Electronic Based Instrumental Cue

[DanLuedke]

Cass and I collaborated on this one. Is it a fit? All comments welcome! Thanks in advance!

https://soundcloud.com/dansguitarstudio ... -b/s-7jtff

NEW LISTING -- ELECTRONIC BASED INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an A-List, worldwide Production Music Library that's looking for new material and composers to add to their roster. They're eager to find Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumentals that could be heard on the same playlist as acts like Hot Chip, Cut Copy, Holy Ghost!, etc. Give them compelling Cues that have a cool groove, great melodic hooks, and contemporary production values. This World-Class Company offers an EXCLUSIVE deal, and they sometimes sign artists as well, so deals will be offered on a case-by-case basis. You must own or control 100% of your master and composition rights. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine). Please submit one to three Instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a Yes/No basis - No full critiques. Submissions must be received no later than Thursday, July 24, 2014.
TAXI # Y140724EC

[johnlewitt]

Dan,

Neat track.

In a different edit, this could be used for video game placements!

I don't know the referenced artists, but I the track definitely works (structure, mix, variations, etc). There are 2 things I'd change....

1) Is that a guitar coming it at 0:47 and 1:34? Or a guitar synth? It seems out of place and slightly out of time. I'd re-track it with a different sound and fix the rhythm.

2) Beef up the button ending. It sounds like you've run out of gas instead putting the car in park.

Best of luck with it.

John

[DanLuedke]

Thanks for listening, John!

Now that you mention it, I am totally going to make a video game version of this! I had a lot of fun with an 8-bit listing in January. Thanks for the suggestion!

I retracked the guitar. Will post later.

How to button this track naturally will take some more thinking.

[feaker66]

Very cool Dan Isn't Cass fun to work with. Great guy.

I am digging the complete sound. I might be way out of line here, but at 47 sec to 1:14. it gets messy for me. Seems like things are fighting a bit there??

You have to realize I am the least talented guy here to break down a tack

Take it with a bag of salt:)

Looking forward to the poished finished product

Good luck

sincerely

Paul

[rdance]

i think it's a winner!

[bwd]

Definitely in the ballpark. I'd never heard of Cut Copy until now. Cool band! Reminds me of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from the 80s. I had to google the spelling of that! No wonder they changed the band name to OMD. The sound in the background with the slower attack sometimes feels out of place. Not sure if it needs that breakdown near the end. From what I've picked up, music editors will often drop a track into the mix with the ending in place and then work backwards, so the breakdown might hurt the flow.

[JamesCarvalho]

hey dan,
I can shed some thoughts.

1 I would agree there is guitar out of sync in there (perhaps played live without buffer adjustment and giving a performance delay)
2 the feel for me is 80-90s euro house ( that could change vey quickly with side chaining pumping bass and synths)
3 another thing for me I would do get a little tape stop effect in there (great for button endings cue points)
4 the production is balanced to me, the arrangement not very complex, but light and fun.

hope you don't mind the late feedback, I don't get out much. lol..