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Thanks Sintz, I just knew you would get into this! Please post links to their BEST songs, I hope this project takes a lot of our time that we will only be able to hear just one tune per artist, OK?

I have artist #2 to add to the selection process. I will post a yousendit shortly to get your all's opinion. Hopefully that will create the 'expectation' for the rest.

Are you all with me here?

I look forward to your thoughts, ideas and input.

We were planning on attending Loretta Lynn's Ranch Showcase in TN on May 26th, 2009 any way. She's 74 and still a gang buster you all. You have to experience a live show of hers once in your life IMO. She's got a huge, passionate following and tons of support which we can potentially get involved, WHEN we put out the right material here. The girl has had an incredible run since 1961, ruled the 60's and 70's and is one amazing American songwriter (one of our best if you asked me) and an icon IMO!

Her entire family attends & performs at this show, I just heard her daughters group for the 1st time recently, the Lynns, in fact and they are INCREDIBLE in a Loretta kind of way! Awesome harmonies! the Lynns

Here's my thinking: we can do some potential networking together for this project, with each other, within the industry, etc. and have a blast and a lot of fun at this event. Think Banarroo without all of the deadheads! Haha!

I imagine that there are going to be a lot of potential industry folks there. I don't know though. I say we plan on having impromptu evenings hootenannies/showcases at the campgrounds after the shows end (that's where we are going to stay) and if anyone with influence in Nashville is there, so be it. If nothing works out for us, so be it!

We can still meet there, have some fun and see some incredible performances by some truly professional artists with a diehard fanbase. I think it will inspiring all of us to say the least. I'd also like to have multiple USB drives with the songs, art, contact info for each artist, etc. that we choose to be on the record to hand out to 40-50 folks too. That wouldn't hurt either. Right? Those cost less than $10 these days, so it would be a good investment for us.

I think when we put together something really special here with GREAT music, who will be able to resist? This project can become something very important over the next few years, whether its at Loretta's fest, Bonaroo (which I have a standing promotions invitation) or any other Southeastern fest that we get involved with. What about Keny's BG Fest? Maybe that is where we can do this? People are always looking for quality promoters with great music, right? Seriously. What's stopping us from taking over this niche? We obviosly can't do any worse than it is today, have you listened to the top 20 lately? OMG! We can literally move mountains here together. I just want to keep our efforts in the south to begin, OK?

I look forward to your thoughts, ideas and input.

I am sir. The decision has been made in a big way! LOL

I have all of the intentions to do this in a HUGE way! When I got snubbed on the MMJ deal I left licking my wounds and NEVER wanted to be associated with the business anymore. I had lost a bit with my association with BOA yet this one stung hardcore. I spent a lot of my savings and too much time on the road with ZERO return except knowing the fact that I maybe had a little to do with that fact that they made it.

I still have the contacts that I made in the biz here in town as well as a few in Trashville. I've helped others out before but never in a way that I watched out for myself without getting shafted. I KNOW what I need to do differently this time. Its the same way I feel about my day gig, I was way too trusting in it and got burnt BIG time. Well no more sir!

I've been listening to good country for 22 years and just became a passionate listener once again about 6 months ago. I believe I have a great ear for it. I'm a student of it actually. I'm positive that a project like this which helps folks find undiscovered & new music and songwriters which rise above the stale state of today's scene(s) will be highly successful because its focused unlike anything that I've done in the music business prior.

I only have 2 songs, Aaron's new one, "Lonesome Love", if he'd be interested, and one my old boss from PrimeStar (back in '98 that I KNEW was a hit then) wrote with a local artist that is still active in the scene.

I'm going to make a bunch of calls tomorrow and get the troupes rallied.

If you have any songs to add please let me know.

I look forward to your thoughts, ideas and input.

This is a hellofalot bigger than a songplugging gig sir. Its exactly what I did back in '99 bit more focused.

I guess we're on totally different pages here. I'mtalking about a promo for today's finest new country artists. I'm not interested in getting them major label deals JUST major promos i.e. a compilation record, radio play, online promos/chatter and a gig or two to help promote my favorite charity Kentucky Harvest/Usa Harvest - 2 tons and growing so far. Its been 10 years THIS year since I did the last web cast to promote bands. I got that itch. Too much has changed since then YET I still have all of the connections from all them years ago. We did an expansive lineup, all styles, no structure. I say, with this project, we scour the 'net, find the top 15+ artists who DO NOT get the exposure they deserve and do this the right way.

Quality sells in any market IMO. I have some plans we just need the music so any help here will be much appreciated from you anyone else who wants to help out here.

Thanks in advance.

BTW I am still looking for my second selection on a CD-r to add to the record, once you hear it you'll hear the quality of songwriting and production value that this project DEMANDS!!!

+ I also have a connection w. Gretchen Wilson that may help out as well. It who you know in this biz right?

Quality sells....