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Table of Contents A Touch of History, Part One... Meanwhile, in the Film World: An FX Update Associated Production Music Aircraft Music Library Search Millimeter's Library ADVERTISEMENT APM, the leader in production music services, has 4,000 CDs featuring every musical genre from beautiful classical recordings to the latest hard-hitting tracks. We also offer complimentary music searches from our talented Music Directors, music replacement service, a wide variety of digital delivery options, and more. Call us today! 1.800.543.4276 www.apmmusic.com What's New A Touch of History, Part One... We know what you're thinking: "No, no, please don't make us read any history! We're busy! We barely have time to answer our phones and read our email!" Okay, point is well-taken, but we thought that from time to time we'd present a little bit of the rich and colorful history of production music and sound effects libraries, to show you what life was like in the Bad Old Days of vinyl records and analog recording. Have no fear--you will not be tested! Sherman, set the Wayback machine to 1909. That was the year that Thomas Edison's movie company first started ... To read the rest of this article, click here. Next time: The first Golden Age of production music... ADVERTISEMENT  10 Free for 10 Days from Twistedtracks.com Our production music is a palette of vibrant colors to paint your soundtrack with...enhancing the impact of your visual works. From blue funk to gunmetal grunge, safety orange to gothic black...our thoroughly modern, electronic/alternative/soundscape approach has got your color. Sample our best with TEN FREE TRACKS: visit www.twistedtracks.com/tenfree Industry News Meanwhile, in the Film World: An FX Update As original SFX libraries have become more quality-conscious through the years, they have often looked to Hollywood for recording innovations and techniques. In the competitive world of feature film sound design, many of the top practitioners of the art form have moved away from stereo DAT and toward recorders that offer higher bit rates and more tracks, such as the Zaxcom Deva. Now there's another contender. Recently, we spoke with Oscar-winning sound designer Richard King (Master and Commander) about his sound effects recording work for the upcoming film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep. To read the rest of this article, click here. ADVERTISEMENT  When overnight shipping can't get it there in time, choose Q-Disc from CSS Music to download entire royalty-free CD Volumes. From Download to Your CD-R in 30 minutes. No expensive overnight shipping or sales tax. Single track downloads also available. For more information call 800-468-6874 or visit www.cssmusic.com Inside Info Associated Production Music Over the past two decades, Associated Production Music has quietly grown into the largest provider of production music in the world, largely through the smart acquisition of numerous successful library companies. Today APM boasts close to 200,000 available tracks on more than 3,200 CDs (and online, of course), and they are still putting out new compilations at the rate of more than 15 per month. Indeed, there are 22 new offerings in November 2004 alone, with such diverse titles as Middle Eastern Journey; Christmas Treats; Hip Hop Mix Tape; Kitsch and Quirky; Latino Songs and Beats; Trance, Trance, Trance; and Ambient Mystic Chill. Much of the company's clout springs from its international diversity. Originally formed 23 years ago to represent libraries that were owned by European music titan EMI, APM has become an umbrella for libraries from around the globe, as well as for such domestic powerhouses as NFL Films Music Library and various Emmy- and Grammy-winning composers, including Barry deVorzon. Today, APM is owned by both EMI and BMG. To read the rest of this article, click here. Aircraft Music Library The well-regarded Aircraft Music Library has benefited tremendously from being affiliated with Soundtrack recording studios in Boston and New York: Between them, Soundtrack's two facilities house 16 rooms for tracking, post, and mixing, with a wide assortment of console possibilities, from SSL 4000- and 9000-series and Avant, to Sony DMX models, to Euphonix post boards and much more. This gives Aircraft much flexibility when it comes to creating new libraries. According to Aircraft's managing director, Paul Greenberg, the library operation was sort of an outgrowth of their studio work. "Early on, our advertising customers were coming in to do their sessions and they weren't always finding what they were looking for from the libraries we had at that time, so we started to create our own. We made albums, we made cassettes--all those antique formats," he says with a laugh. "Even today, I'd say that about 70 percent of the stuff we put out is a direct result of speaking with the customer who needs something in addition to what we have, or needs a little spin on something we already have." To read the rest of this article, click here. ADVERTISEMENT  Music 2 Hues, a leading supplier of Royalty-Free Music and Sound Effects, has released two new Flagship Series CD's, #57 FIDDLE STICKS and #58 NEON SOUL. Please visit our new website www.music2hues.com to audition and/or order online. Huge selection with over 75 music CDs' and 1000's of Sound Effects. Music Library & Sound Effects Database Search Millimeter's Library Millimeter's Music/SFX Libraries can help you find the music and sound effect companies you're looking for. Click here to begin your search! |
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