As writers, its often difficult to be objective about writing and any aspect related to writing and creating the demos that are used to shop songs. As a former talent booking agent with the William Morris Agency, I can tell you that with all of the vast array of talent and gifted writers, only a few make it to the inner circle. There are various reasons for this, but none that come close to what we will spend the remaining time in this article talking about. Many a hopeful writer and artist walked through the doors of William Morris only to find that the magic they thought they had come upon, vanished in a moments notice. Why is that? Why do some get the writers and artist deals with virtually no writing innovation, while others, with up in your face talent, not getting the due recognition and artist album cuts so richly deserved? Lets spend a few minutes together talking through a few basic concepts to hopefully get you moving in the right direction.
would not ordinarily approach the idea of writing or becoming an artist now feel that they have to have their chance at stardom and so the A&R, managers, booking agents and all other ancillary music industry offices are flooded by material that is not even close to being a go. Its a waste of everyones time. The thinking is just because so and so made it, I could make it to. Well that might be true, but for the every one of the so and sos that make it, there are thousands to possibly millions that dont. Think about that. Go for your dream, but make sure that you have a decent plot to back up your artist story line.
Once you have established that you have credible talent, and the fact that you are reading this article is probably a good indication that you have some credible talent, you will want to figure out the best approach to selling your songs, artist deal or break into jingle singing, whatever the case might be. I will tell you, as Ive stated before, that everyone ha s their own story to tell in how they broke into the music industry, but I will tell you that there are a few golden concepts that you should employ to increase your odds. Always remember that creativity coupled with authenticity will go along ways in your career. There are so many phony people out there inside the industry and out, that when individuals who are decision makers inside the industry find authentic and truly gifted talent, they are pulled to it. Do you have a record cut or a record deal, maybe, maybe not. But the fact that you now have an ally inside the inner circle creates a much broader platform for your career to take off from. The fact that now someone who holds some influence and who has taken a liking to you is strong really strong. You develop these types of relationships whether at area writers meetings, artist showcases, or other various ins that you can find and think of in your area, and you will be well on your way to getting your demos not o nly listened to, but listened to with interest and on an inside path. Dont be users. Figure out ways where you can have conversations totally outside the music industry where an individual truly thinks you care if your career comes up the conversation great, but if not thats fine to. And if it does come up in the conversation, dont make a big deal of it.
Your song demos have got to be the best no questions asked. Your productions better sound better than whats on the radio. Figure out the key musicians in your area and produce your song demos with no excuses. Ive said it before and its worth repeating, that its better to have a slimmed down song demo version with an incredible guitar or piano player and Vocals that just melt, than a fully produced song demo thats pretty good. You hear that. D ont produce pretty good demos Theyre not good enough. When you get the opportunity from a heavy weight in the industry to listen to your song demo, artist demo or jingle reel, its far better to have an incredible demo done with a few musical elements that just wow the listener. Chances are you wont get another chance, and so your listener better remember that your demos not only sound good, but will make him or her look good when they go to pitch your material. Dont hesitate to contact us at ReelMusician.com if you have any questions about demos, what youll need and your current writing and artist demos.
In closing, and I never feel like I have enough space to cover all of the relevant ideas in a given article, please take these few simple concepts seriously and implement them in your career goals. Dont get all stirred up about the latest and greatest this or that or your having to be in the in musical crowd to get a record deal or to get your songs cut. Just dev elop authentic relationships and make sure that your song demos, jingle reels and artist demos are simply the best! Please feel free to contact us for any questions you might have regarding your song demos, jingle reels and artist press kits!
Mr Gauger is a former talent booking agent with the William Morris Agency and founder of http://www.ReelMusician.com. You may contact the author at tgauger@Reelmusician.com. Free e-books The Jingle Singers Guide, and Secrets To Great Song Demos, may be downloaded at http://www.ReelMusician.com.
Author:: Tom Gauger
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