FINALLY!!! My first foward(s) =)

[Rusty J]

So I've been a member for around 8 months now. I'm a Contemporary Pop Artist/Producer/Writer... which is a really uber-competitive slice to pull from the pie here in Taxi Land.

I submitted around 40 songs in genre's anywhere from Contemporary Pop to R&B and none were forwarded.
That can be pretty daunting especially when you treat each tune you write like a new born child.

I always made sure to frequently submit to critique opportunities and when I received each review I printed it out and glued it to a big piece of cardboard that is hung on the wall in my studio. I also highlighted each of the sections of comments where the reviewer was spot on about changes that I should make to increase my work quality and probability of forwarding. Needless the say, the piece of cardboard on the wall is almost full!!! But I can confidently say that I am a much better producer and writer since I became a taxi member and kept the motto "Write, Submit, Forget" in mind.




With that said... I GOT THREE FORWARDS YOU GUYS!!!

Listing# S110209PO - a la Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake

Song Title: "Everyday I'm Hustlin"
Free Download: http://www.iLoveRustyJ.com/rjsNewestMusic

Song Title: "The Run Around"
Stream Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQrRK1Ce34Y


Listing# S110110PD - a la Lady Gaga

Song Title: "Everyday I'm Hustlin"





ON THAT NOTE...
I have glitch in my music making system!
I'm a one man team who is in need of a Post Production Engineer who can make contemporary pop tracks sparkle.

If any of all yall have that capability and want to work on some royalty makin' music, please don't hesitate: rustyjbooking@gmail.com



YAY FOR THE FORWARDS!!!

p.s.
Big shout out to you guys who are making scores for television and getting forwarded... I think that is soo cool!

[brandonamatias]

Nice job RUSTY!!! Hard work pays off!!! Congrats

Brandon

[hazineju]

Congrats Rusty! You are right, the genres you are submitting to are super competitive, so the taste of a forward must be that much sweeter! It's great to hear about your dedication, focus, and the ability to take the criticism constructively - all very valuable qualities in this biz. I could only get Run Around Part 2 to work from your links, but it sounded great! Congrats again!

[psbelote]

Congrats Rusty and thanks for this post. I needed it. I joined about the same time as you, haven't had a forward yet (but have only submitted 1/3 what you have though). I've tried to learn from the critiques, can't quite get the "forget" part to work that well, cause they are my children. I just got a return yesterday on some stuff I was really psyched on. I really needed the inspiration in this post. Thanks again, and congratulations. Keep it up!

[Cavi The Ghost]

Rusty,

CAngrats on the forward that is awesome. You may want to contact Tony Armstrong for Pop work post sparkle. I work with him at Ben Jet and he is a genius with pop tracks.

Cavi.

Tony's site is www.taxi.com/benjet

[maryshaw]

Hey Rusty, congratulations! I love your song "The Run Around". Awesome hook and beautiful production. Clearly all your hard work and dedication has paid off. Way to go!

[sarahconant]

Congratulations to you Rusty...great work~!!! ))

www.reverbnation.com/sarahconant

[shellsings]

That's great news! I just got my first forward too! Doesn't it feel GREAT! Keep up the great work!

and I like your posting of the critiques up where you can see them and then make the changes!