I now have five lyrics that are at the point where my collaborators are writing music for them as well as working with me to attempt to get the right fit between the lyric and the music. Since the collaborators have contributed to each of the five, I’m holding off sharing the latest several revisions until both parties agree that the songs are at the point where it is ok to share them with the public. We’re making progress, but it has been slower than I’d hoped.

I may be able to present a pre-demo recording or two with you in the next week or so.

We’re also hopefully only about a week away from selecting two or three of the songs to have demo’s of them made using professional singers and bands. We want to be ready for an event that is scheduled for next month where songwriters can showcase their best work with producers who fly in from out of town in the hope that one or more of the industry names will like their work enough to request a copy of the demo to possibly pitch to performing artists.

Having a song selected by a producer is a relatively rare honor, but it is just a step in a fairly long process. Still, it is a step that I hope gets taken on at least one of our songs next month. It is my understanding that only a relatively small number of song writers–among thousands–ever have a producer request a demo from them so I’d consider it a big deal if it happens to one of ours.