It’s been a while since I last updated our blog. If you have been reading for a while you may recall me mentioning our use of Taxi. If you have not, Taxi is an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) agency that receives music listing from the entertainment industry. The listings come from publishers, music supervisors, record companies, and ad agencies looking for music to fill a void in their production.
I submitted 6 songs to two separate listings. Unfortunately none of our songs were selected for the particular listing we applied to. As disappointing as it maybe, I am not upset we did not get picked up. It was my first time using Taxi and there will be hundreds more listings to come in the future (New listings are available on the 1st and 15th of each month).
The most interesting and exciting part about submitting music to Taxi is they critique your music. I have had dozens and dozens of people listen to my music. Nine times out of ten with a response of, “I like it” or “That’s pretty good.” With Taxi there is music directors/supervisors/A&R’s who have the technical experience with music that I’ll need to improve.
Critique on our track titled “Subliminal”: “I loved the mood created by this piece. It was unique and emotional. However, the track didn't showcase your compositional skills very well. I think tracks with more sophisticated orchestrations would work more effectively for this listing.”
(Subliminal can be heard on our website under “Productions”)
The information provided by Taxi allows me to go back to the drawing board to see how I can improve a specific aspect of my music. Again, I am not thrilled about not getting selected, but an honest and insightful critique will do for now.
Thanks for reading….
Chuck Anderson
CEO, BSMG
BSMG@BeatScienceMusicGroup.com
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