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AudioSparx Newsletter - June 2010 - Heatwave at AudioSparx: 400,000 Super-Hot Music Tracks & Scorching SFX
AudioSparx Newsletter - March 2010
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With Summer just around the corner, things are starting to heat up at
AudioSparx. Since our last newsletter we've had 57 new artists sign
on, bringing you over three thousand new tracks and SoundPacks in the last
month alone.
With nearly 100,000 music tracks and 300,000 sound effects and composer
beats and loops, plus almost 700 SoundPacks of the most amazing and
cost-effective music and sound effects, our artist community is an inspired
tour de force!
AudioSparx makes it easy for you to find exactly what you're looking for -
with audio tracks ready for immediate preview in the following vertical
markets, we've got you covered:
Commercial Music for Advertising, News & Corporate Uses
Music For TV & Film
Vocal Music
Scary Horror and Sci-Fi Music & SFX
Music For Games & Software
. . . T H E R E V O L U T I O N C O N T I N U E S . . .
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Spotlight On Our Artists
We've got some hot new artists at AudioSparx! From Grammy
award-winning composers, to high-demand session players to world-class
extraordinary music artists in every imaginable genre, our Artist Directory
is the perfect resource for discovering the next wave of top music talent.
Click and
take a listen here.
And here below we want to shine a light on two of our accomplished artists
whose music has achieved major commercial success or been used around the
world to great acclaim in Film and TV, advertising campaigns, corporate and
other media projects.
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Tracey & Vance Marino
Tracey and Vance Marino’s exciting music is in the new Touchstone
Pictures film "The Last Song," starring Miley Cyrus as well as on
TV shows like "Little Miss Perfect" and Oprah Winfrey's new
"Dr. Oz Show." While work continues with Harpo Productions on future
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included in over 600 Films,
TV shows, and other media projects. Using real instruments, their high-quality
tracks continue to be the choice of many discerning music buyers. Their elegant
Jazz, sultry Latin or Classical Baroque Harpsichord will add a touch of class to any dramatization.
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Darren W. Chamberlain
Born and raised in Birmingham, England, Darren was introduced to Classical music at an early
age, having a father who was an accomplished professional musician. After graduating from
the Royal School of Music he felt somewhat unsatisfied with the classical music he had been
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sessions with some very savvy and talented improvisers he began
studying Jazz at the Guild Hall London, where he obtained two diplomas in Jazz Improvisation.
With a deep catalog of music in myriad genres, and best-selling Classical and Jazz tracks,
plus an extensive sound effects library, Darren is one of our top stars at AudioSparx.
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New SoundPacks, MusicPacks &
ComposerPacks
The artists at
AudioSparx are continually innovating. Below is a small sample of some
of the new packs that have been uploaded recently. If you’re working
under a tight budget, you can get more bang for the buck by buying a pack
rather than having to buy each of the individual tracks. Plus check
out the new preview capability where you can hear each and every track
within each pack!
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CINEMATIC CHILLERS, THRILLERS AND CHASES
High Intensity cinematic
action/suspense soundpack designed to keep the viewer on the
edge of their seat! A "total production" pack
featuring 138 wavs. Trailers/scores (inc. 15,30,60s), loops, stingers,
impacts & effects Perfect for Action/adventure, horror,
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ASIAN FANTASY
A melodically strong instrumental
MusicPack with rich Asian harmonies, intricate rhythms and a
hint of the exotic middle east. It has a more traditional
small ensemble with a touch of west meets east from the
intimate and mystical soprano sax melody. Think exotic
beautiful traditional dancer. |
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RAW POWER VOL. 1
A collection of 10 raw, rough
and ready rock instrumentals. Great tracks for underscoring
action, chase scenes, sports, parties, bad-ass characters,
rebels and any scene that needs a shot of attitude and
adrenaline! |
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DRAMATIC MUSICPACK VOL. 1
This intense collection of 8
dramatic orchestral instrumentals with various arrangements
will grab your attention! Along with the full length music
tracks, each track comes with properly edited versions to
fit 60-secs, 30-secs and 15 secs slots that will meet a
number of your production needs! |
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FUSION DELIGHT
48 outstanding Music, Drum, and
Instrument loops ranging from Funk to Fusion to Hip Hop to
Rock to burning Metal to Electronica to world music. These
loops are a fantastic inspiration for composers to create
new tracks and most of them can be used for Jingles,
Trailers, Podcasts or as idents. |
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CELTIC TRADITIONS
10 Irish / Celtic tracks in
traditional style, with fiddle, flutes and traditional Irish
instruments and percussion. Full Length tracks plus
underscore version,15,30 and 60 seconds edits, plus loops
and groove packs. Ideal for History Channel, Film,
Documentaries, Travel, TV. |
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FOLK FIDDLE
A fantastic selection of
acoustic fiddle tracks contains everything from simple solo
traditional tunes to rollicking, toe-tapping full band
numbers. Bluegrass, barroom piano/fiddle duo, Celtic,
Americana, English Folk... there's something for everyone
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MUSIC OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Seven dusky dreamy tracks,
evoking the powerful exotic atmospheric imagery of the
magical & mysterious Middle East. |
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CORPORATE & TV
45 Tracks, 8 full tracks. Styles
of U2 Coldplay Jason Mraz Sting Guns 'n Roses Aerosmith
Rolling Stones Kid Rock Lynyrd Skynyrd. Powerful, moving,
future-forward music for new product launch, commercials,
games, action, extreme sports. Corporate branding &
promotions teamwork, motivational & winning |
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STONE SPLASH - MULTIMEDIA AUDIO ELEMENTS
Over 100 strong impact
multimedia production interface sounds generated from an
original high quality recording of a stone dropped in the
seawash and splashing. Clicks, buttons, fades, swipes,
whooshes and reverse effects perfect for a variety of media
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24, ALIAS, LOST, EFX SOUNDSCAPES AND MUSIC
9 Intense Sound Designed
Soundscapes (24, Alias, Lost), ambient EFX beds with low
subwoofer rumble, digitally manipulated atmospheric sounds
building over time. A hot trend in TV & Film scoring mixing
the orchestra with digitally created EFX. Some tracks have
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CINEMATIC MYSTERY
Ramp up the TERROR! Ten chilling
tracks for Horror Flick, rapist in the woods, kidnapper
holding your family hostage! Unsettling orchestral
outbursts, pensive freaky piano mix & synthesized FEAR add
menace to CSI, 24, murder mystery, crime in progress. Eerie,
dangerous stalker, Peeping Tom, etc. |
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Want To See More? Check Them All Out!
MusicPacks
SoundPacks
ComposerPacks
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Hot New Artists at
AudioSparx
57 New Artists Signed to AudioSparx Label Last Month! Our “Hot New Artist” list showcases our newest, most meritorious artists
from around the world. To see all of the artists at AudioSparx, visit the
AudioSparx Artist Directory online. Below is a sample of just a few of the exciting new
artists who signed with AudioSparx recently.
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Richard Freitas (USA)
The talented and much-in-demand composer Richard Freitas
splits his time between Connecticut and NYC, and has written over 1200 pieces of music, is broadcast
in some 60 countries, and garnered three Emmy nominations, two Grammy nominations and seven International
Telly Awards. Richard has written, arranged and produced music for CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV, Disney, Sony,
HBO, and many more, plus promos for Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, 20/20, General
Hospital and Jimmy Kimmel.
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Denis Woods
(Ireland)
Irish Composer and
Producer Denis Woods has produced records for a number of artists,
including Clannad: Banba, Lore. (Both Grammy nominated), Moya
Brennan: Perfect Time (Grammy nominated), and Whisper to the Wild
Water. He composed and produced music for "Breakfast on Pluto" (Film
dir. Neil Jordan) and "A Film with Me In It," and was music producer
for the film "Zonad." Denis also produced and supervised Show Bands
1 & 2 for Irish TV. His compositions reflect a great diversity in
styles and influences, and cover New Age, Rock, Dance and
Electronica genres.
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Matthew Reid
(Canada)
Matthew Reid is a
classically trained, eclectic composer. Currently, he is the musical
director for The Second City-Toronto, where he provides a live
soundtrack nightly for their latest revue, Second City for Mayor.
Matt has become a specialist of providing live soundtracks for
comedic and improv theatrical productions and has performed with
comedians from SCTV, SNL and Whose Line is it Anyway? He has studied
with some of Canada’s most respected composers including: Chan Ka
Nin, Walter Bucyzinski and Lothar Klein, and is also a composer of
serious classical music.
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Katey Laurel
(USA)
Katey Laurel's smooth,
rich voice has reaped comparisons to the likes of Natalie Merchant,
Jewel and Sarah McLachlan, but she has a style to call her own.
Possessing an honesty and maturity uncharacteristic of a
twentysomething artist, the Denver-based singer/songwriter crafts
melodic, radio-friendly pop songs that are inspired by and include
tinges of bluegrass, Americana and Appalachian folk music.
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Martin Ahm
(Denmark)
Danish Composer Martin
Ahm is the musical force behind Ahmatron. At the age of 31, his
compositional skills are much in demand. Martin plays guitar,
keyboards and bass, and works in a variety of genres, including
Rock, Pop, Electronic and Classical. He has composed over 30
trailers for Danish TV2 and a few for TV3, Kanal4, Kanal5 and
Kanal6, the major TV networks in Denmark. Other placements and
clients include MTV, FANTA and EA GAMES, Saatchi & Saatchi, and
others. Ahmatron's compelling music is perfect for TV, film,
corporate and a number of other new media applications.
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Summer Witch
Music (UK)
Summer Witch Music
represents the work of UK composer, producer and sound designer
Jonathan Sharp. His recent TV credits include How To Look Good
Naked, Location Location Location, Blue Peter, and many more.
Jonathan brings us music in several exciting styles and genres,
including Rock and Electronica -- with both instrumentals and
vocals, many with a quirky, retro vibe. Summer Witch Music has a
wild schedule scoring sound tracks for two movies, and current film
credits for this artist include Bad Santa.
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Richard deCosta (USA)
Maine Composer Richard
deCosta is completely obsessed with music, particularly orchestral
music and electronica. Since hearing Richard Wagner's Siegfried for
the first time at age 9, he has spent every waking moment learning
and honing the craft of composition, arranging and recording. His
first symphony was composed at age 12, and his first opera at 16.
Today, Richard has composed and produced over 400 original tracks
ranging from full orchestra and opera to Techno, Avant-Garde, Jazz,
Trance, Hip-Hop, Organ, Big Band, Choral and Traditional African
music.
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Jeremy Moyer
(Canada)
Crossing the
thresholds of two very different musical cultures, Jeremy Moyer is a
Canadian erhu player, multi-instrumentalist and composer who has
studied traditional folk music from several Chinese regions and
performed in various world music ensembles doing everything from
Greek music to Punjabi folk songs. His latest CD, "Mangoes, Musical
Shorts Volume 1" features an eclectic range of original instrumental
acoustic compositions, from meditative gong music to erhu smooth
jazz. Jeremy is currently Musician in Residence, at the Shanghai-Zhujiajiao
World Music Centre (China).
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Amy Ip (Hong Kong)
Composer/pianist Ip
Chui Han Amy (isisip) holds a bachelor of music degree from Berklee
College of Music of Boston, Mass. Amy's albums have been sold to great acclaim to music lovers
in the United States, Europe and dozens of countries around the
world. You will especially love Amy's new age music if you enjoy the
piano compositions of Yanni, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chopin, Kitaro, Yukie
Nishimura.
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JL Noiseless
(Norway)
JL Noiseless is the
producer alias for the Norwegian composer/producer Jogeir Liljedahl,
who is perhaps best known from the Amiga demo-scene under the name
Jogeir, Jogeir Liljedahl, or Noiseless. Jogeir lives in his home
town of Aalesund on the south western coast of Norway. JL Noiseless
is not a member of any PRO affiliation, therefore his music is 100%
royalty-free for all types of projects, including broadcasting, etc.
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Davor Devcic
(Croatia)
One of the most
successfull media composers and producers in Croatia, Davor Devcic
works in a broad spectrum of genres and styles including disco,
funk, pop, smooth jazz, and bossa nova. Davor is focused on polished
and professional production, and composes music for major
advertising agencies in central Europe as well as for US music
markets. His Classic Disco, Satin Grooves, Brazil Chillout and Disco
Gold tracks are among bestsellers in the sample and loop business.
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Hello Dragon
(USA)
Chris Zerby has
released several albums and relentlessly toured North America under
the band name Helicopter Helicopter and more recently as Hello
Dragon. He has had record deals with Initial Records, Lunch Records
and American Empire Records, and his music has been featured in TV,
films and videos, including "Frozen" (Anchor Bay), "Peel - The Peru
Project," MTV, VH1, NESN, Amped, Props, Road Fools, and more. Chris
currently lives and works in Los Angeles as a songwriter and
producer.
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John Lawrence
Schick (USA)
Pennsylvania Composer
and Pianist John Lawrence Schick began his career as a nightclub
performer, composing and playing music for many diverse acts. He
first began composing in the classical genre, but his performance
experience led him to be proficient in numerous styles and genres.
John has a number of credits on FOX, ABC, NBC, BET, PBS, TLC, Oxygen
Cable, Travel Channel, WE Network, Discovery, and MTV, as well as
many International TV credits. John is an important and welcome new
composer on our site.
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David Rosen
(USA)
David Rosen is an
award-winning composer and producer based out of Las Vegas, NV. He
creates music in a wide variety of styles and genres ranging from
new-age and electronic, to hip-hop and rock, with an emphasis on
dark and moody tracks. One of David's new-age tracks was awarded
"Best Song of 2007" by Acidplanet. He was also called "the most
commercial entry" in a contest to create a theme song for the
Upright Citizens Brigade. David composes for various groups, all of
which have received glowing reviews for their music and production
values.
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Tony Alexander
(USA)
Virginia Composer and
Musician Tony Alexander composes tracks that blend electronic and
acoustic sounds, ranging from upbeat Rocktronica and Urban Pop to
New Age and Ambient soundtracks. His music has been featured on TV,
radio or films in 19 countries. Placements include !E, MTV, Oxygen,
A&E, Fox Sports Network, VH1, British TV, and a South African indie
film, among others.
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Greg and Heidi
Walker (Australia)
Coming to us from
Australia, Greg and Heidi Walker are a sweet addition to our site.
If you like lush vocals and meaningful lyrics, accompanied by the
clean ambient sound of acoustic guitar, you will enjoy Greg and
Heidi. Thier music is soothing, spacious and memorable, perfect for
themes relating to romance and everyday people getting through
life's challenges. Greg studied at the Musicians Institute in
Hollywood, California, and they both studied at the LA Music Academy
under Frank Gambale. Greg and Heidi have released three albums and
their fan base is growing each day.
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Michael Dodds
(Australia)
UK Composer Michael
Dodds has been featured on soundtracks for BBC and Channel 4 TV
productions in the UK as well as by Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair
publisher Condé Nast and also by agencies representing Ferrari, LG,
Cisco, Nokia, Apple, Motorola, Adobe, Yahoo, Intel and HP. Michael
co-wrote a winning entry in the 2007 International Songwriting
Competition (ISC) whose esteemed judges included Nelly Furtado and
Macy Gray. Michael reached No.5 on MySpace ranking alongside Paul
Van Dyk, Moby and Basement Jaxx.
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John Craig
Larson (USA)
California composer
John Craig Larson has been involved in the music industry for over
30 years. As a multi instramentalist, his songs have received radio
airplay, and he has played guitar and/or keyboards on many
commercial releases. John has also taught college level guitar and
songwriting. Most of the songs in his library here were written
specificaly to create a vibe or emotion to support visuals or spoken
word. John produces music in a number of genres, including Dramatic,
Classical, Rock, Jazz, Folk and Hip Hop.
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