Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film/Publishing pro that will hear it next."

 Lots of EMOTIONALLY UPLIFTING PIANO and STRING INSTRUMENTALS and/or INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by an impressive Music Licensing Company with lots of Film and TV placements.

NOTE: We previously ran this request as TAXI Listing # D240514WG, but the Library wants to hear even MORE material. If you submitted to listing #D240514WG, please send different material this time around.

This company is looking for a bunch of Instrumentals (and/or Cues) in the general stylistic ballpark of the following references:

"Inspiring Dreams" by Keys of Moon Music

"Canon in D (Pachelbel's Canon)" by Brooklyn Duo

"Dawn of Life" by Epic Music Journey

Please submit original well-performed Piano and String Instrumentals (and/or Cues) with a hopeful, inspiring sound and lots of "happy ending" type vibes! Your submissions should have beautiful arrangements, inspiring musical performances, emotionally uplifting motifs, and lots of forward motion and interest throughout. Piano and Strings are both a must, but some light additional instrumentation in the general stylistic ballpark of the references could also work, such as soft pads, percussion, cymbal swells, etc. Please be sure that all virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and very realistic sounding.

Your submissions should be roughly 1.5 minutes long for Cues, and about 2 to 4 minutes long for Instrumentals, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best. Please do NOT copy the referenced artists or songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a guide for tempo, texture, and tone. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.

I'm always posting about the "yes's" that make it through a pitch. Well, here's a "no". It needed to be less somber and more “inspirational” for the client. You live/write and you learn to respect the feedback, knowing the track could find a home somewhere else. And every time a track is written, new insights about the skills required to get to the final product are gained. 

What a nice discovery! 

My track, "Journey from Persecution" was used in the show, "Women of the Bible Speak" 

I don't subscribe to be able to stream the specific episode, but I do have an audio excerpt:

Here's the full track, all 3 minutes of it. (only 42 seconds was used on the air):

..Which means: “Hey cool track, I'm going to pass this on. It may be usable to the TV/Film person that will hear it next." 

URBAN-INFUENCED DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a successful NON-Exclusive Music Library for placements in an extremely popular Reality TV Show. They’re looking for a bunch of Mid-to-Up-Tempo Trap Instrumental Cues that would fit well on a playlist with the following references: “Basketball Wives Miami (1:43 – 1:58) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znWz812xuaA LA Hair (0:02 – 0:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6tF8k_j0g “Basketball Wives LA” (:00 - :22) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg8QoWxHioc Please give them well-crafted Dramedy Instrumental Cues with a noticeable Urban vibe, feel, and style. Be sure your production is solid, with contemporary sounding instrumentation. In other words, no dated or obvious pre-stocked synth sounds or drums. Build your Cues around a central melodic theme while adding and subtracting layers of instrumentation as they progress to add dynamics, interest, and forward movement.

I took a quick listen to some Guns N' Roses before getting to work on this classic rock instrumental that was recently signed with a publisher for future use with Fox Sports.

All instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic Pro on a MacBookPro.

I found out this week that I had a piece of music appear on broadcast domestic television way back in July! On the show "Access Hollywood".  

Another musical experiment for a specific pitch. And another little milestone for yours truly.