If I could get the benefit of your expertise.

[foxefire]

Aug 20, 2009, 2:57am, reasondemon wrote:hi Ernest,U have good song writing talent here... good vocals & good live performance skills... However, we know that the Taxi standards are pretty high in terms of productions...To get up to broadcast quality U'd probably need a lot of work or someone who specializes in the production area to help polish up Ur tracks...Before I joined Taxi... I wrote directly to them with a link to some of my tracks & website... & asked them if I stand a chance of getting anywhere with what I've got (I didn't believe that my music was in demand for tv/film cos it is so non-mainstream)... they replied after abt 2 days & I believed them so I joined & true enough got forwarded abt a month after...U might wanna also get this kind of feedback directly from them... I'm pretty sure they're quite honest... HTH.-KelGreat idea Kel!!How do I go about directly contacting Taxi?Thank you for the reply and kind words!Blessings and Balance,Ernest

[mojobone]

Something like Rainy Day Samba is very marketable for TV/film, IMO, but there are some rhythmic hiccups, (also some sort of audio glitch at about 1:22) and you'd want to fix the guitar feedback and replace the drum machine with some hopefully more organic-sounding loops or live players-and get the flute in tune, cut some fat/repetition from the arrangement. With a little polishing, I could hear that in an episode of No Reservations or some such Travel Channel fare.

[foxefire]

Aug 21, 2009, 10:24am, mojobone wrote:Something like Rainy Day Samba is very marketable for TV/film, IMO, but there are some rhythmic hiccups, (also some sort of audio glitch at about 1:22) and you'd want to fix the guitar feedback and replace the drum machine with some hopefully more organic-sounding loops or live players-and get the flute in tune, cut some fat/repetition from the arrangement. With a little polishing, I could hear that in an episode of No Reservations or some such Travel Channel fare.I hear you Mojo.Most of what you have heard is work tape stuff, that I do to get the idea down and copywritten.I whole heartedly agree it needs to be "tuned up" and I'm not just talking about the flute. Thanks for you words of wisdom, and I will get started in that direction.Blessings and Balance,Ernest