Captain Blue Records Submissions

Please follow the guidelines listed below when submitting songs. Anything not adhering to these guidelines will be ignored.

Submission guidelines

Check the "requests" section (below) to see what we are looking for.
Submit only the type of music that we are requesting. Nothing else. This is very important. If you submit something that we have not requested, it will be considered unprofessional and any further submissions from you will be ignored.
Send your demo in mp3 format, 128k bit rate. Include your full name, and a telephone number where we may reach you.
Do not call after sending a demo. We will send you an acknowledgement that we have received your demo if you have adhered to our guidelines. If we are interested in your demo we will contact you.

Requests (Updated 10/8/11)

Songs

We are currently accepting Traditional Country or Bluegrass, Gospel or Rockabilly songs, for recording artist KelC. She has received enough music for her first CD. Any new songs received and accepted will be scheduled for future CD projects. For a sample of her current sound, listen to her on Jango internet radio.

Please do not submit songs for this artist unless you have listened to her, like what she does, and have something that fits her style.

Publishing

We require the publishing rights to all songs that we use for any artist. Some people are reluctant to give up the publishing to their song. If you are among this mindset, please consider the following:

	Giving us the publishing does not mean you are giving away the rights to your royalties. The publisher pays royalties to the writer, and we do a 50-50 split between publisher and writer.
	You have a song that you want recorded and we are in a position to make that happen. You have not had your song recorded at this time. You have not put your own money behind it to make that happen. If we use your song, we are investing both time and money into your song to make something happen for you. We expect a return on our investment just as you would if you invested in real estate, stocks, a business, etc. We only do win-win situations. By giving us the publishing you get paid and so do we. No label is in the business of taking a loss so the writer can get paid the lion's share of the royalties without putting any of their own money, artist development cost, or promotional efforts behind the song. We do not expect you to give us any money. We finance all of our own projects and expect a reasonable return on that investment.
	It makes licensing much easier for us. If something needs to be changed during the recording session we don't need to go back to the writer each time for approval.
	If our artist gets the attention of a film company or TV show or video game company and they are interested in your song we can quickly provide them with a license to use it. Again, everyone wins.

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