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check CD Baby and see what you find.
Again, not evil...
No, it's just stuff that happens that you didn't really
read.
The next reason [number seven] your song got
used is, your mix was perfect, it was master-quality.
And a lot of people have been asking me about
that today. "You mean I don't have to master it?"
No, you do not have to spend the time and money
to have it mastered, but it needs to sound like a master and not a demo-master quality.

and twosies.... They don't have all the songs for you
to be able to play there, but they have the titles of
all of them, so you can go on to YouTube and find
the ones they don't post. You hear the vibe of the
show; most shows really do have a distinct feel to
them. Even The Young and the Restless, we have a
real vibe. So the tools that you need are there.
When I started this, we didn't have Tunefind, we
didn't have any way of finding out what the.... And
that famous phone call you would make to the
music supervisor, "What are you looking for?" that
they never want to hear from you again as long as
they live. The object is, now you guys have tools I
never had, and you can go up there and type in
whatever show you love-Grey's Anatomy, Blackish,
whatever-and see and hear what they've used.
You can see if that is something you can create, or

is that something that you have something similar
to? You know the tone of the show. You do have to
watch a lot of TV, I guess, and there is so much TV
now, I don't know how you're doing it.
But the object is to have your best foot forward. Go
to Tunefind, or go and watch the videos, because
they are using sometimes very current artists and
even artists you've probably never heard of. They
are signing the most obscure new artists. The label
is launching this guy now, and you might never
even have heard of him because they don't play
him on radio. You need to know what is current
and happening in music-even genres you might
not normally listen to!
Don't miss Part 2 of this interview in next month's
TAXI Insider!

You and I differ on the terminology for this, but it's the
same thing. Years ago, back when TAXI first started
doing film and TV, "master-quality" was a Michael
Jackson record-something done in a pro studio,
blah, blah. But film and TV stuff very often was not
something that would be done at Westlake Studios or
Record Plant or whatever. And I saw an ad for a Panasonic video camera, and it said "Broadcast Quality."
And I thought that's what it is; it's good enough for a
broadcast. So that's why TAXI started using the term
Broadcast Quality, and the industry picked up on it. If
it's cleanly recorded, has a well-balanced mix, and
sounds good enough, and they would be happy to put
it on their show, it's Broadcast Quality. Is that a fair
statement?
Exactly! So you want the sound to be the best that it
can be. But you don't necessarily have to go that
extra mile and have it mastered unless you're going
to make an album. So you know, it's a good thing.
Just do your best.
Number eight (reason your song got used): You
hired a great singer, or you are a great singer. And
this is so wonderful to give singers work, if you are
a wonderful singer, but sometimes I get songs that
could be really good, but the singer is terrible. You
may love to sing, but you might not be the greatest
singer in the world, or you might not even be the
best singer for your own song. And it's kind of fun
when you explore working with singers and what
they can bring to the party. A lot of you are wonderful singers and you should sing your own songs,
but sometimes there is somebody who could take it
to the next level because their emotional content or
their tone makes it come alive. So don't always be
in the studio thinking you only have you. There's a
room full of people who would love to sing and
help make your song even better.
Number nine (reason your song got used): You did
your homework about the show or the film, and
you know about-thank God-Tunefind, which I
find that so many people don't know about. So we
are here to say write it down: Tunefind.com. It's the
best thing you can do to research current TV
shows. You can go on there; they have these onesies
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