Quote Originally Posted by eyeswithoutaface
just to re-iterate that a bit more clearer, i even get demo's sent to me now, and i dont even have a friggin label! emphasising the point that alot of people dont think when sending out demo's, they see a name or artist and automatically presume they'l be interested in what they are doing. I dont even listen to half of them because there's no point, i dont have a label and i cant offer them anything, but if someone as small time as me doesnt have time to listen to CD's from people who havent had the deceny to introduce themselves in an email or out in a club or whatever, then remember that the "big guns" like Hertz etc probably wont even bother taking them out of their jiffy bags half the time

it is a tough one definately but no one said it was every gonna be easy, i just think there are more effective ways to promote one's self which i have personally found to be much more advantageous than sending out cd after cd with a note on saying so and so has played this. I've never said its wrong to do, i just dont favour that particular method thats all
to be honest i never thought it would be easy and i dont expect it to. i've put in years of hard work to get to the stage wehere my productions are getting released... but that doesnt guarantee my anything. you're right hertz is a busy guy.. the point i was trying to make is that if someone with releases to his name (and the backing of one serious player on the scene) cant get hertz to listen then what chance does anyone have? ... and more impotantly

WHAT ARE WE MISSING BECAUSE ITS NOT GETTING HEARD?

^^^ that to me is a big issue and one of the reasons i love the production section on forums.. theres unsigned guys on here that blow me away constantly (rory st. force etc) and theres guys that are learning very quickly (loopdon and a few others) <<< i think it would be a very sad world if these guys never got their music out. but the way it is these days how are they meant to without being in the "know"?