Sheesh! Slap a kid down for trying, eh? IF everything truckerdave said was true we'd never hear the stories we do of so and so hitting it big through some happenstance never dreamt of until its occurance. Sure, it takes hard work, a lot of promoting, getting out and singing your own stuff, visiting radio stations and giving them cd's for airplay, hoping the right person will hear it; perseverance, perseverance, perseverance, stick-with-it, BUT there IS always some kind of chance and who's to say what kind of karmic brownie points you may have that you can cash in for a few rewards?!

I do agree with Jeri. I think you are better off self-publishing...you retain all rights and control of your own works that way. Take a look at promoting yourself through free websites, such as www.iuma.com and other places. If you are ready to cut a CD but can't afford more than a demo recording on your computer, go to www.mixonic.com and upload your mp3's, design your label, and order as many cd's as you want from 1 on up, plus you can sell them through there, too.

Take a look around this site. We've got scads of threads on how to produce your own music, get gigs, etc. Good luck!

kat