George, it means an unfinished product. Some people call them a "rough demo."

Often, I will post a song somewhere and specifically say "This is a work demo" so that they will not hammer me about the recording but just comment about the song. The demo is good enough to hear the song but not good enough to compete with studio releases.

Then, they will rip me apart about the recording! I don't want to know about the recording, I want to know about the song! Usually, these are on boards where I am literally up against full-blown studio demo's that cost $500 to $2,000 each. My work demo's can't compete with that. Thus, their comment isn't really helping and they've wasted their time, too.

However, I just had something happen that is interesting. I posted "I Wish You Enough" on a forum and a Nashville cat wrote back that he likes my tracks. And guess what... that song was recorded on a psr2000 on-the-fly. I didn't do anything but play and sing and record it all simultaneously! Kudo's for the seven year old arranger.

Thanks for your comments, George. I'll sure consider adding more voices!

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Bill
SmallGig.com
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As a songwriter, I need feedback on songs posted! Thanks!