Hi Big Jim,

You said:
It is sad that you have to have contacts before even having the chance to submit material or be taken seriously....

How true that is. Nowadays it seems there are no outside songs considered--or very few. Maybe that explains why the quality of many songs on the radio ain't like it used to be.,lol. There's tons of songs out there that are simply awesome--that will never ever get heard and played on the radio. every artist either attempts to write their own material or hires people specifically to do that. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that--just that it would be nice if they would consider outside talent. Take that song by Martina Mcbride----her new one about cancer that she sung at the CMA's. If I wrote that song word for word and did the melody exactly as it is--do you think it ever would have made it past a publishers desk? We all know the answer to that,lol. Tis not a level playing field for sure.

While we're talking about charging for services--does anyone se a problem with hit song writers charging for writing critique"s/ I basically don't as long as they are reasonable. I feel like that's the same thing as paying for a consultation on something. Just curious what others think, Take care,
Roger

Roger Sosnowski
The happiest people in life are those involved in music