Well I know that the reality out there is harsh.

It would be almost impossible for me to write a hit pop song. There are extremely few artists out there who aren't doing their own songs. There are probably ten thousand great songwriters who already have a feel for the modern sounds that are out there, who don't need a crash course, and even they cannot get heard.

I'm going to plug along anyway. I'm hoping that one of my songs might get noticed in a songwriting contest. I'm also working on my vocals so that I can sing the songs myself. Maybe I won't be a superstar, but I give myself better than even odds of getting something together that pays at least as much or better than what I make in the senior circuit.

I would like to modernize my sound, maybe if not up to modern pop level at least up to what is adult contemporary. I like David Gray. He's got good songs with some catchy melodies. The structures of his songs are more what I'm used to. But I notice that his percussion sounds more modern.

Maybe I can't be someone that I am not, but I at least can spice things up a little and evolve.

Is there any EZ Drummer plug in that has more of the newer beat patterns? Or would I be better off with some Acid type of loops?

Thanks for steering me in the right direction.

And I will be remixing this new song with a slightly more prominent guitar solo.

Beakybird

[This message has been edited by Beakybird (edited 08-05-2009).]