Songwriter contract

So a couple weeks ago I found a website for a company that promotes songwriters to major labels and artists in Nashville. They said they offered free critiques of songs, so I uploaded four of my songs. Last week I got a songwriter contract in the mail from them. Apparently what they do is make professional demos of songs and pitch them to recording companies and artists there in Nashville. So I would just need to pay them to make the demos and wait to see if anyone is interested in recording the songs, I guess.

The main reason I'm skeptical about the whole thing is that it seemed too easy. Do they make this offer to everyone who sends them songs? Because the fact that they record a demo and supposedly pitch to these companies is no guarantee that anyone will even listen to it, much less want to record it.

I did also get a message from a Christian musician promoter here in Wichita that said that "Worth it All" was a great song with a lot of potential. So that was encouraging. Maybe I should go ahead and pay for the demo of that one and see if I hear anything, if there is any interest in it.

My other concern is whether this would be an exclusive situation, if I did pay this company to market any of my songs. I don't want to be tied to just one company without knowing that they're really out there working hard to find someone to record my music. I really just need to read the fine print, look more at their website and probably talk to someone on the phone before I decide to do it.

So anyway, big things to think about. (Actually that's not the half of it, but the rest will have to wait for another blog entry.) Life is busy; sometimes I'm having a hard time keeping up with all the things I think I ought to be doing. But God is faithful. It's all going to work out for good.

Peace, y'all.