Hey guys,

Redwing, I do pay my bills with mentoring and helping writers. But I do no advertising. It is all word of mouth and I don't force anyone, hard sell anyone at all. I give out information gladley because no matter what I tell someone they are going to have to go through those doors themselves. It is their butt on the line singing, writing, playing,etc. Not mine. I can help them understand the process, show them ways to maximize their time and efforts, and show them ways to spend their money effectively. But I can't make them stars.

Naomi here is exactly what I talk about on these forums all the time. It is what I live. You see, I believe and know the Intenet is here. It is not going anywhere. And there are quite literally millions of people out there like her trying to find their way.

Now obviously she is quite beautiful, young and sweet. And at time that can be naive. If she just ups and goes at it, she is most likely to end up falling in love with somebody "promising to make her a star" waste money time and effort with someone that has the wrong thing in mind. We see that every day too.

There is no end to people that want to separate dreamers from their money. That is in fact why I have the business I do. I am honest and really care about people. I am not concerned with getting cuts, hits, etc. I care about people and their journey's. Why/ Because if I help them save money and be smart, the 9 times out of ten, spend that money with me. And even if they don't they understand what is going on and don't get in to quite so much trouble.

I sat with a woman last week who had spent $100,000 over 10 years on really mediocre songs. She did demo after demo on songs that sounded like really mediocre Disney stuff and every song sounded the same. And she was so frustrated because everywhere she went in the industry people told her "They sound like Disney" and could do nothing with her.

She was in her forties and feels like a failure. But in one hour I had picked her up and written a song with her that encapsulated EVERY thought she ever had exactly like she wanted it. I do it very effortlessly because I listen to what they say and undestand the power of the therapy of music. I don't let all the outside issues get in the way. Now since then, she has been playing the song for other people and they are all wanting to help her now. Is that because the song is so good? Well I would like to think that is part of it, but the reality is because she is looking at things differently and now the things she writes will have a different attitude to it. She has e-mailed me almost every day thanking me. That is what I live for.

Naiomi Sue and the millions like her, are just like that. They come to sites like these because they don't have any other ways to go. they don't have endless pockets. They are just kids, houswives, friends, people that jsut want to share their talents with other people but don't have any idea how to do that. Sure they would love to be the next American Idol. But they most often just want to do music.

And what do you have on sites like these? Hundreds and thousands of writers who rarely leave their living rooms who need a voice on their music. They need someone to carry the ball past the living room. They might have the perfect song for someone like this. They might have some life experiences they can share, instincts they know about, traps to avoid.
But they get on places like these, talk negative, complain about so many things and those artists who scan through pages like these see that and go "well, that is where I DON'T want to be."

My job is trying to keep people from cutting their throats without even knowing they have a knife in their hands. I believe in my talents, I believe in the dreamer and I believe in my town and the people who live in it. It is a wonderful place and i do think can help people a lot, whether they are going for the big hit or just trying to figure out how to say what they want to say a little better.

That is what I am about. I try to show it in every post I do, every song I write, every body I interact with. I live in a world I wish everybody could see a little bit of. That is what I am doing here. Trying to show you a little of that world. Hope it works.

MAB