Any suggestions about how I can generate more listens and/or feedback?

Write more interesting music, perhaps?  

My latest song posting was met by the sound of crickets.  Maybe I should have called it 'Sex Bomb in Your Pants' or something. 

Seriously though, I am relatively new to the 'Songs' forum, so there may be nuances and/or implicit etiquette that I am missing.  Any tips?  Are there other forums outside of Cakewalk that have more active listener feedback?

On a mildly related topic, I see that most posters use SoundClick versus SoundCloud -- is there any strong argument to switch from SoundCloud? 

I would really like to take this music thing up to the 'next level'...but if I can't swim in the shallow end of the pool (i.e., the 'safe' environs of this forum), there's no reason to push off into the deeper end.

Obviously, thanks in advance for any feedback!

I send cash to folks to get them to listen....and i'm going to have to start raising their pay.

Thanks Manny.  I checked out the tunes on your website -- I think my teenage daughters could take the lyrics of 'Ducky' to heart.  I like really like the words of 'Somewhere South', too.  Great messages, very thoughtful.  I heard a long radio review of Neil Young's stuff over the weekend -- I can definitely see his influences at work for you. 

MannyNY


I think they’re teasing you. This is a really nice track. Moody, creative and lots of really nice changes in the underlying chords.  Love the piano. Not sure what to say about  “improving this” . I think it’s great just the way it is.

Thanks, No How.  I originally posted that Morcheeba remix under an older project name (Code Sublime) and somehow it caught on...mostly in Turkey, of all places.  Over 2,000 listens and max'd out the downloads.  I have no idea how that happened. 

I like the 'reckless gents' page on SoundClick.  Good matching of the album art to each song. 

thepogue


well... to answer your first question.....I would suggest
 
Listen, Post and Interact.....
 
IMHO the more you do the above the more people will have an interest in what you have to say "musically speaking"

Now to the tune...that was a very special piece!...I kinda lingered a bit lonfer than my OCD would allow but you've got a fantasitc touch!

Nice job!

Thanks Tom, on both counts.  I am really intrigued by this forum, so following your advice should be easy.  Thanks for the comments on the tune as well -- it counts for a lot.