And suddenly, two deals!

[Cwadroon]

Congrats!

[edmondredd]

That's some really great News Art!
I'm in a similar situation right now, and still waiting, while writing other cues of course

[artturner]

Thank you all again for your positive comments and encouragement!

[ronnie35]

Cool Art!
Ron

[Russell Landwehr]

Great news! Congratulations!

[petercole]

Art, Dance under the Rain is seriously beautiful - amazing work.

Listening to it just now makes me feel so "not-worthy," yet very inspired, motivated and happy for you. I'd love to hear what happens with this song/deal.

Big congrats!

I just re-joined Taxi about a month or two ago (after being away for a few years.) I'm finally back on the forums and excited to join the conversations!

I was very lucky to get a forward/deal on the Dark Drone work as well. My piece "Shelter Rain" was forwarded, and they ended up signing 9 more (sorry for posting this so late...been too busy writing Drones

https://soundcloud.com/user-313416709/sets/dark-drones

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.

[artturner]

Thank you so much, Peter. Definitely focus on the motivated and inspired feelings!

For Dance Under the Rain, the library asked me to create a 60-second version, a 30-second version, a musical bed, and some stings. They wanted wav files at 24-bit, 48khz, which I've read elsewhere on the forum seems to be standard. Once those alternative versions were done and accepted I downloaded and signed the contract which is now on its way via US mail (yikes!). I'll let you know how it develops.

Congrats on the drone deal! I gather we've all made about the same amount of progress on that deal. Apparently every library has their own speed and work flow.

Art

[HenriettaAtkin]

The Classical Period piece is just outstanding, Art! Congratulations on your double deal!

[Telefunkin]

Congratulations Art,
The classical piece is wonderful, but I also like the dark drone!
Well deserved deals.

[artturner]

Thanks Henrietta and Graham!

Actually the classical piece is the only one that followed through. So I really have one deal.

The other "library" never responded after requesting 10 more drones. They also did an initial contact after another forward, but yet again failed to follow through.

But one is more than I had before I started!