The 10 Reasons Demos Are Rejected

1. No Contact Information on CDR and/or
1. CDR container (Put your Name, Address,
1. Email, and Phone Number on both)

2. Lack of Originality

3. The Music Is Good, But The Artist Doesn't
1. Play Live

4. Poorly Recorded Material

5. Best songs are not identified or
1. highlighted on the CDR

6. Sending Videos In Place Of CDRs

7. Sending Unsolicited Recordings

8. Sending The Wrong Music To The Wrong
1. Label

9. Musicians Can't Play Their Instruments
1. Competently

10. The Music Sucks (This criticism is as old
10. as music itself. You may think your
10. music is the greatest thing since
10. frappacinos, but most demo recordings
10. the industry receives are as bad as the
10. first round contestants on American
10. Idol)