Originally Posted by Ken Damkier
Originally Posted by Mike Caro Substudio
Originally Posted by Ken Damkier
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Thanks for your kind response Mike.
I'll submit 3 songs but I'm a little confused about the code?
I've placed it on top here. If it's wrong, please correct me.
The 3 songs are more pop style, but they are only first attemts.
My goal is to redo them all.

Greetings fro Denmark
Ken

http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=55851

http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=76022

http://www.songramp.com/mod/mps/viewtrack.php?trackid=76023



Thanks Ken

I'll get to these asap.

The code was fine smile Some record label and publishing people if they like your work and are enthused to hear more and are expecting your package will tell you to put there secret code on the envelope.

The very first time I ever sent out packages with cassettes of my songs, one slipped through at a Major Publishing/Label
Motowns!. I didn't know about "solicitation" so it should have been mailed back or tossed out like the others.
After being shocked to no end that the guy called my house and we spoke on the phone. According to him I was so close to something he could use, "a hit song" he said. He was literally deciding about it over the phone, he kept leaning back and forth and my heart was in my throat.

If i had even realized how rare this was then like i do know, I don't think I would have EVER hung up LOL

He didn't take the song, and couldn't put his finger on why, he had no advice or suggestions. He was new to that label and maybe hadn't developed a way to constructively crit the tunes yet.

Anyway he said, "Any songs you have, you send them to me anytime,
right down this code and put it on the envelope so it will come straight to me and not be lost or tossed". I'll get back to you
afterwards.

This guy was EXTREMELY cool. I sent another package but drifted
away from what he was looking for musically. He then left and went on to a bigger job change in the music biz.

I never forgot about that it was very cool, so I thought the code use in this thread would be a nice touch, to share that feeling in a tiny tiny way.

Thanks
Mike



Thanks Mike for taking your time to reply to all of us.
Now I get the idea of a code atached.
I sure can imagine you sitting with that Motownfella on the phone. That call could have changed your whole life, but after all every little detail in our life contains the possibility of a complete change of life-circumstances.
Thanks again for throwing light on the subject of hitmaking.
Best vibes.
Ken



Ken
JPF Boards


Dear Ken,

Thanks for the fast reply and requested second submission.

I listened to all three songs, and before I get into ideas big dreams and possibilities. Lets get grounded in something certain
We are happy to say we are accepting your material as is for film and TV placements. So a congratulations on that.

You are just too musical to pass by and that musicality is very emotional as well. Your material sets mood big time all by itself so just imagine what it's gonna feel like behind a film scene of equal emotional nature. I can!

Your musicality is the key.
Now just to play out the whole hand here. As far a selling songs by themslves, your style is far to singer/songwriter the lyrics by themselves are not the selling point. Think of Norah Jones if she didn't perform hers songs with great musicality she would not be selling them to Carrie Underwood or anybody I can think of on top 40 radio.

I like your voice for your songs and like I said they go "As is to film placement" If you were going for the more hit based artist goal, I would suggest getting a partner, a singing partner mostly.
While there are many artist's who have that "style" sound to there vocal today, I don't see many lasting very very long.
If you had Sting's voice you could really take off even more.
Springsteen had that, but also tremendous lyrics and a very very strong live voice, people don't even realize so.

Paul Simon can sing, but it was Garfunkel's voice that paved the way to the public much more quickly. I know about the harmony aspect but you get my point. So I could picture you having a hit with somebody else singing then down the road people saying hey I like him as the artist,the singer,maybe as much or more than the original singer...

I can hear the range and pitch limitations in your voice straight off, it even stops the songs from having even more dynamic melodies and sections to match the wonderful chord changes you have. But again your warm musical feel and emotion
overrides that.

So even though we want to sign you for reasons stated, It would be wonderful for you to stretch out even more and collaborate and grow even more, have a girl sing some of your songs go with all the ranges you can that are out there, with your feel and creativity you should feel rewarded musically and hopefully career wise.

We are sending forms and paper work for you to look over and fill out.

Talk Soon
Thanks
Mr Knowitall
Sublevel Music NYC


Ken - I NEVER sat down once during that phone call with Motown smile

And it did change my life after that I never left my house hardly and worked twice as hard as I did before, also went out and spent my life's savings on better equipment to record on for demo's to submit. Within a years time I got to an independent label and they took one of those songs and made a record.




Thanks!
Peace Mike
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