Return after Return...

[bobpepek]

Hi everyone, My name is Bob Pepek, I'm a singer/songwriter from CT. Like anyone else, I live paycheck to paycheck, work a 40 hour a week job, and am doing everything I can to push my music, that I believe so much in. With such faith in my music, I turned to Taxi. I know signing up for Taxi was not going to guarantee me a signed contract, nor was it a guarantee that it would open any new doors for me. However, I've been getting a bit discouraged lately with the constant returns. I understand that these A&R reps aren't willing to risk their 6-figure incomes on "chance", I get it. But I really feel they are being a little TOO selective. Now please dont pick me for being "bitter" or "uptight" for not being forwarded, I'm just concerned, however (as a hypothetical example), these screeners ask for something similar to Coldplay, now I believe my music shares a similar "style", however its not close enough to target. Am I needed to develop a british accent, and match up vocal pitch and tones to be considered? On top of that, the Dispatch opportunities are few and far between (at no fault of Taxi's, but dont sync up with my style for consideration). On the monitary side, like I said, I live paycheck to paycheck, so paying the yearly fee was a dip into the wallet, then I signed up for Taxi Dispatch, and I now have 12 consecutive returns under my belt(@ $5 a submission... [$60]). Thats a near $600 as of right now, and I'm only 2 months into this membership, its a bit discouraging. The 5 songs I have uploaded were all professionally recorded at a very well known studio, every returned critique has emphasized that. Every song is a track of my EP that I just released this past January. Just about every critique I've had has mentioned how I have good hooks and good marketability, etc... If all this is so, why am I getting return after return? I'm batting .000 right now, 0 for 12. Can anyone instill faith in me that there's light at the end of the tunnel, and not just an empty wallet?? Thank you so much, and I hope to hear from you all. If any of you have the free moment, I'd like to hear what some people have to think of my music. Sincerely,Bob Pepek');// -->gotmuddzr2@yahoo.comhttp://www.myspace.com/bobpepek