![]() TIP # 1: First impressions count!Īlways put your strongest track first! Your goal is to make the listener want more! I’m already thinking it’s time to move to the next composer’s demo. There is no production value.Īs a cue meant for TV/film/media, no producer or editor will choose it.Įven worse, any hope of Kenechiii being a composer I can publish in my music library with is dashed. The composition, structure, sound choices and production quality are all poor.Īs a listener, I’m waiting for the band to kick in – full drum kit, bass, rhythm guitars, etc. If I listen to the rest of the track, my immediate impression is confirmed. I can immediately tell this track was done by someone still learning the basics of his craft. The snare sound is wrong for the track – it’s thin and sounds like a drum machine, and it doesn’t fit well in the mix. Immediately I know that the production quality is sub-par. THEN, at 0:12 a snare comes in… and it’s over for me to keep listening to this track. The track starts off with a distorted guitar that sounds like it was played on a keyboard.Ī fake guitar part isn’t great, and having my first impression be that he’s skimping on the production quality is not a good way to start off.īut, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and listen a bit longer…. Track 1: Rock Vibe Commotion Moving Montage 3: Kennechii’s Soundcloud demo playlist consisted of the following 10 tracks: However, in Kenechiii’s case, I found so many things wrong with his presentation that I got his permission to use it as a case study in “what not to do.” Demo Playlist Soundcloud playlists are a great way to for music supervisors, music libraries, or publishers to listen to your work quickly and easily. ![]() Soundcloud is a very popular free service that allows composers and songwriters to post their music in playlists and then send links to anyone they want to hear their works. Kenechiii’s makeover cue was sent to me as part of a Soundcloud playlist of his work. ![]() Unfortunately, more often than not, demo reels are not put together correctly and don’t showcase a writer’s work in a professional manner. ![]() These days, demo reels are almost always presented online in streamable mp3 or video format. In days past, demo reels were put together on physical CDs or videos and mailed to recipients. Demo Reel/ PlaylistsĪ demo reel is simply a collection of your music tracks that demonstrates your music and abilities as a songwriter, composer, or producer. Kenechiii made most of the mistakes that I find composers make when submitting music, and we’ll go through them one by one.īy the end, you’ll learn just what to do (and not to do!) to put together a demo reel that gets listened to, and hopefully, gets your music tracks licensed or published for film and TV productions. This article is going to take a step back from Kenechiii’s cue makeover and go into his initial demo presentation. ![]()
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