The point of a forward...

[xavid]

Hello!

I have a subscription with TAXI since the beginning of September. I have presented 6 tracks for 6 briefings, of which I have obtained a forward in 3 of them (4 if it had not been because in one, I was left without a power amplifier and speakers and I had to finish it with headphones...Ouccchhh) but, I am very satisfied!

My question could be... If a client receives from TAXI, on our part as composers, 3,4 or 7 forwards, it's possible that none of those tracks will suit the project and therefore, none will be chosen in the end?...
and of course, they are not obliged! So... if my music has passed the TAXI test but the client doesn't choose my work, should I wait until one day, the client needs music of that style again to hopefully choose it this time?
Could it be that, that track is lost in a kind of limbo forever, and I have "lost" everything except the satisfaction of having obtained the forward?

Should I think then that if no type of agreement or contract has ever been reached, perhaps it is better to try to sell it elsewhere?

We cannot be forever working against the clock on many occasions to obtain the forward that has cost us so much work and in the end not have any certainty.

When they ask for a ton of tracks of a certain style, it is assumed that it is because they are going to need many (not just one) tracks to use in projects... right? So if TAXI sends 7 or 15 forwards, and again, they decide that none of them are good for them...?

I hope I have explained myself well...I think it is a very good service, but I don't know if, from a certain moment onwards, the ones who lose the most are the composers.

Thank you for reading me.

Best,

Xavier Duch

[VanderBoegh]

Hey Xavier, you should never stop "pitching" your music (either directly to libraries, or via Taxi listings) until you've signed a contract with a company. Until your signature is on a contract, your music is yours to shop around as you see fit. Either hyper-aggressively, or using a "wait and see" approach.

It's not uncommon for Taxi members to pitch the same piece of music to multiple similar Taxi listings at the same time.

It's also not uncommon that you won't hear anything back from the company your music was forwarded to.

The bottom line: you are not "losing" anything by getting forwarded and being patient in waiting for contact from the library. It's just a matter of how long you want to wait for that phone call before you start pitching it elsewhere, or submitting to other listings.

~~Matt

[BrentI]

Hey Xavier! Additionally, as you begin working with libraries, you'll likely have opportunities to pitch those tracks that were previously forwarded but never signed (or even those that were returned). I used to worry that a cue I loved and worked hard on would never find a home, but many of them have been signed to libraries I already had a relationship with.

Best wishes!

[xavid]

Hey Xavier, you should never stop "pitching" your music (either directly to libraries, or via Taxi listings) until you've signed a contract with a company. Until your signature is on a contract, your music is yours to shop around as you see fit. Either hyper-aggressively, or using a "wait and see" approach.

It's not uncommon for Taxi members to pitch the same piece of music to multiple similar Taxi listings at the same time.

It's also not uncommon that you won't hear anything back from the company your music was forwarded to.

The bottom line: you are not "losing" anything by getting forwarded and being patient in waiting for contact from the library. It's just a matter of how long you want to wait for that phone call before you start pitching it elsewhere, or submitting to other listings.

~~Matt

Hey Matt!

Okay, I guess I am a bit old and have less patience, but I still compose music every day sometimes for a briefing or just to put fresh new ideas together and try to send them to the best option available.
Nice to meet you "online" after finishing the "Music for Income" course by Michael Kruk!
Watching you on the video you recorded for the course was very interesting!

Thank you!

Xavier Duch

[xavid]

Hey Xavier! Additionally, as you begin working with libraries, you'll likely have opportunities to pitch those tracks that were previously forwarded but never signed (or even those that were returned). I used to worry that a cue I loved and worked hard on would never find a home, but many of them have been signed to libraries I already had a relationship with.

Best wishes!

Hey BrentI !,

Well, I think I should do "less thinking" and more composing and just to wait until to be rewarded, I guess...You gave to me a bit of light!

Thank you,

Xavier