Pitching a song...has anyone ever used this?

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I asked a friend of mine (who asked a friend of his, ironically enough) about pitching songs. His friend passed along a link to him, which he passed along to me.

The link is:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...1621-0324705?_encoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=599858

And I was just wondering if anyone had ever tried this, and if you ever sold a song this way.

I can accept rejection letters...so that won't be a problem.

Also, when you pitch a song, do you have to pitch it with music, also, or can you just pitch the lyrics?
 
That book is a good resource. You can find record companies, etc.. by specific genre. None really accept unsolicited material, but you can get the contact info from the book, contact the people, and get permission from some to send material. I've always used a music attorney/agent to get my music in the hands of the decision makers. There are companies such as TAXI, that charge fees to critique your music, and then send the worthy ones to the powers that be.
 
JoeBannon said:
2003, looks pretty old.
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Yeah, the one in the picture is from 2003, but from what I understand, they put out a new one every year, so if I couldn't get the 2006 version, I might be able to get the 2007 version.

I have a friend who lives out in California who said he had a friend who used that book (or magazine, whatever) and sold two songs, but he did get a bunch of rejection letters, too. He did, according to my friend, make a pretty penny (several thousand dollars, enough to buy a car with some left over).
 
I think that's a pretty good book. Lots of places to pitch your music. If you're not pitching, your music is gathering dust unless of course you are recording for your own pleasure.

As for your other question, send the whole song. The industry wants to hear complete songs. In fact, nowdays demos sound like masters more times than not. Send the best possible recording of your song that you can. It tells the person you are pitching to that you're professional.
 
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