#Y081231SS

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MALE AND FEMALE SINGER-SONGWRITER SONGS NEEDED in the wide range of Bright Eyes, Feist, Rachael Yamagata, Regina Spektor, Rufus Wainwright, Cat Power, Teitur, Kevin Devine,etc. are wanted by an established Independent Music Publisher who has signed dozens of TAXI writers and has secured tons of Film/TV placements. The President of the company will be screening these listings himself and will be open to hearing a great variety of stylistic approaches. He also really welcomes unique and innovative approaches that incorporate a variety of styles - a bit of Electro/Pop/Dance would be just fine or even SS songs that "rock" a bit more than usual. All tempos will be considered - this Publisher wants to hear something fresh, with lyrics that are compelling. Performances should be great and the recordings will need to be Broadcast Quality (excellent home recordings should be okay). He splits the license fee with you 40/60 [that 60% is for you] and doesn't take any publishing. Please submit one to three songs online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received by December 31, 2008. TAXI #Y081231SS

Name Michael Epstein Listing # Y081231SS


Title: 30 Lives (Up-Up-Down-Dance Mix) Status: Return 

Reasons not Forwarded:
 Stylistically Off Target:  Dance/Rock

Title: Losing Altitude Status: Return 

Reasons not Forward:

Stylistically Off Target: Rock arrangement and vocals

Title: Winged Bicycle Status: Return 

Reasons not Forwarded:

Stylistically Off Target: Very good Modern Rock though out of the Singer/songwriter listing request. 

Listener ID # 216

#Y081212AM

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AMERICANA/ALT COUNTRY/FOLK SONGS in the range of Jeff Tweedy, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Uncle Tupelo, Old Crow Medicine Show, Townes Van Zandt, Emmylou Harris, The Jayhawks, Lucero, Mindy Smith, etc. are wanted by an established Independent Music Publisher who has signed dozens of TAXI writers and has secured tons of Film/TV placements. The President of the company will be screening these listings himself and will be open to hearing a great variety of stylistic approaches. Performances must be excellent and authentic in approach and tonality. The recording must be Broadcast Quality, though great home recordings should be just fine. He splits the license fee with you 40/60 [that 60% is for you] and doesn't take any publishing. Please submit one to three songs online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received by December 12, 2008. TAXI #Y081212AM

Name Michael Epstein Listing # Y081212AM

Song Title: Walk on Water 

Status: Return 
Listener ID # 216

D090105BR

Your song, The Owls Are Not What They Seem (Instrumental), wwas forwarded to ScoreKeepers Music for Dispatch listing # D090105BR!

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BRIT ROCK/INDIE POP-ROCK INSTRUMENTALS NEEDED QUICKLY by a successful Production Music Library with tons of Major Network TV and Feature Film placements. This company would like the sound of the UK to come through on these instrumental tracks - though that reference might be vague, you could think in the range of Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol, Radiohead, Travis, etc. for some direction. You do NOT need to be from the UK - it’s only a general sound/tone preference. Alt Rock/Indie Pop-Rock approaches that stray away from these references a bit will also be considered - if it’s hip and current, send it in! These tracks need to sound like radio-ready songs with the vocals stripped away - in other words, NO VOCALS for this one please! The tracks should have a lot of dynamic variation and movement, excitement and cutting-edge forward momentum. The tracks can range from 1-4 minutes long and be sure the recordings are Broadcast Quality (great home recordings should be fine). Please submit 1-3 Instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received no later than Noon PST on Monday, January 5, 2009. TAXI #D090105BR
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Name Michael Epstein
Listing # D090105BR
Song Title The Owls Are Not What They Seem (Instrumental)
Status: Forward

Listener ID # 261

S081208AR

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UNIQUE ALT ROCK/INDIE POP ARTISTS in the range of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Black Kids, Vampire Weekend, Broken Social Scene, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, etc. are sought after by a successful Indie Label who specializes in securing Film/TV/Video Game placements in order to elevate the status/income of the Indie Artist. This company is also interested in bolstering their roster and is looking for bands/artists to sign to pub and record deals. You'll want to submit your best material for this one, along with a great photo and a detailed bio. Broadcast/Master quality is necessary, but excellent home recordings should suffice. Please submit 2-3 songs online or per CD, include PHOTO/BIO. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI and must be received no later than December 8, 2008. TAXI #S081208AR

Name Michael Epstein Listing # S081208AR


Title: Satellite N/A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10=best)
8  Music
8  Lyrics
7  Marketability
8  Arrangement
8  Production
7  Engineering
7  Musicianship
8  Lead Vocal

Status: Return 

You obviously are making good ground on the college circuit however, I'm not hearing that this song is similar to the same "hits" of the bands that are mentioned in the listing. If you listen to "I Predict A Riot" (Kaiser Chiefs) or " I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" (Arctic Monkeys) you will hear the songs that are closer to what this label is in search for.

Title: 30 Lives N/A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10=best)
6  Music
7  Lyrics
6  Marketability
8  Arrangement
7  Production
7  Engineering
7  Musicianship
8  Lead Vocal

This song is also a good album track but I don't feel it has the same broad appeal as say Black Kids "I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend".

Status: Return 

Title: Winged Bicycle N/A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (10=best)
8  Music
8  Lyrics
6  Marketability
7  Arrangement
7  Production
6  Engineering
7  Musicianship
7  Lead Vocal

This is another nice song but again I felt it was more of an album track than a single. 

Status: Return 

Style
I didn't mark the box above because I feel that you have strong songs, however, it sounded more in the vein of Weezer & Ween than Kaiser Chiefs or Arctic Monkeys. 

Overall Comments
Michael,

Thanks for sending in these songs. I definitely enjoy what you are doing. These songs are quite quirky and have a character of their own but for this project in particular, perhaps once you've listened to the various artists and songs that I mentioned, you might incorporate some of those ideas with your own to make something more appealing and marketable.

Sound Quality
I like the low-fi aspect of you music and your vocals sound very strong and appealing.

The main reason(s) you were not forwarded for this listing is:
These tracks are strong album tracks but I didn't hear what the label is looking for and that is something similar to Kaiser Chiefs/Arctic Monkeys/ The Kooks.

Listener ID # 304