CCM Forward!

[bigbluebarry]

Here's the listing:CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/ADULT CONTEMPORARY SONGS are needed by the Sr. VP of A&R at a Major Christian Label in Nashville. Think along the lines of songs that would be pitched toward Nicole Mullen, Point Of Grace, Wes King, Steven Curtis Chapman, Susan Ashton, Michael W. Smith, etc. You'll want to be sure that the lyric tone is conversational and easy to relate to - if the religious and scriptural references are too "in your face", an entire audience may be lost. For this kind of pitch, you'll want to make sure there is a more universal and inspirational tone to your lyrics. Musically, big hooks and sweeping melodies will catch a lot of attention. All tempos will be considered for this listing. Please submit one to three songs online or per CD, include lyrics. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI and must be received by January 19, 2009. TAXI #S090119CCHere's the song:Even While We Sleep - http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... am=trueThe screener gave us ALL 10's across the board!!!!!!! Totally made our day! Woo hoo!!!!- Big Blue

[bigbluebarry]

thanks Keith and teleblaster! It appears that the server is having some sort of probem... If you go to my profile page - http://www.taxi.com/barryfrench - you can hear it on there - Big Blue

[bigbluebarry]

RLD... thanks man!Jeff... thanks... The vocalist was the wife of the guy who mixed the song. He also did the tracking for all the vocals and played drums. And no, it wasn't me this time. Jay... thanks man! Pretty excited about this one Deano... thanks man! (check your email )Silvercord... thanks... this song is actually part of an entire musical that my co-writer and I were hired to write. It was our second full-length project in this particular genre. I believe there were 8 churches that did the Christmas musical that we wrote for their Christmas service. And I think there are 3 or 4 that have already purchased the Easter one for this year's service. I am beyond humbled every time I think of that.Bob... thanks my man... I'm gonna have to pass on all these comments to Joel. I feel like I'm riding his coattails on this one. He did the majority of the work on the writing.- Big Blue

[allends]

Big Blue, my friend, you're really giving back with this beautiful executed testiment to faith.Thank you for sharing! Allen

[tedsingingfox]

RIGHT ON, Triple-B. You are going to only need your day job for a little while longer...

[bigbluebarry]

Thanks Ted, Ibanez, Cathleen and Orest... and Ted, I hope you're right! - Big Blue

[bigbluebarry]

Thanks Dean! I appreciate that I wish my co-writer Joel was on here. In full disclosure, he did the bulk of the heavy lifting on this tune. But like the old "Shake 'n Bake" commercials... I helped!- Big Blue

[brindabella]

Triple B! That is SOOOOOOOOO good, man! I just have to ask you something: Please do not submit anything under piano listings, ha ha! Give me a chance, ha ha!

[bigbluebarry]

Mar 5, 2009, 5:34pm, brindabella wrote:Triple B! That is SOOOOOOOOO good, man! I just have to ask you something: Please do not submit anything under piano listings, ha ha! Give me a chance, ha ha! Don't worry... I don't play piano... and when I do, it's one finger at a time doing the old "hunt and peck" method. Mar 5, 2009, 11:42pm, aldicicco wrote:Barry, I've been limited by time to listen to a lot of forwards here, but I'm really happy I listened to this song of yours.It is strong and inspired, which is EXACTLY what one would expect for this listing.Super work!AlThanks Al - Big Blue

[bigbluebarry]

Mar 9, 2009, 4:18am, reasondemon wrote:Gr8 work man! Ur a forward Magnet! hahah!KelThanks Kel... I used to be in a band called 100 Watt Magnet but I think I like Forward Magnet better Mar 9, 2009, 4:23pm, devin wrote:See what happens when I drop out for a month to write an album? All Heaven breaks loose!!!Nicely done Blue...sweet news.Thanks Devin... glad to see you're back!- Big Blue