Originally Posted by Marc Barnette
Guys,

blues, rock, pop, rap, hip hop, alternative, world, folk, etc. are ALL self contained, that is, they don't accept outside material.

And in order to get past the inside cut you either have to find an artist who does not write, or write something better than what they are writing themselves.

You are simply not going to get an artist to take an outside song over his own unless that song is amazing. And even if it is amazing, sometimes the ego, chances to get it even heard, are just not there. Which is why you have to expand your songwriter's universe.


MAB


Boy is this all the truth.
These comments are not gloom & doom they are the hard cold facts Right on the money 100%

Too add to this, part of the thinking of MANY inside circles is
we do it ALL we keep it ALL.

We are pretty big. Lets put our own decent song on the CD and
keep every percent & point. We will make a million dollars because we are Alvan Mackson smile (just an example name) So we'll keep 100& of that 1 million.

Understandable!
BUT this is part of the BIG reason for the decline of the music business. I will say this again and again and again for the 100th time.

Why not take the BEST you can find sell 15 million or more and make a killing. AND make your artist the most talked about and best? Instead of just eeking buy with your usual fan base..

Why don't they do this, they used to?
#1 Greed! The American way lol
#2 Our great way of forgetting our own history.

And here is the funny part.. It's actually greedier doing it that way. Because if you go get 14 little to unknown songwriters
you can GET up to 75% of there publishing anyway.
They will give it up in a heartbeat to get a chance in the door.
That is a FACT!

Now EVERYBODY"S happy. Alvan Mackson smile has the BEST songs from 14 different writers. There VERY best is far far far better than his very worst. Alan gets to sing, tour, be on tv makes money,can be at the top of the charts for months not days... Career is booming! The label is thrilled seven hits off one CD.. remember that? And the producers can vary, also the artist has DIFFERENT kinds of songs. wow! that brings a ton more new fans.
The song writers are thrilled... FINALLY an outlet for there songs. And people say hey I think I'll buy a WHOLE CD like they used to in the old days.

The days of "the credibility" the Beatles brought are OVER. the fans do not care who writes the songs. They have NO album to look inside to see ANY credits! They don't care who plays? who produces? This is not the past if anyone hasn't noticed. Shoot they don't even wanna PAY for music....
I think Tinker bell pop artists will get over it "not writing every song themselves" Like most of them ever sit at home night after night working on there "musical craft" smile

What superstar and there camp will be the first to think about THEIR industry before themselves and make this brave & bold move... that has been done many times before when records sold plenty lol...

Nobody! that's who.

Great post Marc.

Thanks!
Peace Mike
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