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Old 04-18-2016, 12:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am working with a songwriter from Texas. The guy is very talented in terms of writing lyrics and music, but his music/songwriting career hasn't taken off just yet. He desperately wants me to choose bands from our area and get in touch with them about playing/recording his music, but this is an unconventional request (at best) and we've had no success convincing our targeted bands to participate. What would it take for YOU to participate if somebody came to you with such a request?
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Old 04-18-2016, 01:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-18-2016, 07:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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This. Try selling them a song or two. It will be easier if the songwriter has worked with other bands before, and had success with them. If not, you need to show them somehow that your guy is worth their time, and that he can help them achieve their goal of success
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What kind of artist are you trying to get in contact with, are you going for Miranda Lambert or Joe Ely?
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Old 04-19-2016, 09:13 AM   #5 (permalink)
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What kind of artist are you trying to get in contact with, are you going for Miranda Lambert or Joe Ely?
We have targeted bands that have a nice following in the area, but none that are big time, since I assume they are interested in writing their own stuff and working with bigger songwriters. The music is good, and we are pretty much going on a song-by-song basis and trying to offer songs to bands that we think are a good fit.
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Old 04-19-2016, 03:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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We have targeted bands that have a nice following in the area, but none that are big time, since I assume they are interested in writing their own stuff and working with bigger songwriters. The music is good, and we are pretty much going on a song-by-song basis and trying to offer songs to bands that we think are a good fit.
Maybe have a YouTube channel for the songs your friend has written, with videos by the different artist who perform them.
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