I'm on a Top 30 Music Chart! Need your help to reach #1!

[Fugita]

Voted

Good Luck and I see you have another one sitting at #24. Looks like you're on a roll.

[brad13]

Voted again! <S> 

[Sabre]

Thanks, guys.  I'll try to keep this to one thread a week from now on, and I appreciate your support and indulgence.  Here's your final reminder for this week...

Hi, ya’ll! For those who didn’t know, my song, “The Man They Need Me To Be” moved up last week from number 10 to number 7 on the Independent Radio Network’s Top-30 Country Chart (http://www.independentmusicnetwork.com/ccharts.php).  Thanks so much for those who took the time to vote.

I know it’s kind of like getting all them Publishers’ Clearing House entry forms in the mail, but I’d sure appreciate your continued support to get this song to number 1.  All you have to do is click on the link below and scroll down until you see “Rich Owen – The Man They Need To Be”, then click on it to vote.

http://www.independentmusicnetwork.com/vote.php?genre=C

Remember that voting closes out Monday night at Midnight EST; you can vote once per computer IP (i.e. you can vote from the home and the office), so vote early and vote often:).  As always, you can listen to this song and others I’ve written and produced at www.myspace.com/richowen61.

Pass it on, if you’re so inclined.  Thanks again!

Rich "Sabre" Owen

[trax1]

Voted again, but it looks like it slid to #21, but your other song is number 10, "Don't Give Up On Me", so should we start voting for that song?

[eskimo2]

I like "Don't Give Up On Me" more anyway.  3 X votes tonight, 1 more from work tomorrow.

[camnite]

good song, much better than some of the stuff out there reminded me of hank senior probably gonna buy ur cd if i can find one
good luck

[Sabre]

Hey guys, thanks again.  Yes, "The Man They Need Me To Be" topped out at #7 last week, but slid this week back to number 21.  Still, it's been in the top 30 for 5 weeks now, which I'm very pleased with.  As Trax1 noted, "Don't Give Up On Me" zoomed from #19 up to #10, so yes, by all means vote for this one this week.  It's gotten a lot of support from the Autism awareness groups, and with your additional support has a decent shot at #1.  So I humbly request that you shift your votes to "Don't Give Up On Me" for this week.

Camnite: The CD is available on-line from www.cdbaby.com/richowen , or you can probably order it through your local music store.  The above link lets you listen to 2 minutes of every song on the CD (11 of them, and all original).  You can also purchase it electronically from iTunes and several other sources.

Eskimo: Yeah, "Don't Give Up On Me" is probably my favorite, for obvious sentimental reasons.  Seems every time I perform it, I get something in my eye, dang it!

[WWhiskey]

  your gonna owe us
next hit will be about aceshigh pilots

[rpm]

Sabre, I don't mid supporting you at all. I'd just feel better about it if I heard your song on a local station. Have you tried getting it on any Dallas stations? I gave you a link to the most likely to play it in an earlier thread.

I was in country radio for 10+ years and know how dog eat dog it is getting a song on the air. You should package your survey results along with a CD and FedEx it to some lower rated major market stations. You can check The Texas Association of Broadcasters for a list of stations that might carry your songs. To get major label attention you need to get more airplay. Internet stations or downloads don't count for diddly squat.

[mbailey]

Voted, WTG great song  Good luck   

[Sabre]

Thanks very much, everyone.  This is the final day for voting for this week.  Results usually post before noon on Tuesday, so you can check back there.

RPM: I appreciate very much your advice.  I've actually got a music promoter doing exactly what you suggest, not just in the US, but around the world.  I've actually been getting more FM airplay over seas (an easier market to break into, I guess), in England, Australia, and elsewhere.  I've got an electronic press kit that's been going out to new stations (terrestrial and internet) everymonth.  One of the things that's been holding me back somewhat is I don't have a regular band to do more live shows in and around Colorado.  It means I'm relying almost exclusively on airplay to gain notariety.  Nonetheless, things have been moving forward, and being on IMN's top-30 chart at least shows I'm gaining some national recognition.

Any way, I appreciate again the support of my long-time friends here at AH.  Thanks so much again.   And again, here's the links to vote if you haven't already...

Hi, ya’ll! The Independent Radio Network’s Top-30 Country Chart (http://www.independentmusicnetwork.com/ccharts.php) has my song "Don't Give Up On Me" at #10 (up from 19 last week). Thanks so much for those who took the time to vote. For those who haven't heard it, this song is about a family dealing with an autistic child, and I wrote it for my son when he graduated high school last year.  This song has resulted in some incredibly heart-warming responses from the Autism Awareness Community at large.

I'm asking folks to throw their support - and their vote - to "Don't Give Up On Me" this week, as we attempt to get this song to number 1. All you have to do is click on the link below and scroll down until you see “Rich Owen – Don't Give Up On Me”, then click on it to vote.

http://www.independentmusicnetwork.com/vote.php?genre=C

Remember that voting closes out Monday night at Midnight EST; you can vote once per computer IP (i.e. you can vote from the home and the office), so vote early and vote often.

As always, you can listen to this song and others I’ve written and produced at www.myspace.com/richowen61.

Pass it on, if you’re so inclined.

Thanks again!

Rich

[texasmom]

I got this info off the USO website. You live in Colorado, right?
Only a tiny handful of the USOs have buildings/organizations that aren't inside of airports.  These few USOs are always organizing events for the troops.
That's a good way to both get your name out there and do something nice for the troops.

Rocky Mountain USO at Fort Carson
1625 Ellis Street
Building 1218
Fort Carson, Colorado, 80913
Phone: (719) 229-8005
Joe Aldaz, Director
E-mail: jaldaz@uso.org
Phone: (719) 229-7838
Phil Martinez, Program Manager
E-mail: pmartinez@uso.org
Phone: (719) 229-2518

[Sabre]

Texasmom:

Thanks for the info.  I contacted the national USO's office, but they're only interested in major label artists.  I had not thought to see if we had a local USO office.  I will take your suggestion and contact them.  I've been wanting to organize some kind of free concert for the troops at Ft. Carson.  Perhaps the USO can help.

Sabre

[Bodhi]

got another vote in for yas Sabre.

[DREDIOCK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Pd_YbU_Uo&feature=related