Though I suggested Nashville, I agree with both musicmic and Rick. Yes, do your promo locally but be sure that's it clean and sound as if it were recorde by a professional musican in a professional studio. I am not so cynical to think that Nashville is a place just to waste your money and get chewed up, however. Yes, get your stuff into the hands of local talent but if you feel you have some good stuff, still be prepared to meet with some folks in Nashville but only after you have had telephone contact and have your appointments set up. Again, if you get to that point, then I can get you some folks to talk with and pitch your stuff. If your stuff is good, then there is always a shortage of good material and lots of folks in the market. So go with musicmic and Rick's suggestions but don't quit there because local talent is a crap shoot at best. But sometimes a writer can take local talent and elivate it... and please email me your early work and I'll work on it...., promise.