I wrote another cue last night for the Middle Eastern style Hip Hop, after getting pointers from the community. Please let me know if style and sound is getting closer. I'm here to get better and I appreciate your insight.
Thanks again,
James
Lots of TRAP/HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS with MIDDLE-EASTERN flavor are needed by a leading Music Licensing Company with an excellent track record of placements outside of the U.S. market. This Company is distributed internationally by BMG, and they work with shows that air virtually everywhere in the world.
TAXI Tip: If you nail this pitch and land in this company's catalog, you might not have a lot of competition when supervisors and editors are searching for this genre. This is a great chance to be a standout in a potentially under-populated genre. Zig when everybody else zags.
Noteworthy: We've recently had several reports of LOTS of international placements for TAXI members who've signed with this company!
This Company is looking for Instrumentals in the general stylistic ballpark of the references below:
"Nahda" by Empe Beats
"NAMROD" by Absaroth
"SALAMAT" by ISKNDR
Although one of the references has some vocals, please submit Instrumentals only for this pitch.
NOTE: This Company is open to a wide range of Hip-Hop styles, and sub-genres, such as Trap, Grime, LoFi, Drill, etc. Submissions with a tasteful blend of Middle-Eastern motifs/instrumentation and solid Hip-Hop production will go a really long way in helping get this Company's attention!
Please submit a wide range of original Hip-Hop Instrumentals with lots of Middle-Eastern sounds and culturally rich motifs! Your submissions should have hard-hitting beats, solid productions, and dynamic arrangements with lots of forward motion and interest. Traditional Middle Eastern instrumentation (such as oud, qanun, ney, darbuka, riq, saz, etc) mixed with modern Hip Hop beats will work best. Please make sure that any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and genre-appropriate.
Hint: Overdubbing one or two organic instruments on top of your virtual sounds can go a very long way in making your tracks appealing and authentic-sounding!
Your submissions should be around 3 minutes in length, give or take, and definitely no shorter than 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.
Do NOT submit any tracks with spoken producer tags/watermarks as they are not usable for film and TV placements.
This Company offers an EXCLUSIVE deal, so please be sure the music you pitch for this opportunity is NOT already signed with other Companies or Catalogs. Specific deal points will be handled directly between you and the Company. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit. Please submit as many Instrumentals as you'd like, online or per CD. All submissions will be screened by TAXI. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PDT) on Monday, August 5th, 2024. TAXI # S240805TR