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I'm a prolific songwriter. Part
of my e-business involves offering people the opportunity
to commission a song for any occassion: advertising jingle,
love song for an anniversary, wedding, holiday, etc.
On January of 2002, Scott
David Smith entered into a partnership with Anna
Huckabee Tull, a noted songwriter from Boston. We
are both professional songwriters and have the same approach
to doing commissioned songs. Here's how it works:
If you want a song
written for any occasion or purpose, just email one of us.
Anna specializes in guitar work, while I specialize in (what
else?) keyboards.
We both have demo recordings
of work we have done for prior clients. Samples of my best
published songs, plus other songs I wrote for commission,
are below.
The fee is $500. You pay half
up-front after the initial consultation, which will generally
be done by phone and via email. The up-front $250 compensates
us for the fact that we will spend a LOT of time writing
music, lyrics, and producing a "rough cut" of the song.
After I finish the rough cut,
I will have you review the lyrics and a 45-second sample
of the music. If you are satisfied, you will pay the remaining
balance for me to finish producing and recording the song
professionally. You will get a copy of the song on CD plus
a lyric sheet and anything else that we've agreed to up
front.
You and I will need to fill-out
and sign a copy of the "Commission
and License Agreement" (31KB, Word format).
If you decide that the song
is not to your liking, you pay nothing further and have
no further obligation.
Below are links to various songs I have written, whether
for myself or others. I use a professional singer for songs
written for commission, so don't be scared by my somewhat
unprofessional voice. These are all what we call "rough
cuts" in the music industry.
Uni-Copy
Jingle (words and music)
Born
of Dreams (word and music)
Untitled
(Alone in This) (word and music)
The
Perfect Thing (poetry only):
You
Take My Breath Away (music only)
In
the Blackness (word and music)
Zero
Sum (word and music)
Dear
John (word and music)
A
Christmas song (music only)
ALSO: I created a "Classic
Cuts" CD for promotional purposes only if you'd like
to hear the best songs I've written and published as of
2001. Click here to order
the Classic Cuts CD.
If you decide to work with me, here are some things that
would help:
Your name and phone number,
so I can call you.
Several intimate photos of
the subject matter (e.g. the lucky guy, gal, or couple)
Tell me the story that your
song needs to get across to it's audience
Tell me how you will know if
the song "works"
Pick what kind
of song you want it to be. Here is a sample of various dance
styles. You might see if one of these is right for the song
you're looking for: http://geocities.datacellar.net/jaichavan/indexmus.htm
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