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Thread #57046 Message #895510
Posted By: Maryrrf
21-Feb-03 - 06:14 PM
Thread Name: Advice on sending out demos
Subject: Advice on sending out demos
I'm working on sending out some demos for some prospective gigs and I wanted to ask for some advice. I have a CD produced in a studio with some instrumental backup - not a lot, but a couple of guitar tracks, bodhran, a little mandolin, whistle and fiddle. I also have some demos that I've recorded with just me and guitar - decent quality recordings and they sound nice, certainly more like what I would sound like live. Which demo should I send out? One place requested a "live" recording so I know what do to in that case. But in general, do I send out the studio recording which is much more polished, or the guitar/voice recording which is more representative of what I would sound like when I play solo? Although the studio recording is by no means overproduced, it will be obvious to whoever listens to it that more than one musician is involved and the gigs would be solo. Opinions? Thanks!