Good morning! I have a question I can't seem to get answered objectively. I'm a non-performing songwriter. I can sing and play guitar, but am not interested in performing. My plan is to submit a demo CD to a music publisher for the purpose to having my songs recorded by other artists.
So....how good does the quality of these recordings need to be? I have bought myself some decent equipment, am recording my guitar, vocals and harmonies on separate tracks and mixing them myself. I think I get a pretty good sounding song.
Is that good enough, though? Do I really need to hire a music studio to record and mix my demos? As I've never sold anything yet, I really don't have the money to pour into something that may never happen. And when I search for recommendations, it seems the people who always say you need a top notch recording are the ones who own recording studios (can you say conflict of interest?).
Any suggestions?