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INSTRUMENTAL-Centric EDM DANCE SONGS with a MIDDLE EASTERN and/or Mediterranean Balkan Flavor are needed by a leading Music Licensing Company for a bunch of placements in Middle Eastern-centric TV programs and Documentaries. They could air anywhere in the world.

NOTE: We are also running a TAXI Listing for EDM DANCE Instrumentals as listing #S200509DM, so please don’t confuse the two!

Please listen to the following references they gave us to get yourself in the general stylistic wheelhouse of what they’re looking for:

“Caller ID” by Mat Zo

“Ease My Mind ” by Skrillex Ft. Niki and the Dove [Jai Wolf Remix]

"Red Dawn" by Knife Party

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please listen closely to the references as they are NOT looking for full Songs or Instrumentals that are purely instrumental. They ARE looking for Instrumental tracks with minimal, sparse lyrics (Male or Female Vocals) that are not in a traditional Song structure.

QUOTING the COMPANY: "Lyrics can be Ethnic from a country in our region, from Arabia, Andelusia, Balkans, from Russia to India."

Please submit cutting-edge Electronic Dance Songs that have a distinct Middle Eastern or Mediterranean Balkan style and vibe. Your productions should have all the earmarks of great EDM music – big builds, engaging melodic hooks, and cool-sounding ear candy – while incorporating some Middle Eastern instruments, melodies, and rhythms. Submissions with short catchy vocal phrases or minimal, sparsely-placed vocal parts should help you nail this request!

Phrases that avoid specific names, places, dates, times, and brands could give you an added edge. Do not copy the referenced artists or Songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, texture, and tone. Broadcast Quality is needed.

This company offers an EXCLUSIVE deal, so please be sure the Songs you pitch for this opportunity are NOT already signed with other Companies or Catalogs. Sync fees will be split 50/50 with the Company. You'll get 100% of the Writer's share, and the Publisher will get 100% of the Publisher's share. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit. Please submit as many Songs as you'd like, online or per CD. All submissions will be screened by TAXI. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PDT) on Monday, May 18th, 2020. TAXI # S200518DM

Here we go...my take :

It's not finished. I'm still working on the arrangement and mix, but I think I've recorded all ideas I had so far. Please let me know what you think

Thanks !

Help ??

Well, here's the updated, possibly finished version (along with another track I think about submiting for the same listing) :

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wicij3daaf44 ... Z_Jua?dl=0

Ok, I'll throw in my two cents:

It's not an edm track. It's very middle eastern flavored (perhaps too much) but when I hear those references and see the listing, I think you have to have a killer, straight up edm track with slammin' drops, big synths, festival style dance music, with a middle eastern melody on top. That's simplifying it somewhat, but that would be my expectation.
Conceivably, you could take whatever edm track you have with somewhat of an exotic vibe and accentuate that with a middle eastern melody and instrument on top. It's culturally ghetto appropriation IMO, but I think that's what they want unless they are an actual middle eastern music library,

Hi,
It's a nice track if you are writing for yourself but what I have learnt in the last few years that sometimes these track are used under a dialogue so if it is too busy then it doesn't work...I use to play crazy guitar solos for submitting to a listing but I keep those for my personal composition for a CD.

So yeah maybe tone it down with the drum fills and the number of different instruments.

Have fun and good luck.