Every year Writer's Digest sends me my listing in August and asks me to update it for the following year. And every year I update it I double check to see if my guidelines are clearly printed. Sure enough they are in my listing. But, every week I get demos from songwriter after songwriter that don't come close to my guidelines. So, last year, I decided to write a book that would help songwriters out. The reason I wrote a book that costs money is because for years I gave out free advise to songwriters who basically weren't paying attention. Not to mention that the guidelines I have in the Songwriter's Market book is free advise that songwriters still don't follow.
"The Songwriter's Guide to Submitting a Demo" is a small price to pay when you consider never hearing back from all the publishers a songwriter sends demos to. If a songwriter sends out just 3 demos a month and they're all sent out incorrectly then they're throwing away money. If they get this book for less then the same cost it would take to send out the 3 demos in just one month then a songwriter would increase their chances of hearing back from a publisher.
Here's a tip! If a music professional asks to send a S.A.S.E. then send it. If you don't you will not hear back from the publisher or record company. S.A.S.E. means Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. I can't tell you how many songwriters don't hear back from me because they don't send that S.A.S.E. but that's only part of it. Get the book and learn how to send a better Demo to industry professionals.
