Thank you for that, Guitarhacker!

You've provided some good food for thought.

I wouldn't say I'm "shopping a demo" as much as looking for compatible musicians for a proper collaboration to make a "demo that pops", however, you bring up a point that I haven't considered. Perhaps I should look for a relationship with a publisher and see if they have interest for the kind of thing that I do. As far as I knew, the 'record business' has been turned on it's head during my lifetime, but maybe there's a place for me in one of the more traditional avenues that is still traveled.