Originally Posted By: olemon
There were a hundred people looking for the 'formula'. The thing is, there isn't one.

unfortunately, there *IS* a formula for what sold well last year... because every wannabe in the music world has dissected what worked previously and has done his/her best to recreate the magic. Before this thread, I would have said that the big dogs exacerbate the problem by requiring all submissions to match the formula. Now, based on what Floyd has said, that seems partially true at best. It sounds like they're looking for something that's formula enough to fit the public's expectations, but new enough to bring something fresh to the equation.

My guess is it would be very hard to come up with something TOTALLY innovative that the big dogs would be willing to risk time and money on (even if you were a Nashville staff writer, which we ain't)



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I've never pitched a song, never tried to. I plan to, one of these days, but I have no expectations. The odds against are too great.


This is mainly why I don't post songs to the user showcase. I am blown away by the stuff y'all post here, its all so good I could never compete. I also know songwriters on other forums who make their absolutely awesome songs available for free, and can't get people to DL them. So I focus on making trax for performances. Production doesn't have to be nearly as good, and in the final analysis I know there is at least a little money to be made by performing.

But it kind of makes me sad to think that all of the time and effort required to write good songs is not as financially rewarding as a 1 week course in brick-laying.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0