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Where To Publish Your Lyrics
Note that the ultimate goal behind publishing your lyrics is to get other musicians and songwriters to read it and write music to it. So, it makes sense to publish your lyrics on the websites that other songwriters usually visit. Always remember that your lyrics are not poetry, so poetry websites and forums might not do you any good getting musicians to see your lyrics and read them. Look for songwriting oriented places to market your lyrics...That's where musicians and other songwriters hang out!
I have compiled this short list of places and strategies in the hope that it helps you find the right music collaborator...
Songwriting Forums. There are lots of songwriting forums out there...only COLLABORATION forums might be useful. For example, there is artistcollaboration.com which gives you a chance to connect with other songwriters, musicians and lyricists, but you have to pay a subscription fee to be a member. Among free collaboration forums, Writing Fever forum is very useful (especially for online collaboration), also the collaboration forum of musesmuse.com and tunesmith.com are of excellent quality.
When you join a forum, post your work and get to know other members. Always remember to be specific about what you want so that other members can understand you and approach you in the right way.
Songwriting Classified Ads. It's always a good idea to post an Ad, and see what the wind will bring. Try gigfinder.com, getgigs.com and soundbarter.com...these websites offer classifieds posting for free and are very popular.
Now you have to be smart writing your ad, make it short, specific and be clear on what you want from your collaborator. Try to put a link to the webpage where you publish your lyrics. It's always useful if others have an idea of your style before actually contacting you.
Lyrics Directories. There are lyrics directories that list lyrics of famous singers and bands, those are useless to us. You need to find a lyrics directory for INDEPENDENT LYRICISTS. Writing Fever Lyrics Directory is free, with no censorship and offers very fast submission process. When you submit your lyrics to lyrics directories, submit correct contact information so that songwriters who read your lyrics can contact you later and ask to collaborate with you.
Remember to be patient with these directories since you will probably not get instant response to your lyrics. Lyrics directories increase the chances that your work will be read over a long period of time, while with forums you will usually have your lyrics read over the period of 2 days from your posting date at best...Forums are very dynamic, lyrics directories aren't.
Your Own Web Page. Having your own web page can be a great way to have presence and be known. It can also add to your credibility as a songwriter. You can always have yourself a profile at soundclick.com or myspace.com although these websites are more helpful for bands and artists who want to showcase their ALREADY COMPLETE songs to some AUDIENCE, which is not our case. The best way to go is to have your own independent website. It will offer you more freedom on the way you present your work to your collaborators and will be very powerful helping you manage your collaborator search the way you want. Check out this page for more information on how to get a free, professional looking personal website for free and without technical knowledge.
Finally, I'd like to stress on the fact that one strategy of the four strategies above will not cut it alone. Combine all strategies together when you search for collaboration, that way you can be sure you will have a strong presence as a lyricist and be able to find the collaborator you are looking for.
In P4 we will discuss the qualities you should look for in a musician before you start collaborating with him/her...
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time has past-and you say that you've moved on/
was going through the pictures of you in my phone/
am tryna forget/but gal i must admit/
i wil never-found someone like you/
so tell me whats a man to do/
and you got good man,and he treatin' you right/
but tell me do i ever cross your mind?/....oh ooh ooh..
cause you always stay up on mine...oh ooh yeah
Hi Rick and Shawn,
you really can never be sure that your lyrics will not get stolen!
However, in over 5 years of moderating SongWriting Fever Yahoo! group and 2 years working on this website I've never seen a case where someone's lyrics were stolen....I really believe almost all people in such communities are honest and act in good faith. Thieves do not stand a chance because they are by definition unaccomplished folks wbleepedwouldn't know what to do with the work they stole anyways...you see my point?
That being said, to fully protect yourself (meaning to protect your rights to your work in a court of law), you will definitely need to formally copyright your song or lyrics with your country's copyrights office. In USA, this is a very easy process, just visit copyright.gov
All the best,
Mahmoud
please reply to above concern.
How do I insure that my lyrics won't be stolen?
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