EPISODE · Feb 23, 2023 · 56 MIN
Let's Talk Metadata
from 52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast · host Dave Kropf
Wrangling keywords and mood terms across spreadsheets, PDFs, and submission forms, can feel pretty soul sucking at times, but metadata may be the important part of the life of a cue!On today’s show, I go over the most common type metadata found in libraries and give you some of my strategies that could mean the difference between getting placed or getting passed over.Plus in my Year of Taxi update, we’re going to check in on any returns or forwards and take a listen to this week’s submission which is a contemporary hip-hop cue. And then I give my thoughts a neutral tasking cue written by 52 Cues Community Member, Gun-Britt Sundstedt (https://soundcloud.com/user-442882086)!Watch This Episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/MKSdDLTqvlE00:00 - Intro & Welcome02:33 - Year of Taxi Check-In10:20 - Let's Talk Metadata!43:01 - Join the 52 Cues Community!44:16 - "Lost Tooth" by Gun-Britt Sundstedt52:41 - Outro & How You Can Support 52 Cues!52 Cues Friends and Family subscribers can watch the full-length workshop here: https://my.52cues.com/posts/24681479.Support for the 52 Cues Podcast comes from ReelCrafter, the professional way to pitch your production music and know exactly when your cues are heard.Start your free trial at ReelCrafter.com/52Cues!Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.comIt's free to post your cues for feedback from the community, network with other composers, and ask questions about the industry!Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams, cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!Note: Links may be affiliate links which generate a small commission but at no extra cost to you!
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Wrangling keywords and mood terms across spreadsheets, PDFs, and submission forms, can feel pretty soul sucking at times, but metadata may be the important part of the life of a cue! On today’s show, I go over the most common type metadata found in libraries and give you some of my strategies that could mean the difference between getting placed or getting passed over. Plus in my Year of Taxi update, we’re going to check in on any returns or forwards and take a listen to this week’s submissi...
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