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Listing - descriptions

Post by hanspeter » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:39 am

I just love this kind of description like on the listing below. For me its much easier to feel myself into what is wanted when a scene gots described. :) I hope that in the future more listings are written like this.
SOLO GUITAR and SOLO PIANO INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS are U-R-G-E-N-T-L-Y needed for a Compilation CD TAXI will be personally handing to a VERY BUSY MUSIC SUPERVISOR at our upcoming meeting with him. The Supervisor uses TONS of Instrumental Tracks that you’d often hear on some really big REALITY SHOWS. For this Compilation we’d like to feature SLOW, SOLO INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS, done on Gut or Nylon-String Acoustic Guitars, or Acoustic Piano. We’ll need tracks that are at LEAST 2 minutes long, and have buttoned endings – NO fades, please! Please submit tracks that sound emotionally ROMANTIC, INTROSEPCTIVE, or HOPEFUL. TAXI TIP: Do NOT try to show what a musical virtuoso you are, so much as creating melodies that create a mood and support an EMOTION! Keep it simple!!! Could your track be used in a scene where somebody is falling in love? Send it in! Could it support a close up shot of somebody who appears to be having an introspective moment? Send it in! Could it be used in a scene where somebody just solved his or her big problem of the day, and hope is on the horizon? Yeppers… send it in, because that’s what we need to show this Supervisor our members can do incredibly well! BUTTONED ENDINGS PREFERRED. Instrumental presentation must be top-notch, and your guitars and pianos should sound REAL! Broadcast Quality is needed (excellent sounding home recordings are fine). You must own 100% of your master and composition, and your submissions can NOT be in any other catalog or library. If the Supervisor hears anything on our compilation that he’d like to license, he’s only going to want to use material that will be easy to clear. Please submit one to three Instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS – NO FULL CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received no later than THURSDAY, February 28th, 2013, at 5:30pm (PST). TAXI #U130228IN

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Post by neuman » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:43 am

Truth! I really appreciate such listings as well. Met with a director yesterday who is sending me a few scenes to write to, that's my favorite type of work! Eliminates all the guess and check.

Good luck with it!

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Post by hanspeter » Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:38 pm

Hey New,

thats great news for you. I envy you a bit for that but I am happy for you. Here in Switzerland there are hardly any jobs like this, thats why I am here a Taxi - try to take my chances - maybe with this listing :-)

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Post by neuman » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:24 am

Best of luck Hans!

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Post by sguiles » Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:01 am

Yes! Giving us some context to the scene helps us to create better and more targeted material! I'd love to see more of this, Michael!

I realize that the content of the listings isn't controlled by Taxi, but perhaps Taxi could steer more people in this direction in the future.

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Post by wen » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:12 pm

neuman wrote:Truth! I really appreciate such listings as well. Met with a director yesterday who is sending me a few scenes to write to, that's my favorite type of work! Eliminates all the guess and check.

Good luck with it!

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Hey Neu! Yes, coming up with music based on visuals is my FAVORITE way to work. Wouldn't it be nice if Taxi could post the actual clips that music is wanted for??

I've played with an improv group here where we go to a warehouse and put on a movie, turn down the dialog, and play.

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Post by neuman » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:20 am

That sounds awesome Wen! You guys should film one and put it online, sounds like a really cool way to work!

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Post by hanspeter » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:26 am

I am happy that others also prefer this way to work - maybe there will come more listings like through this discussion here. :D

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Post by wen » Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:02 pm

neuman wrote:That sounds awesome Wen! You guys should film one and put it online, sounds like a really cool way to work!

that's an interesting idea. instead of sound on sound, it would be film on film :)
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