Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

615 Music acquires Kingsize Music Library

615 Music has acquired Kingsize Music Library. The library, based in New York City, is known for its real, organic music, produced by some of the top musicians in the industry.

“We’ve represented the catalog for a number of years, and are excited to bring the Kingsize Music catalog into the 615 Music family,” said Randy Wachtler, CEO/Founder of 615 Music. “We are looking forward to the new opportunities that will soon arise as a result of the long-time success of their promo and in-show production music history.”

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Stephen Arnold Music sonic brands ‘Golf Central’ for the Golf Channel

Over the past year, Stephen Arnold Music created new sonic brands for many of Golf Channel’s marque programs as they transitioned to HD, including “Golf Central”, its nightly news program.

For “Golf Central,” the directive was to create an emphatic opening theme for a show providing elite analysis of one of America’s most popular sports.

”This theme was a unique chance to evolve the music that’s associated with a particular sport,” said Stephen Arnold. ”The Golf Channel wanted a bigger sound with lots of energy to appeal to a young audience. In addition, they wanted a sonic logo — or mnemonic — with the potential to become a classic signature that people can immediately recognize and remember.”

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Stephen Arnold Music helps give KXAS-TV promos a ’sonic brand’

Via UBB, Stephen Arnold Music has posted its Promax|BDA award winning promotional campaign for KXAS-TV.

Uncle Barkley writes, “In these cases, the already ingrained three-note NBC chimes theme is matched to natural sounds from a White Rock Lake bike trail, Billy Bob’s, a McKinney Ave. streetcar and a Frisco Roughriders game.”

Non-Stop Music takes you behind ESPN’s World Cup theme

Non-Stop Music recently posted a video going behind the scenes of its recording session for ESPN’s World Cup theme music.

The theme features an African beat and was performed by a live orchestra with choir members. Lisle Moore composed the them and Judd Maher  produced.

615 Music takes home the Emmy for ‘Your Day is Today’

615 Music won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Original Song category for its recent “Your Day is Today” campaign for the “Today Show.”

“The team here at 615 Music is very proud to have been involved in the making of such a memorable song to promote the “Today” show with NBC. As a company, we are proud of our ongoing relationship with NBC and of the award-winning work we do together,” said Wachtler.

615’s winning song, “Your Day is Today,” was written by Wachtler and songwriter Greg Barnhill for the “Today” Show on NBC, featuring vocals by Paisley Van Patten.

You can listen to the song here.

Inside Stephen Arnold Music’s CNN International work

In a recent release, Stephen Arnold talked about his recent work for CNN International:

”I-Desk is about immersing viewers into breaking stories,” said Stephen Arnold, President of Stephen Arnold Music. ”Since the news can come from anywhere in the world, the theme needed to have a broad reach in terms of instrumentation and orchestration. So our job for a show like ‘I-Desk,’ is to maintain an international flavor, without skewing the sound too heavily towards any one region.”

For “Inside Africa,” Arnold had to create a compelling intro using local beats that worked with CNN’s existing brand.

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615 Music musically rebrands CCTV

Along with a new set, CCTV has also rolled out new music, composed by 615 Music.

The package, named Icon News Music Package, features 12 themes and over 100 cuts. The package features a strong sonic brand with a largely orchestral base.

You can listen to a demo on 615’s site.

615 Music nominated for Daytime Emmy

615 Music has been nominated for a 2010 Daytime Emmy in the “Outstanding Original Song” category for its “Your Day is Today” campaign song.

“The team here at 615 Music is very proud to have been involved in the making of such a memorable song to promote the “Today” show with NBC. As a company, we are proud of our ongoing relationship with NBC and of the work we do together,” said Randy Wachtler, president of 615 Music.

The awards will be handed out June 27 in Las Vegas.

Groove Addicts now part of Non-Stop Music library

Warner/Chappell Music, the parent company of Non-Stop Music, has acquired Groove Addicts and the Carlin Recorded Music Library. With the additions, Warner/Chappell’s production music library now encompasses over 74,000 songs in 16 catalogs.

Groove Addicts custom division was not included in acquisition and was spun off as part of the deal. The new custom division is now called GrooveWorx. The custom division, while part of Groove Addicts, composed news music packages and show themes for shows including Extreme Makeover and Deal or No Deal.

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Philly station airing ‘big board’ promo

Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV has begun airing promos that highlight its “big board,” a touch-screen interactive monitor in the studio. Link to the promo video and more after the jump.

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FX Group to host Ultimate Newscast Makeover Webinar live from RTNDA@NAB floor

FX Group, Stephen Arnold Music and VDO are teaming up to give stations a complete makeover in time for fall.

FX Design Group, Stephen Arnold Music and VDO Design & Animation are teaming up again for this free news area, music and graphics makeover contest. The winner’s new set area, along with music and graphics packages will be designed, built, delivered and installed just in time for the mid-term election season.

All of the details will be announced during the Ultimate Newscast Makeover Webinar that will help stations see “how a makeover can achieve a new and sound for a fraction of the cost.” The webinar will be conducted live from the RTNDA@NAB show floor with special guest Stephen Arnold.

Anyone at RTNDA@NAB can attend for free on Tuesday, April 13 at 1 p.m. Las Vegas time. To pre-register click here.

Man Made Music named one of the Most Innovative Companies

Joel Beckerman’s Man Made Music, the company behind the many NBC and CBS themes, has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the music industry. Man Made Music ranks third just behind Apple and ahead of Vevo, Third Man Records and others.

Man Made Music is the company that created “a fresh interpretation” of “The Mission” for NBC News. Also, Beckerman and company have worked on various projects for CBS, ESPN, Showtime, NBC Sports, MSNBC (Hardball) and others.

For more information on Man Made Music, visit its site.

One interesting note, the Fast Company article mentions Man Made Music worked on “sonically rebranding CNBC,” so, is a new sonic brand coming soon?