Commercial Music!Hi and welcome to "Commercial music" page. Here'll talk about music that could beacceptable by the music business people. Music that you here on radio and T.V.. Music with potential!Music that will allow them to continue to doing business. If you want to be a succesful writer, then you need this music... What's the commercial potential of a song?That's difficult to say.But if you listen to the chart music you come pretty close to what the A&R Exec. are looking for. If you make a product that comes close to what you will hear there, then you're on the right track.No matter how good you think or how commercial you think your song is sounding. The A&R people and the publisher have the last word . On the end they decide .They want to hear the buss in your song to keep their job safe.
But there are a few rules that you can follow if you want to create, A commercial sound!# One, Keep the length of your song under four minutes. Of course there are exceptions like worl, jazz or some hip hop songs. #Two, the song has to have a strong hook, memorable chorus and important, that they can remember the title of the song.(especially when they want to request your song on radio and so...) #Three,Don't put too many words into the song. I know that's quiet difficult for creative people like we all are but try too be creative with less words. If you put, lets say about 30 words in a song, people will be focused on the words. They will remember them. With 30 words I mean, the same words. Don't count the different words, only the same words. Yes it's hard to be a creative on one hand and commercial on an other. Fact... Make sure that the songs, that you will include on your demo,sounds commercial.Learn about the music business. The music industry people( A & R , publishers) have to make a choice . Commercial music and keepon doing their job, or having no job at all. They will only assess thehit potential of your song. There's no doubt about that. Make that some of the labels and publishers know you and respect you. That will point your career in the right direction. # Four, Repetition of the "Song's theme word, or the song title. That makes that people remember a song more easely is an exellent way to push the commercial music potential of your songs up. Try to repeat the strongest words in your songs. And try to keep the number of the same words under 30. #Five. The theme of your song can go about everything. But when you writeabout what's close to your heart, then the words will come more easily. Beginners have to proof themselves. Write about what you know and comes from your heart. Try to be as professional as possible. Peoplewil know that the words are true.
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