Music Briefs: French House, Western Vistas and Two Different Versions of the Same Song!

This month we’re looking for French House, western vistas and two different versions of the same song.

Once you’ve completed your work, apply a unique code to each track – just add the code (provided in each brief) to your keyword tags when you upload. As a result, we’ll know which genre you’ve been focusing on.

If you have any questions or comments about any of these briefs, please email Pond5’s Director of Audio Collections, Mike Pace, at mike@pond5.com.

French House

Keep the party going one more time with that non-stop four-on-the-floor beat, melodic (and legal!) vocal samples, and envelope filters galore.

  • KEYWORD CODE: FRENCHHOUSEAUG20
  • SUGGESTED KEYWORDS: house, beat, sample, dance, French house, envelope filter, EDM

 

Western Vistas

We’re calling for attempts to capture the sound of big sky, endless vistas, native mysticism and the Promise of the West.

  • KEYWORD CODE: WESTERNAUG20
  • SUGGESTED KEYWORDS: western, the west, vista, native american, epic, american

 

Same Tune, Different Moods

A client recently came to us with an odd request: multiple moods for the same melody (for example, an “upbeat” and “melancholy” version of the same underlying music). I thought this would be a cool experiment for the artist community to try: take a song and create two different versions (optimistic/contemplative, upbeat/slow, light/heavy, etc). Moreover, be sure to differentiate the moods in your titles (“I Love You” – Light Version, “I Love You” – Heavy Version)

  • KEYWORD CODE: TUNEMOODSAUG20
  • SUGGESTED KEYWORDS: Describing the mood

 

Don’t Forget:

Take advantage of the 50-keyword limit and add both broad and specific keywords. On the other hand, do not use recognizable band or artist names, please!

We also encourage you to submit separate :15 and :30 versions of these tracks for social-media use.

Moreover, please note you can apply tags to existing tracks in your portfolio.

Top image: Acoustic Guitar Player On The Street Of Alfama In Lisbon, Portugal by Sopotnicki