I'm working on my own music alongside you. We're doing this together. I just thought I'd remind everyone that's the case lol... and practice what I preach! So here I am asking for feedback. https://s.disco.ac/qnkhejohjcyw PHANTOM: This is a song that at this point is over 10 years old that I wrote with a guy named Vlad Holiday. It was my first proper co-writing session when I moved to New York and original, which is the first song in the playlist, never landed anywhere, and my skills since then have dramatically improved. The second version I started during covid that's a string remake of the original (still planning to get vocals on it)... but I've never found the right male vocalist to get on it. I'm considering singing it myself, although I'd need atleast a week of warm-ups and concentrated practice to get my singing chops up to snuff for this. Do I tackle it myself? Do I try to find another vocalist? Do I do both versions, the string version and an updated version of the more electronic downtempo vibe? The OG vibe worked great for 2010 but needs to be updated for 2026. Originally, the reference was Mickey Echo, if you all remember him (writer of Stay by Rihanna). Who's the reference for this now? This is one of the songs that I'm digging out of the crates and working on refinishing. Would it be helpful for me to break down my process as I work on finishing this in a video that I would share with you all? Let me know your thoughts. Appreciate you all. So grateful for the community that's building and growing here.

Shoutout to @Tyree Newton for getting his first track approved on Pond5 after a rejection. A few weeks ago he was getting rejected and asking questions. Now he's got a placement-ready track live on a major library and already planning the 30 and 60 second edits. That's the process working exactly how it should. That's how it's done. Shoutout to @Joe Goldberger for showing up to Monday's Q&A ready to work. Came in with real questions about Disco, library research, exclusive deals, and how to actually build a contact list that means something. 55 years as a professional drummer and composer, brand new to sync, and already doing the homework most people skip. That kind of preparation is going to pay off fast. That's how it's done. Shoutout to @Virgil Cash for finishing 6 tracks last week, starting two more mixes this week, and still taking time to encourage everyone else in the Monday thread. Productive and community-minded at the same time. That's the standard. That's how it's done.

Yay! Someone likes my art! I just had two songs forwarded by Taxi to "a major league EXCLUSIVE Music Licensing Firm that's been placing TAXI members’ music in Film and TV for years" in the genre of AMBIENT NEW AGE INSTRUMENTALS. Fingers crossed, it will lead to something! The actual songs are posted under Glenn's recent request for songs that are sync ready, and for those interested, this is the brief that I responded to: ------------------------------------------------------- This Company would really love to find Down-Tempo Instrumentals that could be heard on a playlist with the following references and others like them: "Sunrise" by nelward "Freedom at the 45th Floor" by Pauline Anna Strom "Forest I" by Peter Davison "Pastel Memories" by Lionmilk Please submit Ambient New Age Instrumentals that feel both hugely spacious and deeply calming! Your Compositions should be serene and atmospheric, emphasizing slow evolution throughout, rather than more traditional "Pop" style structures. Flowing soundscapes, gentle, very slow-developing melodies and motifs, little to no rhythmic content, and an overall sense of relaxation and mindfulness are all recommended to nail this pitch. Your arrangements should be uncluttered yet immersive, with no abrupt changes, big dynamic moments, or distracting moments that might jar the listener. Instrumentation in the general stylistic wheelhouse of the references and similar Ambient New Age works is recommended, including airy synthesizers, synth pads, gentle piano, soft strings, drones, and organic elements like chimes or light sound design. If you're using virtual instruments or samples, they need to be high-quality and current-sounding. Original Compositions only, please! All submissions should be around 2 to 4 minutes in length, give or take. Buttoned endings with a natural fade-out will work best. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.

Hi everyone! I am 1-day old in vault-years. I like what I see/hear. Like most of you, I've been writing, recording and performing for years. But this is a new adventure and I'm truly excited to take it with you. I'm going to introduce myself by playing one of my songs that most closely shows my 'wheelhouse' - 'Something to Say'. https://youtu.be/zzBDx0IBNm0 It's a song that delves into what ordinary people find in themselves that allows them to become heroes. Where I hope for YOUR help is to shape this new one...'Here'. https://youtu.be/jOn-PLEyjgU It's just at demo stage. And I purposely attempted to get away from my wheelhouse to something more contemporary. Is it contemporary? I've played it for a few people. Feedback is mixed: primarily I'm hearing that the format isn't normal or clearly defined...it seems to meander. I'm still in the honeymoon stage.... so, I love it. How could I make it less meander-y. More verse/refrain-y? Or should I? I see that I've typed a lot! Is this too much for a first post? Let me know. Thx, Tom

Pick Your One! Look at your catalog right now. Pick the single track you believe is the most sync-ready. Not your favorite. Not your best produced. The one most likely to fit under a scene without fighting the picture. By Monday, post in the community: The track title, what type of scene you'd place it in, and one thing that might be holding it back from being submitted today. Let's go! PS...happy friday!