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“How good do demos need to be?” is one of the questions I am asked most often in my workshops. To effectively answer this question, you need to identify the purpose of your demo recording. For example, is it intended to be pitched in the hopes of finding a home…
5 Tips to Help Find Good Homes for Your Songs
Today, all four of the foster kittens I raised as a volunteer for my local Humane Society found wonderful, permanent homes. This happened less than twenty-four hours after posting the kittens’ photos and bios on the shelter’s website. This might not seem like much of an accomplishment, but there were…
Are Your Songs Too “Rangy” for Today’s Singers?
At the beginning of my career, I had a song go on hold for a female country music star whose singles regularly went to #1. The head of her record label said my song was a “must-cut” situation, and I was faced with a daunting decision: should I buy a…
tobyMac Leads List of 2011 GMA Dove Award Nominees
In a clear nod to the diversity and depth of the BMI repertoire, BMI Christian and gospel songwriters earned an overwhelming number of the 2011 GMA Dove Awards nominations, announced Wednesday, February 16. With six nods, BMI trendsetter tobyMac leads the pack: He was tapped in the Artist of the…