Pretty new around here, but having a great time writing to spec for a bunch of instrumental stuff - I've had a number of forwards so far, so fingers crossed!
I've had a return for a Ska listing telling me it was too up-beat and I'm just a bit confused about that feedback.
Here's the listing:
Here's my song:New Listing EMOTIONALLY UPBEAT SKA INSTRUMENTALS are needed by an A-List Music Supervisor for several $2,000, NON-Exclusive placements in a series of Virtual Reality Video Games by a AAA Game Developer. Please submit fun, and slightly quirky Mid-to-Up-Tempo Instrumentals that could be found on a playlist with bands like (but not limited to) Save Ferris, Reel Big Fish, The Toasters, The Aquabats!, Mustard Plug, etc., etc., etc. Take a listen to the following references to get a great idea of what they need:
“Come on Eileen” by Save Ferris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCzWPBR30Nk
“Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEKbFMvkLIc
“2-Tone Army” by The Toasters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC6UF2Fn65A
“Super Rad!” by The Aquabats!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-goLUhTBtrw
“Mr Smiley” by Mustard Plug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBngTQCICPM
Give them lively instrumentals that sound like a believable Ska band, with Rock based instrumentation combined with a great horn section. Be sure to keep the fun moving throughout, with a playful melody and an engaging beat. Your submissions should be at least 2 minutes in length. Good edit points and non-faded, buttoned endings are needed for this pitch. Do NOT copy or rip off the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for feel, texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine).
https://soundcloud.com/jamesnorthproduc ... ar/s-zjBEI
Here's the feedback:
My song is pretty much exactly the same speed as one of them (I used it in the project as a tempo guide) and slower than a few others.This is a little too up beat to work well with this VR experience. Great track but just too fast for this project.
Can anyone share their thoughts?
Cheers and keep writing/forgetting/repeating!