| Q: Can I submit my song just by emailing you my songs? A: No, we can't just accept emails like this for
submissions. You must follow the instructions to apply online Q: Why is there a submission fee? A: As Songsalive! is a non-profit organization run by volunteers, we need to recruit help to listen to the songs, choose songs, and compile them. All of this takes time and energy. Also because we use Sonicbids for our submission process, they ask that there is a submission fee, in order to list it. By the way, imagine if it was free to submit your song? EVERY ONE would submit songs and there would be a lot of less than desirable songs too, to wade through (everyone with Garageband and a computer can make a song these days!) So we have to set a standard.
Q: Can I submit a song without going through Sonicbids A: Unfortunately, no. In the past we used to also have a direct submission facility, however it took us too long to go through them, and many songwriters sent us incomplete information. We've found that Sonicbids is the perfect vehicle for artists to consolidate their promotional information in one EPK with a bio, music, photos, even video, and then be able to submit to not only our opportunity but many from around the world. By applying through them, you also get membership of Sonicbids for free for a month. If you don't like them, then stop after a month after you've submitted to the Songsalive! CD sampler. But we believe it's a very useful tool for all artists and songwriters. You can also apply for our showcases through Sonicbids (see Programs/Showcases to the left here) Q: Where will the CD Sampler be distributed? A: Please click here to see where the CD goes to. (scroll down to DISTRIBUTION). Note that this is a promotional CD and we put it in the hands of music industry representatives, the media, and anyone looking for a GREAT song. Q: When you say "mastered" what do you mean? A: We mean that your song needs to be radio quality and has been mastered by a real mastering engineer. The artist has to provide a mastered song. We then
take all the mastered songs to our mastering engineer in Nashville (Independent
Mastering), and he tops and tails and Eqs the entire compilation project ready for
CD player listening. Q: How long have you been doing CD Samplers? A: For 12 years, since we started Songsalive! You can listen to all of them from the CD Sampler home page, under each CD cover image.
Q: Any cool success stories? A: Yes! Songs have been placed in film and tv shows, with artists, received radio play and publishing deals. We can't always track every success story because the CD Sampler is widely distributed and not all the songwriters and the music industry tell us when something cool happens. But it happens! Click here for more success stories with Songsalive!
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