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10 tracks to be signed

Post by Onaginoffegin » Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:44 pm

Received an email Thursday from a music library telling me they want to sign 10 of my tracks.
The tracks were dark drone cues submitted for the listing below.
I'd submitted three tracks to TAXI; one of them was forwarded. The other two were returned because one was too busy, and the other did not have a dark enough drone.
The cue that was forwarded was Dark and Sinister
https://soundcloud.com/henry-winckel/dark-and-sinister

The library initially asked for nine more cues so they could listen to them. and I submitted the two returns among them. That was about a week ago.
Apparently they liked them 8-)


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DARK DRONE SOUNDSCAPE INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Licensing Company with a list of great placements in Film and TV. Please submit subdued, “drone-y” Instrumental Cues that could be featured along with the works of Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Hans Zimmer and Charlie Clouser. Listen to the references below to get an idea of what they’re looking for: “Perihelion” by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npFeMDdODi0 “Imperfect Lock” by Hans Zimmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJdQnRdVaU0 “Open Eyes” by Charlie Clouser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cz5qH96nfI Submit subtle and textural Instrumental Cues with very little, to no melodic movement. Give them droning soundscapes that deliver a moody and ominous feeling, as instrumentation weaves in and out, to create a seamless piece of compelling underscore. You should stick to a singular motif throughout the entire cue to keep your submission emotionally cohesive. Your submissions can have subtle, non-tonal elements illustrated in modern cinematic sound design, or even the addition of some percussion as heard in the references. Don’t go crazy! Be sure to keep your Cue fairly simple, which is ultimately what this pitch is asking for. All submissions should be at least 2 minutes long, with non-faded endings with a natural decay/ring out are recommended. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a guide for texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (Great sounding home recordings are fine). This Company offers an EXCLUSIVE agreement with a 50/50 split. The specific terms of this agreement will be determined directly between you and the Library. Because this is an Exclusive deal, please submit music for this pitch that is not already signed to any other Libraries or Publishers. You must own or control your Copyright and Master recording. All submissions will be screened on a Yes/No basis. No full critiques. Please submit 1-3 Cues online or per CD no later than 11:59pm (PDT), on Wednesday, August 24th, 2016. TAXI #D160824DS

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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by minoruchan » Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:17 pm

Congratulations Henry !!

I`m so glad to hear that. :D :D :D

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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by Paulie » Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:55 pm

Congrats on the new tracks! I received an email today as well for four chill/electronic tracks plus some corporate piano. Probably the same library, they are the first to accept multiple tracks in a single email. :)

Congrats!

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[quote="Onaginoffegin"]Received an email Thursday from a music library telling me they want to sign 10 of my tracks.
The tracks were dark drone cues submitted for the listing below.
I'd submitted three tracks to TAXI; one of them was forwarded. The other two were returned because one was too busy, and the other did not have a dark enough drone.
The cue that was forwarded was Dark and Sinister
https://soundcloud.com/henry-winckel/dark-and-sinister

The library initially asked for nine more cues so they could listen to them. and I submitted the two returns among them. That was about a week ago.
Apparently they liked them 8-)


Henry
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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by WeWillWriteUaSong » Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:45 am

Congratulations guys! I also got that email! I'm very excited this ball got rolling. Looks like there's plenty of fun to go around :D Yay!
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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by daveydad » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:07 am

Congrats! Just goes to show you that sometimes the screeners reject exactly what they might want!

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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by HowlingUlf » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:12 am

Kewl! Cultural recycling at its finest! :lol:
Congrats 8-)

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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by artturner » Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:37 am

Congrats Henry, that's great news!

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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by shorttonpro » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:23 am

That's how it's done! Great job guys, should be a good connection for you.

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Re: 10 tracks to be signed

Post by admin » Thu Sep 15, 2016 8:59 am

daveydad wrote:Congrats! Just goes to show you that sometimes the screeners reject exactly what they might want!
It's not so much that the screeners "reject" something they want as it is that we are tasked with finding something they specifically need at that time. If we go too far astray, they lose faith in us and stop running listings. However, once TAXI has sent them something on target for what they've asked for and they get other pieces from the composer, they find themselves saying, "Oh yeah, I can use that too," so they offer a deal on it.

If that makes sense to you, please spread that logic around to other members.

I worked in a shoe store when I was 18. If a guy asked for a size 10 oxford in black and I brought him a white sneaker in size 11, he'd never come back. If I found him the black oxford in 10, and then he asked me if we also had a BROWN show that was similar but was a slip-on, he would probably take that as well. Finding him what he asked for in the first place opened the door for another sale.

If had brought him the black oxford AND the brown slip-on right out of the gate, it might have been a turn off... too pushy.

ALSO, using Henry's specific case (Hi Henry!), if we had forwarded all three and the library person heard one that was off target FIRST, he/she might not have listened to Henry's other two submissions, assuming that they too might have been off target and a waste of precious time. So, once again, our approach is to take the safer, "sure bet" approach to get the door open, which is exactly what happened in this (and thousands of other cases).

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