Re: Rock Staff Writers Wanted: Hat In The Ring

Mark Kaufman · Post by **Mark Kaufman** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:31 pm

André, Don't have anything to add to the crits...I think the first round of them was right on. I just wanted to tell you how impressive your turnaround was. ("Two years ago, huh?...all right, how about this?") It's not often I encounter people who have both the songwriter's creative gene and the engineer/producer's technical know-how...and I NEVER see such people behind Cokebottle lenses...but you got the goods, sir. Good luck on the listing---if you can do this, you can write what they want.-Lyle

andreh · Post by **andreh** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:50 pm

Quote:It's not often I encounter people who have both the songwriter's creative gene and the engineer/producer's technical know-how...-LyleThanks Lyle...but hang around these boards for awhile and you'll meet several! Let's hope Taxi and the listing party feel I have as much potential as you do. As for the coke bottles, I considered Lasik surgery but they said they'd have to cut out so much that my eyes wold fall out of their sockets every time I bent down. I want to reiterate how great it was to get meaningful feedback from you all that really made a difference in the song. I tend to lose my objectivity about a piece after awhile, but the worst part is I don't always realize it...so I'm going to be more intentional about seeking feedback from you good people even if I think a song is "done."Thanks again to everyone, and Happy Holidays!André

djp6783 · Post by **djp6783** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:57 am

Andre,Great job on this song. Cool vibe man. Dom

ephlat66 · Post by **ephlat66** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:19 pm

I'm not going to pretend to be expert enough to tell you if this song is right for the listing or not, but I can tell you I LOVE THIS SONG. (I'm hearing a Weezer influence) I want this tune in my ipod dude! Rock on!!!

andreh · Post by **andreh** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:53 am

Thanks for the listen and comments, Dom & ephlat...knowing that a song is liked is as rewarding as knowing it's been forwarded! Speaking of which, this one wasn't. Like Dan's tracks, it got a great review all around (with dings for the lyrics being a bit too suggestive [good call, Aub] and for the production possibly not being "big" enough) - but the reason given for its return was that I only submitted one track and the listing called for two:Quote:I'm returning this track based on the lack of information that only one track provides - the criteria of this listing specifies enough information to determine if the writing relationship matches up on a basic level...Thanks again to forum members who helped me get this track into shape!André