Taxi.com Rejection #1

Okay, I'm gonna document my Taxi.com experiences via this blog, just as a useful guide to anyone else that might be thinking of using their services, I'm going to try and remain un-biased and actually link to the songs that I've submitted so you can make your own mind up about the feedback I receive from my submissions to them.

Since joining Taxi I've gone through all their listings, submitted a few songs that I thought were relevant and every couple of weeks I've gone through the new listings and done the same thing. I've just now had my first response, and it was a negative one, I submitted 3 songs for the following advert:

"ELECTRONICA SONGS - with vocals - of the 1990s - in the wide range of The Prodigy, Chemical Bros., Moby, etc., needed by a Music Publisher who has signed and placed tons of TAXI songs in various Film/TV projects. Original songs only that have a 1990s style and feel of the artists referenced are what's needed. Universal lyrics that can fit a number of film and TV scenes are what is being looked for here. Excellent vocal and instrumental performances are a must. Please submit one to three songs online or per CD, include lyrics. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received no later than Monday, May 17 2010. TAXI #Y100517EL"

These were the songs:
Normal
Something You Forgot
Quiet Dreaming





They were all rejected on the basis of "Recording", I haven't had anymore feedback than that, as your feedback from Taxi just seems to be a form with some check boxes, which looks like this:



So, I went on the Taxi forum to get some more info and received some really good advice from other Taxi users and some suggestions on improving the recordings. I'll follow this advice and in the meantime, I'm gonna keep plugging away!