Dr_Death

But this is my question - how do I get my foot in the door? (not literally, that would just hurt) How do I take it from playing in my local pub to getting some kind of record deal?

To be honest, I don't think the band is going anywhere. I love them, and they're brilliant musicians, but they've got alot going on and they have made it clear that this is just an aside. I would really like to make it as a performer / songwriter, like David Gray et al (although not quite in the same style). Any ideas?

More likely than not, for the millionth time, I'm going to ask the immortal question. I want to become a professional musician. Where do I start?!? I'm a singer/songwriter/guitarist with a little experience in low key garage bands, but I really want to take my music to the masses. The fact of the matter is, I really can't do that without an outside inflence helping me along the way (mestophiles, or some major label...). How do I go about making a big enough dent for someone to notice me? For anyone interested, you can check out my current band's website http://www.dr-death.tk . Made mostly from Geocities site builder, so it's a wee bit crap. Also, there's an MP3 page ]http://www.geocities.com/drdeathandthepelv...oads.html . The MP3's don't have any drums on them, as we've no feasible way of recording them, so we've had to use rather lame drum machines.