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This topic sprouted up on another thread but I think it deserves it’s own post.
The more accurate the description, keywords, genres, etc one uses to describe a song, can only increase it’s chance of being returned in a search of a music library’s site. Any tips and ideas anyone would care to share?
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For me the sound alike category is hard to fill out for the World/Ethnic cues I do. Like if a cue has a Middle Eastern flair, I have no idea who it sounds like! Sometimes I will google or go to amazon to listen and try to find a popular name to plug in…
When I do anything Middle eastern with a modern twist I always use Peter Gabriel/Passion as a keyword/soundalike. On the whole its the one process of Library music that I hate doing but it is really important to get hits and sales. I have a database of key words for genres, that I use as a starting point.
I agree! It’s so subjective. I often wish there was away for others to tell me who I sound like as I wonder if what I put down for “sound a likes” are really my influences rather than who it actually sounds like.
Art, maybe we could each post a piece of music and everyone could give feedback on who they think they sound like..or something like that. It could be a real eye opener.
I submitted another couple songs…will see how it plays out. The hardest part of submitting to places like this and MusicSupervisor.com is having to answer the “mood” of the song, or worse yet, what other artists does your song sound like. I know it’s very helpful for them, but I can never tell exactly which other artists to compare my songs to, and feel “what if it doesn’t sound ‘bouncy’ to them” or what if it doesn’t really sound like the Goo Goo Doll etc…
Does anyone else here have that problem? I’d love to start a “group” that would help each other out in that regard. This might not be the best forum to get this started, but I’m not sure where else to go with this. Any suggestions?
I feel your pain! That’s been my biggest problem also. It’s just so subjective and some folks seem to be better at it than others. I do found that once I start writing descriptions and stay at it, they do get better. Sound alikes and genres are another area I find challenging. If enough people express an interest in this subject I’ll start a separate thread.
I agree! It’s so subjective. I often wish there was away for others to tell me who I sound like as I wonder if what I put down for “sound a likes” are really my influences rather than who it actually sounds like.
Art, maybe we could each post a piece of music and everyone could give feedback on who they think they sound like..or something like that. It could be a real eye opener.