Hey guys!  Still miss you all and writing music, but lo-o-o-o-ng days make it impossible to compose or even get on here much.  I did manage to upload a few of my songs to a small publishing company this weekend, though, and now they're wanting info about each piece, the hardest of which (for me) is 'sounds like.'  I don't mean for any of you to go through all my songs and write lists for each one by any means.  But I have a feeling that much of my stuff sounds very similar, so if any artist comes to mind that my music half-way resembles, I'd be tickled if you'd mention it here in this thread.  If not, well, I'll do some more homework myself.  :)  
 
Thanks guys!  I hope you're all doing great!  
 
(they're the first 20 songs on my Soundclick page, although I don't expect anyone to go through the all!  Just a few names in general to get me started should help.  Thanks!)

I listened to "After all" on RN? It sounds like "you" and that's not a bad thing. I still hear words to all of your music. I hear it as a symphony... I don't think that will ever change. It's beautiful Janet.

Hi Jeannette, it sounds like YOU ; ). But why not use the pianist you mention on your soundclick page, like Jon Schmidt etc ?
 
Rik

Cool stuff.....
 
OK so what that means is they want to know what known/popular artists already out there have music that is of a similar nature to what you have written.
 
Film people, video production companies, and artists will contact the publisher and say that they want a song that sounds like such and such an artist. The publisher does a search of their database and looks for "sounds like" that artist and complies a list for the end user. Licensing the original recording artist could cost upwards of tens of thousands of dollars,  but they can license a "sounds like" song for a couple hundred. So you do need to do some research and perhaps have some friends who are knowledgeable about music and artists give you an honest assessment of the songs from a "sounds like" perspective.
 
The first song you and I ever did.... September Nights, when I played this for my wife, her comment was.... " that sounds like Layla by Eric Clapton.. in a way"..... waa laa, there's your "sounds like"....  Above the Clouds was one that I wrote and you played on that sounds like the theme song in a movie I started to watch.....
 
It might take a friend with a good ear.... or some research and listening to music on your end.  You could always post the songs and have people here do the work for you..... there are some pretty diverse musical taste's here. I'm sure the folks here could nail a few of them for you in short order.
 
You see this happen a lot... someone posts a song and people comment .... wow that sounds like a Bob Dylan song or some other artist.  That's the feedback you want.
 
As far as the publishers and libraries, it is pretty important that you get this correct. That way your music gets categorized into the correct areas and people seeking  "sounds like" can find it.  If you have a great song that is in the wrong category, no one will find it and it will end up never being used.

That's exactly why I put this here---throwing it out to the experts.  :)  I wanted to avoid posting all 20 of them in separate posts, since that would pretty much take up the first page and I'd prolly get voted off the island real quick.  I suppose I could list which ones I'm talking about.  We'll see.  Thanks Herb. 
 
Rikkie and Robby--maybe I'll just say they all sound like me.  I'm sure that will make them sit up and listen, eh?  I mean, that's why I've gotten SO many contracts already.  :)  

TV Themes
Movie Themes
Soundtrack pieces
 

just post the link here and the titles of the songs.... let people listen and comment.

Hi, Janet,
 
Great to see you around!  I always thought that your songs instantly reminded me of the Roger Williams vinyl albums that my parents were so fond of when I was growing up.  He was famous for masterfully played piano instrumentals with an inspirational feel.
 
Hope this helps, and don't be a stranger!
Bob

Sounds like a blind piano teacher, I knew when I was a kid... She lived down the street from me... a great player, and a really sweet lady...

probably the easiest way to do this is to put them all on your sound click page and tell everyone start at the top and go down to.... title of the last song.....
 
that makes it simple.