Help!!!! Too Many Returns (0 for 33)

[hummingbird]

Just wanted to mention that all the results for a listing (forward, return) are sent out at the same time, so the length of time you're waiting has nothing to do with the results, but rather the time involved to screen all the submissions.

I submitted regularly for 3 years before I got my first forward (can't say how many submissions in total, probably a couple hundred lol). I've had quite a few forwards since then and signed several deals for multiple tracks as well (btw my first forward netted me a 4-track deal with a music library). It took me 3 years to develop my songwriting/composing chops to an acceptable level, to save up & buy the right software/gear/audio computer, and gain enough skills to use them so it sounded right (a crucial part of the equation). Taxi screener comments, feedback on this forum (not just on my own tracks but reading the posts & listening to the tracks of others and trying to 'hear' what was being discussed), listening to the tracks of those who 'got it right'... these were part of my daily education. Others may leap out of the starting gate faster, I had so much to learn those years were necessary. I post this just to say I get where you are coming from and I'm glad you're on the forum.

May I suggest a different approach to submitting? Next time a listing comes out, post up the text of the listing & a link to the song, asking if it fits the listing & is produced effectively. Some feedback may assist you to tweak it effectively before submission.

I don't feel qualified to comment on rock songs - not my genre - but listening to this song, I feel it's got a cool vibe and that there's a lot of talent in it (love that guitar solo). However, the vocals are buried in the mix... been some great feedback above on production values, work on clean recording as suggested, the mix sounds "flat" or over compressed.

I've heard it said, don't mix the same day you record so your ears are fresh.

Think of your song as a landscape and decide where each instrument should be in that landscape (panning, volume, EQ).

Toggle between a playback of your track & one you are trying to emulate, working on comparing production values.

Don't give up, figure out what you need to fix and work on it! I'd love to hear a remix of this song.

[rld]

The drum track in particular doesn't fit with the git/bass parts.
The hi hat is doing a shuffle or something and needs a 6/8 feel for this tune, IMO.