Dramatic increase of forwards
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:26 am
This is not to brag about my forward rate but to share the points I focused on which made a significant impact on the success of my submissions. This is mainly for Instrumental submissions though!
Of course, I didn't invent that stuff on my own, but it's the result of listening to Taxi TV, reading posts on forums, and checking out a great tutorial from a successful publisher AND trying to incorporate these principles in my production.
1. I STOPPED writing instrumental tracks as if they were Songs! (the following point refer to that)
2. No long intros (2 to 4 bars max), Pre Choruses are not necessary for an instrumental cue, rather go for a cool transition.
3. After Intro straight to the main part (maybe not full power)
4. Stick with ONE main hook idea, also the verse part should be a variation of it in some way, the magic word here is: CONSISTENCY (literally everybody in every tutorial and post uses that term)
5. build the track as a collection of parts that can be exchanged in a modular way (Lego), think about Edit points!
6. No 8 bars alike (even a small change to the arrangement like adding a synth in the background or sticking a tambourine in the rhythm part gives the editor a different choice)
7. Before I submit the tracks I create a playlist with the references of the listing and my tracks and sit in a lounge chair with a cool drink a listen to that playlist a couple o times.
I listen for stylistic consistency and overall production quality. Normally I have to go back and make changes to the tracks.
Of course, there are more points but these are among the most important ones.
Happy producing everybody
Of course, I didn't invent that stuff on my own, but it's the result of listening to Taxi TV, reading posts on forums, and checking out a great tutorial from a successful publisher AND trying to incorporate these principles in my production.
1. I STOPPED writing instrumental tracks as if they were Songs! (the following point refer to that)
2. No long intros (2 to 4 bars max), Pre Choruses are not necessary for an instrumental cue, rather go for a cool transition.
3. After Intro straight to the main part (maybe not full power)
4. Stick with ONE main hook idea, also the verse part should be a variation of it in some way, the magic word here is: CONSISTENCY (literally everybody in every tutorial and post uses that term)
5. build the track as a collection of parts that can be exchanged in a modular way (Lego), think about Edit points!
6. No 8 bars alike (even a small change to the arrangement like adding a synth in the background or sticking a tambourine in the rhythm part gives the editor a different choice)
7. Before I submit the tracks I create a playlist with the references of the listing and my tracks and sit in a lounge chair with a cool drink a listen to that playlist a couple o times.
I listen for stylistic consistency and overall production quality. Normally I have to go back and make changes to the tracks.
Of course, there are more points but these are among the most important ones.
Happy producing everybody