Hi Ian,

Thanks for the link. It's an interesting article and makes a lot of sense. I have come across a number of publishers asking for full-band demos, though. I guess that in these cases, you can still pitch the song in the hope that the publisher listens. As is always the case, whatever type of demo, the publisher may or may not listen. I imagine that if you have a bit of a name happening in songwriting, then a stripped down demo might be all that's needed.

I think that using a professional singer is good advice. My thoughts are that ultimately, it will be the singing that stays in a person's head. So if this is strong, it has to be a bonus when submitting the demo.

As a note, I've been to a few Steve Seskin seminars. He's a singer/songwriter and has had 7 number 1 country hits. He always gets his demos professionally recorded and uses a singer other than himself.

Regards,
Noel

Last edited by Noel96; 04/09/10 02:41 PM.
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