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Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:26 am
by ThirdStrand
Hi everybody!

After a crazy-long hiatus (and probably a bit more to come), it's good to be back. Hope all is well with everyone...I'm sure I've missed hearing a whole lot of crazy-good music while I've been gone. Was going to submit at least these couple of tracks for the solo piano/solo guitar listing, and maybe one more if I have time to crank out another:

http://www.taxi.com/mattcurleemusic

"Quiet Victories" and "Invocation"

Would love any feedback. Also, anybody else who's going for this listing noticed that it's not appearing on the "submit music" page? Listing (from email) is below.

Matt

SOLO GUITAR and SOLO PIANO INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS are U-R-G-E-N-T-L-Y needed for a Compilation CD TAXI will be personally handing to a VERY BUSY MUSIC SUPERVISOR at our upcoming meeting with him. The Supervisor uses TONS of Instrumental Tracks that you'd often hear on some really big REALITY SHOWS. For this Compilation we'd like to feature SLOW, SOLO INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS, done on Gut or Nylon-String Acoustic Guitars, or Acoustic Piano. We'll need tracks that are at LEAST 2 minutes long, and have buttoned endings - NO fades, please!

Please submit tracks that sound emotionally ROMANTIC, INTROSEPECTIVE, or HOPEFUL. TAXI TIP: Do NOT try to show what a musical virtuoso you are, so much as creating melodies that create a mood and support an EMOTION! Keep it simple!!! Could your track be used in a scene where somebody is falling in love? Send it in! Could it support a close up shot of somebody who appears to be having an introspective moment? Send it in! Could it be used in a scene where somebody just solved his or her big problem of the day, and hope is on the horizon? Yeppers... send it in, because that's what we need to show this Supervisor our members can do incredibly well!

BUTTONED ENDINGS PREFERRED. Instrumental presentation must be top-notch, and your guitars and pianos should sound REAL! Broadcast Quality is needed (excellent sounding home recordings are fine). You must own 100% of your master and composition, and your submissions can NOT be in any other catalog or library. If the Supervisor hears anything on our compilation that he'd like to license, he's only going to want to use material that will be easy to clear. Please submit one to three Instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO FULL CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received no later than TUESDAY, February 28th, 2013, at 5:30pm (PST). TAXI #U130228IN

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:24 pm
by andygabrys
nice pieces Matt!

that's a real piano?

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:29 pm
by kclements
Very Nice.

Good Luck with the listing.

Cheers
kc

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:01 pm
by ThirdStrand
Thanks much to both of you for the listen! Andy - actually, believe it or not, it's just the EXS Steinway in Logic with a little mixing...I usually use Ivory for more aggressive, in-the-mix stuff, but the midrange on this piano actually sounds more real to me when exposed.

Best,

Matt

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:05 pm
by andygabrys
man it sounds great on that recording. some of the higher notes have a real sensitivity. gotta check that in Logic again here!

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:35 pm
by guest4254
Beautiful pieces Matt! I also was looking to submit a couple guitar tunes but as you mentioned, I too was unable to find this in the submit music area....and I went through the whole list...and couldn't help but notice that it says to submit by Tuesday, though the date they give is Thursday....hopefully it'll all be straightened out tomorrow...
Keep up the great music!

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:37 am
by ThirdStrand
Thanks much, Harry! If it's not showing up by this afternoon (and with a non-ambiguous deadline), I'll give them a call and let you know what I find out.

Andy - what I've found with those logic pianos is that while the sounds (especially the softer sounds) are really good, the velocity layers are not that smooth, so I think the secret is to play them with a really controlled touch and then go back and fix the velocity on notes that kind of poked their heads into the next layer.

Matt

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:00 am
by andygabrys
Great idea Matt!!

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:05 am
by Robtoons
Welcome back Matt
You've got a couple of beautiful pieces beautifully played here, and the piano sounds really are believable.
Nice!
Cheers -Rob

Re: Finally back! Missed everybody...Solo Piano Inst Listing

Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:46 pm
by heckxx
Looks like they fixed the listing, and it's now due on Thursday.

Both songs have great flow, very freeform but the songs retain their identity, definitely hear some jazz in there. Great mini-melodies, seems well suited for a film/tv background track. I might worry that some of those loud/high notes are a bit too piercing for a background track, but then again, they add great dynamic and character.

Piano tone is very clean and clear..I wonder if anyone still records on actual pianos these days, all the samplers sound so great.

-Jeff