From bad review to a Forward

[markjsmith]

Thanks Shane, I did post this one in the peer to peer section a while ago. I always wonder about the reviews, sometimes they are dead on and sometimes........ Well everyone's got an opinion! I'm glad your tune found a home!!! Mark

[bobadohshe]

Aug 14, 2009, 4:06pm, markjsmith wrote:My tune Furthest Fire got forwarded for this one, which was a surprise since the day before I got feedback from another listing that I had submitted it on and got the worst review that I had ever gotten from TAXI avg. (4.5). Avg. on this review was 8.8-same tune! Haha! The same thing happened the other day where a tune that was rejected got forwarded by a different screener with rave reviews. Good work! This sound great. The piano sounds huge!

[markjsmith]

Thanks Bobadohshe, I think we've fallen victim to the cryptic (indescriptive) listing! Congrats on your forward! Mark

[Pinkstar]

I like the track. Congratulations!

[markjsmith]

Hi Jacquelin, Glad you like the track! I dug your forwards as well-GREAT voice!!!-Mark

[stevebarden]

Aug 14, 2009, 4:06pm, markjsmith wrote:My tune Furthest Fire got forwarded for this one, which was a surprise since the day before I got feedback from another listing that I had submitted it on and got the worst review that I had ever gotten from TAXI avg. (4.5). Avg. on this review was 8.8-same tune! It's all good though, I was pushing the envelope as far as genre went on the low review listing-It's just a bit amusing!Furthest Firehttp://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_id=2484 ... 1ELCURRENT SOUNDING, CONTEMPORARY ELECTRONICA INSTRUMENTALS of all styles, from House to Trip-Hop, to Ambient, etc., are wanted by a very successful Production Music Library who has placements with ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, Disney, Discovery, Lifetime, Fox, USA, etc. (to name just a few). They want tracks that build and grow, with melodic and dynamic variation, for a variety of Film/TV placement opportunities. You may consider editing down a full-length song in order to avoid long sections of repetition, since this company NEEDS to have tracks that are changing & building constantly. You can submit tracks that range between 1-4 minutes in length and be sure there are NO VOCALS - they'll be focused on the sound of the guitars/drums for this one (be sure they sound authentic and current!). They want material that sounds like it could be on the radio but without vocals and will only be interested in Instrumental versions for this listing. They also indicated that MIDI orchestras are great if (and only if) the MIDI is exceptionally convincing. Broadcast quality is needed (excellent sounding home recordings are okay). Please submit one to three Instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI and must be received no later than Tuesday, July 21, 2009. TAXI #S090721ELCongratulations on the forward, Mark. Take the other rejection with a grain of salt - obviously the music is great. The other listing, for whatever reason, was not suitable for your track.

[markjsmith]

Thanks Steve, I appreciate it! =Mark

[wings]

Late to the party here.... Congrats!!I too like the piano cords. Well done!~wing~

[gburgess]

Mark,I really like the mood and overall presentation of this. I guess the first screener did not catch the vibe. Thankfully their is more than one screener working for Taxi.Here's hoping for contract as well.GB

[markjsmith]

Thanks GB, I'm really glad you dug it!!!! Yeah, I hear you about more than one screener! I gotta say though his remarks all had merit as to the listing! Thanks, Mark