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Blessings To You


"Strategy" Hebrews 11:6 KJV and The Book Of Job
But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 (KJV)

If you know what it takes to win a battle you can plan your strategy for victory. Satan understands Hebrews 11:6 even better than we do; he constantly throws things at us to destroy our faith. But, God allows this because He wants to give us the opportunity to defeat Satan and have the victory by turning something meant to destroy us into a thing that will please Him. We must turn every personal attack, family attack, every trial, testing, financial setback, etc. into new ways of showing our faith in God. In doing so, we please Him and win not only the battle but the war. PRAISE GOD!

Wordsmith Wisdom

As a Songwriter you may face an unbelievable amount of Satan's "darts", all of which are meant to destroy the wonderful gift God has placed within you. We all know the potential power of a song, so successful song writers who love God are not necessarily part of Satan's plan. If you're successful you just might be able to give a larger tithe or make some other special offering to God's work. Of course, Satan doesn't want this to happen. Have you ever wondered if Satan is attacking America's (and indeed, the world's) financial system? The book of Job tells us the first thing Satan took was Job's livestock, the very thing used to make sacrifices to God. But, we, like Job, have a shield against Satan's darts. All we have to do is turn each of Satan's attacks into another opportunity to show our faith in God.



The 4 P's to a successful songwriting career.


PRAISE, PRAYER, PATIENCE, PERSISTENCE

Hebrew 11:6 KJV The Book Of Job KJV






Here at Springbarrel, we're often asked the following two questions: "Which do I need, a Publisher or a Song Plugger?" and, "Does Springbarrel accept all songs submitted to them?"


1st Question: "Which do I need, a Publisher or a Song Plugger?"

The answer depends on whether the Writer wants to retain control of her/his portion of the copyright (publishing) on the song.

When a song generates revenue, both the Writer and Publisher receive a separate royalty. If you retain your publishing rights, you will naturally receive a writer royalty plus a publisher royalty. When feasible, many Writers choose this option and hire an independent song plugger or a song plugging company such as Springbarrel. This means the Writer's total income will be greater in the long run.

If you hire a Professional Song Plugger you can expect to pay them a monthly retainer fee and backend bonuses in the event a cut is secured.

Should you opt for a Publishing deal on your song (s), then be prepared to assign all or part of your publishing rights to the Publisher. In exchange, the Publisher is expected to have a salaried song plugger on staff to pitch your material or will have contracted a song plugging company such as Springbarrel to pitch their music catalog.

If you assign publishing rights to your song to a publisher, you should not be required to pay that publisher to pitch it since the publisher will be entitled to future royalties.

It is worth noting here that if Writers retains their publishing rights they may also use this to negotiate an exclusive writer contract which may provide for a weekly or monthly draw to write songs for that company. This decision rests with the Writer, but more and more Writers are choosing to retain as much of their publishing as possible. Again, it means more long term income for the Writer.


2nd Question: "Does Springbarrel accept all songs submitted to them?"

No. Springbarrel turns down submissions almost daily. We passed on approximately sixty (60) songs over the past week. We must feel that any song we accept has a shot at being recoded. Otherwise, we would be wasting our valuable time and the writer's money. We do not want to do either.

We have worked hard at Springbarrel to earn a solid reputation for representing good songs, and we plan to continue to doing so.


May God bless you and your songwriting endeavors.



Carol Perdew

Creative Director and owner of Springbarrel Songwriter Services, LLC., has worked within the Music industry since 1970. Currently serving Songwriters and Publishers through Catalog Representation, Consulting and Creative Services.


"Strategy," an excerpt from the upcoming book Springbarrel Sunday. A volume of devotionals inspired by and written especially for Songwriters.