Hi folks.
Looking feedback from members that are or were members of a songwriters guild like the International Songwriters Guild etc. I've been thinking of joining but I'm curious as to whether there is any actual benefit to membership of such a body. I know they say they offer legal advice, pitching opportunities and collabs but I'm not sure if there's anything in these groups that I can't 'get' from a songwriting forum/site like this.
I suppose my main drive behind joining such a body is to get a producer to add oomph to the demos Rob and I have put together. We are limited in our production skills, only have a basic home studio set up and don't have the latest software or gadgets so I'd be looking a producer on a co-write basis that could maybe lay down some keys, add some synth, loops etc. So I guess my question is would joining a guild make such a collab easier or possible and would it help in pitching to publishers, labels and artists in the long run?
Thanks