returns that hurt

[billyt]

hey all when you write a song/tune that sounds perfect ie it has all the requiremnts tha a listing asks for and others say hey great tune !(non family) but taxi rejects it .. What to do now.. could some one please listen to our submission for Y090507HD for kwanzaa song encompassing hanukkah and christmas . Billy Tahana.

[squids]

Hi Billy! Pleased to meet you. Jes an idea......I think you might get a better response if you post on the peer-to-peer board on the main page and post a link to your song, pasting into your post the listing, lyrics, whatever you have, so it's very easy for people to want to review - a quick click and they're there. But we all feel your pain - no one here, not even the most successful, is without their share of rejections.

[billyt]

thanks squid

[mojobone]

Ditto what squiddy said, and go write another. I saw that listing, too and was completely flummoxed. Id like to hear what you came up with, cuz the way the listing was written, they could reject virtually anything.

[heinsite]

hey kid,any return hurts, i've had almost 400. not proud of it, just fact.keep submitting, if you believe!wh

[fry112]

Whats a return hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[orest]

I hear you, exactly the same thing happened to me for this particular listing. But the song I wrote got placed with other libraries.

[trentoliphant]

Having had mostly returns (only one forward) I understand your frustration. Even if the track is solid sometimes there are things that just don't fit the listing - even if we think they do. And yes sometimes screeners do make mistakes - but I haven't found that to be the case for me. I had to come to the realization that I just wasn't up to snuff - especially on the production end. (I'm not saying that you aren't - I haven't been able to listen to anything of yours yet - for some reason your Taxi page isn't playing your stuff). Even the most successful Taxi member always has something to learn.I think that some of the marks of a professional are 1) willingness to take input on how to improve things This doesn't mean you necessarily implement it - just that you carefully consider it - especially if it is from someone with more experience in the industry)and2) Not taking rejection personallyThis is really hard to do - especially when making music can be such a personal thing. We usually write something that moves us. Just because something is rejected once - doesn't mean it isn't worth something to somebody. The trick is trying to find its place.and 3) Keep moving forward.It may take a while but persistence is often key above all else. So many success stories are the result of simply not giving up. (This is mostly a reminder to myself - by the way)Trent

[coachdebra]

Remember this:No Failure - Only Feedback.This is just one step on the journey of your career - don't let it be the brick wall that stops you (or even the rock that causes you to stumble). Let it be the information that empowers you to be the best you can be and learn everything you need to learn to be successful.Brick wall - or tool for advancement - your choice, my friend.Your CoachDebra

[trentoliphant]

Jun 8, 2009, 10:27am, coachdebra wrote:Remember this:No Failure - Only Feedback.This is just one step on the journey of your career - don't let it be the brick wall that stops you (or even the rock that causes you to stumble). Let it be the information that empowers you to be the best you can be and learn everything you need to learn to be successful.Brick wall - or tool for advancement - your choice, my friend.Your CoachDebraThis is so true Debra - thanks for the post and reminder.I don't know if this is just a legend but Thomas Edison is supposed to have said that he didn't fail 10,000 times - he just found 10,000 things that didn't work.Failure is an attitude more than an event. It seems to me that our society is so worried about protecting our kids from "failing" when we really are not letting them learn from mistakes. If we help them look at specific events and their results as learning opportunities, I think that would give them a much more powerful toolkit for later in life Trent