Pitch #2424
Carley Pearce. Veteran music publisher with multiple cuts on major artists is listening to songs for Big Machine recording artist Carley Pearce. Carley has already cut 7 "outside" songs for this project - meaning she did not write them herself. Her song search is still open for outside songs but highly competitive. Seeking: Songs that lean Country but not old-timey Country. She likes story songs in first-person or third-person. Visual lyrics. Conversation-type songs (e.g., he said... I said...). Male demos are okay to pitch. Before pitching, please listen to several of her songs for direction.
In general, here is what this pitch guest is seeking in every song that is pitched to them:
-- Fresh ideas and interesting titles; lead directly to the title in a strong way to make the title stand out.
-- Get your first verse set up much quicker to grab the listener within the first 30 seconds from when it starts. Most of the time, I don’t even get to the second verse if the first verse does not draw me in. Your song may not need a pre-chorus. Try to get to the point and make it pay off quickly.
-- Before pitching, please do your research. Really listen to the artist and see what kind of songs they like to cut. Figure out what they like, how they sing, and what songs they lean toward.
-- Please read the description/brief and submit only what we request. For example, if we're looking for uptempo, only send uptempo. If we mention "no drinking songs", then please don't send a drinking song.
-- Read a lot for new ideas and stories. For Country songs, understand the writing of great writers like Shane McAnally, Michael Hardy, Don Schlitz, Bobby Braddock, Lori McKenna.
Pitch Follow-up: If this guest expresses interest in your song, they will pitch it with the understanding that you will be asked to sign a single song agreement with the publishing company if there is interest in the song.