Sausage,

I wish that were true. Of course people in Hell want Ice Water too. The thing you have to always remember is what your competition is doing. The doors are open, the back doors that is, to people who are doing very interesting things and are running in the right circles. But everyone has their own dogs in the hunt. That is the real problem. You have to look at it like this:

Every body you need, every co-writer, every artist, every producer, publisher, plugger, record person, radio people, etc. are your competition. They are all writers. They are all trying to get connected. They are all trying to get their songs heard. This is one of the truley biggest mistaken impressions in the industry. That people are sitting around "looking" for material. They are not. They are overwhelmed with what they already have. They have tons of stuff they can't even get heard.

Reality checks come when you sit with multi platinum writers and artists that complain about not being able to get people to listen to their material. And that is the problem with the "good song." There are too many "good songs." Everyone needs "great songs" or they record "THEIR songs."

It is never impossible. Every song and artist on the radio at one time or another were trying to do the same thing. Listening to everyone complain about demos, and not being able to get their songs heard. But they managed to persevere. But they did it by understanding how the game is played. And great demos, and well written songs, coupled by a LOT of networking and contacts. Are how that game is played.

A great song, sure. Gotta have em.' That's a given. But you also better be so well represented that a fool can hear them, because that often is who is listening to them. And they listen to a LOT of them. So everything you can do to give yours a better chance is essential, not just suggested.

MAB