November 29, 2010
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November 2010 From Songwriting Software Plus at www.SongwritingSoftware.com To help your songwriting with a focus on the benefits of innovative software, tools, resources and programs for your songwriting craft and career. Hi
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I've made progress on getting new songs moved along and or produced but it looks like things will lap a bit over into the new year to complete my initial aims. Oh well, it's progress not perfection, right? Or maybe just the old 80/20 rule in effect. Or both :-) In any case once you've got a new song ready to share there are countless ways to put it out into the world and different audiences perhaps that you may want to put it in front of. This issue's article will look at three possible avenues and according services that offer different ways your song can be assessed on its journey out of your hands and into the ears of others as it ventures to the markets of your choosing. And just a reminder again, if you have time please help us help you better by taking our fast five question survey with Survey Monkey. Just click here to the SongwritingSoftware.com Survey - Only 5 Questions - Answer Just One Or All - Thanks!
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You Decide Who Decides On Your SongsAs a songwriter you may be interested in other artists recording your songs and or for use in projects such as a film or a tv show and or direct presentation to existing and potential fans. Three innovative and leading internet based companies for songwriters offer you choices on how far your songs may get down their respective avenues and you may choose all three approaches, some or completely chart your own path - depending on who you're trying to reach. To illustrate; one company relies on experienced music industry professionals to review your songs and forward them on to projects or not, another uses peer evaluations to rank submitted songs for projects so the project's music personal get the highest rated songs first and another is an avenue for promoting your songs directly to potential fans - the ultimate decider anyway. Have Industry Veterans Decide At TAXI At TAXI your songs get reviewed by music industry veterans with genre based experts i.e. Modern Rock experts for Modern Rock listings, etc. - and if your song(s) is deemed a good fit to present to a looming project then your song is forwarded on. Granted this is very subjective and you have to pay for the service but one upside is that if your song is forwarded it's going to be forwarded to a key decision maker that could be a huge boost for your career and TAXI has a lot of documented success stories in this regard. Additionally, if you want more feedback on your songs beyond a simple pass-along or declined, you can have your song critiqued thus giving you feedback on why perhaps it wasn't suitable for the project and what can be done to improve your song. You can even submit a song for critique-only when you feel it's not quite ready for prime time. Let Your Peers Be The Judge At Broadjam Broadjam offers a system of submitting your songs to projects directly but has them run through a peer review system that ranks the songs and presents them highest ranked first to soliciting projects. And you of course can participate in ranking songs in offerings that you've submitted your songs to. The system they employ uses a "Good, Better, Best" ranking and in the process of doing a rating you are presented with three songs at a time. You are only obligated to listen to the first minute of each song before casting your vote. To see how your own song ranked you simply complete two sets of song rankings. Peer rankings of songs is optional and you can just submit your song for an opportunity and wait to be contacted if your song was chosen for that project. Or How 'Bout The Fans Deciding At Jango There are many ways to take your songs directly to your fans either in person or readily online and one such service that presents your songs in a radio format for potential fans to decide is Jango. Jango is an Internet radio service that allows you the ability to submit your songs to be played along with similar established artists for fans of those artists such that they can become aware of your music and go to your sales site and buy your music and or sign up to your mailing list as a new fan. The catch here is that you pay Jango a modest fee to guarantee so many plays for a certain period of time and let the fans fall where they may. Jango also keeps track of your song plays and can track where in the world you're getting the best response. Who knows, you may be a writer based in Brazil and find that most of your fans are brewing up in Russia and Japan for instance. All in all, one type of avenue represented by these companies may work best for you or a mix of all three or even others may suit your needs best - but as always, you decide :-)
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For Inspiration And Thought On Your Path To More Songwriting Success:"Simple kindness to one's self and all that lives is the most powerful transformational force of all." -- Dr. David Hawkins
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