you're getting your info from.

bill
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