Target writing

[che]

My son mainly creates the music. Together (family & friends) we create songs. We do that as often as time permits. That's automatic. Those songs do not always fit a listing, but we always write in the mindset of marketability. Can't remember the last time we wrote a song just because. It's always "who could sing this song?" and "is it marketable?" If it starts heading down a path of destruction or getting too off target we move on...NEXT We are still trying to balance the Taxi listings. We have managed to ADAPT some of our stuff for Taxi listings with a bit of forwarding success. We have not been able, time wise, to write something specifically for a listing. I envy those who can do that. Maybe one day.....if I dare to dream we'll have time for that.I think it is very different for the Instrumental library stuff. I've been listening to other peoples forwards etc... trying to get a better gauge on what's really getting passed onto the next phase. It seems to me as if some of our music is produced more for a song than and instrumental track and we are learning to adjust that by listening to others. Ours are almost too full. Many instrumentals are much more simplistic in structure and instrumentation. Realistically people might be talking over these tracks so we are trying to keep that in mind also.

[ibanez468]

Well Che,That's kinda' what was told ta' me by my good buddy & grand Wizard, the mazz. He told me "ya' gotta' stop writin' like you're producin' an album". So I stopped. I had been so used to writin' that way for so long, that it took me a while to get used to writin' 30 sec & 60 sec pieces. There's alot you gotta' get done quickly in that amount of time, so that was a bit of an adjustment. But hey, I'm the king of adaptation. It was a challenge I willingly took on, so I'm gettin' used to it. Besides, it's not so bad to write something for a 1 minute or 2 minute piece. You don't have to put a great deal of time & energy into it, like you do for a 3-1/2 or 4-1/2 minute song. So it's got it's pros & cons.I-468

[squids]

Quote:Well Che,That's kinda' what was told ta' me by my good buddy & grand Wizard, the mazz. He told me "ya' gotta' stop writin' like you're producin' an album". So I stopped. I had been so used to writin' that way for so long, that it took me a while to get used to writin' 30 sec & 60 sec pieces. There's alot you gotta' get done quickly in that amount of time, so that was a bit of an adjustment. I-468I'm still failing at this. Miserably. Jes gotta keep on.

[ibanez468]

Squiddy,I'm sure you'll get it. May a little "gata-on-a-stick" will inspire ya'. I-468

[matto]

Quote:Quote:Well Che,That's kinda' what was told ta' me by my good buddy & grand Wizard, the mazz. He told me "ya' gotta' stop writin' like you're producin' an album". So I stopped. I had been so used to writin' that way for so long, that it took me a while to get used to writin' 30 sec & 60 sec pieces. There's alot you gotta' get done quickly in that amount of time, so that was a bit of an adjustment. I-468I'm still failing at this. Miserably. Jes gotta keep on.You certainly don't have to write 30/60 pieces if it's not your bag.There's plenty of opportunities for full length instrumentals...

[squids]

Quote:Quote:I'm still failing at this. Miserably. Jes gotta keep on.You certainly don't have to write 30/60 pieces if it's not your bag.There's plenty of opportunities for full length instrumentals...Aww, matto, that's so sweet! My problem is I keep trying to make them too complicated and too layered. If I keep this up, I'll only produce one tune a year. Wow, lessee, that'd mean in 30 years.......