TAXI.com

https://www.taxi.com/members/pgveCRHTTZ ... e-of-grace

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Lots of SONGS with Lyrics about PERSEVERANCE and Male or Female Vocals are needed by a high-end Music Licensing Company that gets tons of great placements and offers a very artist-friendly deal to the people they sign!

You’ll keep 100% of the Writer’s share and 50% of the Publisher's Share!

This Company is searching for a range of Songs in the general wheelhouse of the following references and others like them:

"Won't Back Down" by Bailey Zimmerman & Dermot Kennedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTkDPjA ... BrokeAgain

"Survive" by Vanze ft. Neon Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvZ8G7 ... ipolarBear

"Never Give Up" by Sia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Ol3ep ... hannel=Sia

QUOTING THE COMPANY: "We are looking for Songs that can sync up to scenes that speak to 'surviving', 'won’t back down', 'overcoming odds' etc."

Please submit original Songs in any commercially viable genre with perseverance-related lyrical themes! Your submissions should have memorable motifs, solid arrangements, well-crafted melodies, and well-written lyrics. Due to the wide-ranging nature of the request, instrumentation may vary. Please ensure any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and not dated sounding. Dynamic and well-performed vocals (Male or Female) with a mainstream sound and style are needed!

This Publisher is open to hearing Songs in most of the popular/commercially viable genres, including (but not limited to): Pop, EDM, Singer-Songwriter, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Country, Indie Folk, Indie Rock, etc. We recommend avoiding submitting anything in genres that don't have a lot of mainstream appeal.

Lyrics need to have strong perseverance-related themes, as well as avoiding references to specific names, dates, times, places, brands, and profanity. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.

AI ALERT: This company does not accept or sign music that has been lyrically or melodically composed using generative AI, nor does it accept backing tracks, full instrumental tracks, or vocal performances created with AI.

This Company offers a 1-year EXCLUSIVE deal, so the material you submit for this request CANNOT be signed with other publishers or catalogs. Sync fees will be split 50/50. The Publisher will get 50% of the Publisher’s share, and you’ll keep 100% of the Writer’s share and 50% of the Publisher's Share - sweet deal!!!

You must own or control your Master and Copyright to pitch for this opportunity. Please submit as many Songs as you’d like, online or per CD and PLEASE INCLUDE A LYRIC SHEET. Time-permitting, someone from the Company (who has been trained as a TAXI Screener) may screen some or all of the submissions. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PST) on Sunday, December 22nd, 2024. TAXI # S241222SU

Hey M & S
Your song isn't even remotely close to the references. I'm not sure what else to say.

Best,
Casey

Casey H wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2024 6:39 pm

Hey M & S
Your song isn't even remotely close to the references. I'm not sure what else to say.

Best,
Casey

Thanks, Casey. We thought maybe because they were open to a broad range of genres ...

BTW we are also open to suggestions for improving the song, the mix, etc. even if it doesn't fit the listing.

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This Publisher is open to hearing Songs in most of the popular/commercially viable genres

While they said a wide range, it has to be in a popular commercially viable genre which it's not. This isn't broadcast quality at all and the lyrics don't really "have strong perseverance-related themes". Early in the listing it says "high end licensing company".

Casey H wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:22 pm

This Publisher is open to hearing Songs in most of the popular/commercially viable genres

This isn't broadcast quality at all ...

Thanks for persisting with us, Casey! Any specifics on what we could do to get it closer to broadcast quality?

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irthlingz wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:57 pm

Casey H wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2024 8:22 pm

This Publisher is open to hearing Songs in most of the popular/commercially viable genres

This isn't broadcast quality at all ...

Thanks for persisting with us, Casey! Any specifics on what we could do to get it closer to broadcast quality?

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The references essentially include a contemporary trap song and a modern pop song. The vibe I get from your song is early 1970s organic singer-songwriter, with no modern production elements, no pitch correction - something sounding more like a Carole King demo without the piano. I am not an expert on singer-songwriter, but the production itself possibly would not need all that much to get to BQ. I guess some of the singing should be more precise. There also is noticeable a change in the key several times that could be an issue. But the style/genre is the main problem for that particular listing.

CTWF wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:35 am

The references essentially include a contemporary trap song and a modern pop song. The vibe I get from your song is early 1970s organic singer-songwriter, with no modern production elements, no pitch correction - something sounding more like a Carole King demo without the piano. I am not an expert on singer-songwriter, but the production itself possibly would not need all that much to get to BQ. I guess some of the singing should be more precise. There also is noticeable a change in the key several times that could be an issue. But the style/genre is the main problem for that particular listing.

Thanks, Tom. This is helpful. We'll try Melodyning the fiddle, and perhaps more on the vocal, and looking for a synth that works. BTW, do you hear specific places in the vocal that sound out of tune? Or do you think we should just do the whole vocal? Because we actually already Melodyned a couple of places in the vocal that sounded off to us.

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Hey!

You probably don’t want to hear this, but like Tom and Casey, I feel like you are trying to cram a square peg into a round hole. Your production is not yet in the commercially viable ballpark - and no amount of Melodyning is going to fix that.

Keep the song as is for artistic gratification (nothing wrong with that). Maybe wait for a listing to come a long that aligns better with what you have. Probably you’ll need to do a much higher quality production with a different singer, if you want to get any real traction with this.

Sorry!
Jim.

Hey Micheal

I appreciate the spirited performance ( tuning issues aside ) but the main gist of the list to me is...

irthlingz wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 21, 2024 5:02 pm

We recommend avoiding submitting anything in genres that don't have a lot of mainstream appeal.

I get the effort you’ve put into this, but honestly, this feels like a continuation of the same issues we’ve been seeing for the past few years. The genre and production just don’t line up with what’s being asked for here.

I know it’s tough, but it might be time to take a step back and rework things from the ground up if you want to make something that fits this kind of listing. I’m sure you’ve got it in you, but this one isn't even in the same zipcode never mind ballpark and tweaking it is not going to change that.

Hope this helps,
Mark

Thank you, Mark. Is the vocal the main thing that puts it in the wrong zipcode stylistically? And is the vocal is the only thing that needs tuning? Thanks.
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