Country returns

[eddietaxi]

lol cam, really....and if 'they WERE doing anything like that right now', he woulda said.."Got anything different?"

[claire]

why did the A&R guy get run over by the train?he couldn't hear it(ba dum dum)

[jacobgraff]

I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed to this thread. I have recently been inspired to write for the "Nashville Market" after venturing into several different musical forays in the past and I am absorbing all I can. Hope you all find success in your writing endeavors.2 songs I am trying out on my page are Better Late Than Never and 40 is the New 30 if anyone has any thoughtshttp://www.taximusic.com/hosting/home.php?userid=23454God BlessJacob

[bucyboy]

Jacob, You've got some good material and a great voice. Are you looking for singer/songwriter or just writer deals(both)?

[jacobgraff]

Thanks Buc. Mostly I'm here as a writer. I'm 41 so I don't expect to be a signed artist if that's what you mean...although you never know I guess. I do my own shows around Philadelphia as a singer/songwriter, not in the country genre. I'm hoping that a well delivered, sparsely arranged demo can compete in the writing arena....and that roses song you have is radio ready dude. Call Kenny Rogers people!God BlessJacob

[bucyboy]

LOL..thanks, it's funny you should say that, because his people did call me about that song...lol

[nknjmes]

I had two forwards to Nashville. One went to a publisher and the other to a major label but I never heard from either. Recently my skin has started to wear thin so I'm taking a break until some new inspiration comes along.

[bucyboy]

I hear that! Been there, done that, got the T-shirt...as they say.

[shorty]

Oct 25, 2009, 8:59am, mfowler wrote:Oct 25, 2009, 5:21am, cameron wrote:I have to agree with Eddie. The cuts I've seen writers getting lately are either co-written with the artist or by someone who has an "in" with the artist. After spending some time listening to songs written by taxi members and listening to the country top 40 for the last few weeks I would agree as IMO, many of those top 40 country songs would not get forwarded by Taxi and there are quite a few Taxi member songs that are on par and even better. I guess it is like American Idol or America's Got Talent... you must have talent and even more important, a way to get found. Marlinmfowler, you make a really good point here. In a lot of ways it's like auditioning for AI or AGT. If you haven't auditioned, I highly suggest that anyone go through the process of at least Auditioning for AGT. It's a huge eye opening experience. You really get a sense of the entertainment industry as a whole. You don't get to waltz in there and lay your talent out in front of Hoff, Piers, and Sharon O, they have screeners in order to weed out what they are looking for. If you go, either with someone auditioning or audition yourself, pay attention to what is going on around you. It's fascinating. The auditions start the minute you walk through the door, while you're standing in line. Sometimes there are great singers that get turned away, or fabulous entertainers, and it's really not a good fit for the show, and they don't get called back. Elvis auditioned for a talent show back in the day and got turned away, we will never know why he got turned away. To assume that he was the consummate performer then, may be assuming too much. If you think you've got the raw talent to write hit songs, keep writing, keep improving, don't stop writing. Keep plugging away, if you're that good, people will take notice and you will get forwarded. But you've got to keep improving and working and pushing yourself to write a hit. Isn't that what we all want to write? a hit?

[kvnlnt]

...so Cameron & Bucyboy...do you feel like Taxi is a waste? Should somebody like myself who's new to taxi and only about 2 years into the "getting myself out there" be concentrating on other avenues?...like contacting publishers directly? I've only been a taxi member for about 3 months...so far I have 9 returns and 1 forward. Optimistically, at this rate, I should have 4 forwards by the end of the year...and I'm sure my chances of those 4 forwards being selected is extremely low. One of you suggested moving to Nashville...maybe I'll just do that...but regardless of where I live (Seattle), it would seem that I would need to make that "first" contact...and at this point that seems so difficult to do. I do have contacts who live in Nashville and Memphis, who work with big name artists...but they are engineers or artists themselves who are guess what? Looking for contacts!? I've accepted the fact that I'm not going to make any money at this...but I'm hoping that one day, I'll get a check...at least once...I'll take one dollar at this point. j/k! but seriously...just kidding..