7 Steps to Metadata Utopia Sentric Music’s Blog by sP.

NOTE: this isn’t a post talking about if it’s worth sending CD’s, or sending links to yousendits orSoundClouds or FTPs or Rapidshares (which, might I add, is RUBBISH) or publicDropbox links (which I recommend) or just whacking MP3’s directly into emails etc.

No, no, no – this is a post about the actual MP3 file, what it should look like, what it should contain and how by taking heed of the advice thus contained within this post, you’ll make a lot of people like me very happy.

Recently I contacted a handful of artists and asked them to get some music over to me as I was submitting a new batch of tracks to our sync contacts around the world and their music fitted the bill that was required. What I received in return was a resounding mish mash of metadata; some that ‘did the job’ and others which made me consider a change in career.

If I can ask for a moment of empathy; imagine this conversation taking place for a second…

Me:“Hello music supervisor of a massive TV programme that is known worldwide and would result in both fantastic exposure and a lovely sync fee for any artists’ music you so choose to use on your show”

Them: “Hello.”

Me:“Check out this great new song called ‘TRACK 01’ by ‘UNKNOWN ARTIST’, it’s really good! Would you like to feature it in your show?”

Them:“Goodbye.”

Thank you for allowing me to paint that vivid picture with my words. I can only assume you now know what I’m getting on at.

Continues @http://sentric.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/7-steps-to-metadata-utopia/

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