Well, Richard thanks for all the good advice I find that every tidbit of information that I get on this subject may come in handy more than one way or another. I can always use the helpful info that I get here.

Members of Fleetwood Mac said once in an interview that they wouldn't be able to get signed now.

If this is really true then my chances may not be so good but a guy does have to try even if it doesn’t do any good. I love my day job and will keep it because you never know if you will get signed or not. But, why bring yourself down before you even get started. Is that not what taking chances are all about? Fleetwood Mac is still very good to this day but they are already established and have had their day in the sun. There is always room for one more in the industry. It might be you, me, or anyone on this form or on the face of this planet for that fact, but, if you try, at least you can say that you tried and maybe failed, but at least you can say that you did try.

Taylor Swift raised the bar (and set records) by attracting multiple millions of viewers to her offerings on YouTube.

Taylor Swift has very good music, but I have never really been a fan. They way that many of these big name stars get views is, is that they or the record company they work with have a massive budget to pay for advertising and the whole nine yards. What I have read, is, is that some record companies use very unscrupulous ways of getting the traffic generated that they need to make them into stars. Take Lady Ga, Ga, for example when YouTube did some house cleaning on her views they found that she had many fake views and lost a massive amount of views due to the nature of how she got the hits. So, many of these big name stars are getting the hits through suspect means.

Another thing that shouldn't matter, but does, is being young and good looking.

Well, I am not bad looking, but I am not the youngest either so the young part got me. I am 47, but that does not mean that I could not become a staff writer and write for other people either.

Every once in a while a Susan Boyle or [exception of your choice--I can't think of anyone offhand] comes along and makes it big, but they have monumental talent to punch through this particular glass ceiling. Such artists tend to prove the rule by being the exception.

Now, I can sing exceptionally well, I can sing like artist like, Josh Groban, paoverati and others. I can't sing in Latin but I can sing in this genre. I would not be able to prove it by example, because if I did a demo that would be considered copyright infringement. I see many people uploading karaoke’s on YouTube, so I am going to do some research and maybe even take a risk and record "You Raise Me Up" Just to give you an example of what my vocals are capable of. Just to prove that I am not just blowing hot air. Who knows maybe someone will see it that has the power of the recording contract.

Maybe you meet all of those criteria; if so the best of luck to you (which would be another unwritten requirement).

If I do make it, I will post it all over the internet and say thanks to all the people on this form for you're kind words and help.:) anyhow thanks for the helpful information to everyone who gave it.

Richard



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