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AudioSparx Newsletter - July 2011 - The Changing Face of Africa
AudioSparx Newsletter - July 2011
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The Changing Face of Africa
African Music and Sound Effects That Resonate With The Times
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Scary Times in Africa
-- The Dark Continent offers a rich and evolving history. From the 1918
silent films and 1930s-1940s movies about Tarzan living among the apes, to
today’s uncontrolled turmoil with genocide, looting, piracy and pervasive
crime in far too many countries. As a result, there are over 4 million
people displaced and Africa is imploding.
The High Cost of Independence -- With UN Peacekeepers in the Congo, Liberia
and Cote d’Ivoire, with Sudan off-limits due to violence, films,
documentaries and world news shows bring us tales of triumph and disaster.
Independence is a relatively new concept in Africa: By 1950, only four of 53
countries were independent – and today, many still long for democracy and a
political voice in the future of their nations. The world is rooting for a
return to safety and a better life for all there.
Authentic African Productions
Require Authentic Music and SFX
– AudioSparx has over 1,400 music tracks from Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique,
Zimbabwe, Morocco – and tribal music from Zulu, Xhosa, the Venda people, and
many other nations. For safari action, jungle drums, world fusion, or
contemporary African pop and club music – AudioSparx has it all… For
romantic drama, African theme parks, or sorrowful music for death,
starvation or sad aftermath, our Instant Search will quickly find the right
music or sound effects to get your production onto the big screen.
Visit the Definitive African Music & SFX Library Now!
The
African Music That Powers Hollywood
444,000+ Tracks including 64,000+ Exclusive Tracks and Growing!
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Hot Artists of the Month |
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Here below we want to shine a light on two of our accomplished artists
whose music has achieved major commercial success in numerous projects
around the world, including Film and TV, advertising campaigns, corporate, and
other media projects.
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Chanson World Music Library
Chanson has traveled the globe recording authentic World and Ethnic music. Their 600 tracks include compelling native vocals with
indigenous instruments from Africa, Kantele music from Finland, music of the North American Indians, Didgeridoo music from Australia,
Punjabi Pop or Bhangra from India, Chinese Dulcimer, Japanese Koto, Middle Eastern percussion, and much more. Chanson's music is
used worldwide by producers of TV and film dramatizations. Since each track was recorded in-country, you can rest assured in the
authenticity of Chanson World Music Library's entire catalog.
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Erik Haddad
Chicago-area composer Erik Haddad is a rising star in TV music, with a list of credits that includes "Dateline" (NBC),
"American Pickers" (History), "Aftermath With William Shatner" (BIO), "Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta" (TLC), "Spy Wars" (Science),
"Wreck Chasers" (Discovery), "16 & Pregnant" (MTV), "Tosh.0" (Comedy Central), and many more. Erik's music has also been used in
video games, documentaries, and trailers. His genres include everything from mysterious orchestral underscore to eclectic World
music, plus wacky Children’s music that will make anyone crack a smile!
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African Music for Vertical Markets |
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Safari, Action
Adventure, Into the Wilds
Tomb Raider, turmoil and chaos in
the jungle -- Ethnic drumming, tribal dancers, bush beaters, big
game hunters, fighters, and warriors – Dust off your Safari
jacket and hat, grow a little chin stubble, and jump in your
trusty British Land Rover and let’s be off on a big adventure to
Africa. Exotic birds, elephants, hefty rhinos, thundering
zebras…
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Romance,
Friendships and Bravery a la “Out of Africa”
Remember the African Queen (1951),
with the drunken river-boat captain Humphrey Bogart and Kate
Hepburn, the hard-headed missionary spinster? Or Out of Africa
(1985), with land baroness Meryl Streep and the handsome big
game hunter, Robert Redford? Our composers have written a
boatload of African tracks for your romantic dramas…
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Village Scenes,
Celebrations with Natives Chanting
African village rituals celebrate
new births, coming of age, marriage, a good harvest, rainfall or
a family death. They may chant to welcome a visiting king or to
criticize a neighbor for stealing chickens. AudioSparx artists
have composed music perfect for your uplifting and lively
stories, travel montages, films, and commercials.
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Edgy African
Drumming and Percussion
Traditional African rhythms add
filmic authenticity! Our AudioSparx composers have created a
jungle full of polyrhythmic textures that will add a pounding
punctuation to your adventure film, news story, travel
documentary or video game -- Shaman supernatural powers, rites
of passage, chasing lions and tigers, or dodging poison darts…
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Uplifting,
Heartwarming Music Filled with Hope
Joyful and playful melodies
provide uplifting audio for movie trailers, opening credits,
television specials, and documentaries relating to hope and
progress in Africa.
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Corporate,
Travel, Documentary, and Opening Themes
Whether your client’s into African
fashions or mines diamonds or gold, refines sugar cane, or flies
EgyptAir, AudioSparx music will spell success to your branding
campaigns or documentary.
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Sorrow,
Aftermath of Wars and Dislocation of People
From the early slave trade to the
1987 Sierra Leone documentary, Cry Freedom, civil war, murder,
ethnic cleansing, starvation, and displacement have been a
constant in Africa. The stunning 2004 Academy Award-nominated
“Hotel Rwanda” depicted genocide that left 1 million people
brutally murdered. Other stories cover war orphans, child
soldiers, and the devastation of HIV/AIDS.
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Lively
Contemporary Club Music
Amidst turmoil and chaos, what is
life worth if you can’t sing and dance and enjoy friends at late
night clubs? We’re game, and offer numerous hot contemporary
tracks for your urban scenes.
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African Sound
Effects
Featuring ambient sound effects of
safaris, animals, rainforests, and more. Take a listen to a wide
assortment of African animals that reside on the plains, in the
jungles, on the savannah, in the rivers and rainforests, our
African sound effects are both authentic and captivating!
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Top African Artists |
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Top Music Artists |
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Top Exclusive Artists |
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Top Vocal Artists |
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African
& Dramatic
MusicPacks & More |
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KICK OFF
29-track MusicPack of spicy club
dance tracks with a heavy percussive edge, Latin influence,
big bold brass and driving house beats. This is the
energy-injected production music you've been looking for to
set your productions apart with a hard-driving contemporary
international club fever. |
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AFRICA IS
CALLING
a superb collection of typical
african music. Ideal for documanteríes and journals. The
lightness the joy the zest for life of this vast and
beautyfull land is captured in these music. A modern
sounding production with the instrumentation and the spirit
of traditional african music. Drums marimbas |
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CHILLIN' IN
THE SAVANNA
These tracks just make you
feel good. Fun playful happy "Disneyesque", equally at home
in a childrens show, film, documentry cooking or travel
show. The live picollo and soprano sax gives this track a
lovely sense of adventure/story telling. A beautiful mix of
traditional and modern sounds. |
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AFRICA -
SAFARI INTO WILD NATURE
African Safari-Soundtrack with
15 different versions, lenghts, endings & instruments.
Providing a sense of dynamic & mystic african culture,
inspiration, wanderlust, optimistic & rhythmic soundscape.
Wonderful for trailer, docu & art about africa, nature,
courting, corporation, bodyart or travelling |
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CRUISING
AFRIKA - MUSIC FOR MOVIES
Compilation of 16 african,
inspired tracks in different variations (total 40 tracks)
and different moods, from simple drumsongs to perfected
vocal+band arrangements, fits for Movies about africa,
african people, countryside, wildlife, travelling &
documentaries. |
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MASSIVE
IMPACT VOL. 4
A collection of overpowering,
awe inspiring, spine tingling, hair raising, majestic music:
Our 'Massive Impact' series has taken yet another step up
with the introduction of these 10 hard hitting, epic tracks.
These tracks are cleverly produced using a small section of
live orchestral instruments an |
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MASSIVE
IMPACT VOL. 5
Another collection in our
premiere line of powerful, majestic, heroic, epic trailer
tracks: Our 'Massive Impact' series reaches volume 5 with
another 10 spine tingling, blood curdling tracks. These
tracks are cleverly produced using a small section of live
orchestral instruments and live vocal singe |
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FANTASY
WORLDS VOL. 3
From grand, sweeping, epic
melodies, to sneaky, strange musical backdrops, this
collection features 15 tracks of amazement, discovery,
strange worlds and mystical atmospheres. These tracks are
highly useful in adventure, fantasy, travel and exploration,
discovery, culture, history and mythology. |
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THE EDGE
VOL. 5
Another collection of gritty,
aggressive, dirty and downright nasty junk. Combining
elements of hardcore breakbeat, heavy metal, industrial
doom, punk and post-apocalyptic electronic mayhem, here's
another selection of hellish and destructive tracks by Wez
Devine. This music will go well with scenes |
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DARK CUES,
VOL. 1
A collection of 17 TV- or Film
soundtrack cues highly suitable for horror, dark thriller,
drama, crime mystery and more. Alexander Khaskin (Discovery
Canada, History Channel, Bravo, Life Network, National
Geographic, "Replicant", "Full Time Killer", and much more)
specializes in "transparent" music |
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THE HEIST
28-track MusicPack with some of
the kitschiest campiest Tarrantino-esque grooves. Think
Oceans 11 meets Pulp Fiction, Film Noir Gangsters. Perfect
for TV and film productions needing a wild in-your-face
hard-driving edge with that retro-rocker flick track groove.
By Martin Ahm. |
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LABRYNTHIA
38-track MusicPack of the most
magical and mystical film score tracks! Imagine fairies in
the woods, mischievous elves, pixie dust and a wizard's
magical touch - that's what Music Candy brings with this
enchanting MusicPack. Cast a spell on your latest film or tv
show with this mesmerizing music |
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UNDERCOVER
A collection of 14 tracks for
Action-Thriller, Spy/Secret Agent, Action-Adventure,
Dangerous missions, Undercover operations, action films and
action games, Saboteur/Action Hero, Special Operations, etc.
composed by Bjorn Lynne, renowned composer of music for
video games and films. |
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SUSPENSE
GAME SHOW -TITLE-IN-OUT-WIN-LOSE-TENSION BED
In the tradition of
“Millionaire”,” Moment of Truth”, and other Suspenseful Game
Shows, a collection that contains a :11 "Main Title", a :09
“Game In”, a :11 “Game Out”, a :10 “Game Win”, a :08 “Game
Lose” and a 3:28 “Tension Bed” | USAGE: TV, Film, Web, Game
Shows. |
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OLYMPIC AND
ORCHESTRAL CUES
Orchestral and Olympics music.
Big drums, hits and strings with choir and percussion.
Powerful, dramatic and uplifting. Visions of heroic efforts,
brave combat, winning strategies and teamwork. Driving
corporate promos, branding campaigns about inspiration and
igniting passion. High impact. |
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ARTY,
AMBIENT & EMOTIONAL
Beautiful and arty instrumental
music with orchestral and electronic elements. 18
sophisticated tracks of ambient and modern atmospheric
music. Sometimes melancholic but always elegant and
surprising. Great for modern dance, museum or corporate
websites or video. |
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THE MODERN
EDGE
A unique and EXCLUSIVE
collection of Modern Horror/Thriller/Suspense cues to add
that extra dimension to your production. Big Taiko and
ethnic drums/circuit bent drum machines/ pulsing sub bass
and modern sound design make this collection a must have for
all productions in this genre. |
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DEAD CITY
A series of 21 tracks of
cinematic music, with an emphasis on the dark, cold, damp
and gritty but also with some rays of light and
vulnerability, like the tracks "Windows to Life" and
"Memories Awake". Multiple versions of each track are
included, plus some Percussion Only mixes and No Percussion. |
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FRESH HELL
48-track MusicPack of the
darkest, most disturbing, psychotically-inspired music of
brooding fear, terror and abject horror. This music is not
for the faint of heart or those with sensitive dispositions.
Bring your productions up to a whole new level of dementia
with this pack from Music Candy. |
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URBAN
DARKNESS
A collection of 24 tracks of
dark, brooding, foreboding, sneaky, pensive, production
music. Suitable for horror, urban legends, dark drama,
fantasy, scifi and more. Also includes seamlessly looping
versions of each track. |
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THE BIG
SCREEN
39 tracks of cinematic music to
use for all types of scenes. Powerful and building music
with full orchestra on some tracks, highly dramatic. Big
cinema sound for battles, scenes of knights and kings,
pirate ships, equally usable for historical scenes as well,
highly charged and emotional. |
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DARK BONES
24-track MusicPack of dark
evocative twisted Trip-Hop dramatic tracks. This new
spine-tingling music will set your productions apart from
the standard fare and leave the audience gasping for more!
Music Candy continues to please with this latest addition to
their hot catalog. |
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Want To See More? Check Them All Out!
MusicPacks
SoundPacks
ComposerPacks
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Hot New Artists at AudioSparx |
This month brings us an amazing group of over 42 hot new composers and music
artists from around the world. Here below we feature 15 hot new
artists. To see all of the artists at AudioSparx, visit the
AudioSparx Artist Directory online.
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Amazing Music
(USA) -
396 Tracks Online
Amazing Music is a
premier music collective from California generating hit after hit
via the songs of many artists, singers, songwriters, bands, and
composers. Their high quality composer catalogs online here present
a brilliantly diverse set of styles and genres - Jazz, Action, Rock,
Sci Fi - perfect for all new media, film and TV. Placements include
Disney's PROM soundtrack, True Blood promos, The Borgias trailers,
M. Night's The Happening, The Princess and the Frog, Courtney &
Khloe Take Miami, All My Children, One Tree Hill, Brotherhood, ESPN
Sports Center, and many more.
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Image Sounds
(Germany) -
200 Tracks Online
German production
company Image Sounds provides outstanding music, sound effects, and
samples perfect for use in film, TV, and video games. Launched over
20 years ago, Image Sounds was developed with a total focus on
producing quality royalty-free music. Here you will find their hot
catalog of tracks in numerous genres, including Pop, Rock,
Classical, Electronic, World, Jazz, Urban, Hip Hop, RnB, Dance, and
Reggae.
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Sebastien Pan
(France) (Exclusive
Artist!) -
58 Tracks Online
French Composer
Sebastien Pan brings us outstanding music in many genres, including
Dramatic, Orchestral, Electronic, World, Jazz, Pop, and Rock. He has
composed for films, commercials, and video games, and his impressive
client list includes companies like Audi and Geico. Sebastien has
also done sound design for the films Brothers in Arms, Midnight
Bowling, and New York Nights. He graduated in 2004 from the Music
Academy International, specializing in harmony, orchestration, and
music production, and he is also an accomplished performing
guitarist.
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SonicLab Pro
(Canada) (Exclusive
Artist!) -
79 Tracks Online
SonicLab Pro is a
Toronto-based team, formed by Dusko Tintor and Vanya Tintor,
specializing in creating cutting-edge music in the genres of
Dramatic, Electronic, Dance, Rock, and Pop for TV, Film, and Video
Games. Dusko and Vanya enjoyed nearly 15 years of success in the
music industry in Serbia and Eastern Europe, where they consistently
charted top ten hits, performed their original music, and also wrote
for other artists. SonicLab Pro music has been featured on TV,
Radio, across the web, and in other new media ventures.
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Kent Scott
Carter (USA) -
52 Tracks Online
San Francisco composer
and musician Kent Scott Carter plays bass for the Rock band King
Loses Crown. He performs and composes in the Rock, Jazz, Electronic,
and Dramatic film score genres, delving into other styles and genres
as he develops music for the film and commercial music industry.
Having earlier worked the hard and exciting life of a shipmate in
the brutal and icy Alaskan waters, Kent has a wealth of real life
stories from which to develop as a composer. Finding life at sea a
bit harrowing, he traded it all in for the harrowing life of
Rock-n-Roll!
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The Ambient
Society (Netherlands) -
33 Tracks Online
The Ambient Society
creates music with a uniqueness all their own. The brainchild of
Netherlands composer and producer Mauritz Kop, their music is geared
toward an Electronic narrative style, which really must be heard to
fully appreciate. They record in the Electronic, Vocal,
Poetic/Spoken Word, Alternative, Industrial, and Classical genres,
which are especially suitable for movie soundtracks, TV,
documentaries, and commercials. Before the 2008 US Election,
President Barack Obama chose a track of theirs to appear on a
fundraising CD.
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Tom Rae
(Ireland) (Exclusive
Artist!) -
34 Tracks Online
Dublin artist Tom Rae
excels at composing Dramatic melodic music that is filled with
romantic, sentimental, and heartwarming emotions, but you can also
find him writing in other diverse styles including Rock, New Age,
Corporate, African, and more. If you're looking for something
wonderfully original, or if you need a catchy and memorable melody,
Tom's music will complement your production in amazing ways.
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Will
Graettinger (USA) -
40 Tracks Online
LA producer, composer,
and engineer William Graettinger has over 20 years of experience
creating diverse and exciting music. A true multi-instrumentalist,
Will plays guitar, bass, piano, mandolin, ukelele, and harmonica. He
also is an expert at the fine art of whistling, and if he can’t
produce the exact sound he’s looking for that way, he’ll create it,
or anything else he needs, on the computer. Will studied Music
Production and Engineering at the Berklee College of Music, and his
genres include Rock, Blues, Country, Pop, Folk, Electronic, Soul,
Dance, Dramatic, and Ambient.
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The Labrets
(UK) -
28 Tracks Online
The Labrets are
serving up delicious slices of exquisite UK Indie Rock! The founding
member had music published by Island Music (now part of Universal),
placements on MTV, BBC, and Sky Sports, and they supported acts such
as Green Day, The Stereophonics, Paul Weller, and Supergrass. The
Labrets combine British and US Indie with classic UK and US
Alternative Rock, along with elements of Pop, Folk, Psychedelia, and
Electronica. If you like MGMT, Death Cab For Cutie, The Killers, My
Bloody Valentine, Coldplay, and Muse, you'll love The Labrets.
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Black Moon
Monday (USA) -
84 Tracks Online
Ohio band Black Moon
Monday blends elements of Pop, Rock, Alternative, and Punk in a way
that attracts many different listeners. The group consists of Andrew
Mosher (Guitar and Vocals), Caleb Mosher (Drums), John "JC"
Carosiello (Bass), Joel Nitsch (Keyboard), and Aaron Schaffrinna
(Lyricist and Manager). The band was founded on a simple idea: to
collaborate and create catchy, meaningful music.
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Scott Miller
(USA) -
22 Tracks Online
Scott Miller is a
Berklee-trained musician, songwriter, and producer from California.
He has a weak spot for guitar-driven Rock music, and brings a lot of
enthusiasm, talent, and high energy to everything he does. In
addition to having toured extensively throughout the US performing
his original music, Scott has also worked as an audio engineer on
numerous commercial projects. He brings us great music in the Pop,
Rock, and Blues genres.
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Ken Chong
(Singapore) (Exclusive
Artist!) -
10 Tracks Online
Ken Chong is a
multi-award winning composer from Singapore, placing first in the
“Original Music Score” category of the 2008 Phoenix Awards (the Asia
Film, Video & Digital Media Awards), organized by AD Asia, for the
MCYS TV commercial “Family.” In 1999, he won the Grand Prize FM
100.3 for “My Production,” a Singapore writing competition. Ken's
been featured in commercials (Subway, Systema Toothpaste, TOP
Detergent, KFC, etc.), in documentaries like BBC's "Psychic Vietnam"
and National Geographic Channel's "Hyper Rescue Tokyo,” and the
movie and trailer for "The Meta Secret."
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Dani W. Schmid
(Switzerland) -
11 Tracks Online
Guitar virtuoso and
multi-genre composer Dani W. Schmid, hailing from Switzerland,
produces catchy Rock guitar tracks as well as Jazz, Funk, Metal,
Electronic, and Pop music with vocals. Dani received his Jazz music
education at University, and later earned a Master Certificate in
Songwriting and Music Business at Berklee in Boston. In addition to
producing solo albums of original material, he also contributes to
numerous other projects with artists and bands from around the
world.
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Emlyn Ellis
Addison (USA) -
17 Tracks Online
South African-born
American composer Emlyn Ellis Addison centers his neo-retro
Electronica on unconventional instrumentation, complex rhythmic
structures, and unusual meters. His beautiful, craning melodic forms
and lavish rhythmic outlays are suspended over expansive open-chord
harmonic foundations; organic, driving, and seductive. His
orchestral works seek to recapture the spirit of courage and
entrepreneurship of the American West. Emlyn studied composition at
Arizona State University, and earned a Master of Composition for New
Media at the California Institute of The Arts.
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Leon Luis
(USA) -
15 Tracks Online
London and LA based
Composer Leon Luis has an impressive client list, including NBC,
MTV, MTV UK, and Channel Four UK. He also provided music for all of
the Fox Sports Major League Baseball Games, including the All-Star
Game and the World Series. A musical prodigy, Leon began playing
guitar and piano at a very young age, and later was mentored by
Arthur “Killer” Kane, a founding member of the New York Dolls. Leon
honed his musical talents as a UCLA student, and he writes in the
Rock, Dramatic, Classical, and Big Band genres.
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