Re: Oleman and making money from recorded music -

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I was part of a band in the mid-1970's and we released one album. I wrote 9 of the songs and co-wrote the 10th. I married shortly after the release of the album and left the band. Our manager/promoter recouped his investment in our group from sales of the album and my entire 'accounts receivable' from the release was $300.

About a year ago, a company purchased the building and contents of the studio where we recorded the album and there was material of some kind or other archived in the building regarding our time in the studio. A record collector was involved in that purchase and found me via the internet and contacted me about the availability of any vinyl records still existing. I still had a few in storage and sold him a couple for $96.

I'm obviously not writing for the money. ;=)

It is my goal to improve my writing and production to also place with Taxi and CD Baby, Itunes, etc. I'm not familiar with Broadjam, but will check it out too.

I study postings from forums, online seminars and writer/artist biographies and such trying to make sure I am placing my focus into the right areas.

I am currently immersed in the writing career of Bill Anderson. A year or so back, he received either a CMA or ACM award for a song he co-wrote and it was his first formal recognition i believe in 24 years. That prompted me to check him out. He had been busy writing and had been one of Nashville's top writers throughout the 1960's and early 70's. I began to research him and while not winning awards, he was placing hits with artists like Steve Wariner, Joe Nichols, George Strait, Kenny Chesney and Sugarland. Since 1992, every song I've found listed, he has co-written. There is no resemblance between his writing in the 1960's to what he outputs today.

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