Perhaps, I should limit that assumption to the hundreds of recordings I have received over the last few months for either Booking or Promotion consideration. After having received much high quality product, I shall attempt to ask questions and provide my own answers, much like a mental patient does in the Harris County Sanitarium on a quiet Sunday afternoon. As an Independent recording artist, you are, in effect, your own record company. I was required to explain to him that the nice lady at the telephone company, for some reason that evades me, would be unwilling to accept Girl Scout cookies in exchange for continuing my monthly service. I feel that many artists have such swelled egos believing that they have recorded the ultimate great recording that will become a standard, they do not even entertain the idea of providing promotional funds for it.
Nothing simply happens by a stroke of luck or chance.
The Arthur Godfrey talent scouts were disbanded years ago, with no one taking their places. With your immediate competition being to the degree that it is today, someone will be required to continuously promote your recording until it rises above the vast number of competitors. Now, I do not intend to convey that a strong promotional budget will guarantee you success. That is simply untrue. I only intend to convey that you will require proper financing to bring significant industry and fan attention to your product above your competitors.