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I'm sure I'll get grief from this post but lately most of the listings have been...um... C'mon, really?

-Lots of NORDIC FOLK INSTRUMENTALS

-Lots of GLITCH ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTALS needed

-TAQSIM-Style ARABIC INSTRUMENTALS are needed

-Lots of CLASSICAL INDIAN-Sounding INSTRUMENTAL CUES

-TRADITIONAL-SOUNDING GERMAN INSTRUMENTALS

-MIDDLE EASTERN/MEDITERRANEAN-Flavored DANCE, CLUB, and ELECTRONIC SONGS

-TRADITIONAL-SOUNDING AFRICAN-INFLUENCED INSTRUMENTALS

-AUTHENTIC-Sounding MARIACHI INSTRUMENTALS

-Lots of AUTHENTIC-Sounding GREEK INSTRUMENTALS

-Lots of TRAP/HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS with MIDDLE-EASTERN flavor

-BRAZILIAN/CARNIVAL-Style INSTRUMENTALS

-Lots of INVESTIGATIVE CRIME INSTRUMENTALS needed...

MEDITERRANEAN-Sounding MANDOLIN INSTRUMENTALS needed...

Some might like that selection of opportunities. What would you prefer instead?

Yeah, what would you prefer then?

As a Finn I'm intrigued by the nordic folk listing but I don't have any of the instruments needed for that. I don't even have a kantele which would be sufficient to produce Finnish folk music so I'm going with the glitch electronic music instead. I kinda wish there wasn't any interesting listings because I'm having a hard time getting back to the studio after being on vacation for several weeks. Tomorrow I'll get back to doing office hours at the studio.

ashboxclay wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 17, 2025 5:18 pm

I'm sure I'll get grief from this post but lately most of the listings have been...um... C'mon, really?

You say that as if it's a bad thing

~~Matt

These listings are not your more typical pop, rock, country, hip-hop, r&b, etc. True. But there is another side of it. Music libraries and supervisors are saturated with great music in the more common genres and styles. If you can develop a talent for more niche listings, you have a better chance of placement. Not saying it's easy and I readily admit it's not for me. But something to think about.

Casey

ashboxclay wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 17, 2025 5:18 pm

I'm sure I'll get grief from this post but lately most of the listings have been...um... C'mon, really?

I loved these listings! Realized I have a lot of authentic African instruments in my vst library (mostly EastWest Composer Cloud stuff, some Independence stuff from about twenty years ago) and took a stab at one. It was returned for being too repetitive but you know what the screener started with?

"What I like most about this song
The instrumentation and arrangement feel true to style, transporting the listener to an immersive cultural setting."

The cut: https://www.taxi.com/members/1xEs3OLTQV ... le-watches


So it was a productive challenge for me! And now I can revisit it if the same kind of listing crops up again.

Sometimes it's just fun to get outside one's wheelhouse. Yeah, this is a business and we all have our strengths in certain genres. But don't forget to have fun every once in a while! And keep in mind, this is a worldwide business. I signed a few tracks with a publisher in the Netherlands a couple months ago that no one in the U.S. was clamoring for because the tones & styles didn't fit current needs in our prominent markets.