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Originally Posted by jordan768  Hi everyone, I love writing songs and I have various songs of different genres....How do I get hold of producers to publish my songs and most important how do I approach them. I do need the contact details of many of them so that I can approach them at large. I know that this is not easy …but I do have confidence in my lyrics and know that they have a chance.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! |
woah ok FIRST you should know i have NO idea what your stuff is like but lemme just say this. A statement like "i have confidence in my lyrics and know they have a chance" does not sound like it came from one who is gonna get a pub deal.
Forget your lyrics. Can you pop in a cd and play a record you wrote, FINISHED, that sounds like a smash hit? If you can, you MIGHT have a ten percent chance of finding a deal. Why only ten percent? Cuz MOST publishers will not sign you based on your work alone. They want to know which records youve done, and what records you have coming out.. And if you DO have a record coming out, thats still only maybe 50% chance of them signing you.. WHY? Cuz a lot of publishers wont make a deal until they KNOW the record is OUT. Basically you can only get a pub deal when you dont really NEED a publisher.. When the only thing they will offer is upfront quick money, rather then waiting for royalties. It becomes a choice of do you want to wait two years to see ALL your money or get a lump sum upfront?
Thats not to say there isnt SOMEONE out there who will believe in you enough to risk some money on what you seem capable of, but its rare these days.. Signed artists or producers with label deals might find publishers, but i know people who have sold six million records under their old deal, but cant find a new one, cuz prospective publishers are only interested in FUTURE releases.