Classical Electronica listing...

[kevinmathie]

Well, here I am again doing this at the last minute. I should be coming to the board for advice earlier.Anyway, Electronica isn't my forte, but classical is, so I'm interested in your take on my sumission for this listing:CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL PIECES in current ELECTRONICA-style ARRANGEMENTS are sought by an LA-based Music Library owned by veterans of that industry. Think well-known/Public Domain pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Chopin, etc. etc. but arranged/performed as Electronica instrumentals (all styles of Electronica are OK (from Downtempo to Breakbeat to Techno, etc. etc.). ...Here's my version:In the Hall of the Mountain King (by Edvard Grieg)There are some mixing mistakes I still need to fix, and I'd really like to replace my synth guitar with a real one. But, I usually have a couple weeks to fix things between the submission deadline and when the Taxi screeners get around to listening to the song.However, this listing is a YES/NO listing, bypassing the Taxi screeners. So, I'm not sure how much time I have to fix things on this listing. Does anyone here know?Is this anywhere close to a legitimate Electronica style? If so, which style? (I know, if I have to ask, I haven't listened to enough Electronica!)Thanks for your help, everyone.Kevin

[dgolding]

Hi Kevin, nice job, it sounds pretty much on-target to me. I think you're right about the guitar part. I was just beginning to think that everything sounded a tad too rigid, when that chage kicked in. A real guitar would certainly add some dynamics to the melody.Overall though, I think you've managed to retain the kind of sinister/ominous feel of the original.Best of luck with it

[twilsbach]

Quote:However, this listing is a YES/NO listing, bypassing the Taxi screeners. So, I'm not sure how much time I have to fix things on this listing. Does anyone here know?I thought a Yes/No listing just meant that there was no critique. It still gets screened, before being sent on, right? Anyone?

[sgs4u]

I believe that sometimes the screener is actually the listing party (or end user), even with yes/no listings. Call the office if you wanna know for sure, then let us know too, please. Quote:Quote:However, this listing is a YES/NO listing, bypassing the Taxi screeners. So, I'm not sure how much time I have to fix things on this listing. Does anyone here know?I thought a Yes/No listing just meant that there was no critique. It still gets screened, before being sent on, right? Anyone?

[hummingbird]

Quote:I believe that sometimes the screener is actually the listing party (or end user), even with yes/no listings. Call the office if you wanna know for sure, then let us know too, please. Quote:I thought a Yes/No listing just meant that there was no critique. It still gets screened, before being sent on, right? Anyone?CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL PIECES in current ELECTRONICA-style ARRANGEMENTS are sought by an LA-based Music Library owned by veterans of that industry. Think well-known/Public Domain pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Chopin, etc. etc. but arranged/performed as Electronica instrumentals (all styles of Electronica are OK (from Downtempo to Breakbeat to Techno, etc. etc.). They offer a non-exclusive, 50/50 split deal -- you keep your original copyrights. Broadcast quality needed. Please submit one to three songs online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS ONLY -- NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI. Yes, all listings are screened by screeners, except the ones that say 'the listing party will screen submissions'. You just don't get a critique.H

[hummingbird]

If I were you I'd start the piece at 1:22 where that guitar comes in. That's where it comes to life. The mix seems a little muddy to me. Good work.H

[kevinmathie]

I called the Taxi office, as Steve suggested, and I was told that yes, Yes/No listings do get reviewed more quickly, because the client themselves are doing the screening. But, how soon depends on where I am in the que. Since I submitted my composition today, I'm probably further down the que, so I'll still probably have at least a couple days before they get to my submission.Of course, if I'm the only one submitting to that listing, then all bets are off. They might get to my song tomorrow!

[matto]

Hey Kevin,it's interesting, but it's not really Electronica. The way I read the listing they are looking for "electronica treatments" of classical themes, not a classical/electronica/prog hybrid, which is what this is IMHO.But I could be wrong...matto

[kevinmathie]

Quote:Hey Kevin,it's interesting, but it's not really Electronica. The way I read the listing they are looking for "electronica treatments" of classical themes, not a classical/electronica/prog hybrid, which is what this is IMHO.But I could be wrong...mattoYou know, I was worried about that. And, that may kill the deal for me. I really need to listen to more electronica. A lot of the stuff I listen to that is sort of electronica-esque tends to be movie scores, but I'm starting to realize that a lot of the things I listen to are merely electronica influenced rather than fit squarely into the genre of "electronica" -- such as scores like "The Matrix" (particularly the underscore cues created by Juno Reactor and Don Davis together).Maybe that's what I really want to write for -- blockbuster movies.

[hummingbird]

Quote:Quote:Hey Kevin,it's interesting, but it's not really Electronica. The way I read the listing they are looking for "electronica treatments" of classical themes, not a classical/electronica/prog hybrid, which is what this is IMHO.But I could be wrong...mattoYou know, I was worried about that. And, that may kill the deal for me. I really need to listen to more electronica. A lot of the stuff I listen to that is sort of electronica-esque tends to be movie scores, but I'm starting to realize that a lot of the things I listen to are merely electronica influenced rather than fit squarely into the genre of "electronica" -- such as scores like "The Matrix" (particularly the underscore cues created by Juno Reactor and Don Davis together).Maybe that's what I really want to write for -- blockbuster movies. Here's a great link that one of the Dots shared a while ago -- some good samples -http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/