Hi Dec

 After two years passing of reading your course (which is very useful) and after countless hours spent on Net, reading book, practicing, composing (in fact 12 years total), i can conclude next:

You can learn almost everything as you said, production, arranging, marketing etc. but you cannot substitute high amount of talent for melody. Thus, if you haven't natural talent for melody construction, everything else falls apart. I really do not know anyone who turned hit maker without this sole natural talent. I mean, all teachings, tricks etc becomes not so relevant if you have lack of composing talent. And if so, what's the point in learning everything except main thing?

I would like to hear your your respected opinion. 

D****** 

My Reply:

D******

You miss one important point!

Throughout the history of Hit Music right up to the present, there has rarely been a person who does it all on their own... the start point, the melody, the chord sequence, the arrangement, the performing, the vocal arrangement.

I see so many music makers who make this fundamental mistake.  They sit for hours, days, weeks just polishing the same mistakes.  You will know from The Serious Writers Guild that I encourage music makers and songwriters to learn EVERY aspect of the business.

The secret is to realise this and use the tools I give you in The Serious Writers Guild ... the Collaboration facilities  http://www.makehits.co.uk/collaboration.htm where you can collaborate with up to 100 music makers in the same position as yourself world - wide .... then The Demo Consultation Service  http://www.makehtis.co.uk/demo.htm  ... this is gold dust ... an easily affordable method of knowing whether you are heading in the right direction or not ... I give red hot pointers as I listen to your music and record my comments  onto a CD for you.  I give encouragement and point out the good ideas and also the mistakes.

Then finally, if your Demos eventually come up to Hit Potential quality [which they must with my encouragement] I can put you in touch with probable the hottest production team in the UK ... they will take your track and turn it into a release quality mega production .... ready for the chart.   Always remember that there are dozens of record companies, publishers, managements crying out for potential hit material ... they have to get it to exist!!!! 

So it all boils down to realising that it is practically impossible to do it on your own .... but I make it possible with The Serious Writers Guild  http://www.makehits.co.uk/swgintro.htm  ... all YOU have to do is use the facilities.

The 'big boys' understand that Hit music is written and created by having 300-500 start points a year, then 30 of those will turn into semi finished projects ... 5 will make money and 1-2 will make serious money ... that is how it works.  And most of that will be done with collaborators and using systems like The Serious Writers Guild provides.   Don't let this moment pass you by!