[Rorywill]

Hey again guys.

Just to say, with mark’s advice, I’ve already started getting plenty offers, including some interest from epitome music, who I believe are actually quite difficult to get accepted with. This is very encouraging, so thanks a million for your suggestions and advice! 🙂

[Rorywill]

Thank you, I did search for it on here but didn’t yield any results. Stil a newbie to this site.

Rory

[Rorywill]

Well, I made the changes suggested by Mark and it seems I got my first offer from a company that doesn’t just accept anything and everything – I think! Sound vault are there name. Couldn’t find them on this site though. Anyone had any dealings?

[Rorywill]

Ok got you mark, thanks again. Well, I’ve got one final track for you to bend your ears to and then I’m going to start cutting up with an edited portfolio. It’s got a similar name to that last track as I borrowes the beats and some of the synth sounds I used. It is t actually complete, as you’ll hear from the final section that has been lumped on to the end. Apart from that, I think there are two potential tracks in here, at least, I’d like to think so.

If you have time, that is. You’ve been extremely helpful this far 🙂

https://soundcloud.com/almerldritch/easternspice27_11_2016mp3/s-T4Ui3

[Rorywill]

Here my latest. I’ve tried to keep it on the point but might start the track right where the first Eastern instrumentation comes in for immediate impact. If anyone has the time to listen, I’d be grateful.

https://soundcloud.com/almerldritch/easternspice27_11_2016mp3/s-T4Ui3

[Rorywill]

Thanks guys. I was beginning to fall into a bit of a depression with this stuff – I was receiving potential offers a year ago but in one case the guy died and the other case, interest withdrew. So with all the rejection this year, I’ve started to feel like a fantasist. I’ll cut these up appropriately and try again – glad there’s hope 🙂

Also have a lot more in my catalogue that I’m now listening to again, with a view to cutting etc.

I’m relatively comfortable with mixing though due to my synth heavy music, I can sometimes lack clarity, I feel. I’m no good at mastering so I’ll have to revisit that also.

Thanks again,

Rory

[Rorywill]

Thanks again mark. Taken a new approach to listening to my work and I won’t necessarily get it right straight away but feel like there’s so much dirrection I can give to my existing music, just by cutting in the right places. That’s given me hope outside of my current gig on the video game and that’s what I need.

Can I ask this however, I’m no use at mastering my tracks and I’m actually a believer that the producer shouldn’t be mastering anyway. Does non-mastered music instantly stand out as a flop to people choosing music such as yourself? I guess it’s unlikely that the customer will notice, but are people like yourself at all likely to say “we’ll take it but you need to have it mastered…” or instantly write it off? I guess it’s the latter and I just need to bite the bullet and pay someone to do it.

[Rorywill]

Thank you for your comments guys and that’s some really vital feedback mark, so thank you. I guess a part of me was hoping (not expecting) for licensers to listen to the whole thing, or at least skip through various sections, and request cuts of the song they like. I’ll maybe proceed By getting the tracks cut up like you suggest. I know celestial vagabond is the least marketable one in there, but the final synth sequence, with the tense piano, I was kind of hoping to use – I’ll maybe give it an edit. I take it Music submission listeners are tuning by out after the first second of music they don’t like? I.e theyre not thinking “let’s give this a chance” Any particular places you think might suit my style?

Regards

Rory

[Rorywill]

I should add, I do have some work for a video game coming up, where I’m collaborating with a very well established composer, who used to score some major video games with rockstar games. Trouble is, I don’t see a way that this opportunity is actually going to open up any avenues. Yes, I’ll have something “for the CV” but no more. I also wonder if the track lengths aren’t doing me any justice. I.e. Weak intros are causing listeners to instantly move on. They obviously have A LOT of submissions and aren’t going to wait for an unknown artist’s “hook” to kick in.

I have received offers from sentric (who I believe are a waste of time), amurco (who I get the impression let anyone abd everyone into their roster), and audiosparks (see amurco, only with worse contract terms). Could really use some constructive criticism here from people of experience, and maybe, if it’s justified, a little encouragement so that I might feel like less of a fantasist.

Also considering putting four or five short and sweet tracks together, sending them to a professional sound engineer for mixing, just in case I’m right about my own efforts – too little sonic space.

Thanks again.

Rory

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