Hey, just wondering if anyone could give me their input on my demo Playlist with ways that I could possibly improve it and/or my music.

http://soundcloud.com/rdkidd/sets/demo-reel

Thanks,

Rich

Hey Rich,

A 11 minute long demo reel is, in my opinion, too long. I've watched several audio directors sample people's work and they spend about 5-10 seconds per cue before moving on. So you REALLY have to snag them right off the back with a great hook or sound. I think you're on the right track by showing different styles, moods and instrumentations. I would create more of a highlight reel of these songs to shorten the length. It's always been my mantra that a demo reel is just an introduction rather than a full conversation. So leave them wanting more. As far as the music itself goes - there's some neat stuff here but I felt some of your samples were a bit thin or MIDI-tastic sounding. But that's the ever lasting quest, isn't it? :)

Thanks for sharing!

Nate

Hello nate,


Thanks for taking the time to listen. So probably shorten the length to about 20-25 seconds per song and keeping the overall length around 3 minutes maybe better?

I do recognize an issue or weakness with my pieces being too thin. I'm Trying to work on the sound maybe thickening it up will mask the midi-tasticness?

Again, thanks for taking the time to listen and give input.