Hi Faswili

I just watched a fascinating documentary on a Canadian artist named Roberta Michelle. It doesn't really matter to me that her type of music doesn't really interest me...it was the 'procedure' that was fascinating.

Every minor detail of her music, her appearance, her personality, and her willingness to give up everything to focus on her career, was under a very strong microscope.

She was left with very few independent decisions...EVERYTHING was taken care of by others. Once the complete "package" was put together, and her recording and video (yup that's a part of it these days) were sent to the stations, a whole NEW group of "experts" sat in judgement about whether the "package" would get any exposure.

After all that, the REAL crapshoot begins. The film was made two years ago, so I checked all over the net to see whether this lady had indeed found some kind of fame. Hardly a word. It would appear that Sony had dropped her after barely a year.

I think that one way to get your music out there is to set aside a couple of years for nuthin' but touring. Small clubs, lousy money, and probably a fair number of hassles....but some DO break through without the "machine" behind them. The folks in those small venues will let you know pretty quickly if your music turns their cranks.

Rick