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[Casey H]

Bandzoogle is a free option if you need a simple DIY website, beside others you see folks using here.

Bandzoogle is free? Not that I'm aware of.

[funsongs]

Bandzoogle is a free option if you need a simple DIY website, beside others you see folks using here.

Bandzoogle is free? Not that I'm aware of.

Well... it was back when I had one.
Maybe they got wise to me.
"Would you believe 'bandcamp' and 'Soundcloud'...?" (asked with a Maxwell Smart tone-of-voice).

[AlanHall]

Bandzoogle is a free option if you need a simple DIY website, beside others you see folks using here.

Bandzoogle is free? Not that I'm aware of.

Well... it was back when I had one.
Maybe they got wise to me.
"Would you believe 'bandcamp' and 'Soundcloud'...?" (asked with a Maxwell Smart tone-of-voice).

That's OK, Peter. You only "missed it by thaaat much"

[cgibson]

Thanks, I honestly was hoping for country but I have not heard that so I guess not lol! I did just write a country song and I know the one I'm working on now is country. The fellow I'm working with at the studio is expensive so this won't be ongoing. I'm thinking just for this demo. Then hopefully I can meet some people to collaborate with. Thank you for all the tips, it's much appreciated!

[funsongs]

Thanks, I honestly was hoping for country but I have not heard that so I guess not lol! I did just write a country song and I know the one I'm working on now is country. The fellow I'm working with at the studio is expensive so this won't be ongoing. I'm thinking just for this demo. Then hopefully I can meet some people to collaborate with. Thank you for all the tips, it's much appreciated!

Well, dang Coral - if you're aiming at Country (classic does it for me, not 'contemporary' i.e. a hybrid of anything goes: Pop to Southern Rock) -
I'm interested to follow along and listen to what you're doing.

[cgibson]

Well I got a different version yestarday of the song, just acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, the doubling of the voice is gone and the electric guitar is only played during the bridge. I'll put it on here for a listen to see if you guys like it better? As much as I want it to be country I do have think it's folk after listening again. I wrote a really nice actual country song I can't wait to record!

[Casey H]

Well I got a different version yestarday of the song, just acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, the doubling of the voice is gone and the electric guitar is only played during the bridge. I'll put it on here for a listen to see if you guys like it better? As much as I want it to be country I do have think it's folk after listening again. I wrote a really nice actual country song I can't wait to record!

Hi
Just be aware that country is one of the toughest nuts to crack as the bar is MEGA high. What is your goal? Is it pitching songs for artists to record? Film/TV? For pitching to artists (i.e their publishers), your song and production literally have to walk on water. The bar is high for Film/TV as well but the level of songwriting perfection required (e.g. every syllable, every word perfect) isn't as much. But, country songs don't get used as much for sync as many other genres.

So it's important to think about what your goal is for your songs and what styles/genres you can do well, even if it takes time and practice.

Casey

[cgibson]

Thanks so much for that information Casey! To be perfectly honest these are things I have to figure out. I would love to pitch to country artists, but I'd kind of like to be the artist, this is something I have to figure out. I would also love to pitch to tv/film. These are huge ideas that I realize will take time and a ton of practice! What are the popular genres for tv/film?

[Casey H]

Thanks so much for that information Casey! To be perfectly honest these are things I have to figure out. I would love to pitch to country artists, but I'd kind of like to be the artist, this is something I have to figure out. I would also love to pitch to tv/film. These are huge ideas that I realize will take time and a ton of practice! What are the popular genres for tv/film?

Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Rap, Hip-Hop, etc. Just read through the Taxi listings. It will be pretty obvious what Film/TV libraries and supervisors are looking for. They generally are looking for music similar to what's on the charts today though they do look for some other things as well. Every listing has reference tracks. That tells you what the targets are.

Casey

[cgibson]

Yes, I do look at the listings pretty much daily if I can. I'm amazed how many listings there are sometimes!