Demo Policy

Lamon Records has always had an open door policy when it comes to reviewing and accepting demos from artists and songwriters. Following these guidelines will ensure proper handling of your submission.

ARTISTS: Lamon Records is known for its Artist Development, designed to give rising area and regional artists maximum exposure and marketing in both the national and international arenas. We typically use one of these types of agreements to release and market an artist on our label:

Reserved for Artists with a proven track record of selling CDs on their own. Lamon pays for all production, manufacturing and distribution up front (all expenses recoupable from record sales). Typically, the Artist will be required to make a minimum initial purchase of CDs for their own concert sales, fan club sales, etc.

The Artist (or third party investor) pays Lamon for all production costs associated with producing a high quality master that is guaranteed to meet our standards. Lamon then agrees to pay for all manufacturing and distribution of the CD worldwide through our vast network of distributors, retailers and online outlets. We will work to develop a budget that is comfortable for both the Artist and Lamon to assure recoupable success.


An artist who has completed a master recording that meets our standard, but has not yet manufactured CDs may want to ask us to consider licensing their master for release on Lamon. If accepted, Lamon would then manufacture and distribute CDs in the US and/or the world depending on the territory granted and scope of the licensing agreement. Only masters that meet our standards will be accepted.


Artists who find themselves so far along in the process that they've recorded a master, manufactured retail-ready CDs, and now find it difficult to promote and distribute their music themselves may want to ask us to consider distributing their current CD. If accepted, we will catalog, digitally scan, make sound clips, and place your CD in our complete distribution channels, which now includes hundreds of retailers, all the major online outlets, legal digital download sites including iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody and others. We charge a small fee for our cataloging services and additional artist/radio promotion is required.

How to submit an Artist Demo. Due to the large volume of demo submissions we receive on a weekly basis, please follow these instructions carefully to insure proper handling and a timely response.

1. Before submitting an artist demo, we ask that you take a moment and download our Artist Fact Sheet (available as a HTML Webpage File). Complete the form and include it with your demo package.

2. Mail your package and fact sheet to:

Please Note: We prefer demos be submitted on CD, but cassettes or even very roughly recorded "kitchen tapes" are acceptable. (DO NOT EMAIL MP3 FILES TO US DIRECTLY). Include a brief personal bio and photo.

3. Inform us by Email on the same day your package is mailed. Include name and contact information in this correspondence to Dave Moody.

Allow a minimum of three weeks for review. Feel free to Email us requesting the status of your submission after this time. Be sure to include the artists name, project title (if applicable) and date submitted.

SONGWRITERS: Lamon Records welcomes song demos for two purposes:

Lamon Records (through our publishing affiliate Moody Music Group) welcomes song demos from Songwriters and Publishers wishing to enter into Publishing and Co-Publishing Agreements for us to represent and pitch their song(s) worldwide through our network of record label partners, record licensers, music sub-publishers, producers, artists, etc.

Mail your song demo package to:
Moody Music Group
Attn: Publishing (Co-Publishing) Consideration
P.O. Box 1636
Indian Trail, NC 28079

Write on the OUTSIDE of your package:
"Online Permission Granted" and the date

Contact Susan Moody to follow up on your submission.



Lamon Records still accepts demos from songwriters and publishers who wish to pitch their songs for recording consideration by our artists. However, due to the large volume of tapes we now receive on a weekly basis, we can no longer accept unsolicited demos for this purpose. If you are interested in submitting songs to our artists and their producers, contact Susan Moody for a list of the current and upcoming projects we're working on and we will send you info with specifics on when and where to direct your demos.