Any constructive Criticism for Upbeat Piano Cue?

[Schmomposer]

SHORT, UPBEAT SOLO PIANO RIFF CUES are needed by a really large media company for placements in several projects, including hit cable TV shows and online media. This rapidly growing industry giant is building its own In-House Music Library and will pay an initial buyout fee of $250 for 100% of the Composition and Master rights. On top of the per track fee, you will also keep 100% of the Writer’s share of the publishing and make applicable performance income. Please listen to the references to get an idea of the range of styles that could work for this pitch:

Upbeat Piano Instrumental Music

Happy Piano Music

“Giddy Girl” by Jacques Ibert

Please submit original, lively, Solo Piano Instrumental Cue Riffs that can be used for transitions between scenes in TV shows and web-based, digital content. Your submission should convey a fun and cheerful vibe, that’s super melodic. Your Instrumental Cue can be relatively simple and stripped-down as long as the overall mood is happy and emotionally upbeat. If you’re using a Virtual Piano, please make sure your patches sound like an authentic Piano! Anything that sounds synthetic, stiff, or MIDI-based won’t work for this pitch.

All submissions should be about 30 seconds in length, with Non-Faded endings. Please make sure to let your last note ring out at the end. Do NOT copy or rip off the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine). If you’re using Piano samples (instead of a real piano), please make sure they sound like the real thing! Because this Library offers an EXCLUSIVE deal, the music you submit for this pitch CANNOT be signed with any other publishers or catalogs.

This Exclusive, In-House Library will pay an initial buyout fee of $250 for 100% of the Composition and Master rights. On top of the per track fee, you will also keep 100% of the Writer’s share of the publishing and make applicable performance income. This Library offers an EXCLUSIVE deal, so the music you submit for this pitch CANNOT be signed with any other publishers or catalogs. Please submit 1-3 Instrumental Cues Online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a yes/no basis and must be received no later than 11:59PM (PST), on Saturday, January 28th, 2017. TAXI #Y170128SP


Here are 3 that I'm thinking of submitting. Are they on point for the listing? Anything that I should do to improve them before sending?

I also found that their reference material was varied and 2/3rds were synthetic and stiff, so I'm not sure if they will really like the real piano sound that I am sending as it is quite different. The second one is quite bluesy and funky and the other are more like the reference material.

thanks in advance...

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Jesse

[MrKaplan]

Hi,

They sound good to me. I really like the second one. It's got a cool vibe to it!

Jason

[Onaginoffegin]

I liked all three — and you've definitely got some blues chops.
My only reservation is the length of the first one — 41 seconds.
For a listing like this, which asks for about 30 seconds, that seems way too long.
I would even suggest getting the other two as close to the 30-second mark as possible.

I've had music libraries, that ask me for a 30-second alt version of a two-minute cue they signed, tell me 29 seconds is ok, but 32 seconds is useless.
I don't know if that logic applies here, but better safe than sorry.


...Henry

[mrdtman]

Hi,

They sound good to me. I really like the second one. It's got a cool vibe to it!


For a listing like this, which asks for about 30 seconds, that seems way too long.
I would even suggest getting the other two as close to the 30-second mark as possible

...Henry

I too like all 3 but like the 2nd one the most & then the 3rd one. I would also try to get them as close to 30sec.

Cheers & good luck!

DT

[Schmomposer]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I wish that taxi listings would list information like that. "About 30 seconds" is quite vague, especially if 32 seconds is completely useless to them. In regards to having the last notes ring out, how long should I let them ring out? I'm assuming that the time it takes for them to ring out should be included in the 30 seconds??

Have a great day.

Jesse

[Joseph]

I think if the listing party needed an exact time they would explicitly say. Otherwise, :35 should be good.

-Joseph

[Onaginoffegin]

Yeah, what Joseph said.
But just to be clear, the 32-seconds thing was something a music library told me regarding an alt version they wanted of a cue they'd signed.
I've been around TAXI long enough to know that if a listing says "about 30 seconds," there's some leeway.

Having said that, I'd still rather be closer in length to 30 seconds, than farther.



...Henry

[Schmomposer]

Thanks a bunch for the experienced insight, gentlemen.

Jesse