The Virtual Choir and The Power of Music
It starts with a single drop of water. You follow its trail downward until it reaches a theater stage below where the conductor stands. It moves through him, and then at once is dispersed in a wave of energy across the floor. The movement of the now electrified water imitates the dance of aquatic creatures under a luminescent bay. When the visualized energy reaches the back of the stage, it begins its climb upward. It illuminates row upon row of video monitors. In each, a face. And from each face, a voice. Eric Whitacre is a composer of classic music. One day a friend stumbled on a YouTube video that’d [...]
Hot Vocals 2: Listen Now!
Have you checked out our Hot Vocals playlist yet? Click HERE to listen to a mix of danceable tracks featuring urban beats, dance grooves, and mood-setting rhythms with radio-ready vocals. Love what you hear and want to hear more? Explore our other current playlists HERE! Featured on Hot Vocals 2: TS078_7, Tell Me Show Me: Thumping, bumping dance floor groover w/ yearning male vocal MX272_4, You And Me Tonight: Pounding dance/club groove w/ banging synths & female vocal MQ008_2 It Ain’t Ov3r: Exuberant urban pop/club uplifter from famed international dance artist Mike J DEM027_3, Can Do: Jangly bubble-gum teen pop w grit. Hooky “Eh Eh Oh Oh” vocal. DEM027_1, Over You: [...]
Isaac Simons Aspires To Recording In A Cabin In The Woods…
Isaac Simons has been releasing tracks and quietly amassing a loyal following for the past 10 years. Having toured solo-acoustic, with a full band, released an EP with a reggae group, and shot a series of music videos directly for the internet, Isaac’s musical career has been as unpredictable as the music itself. Recognized more recently for his acting roles in various feature films, Isaac continues to defy categorization and pursue creativity, but always with his songwriting closest to heart, and we’re so lucky to have one of his tracks in our Marquee Music catalog: Strange Place (MQ005, Track 3). Isaac is in the spotlight for the months of May and June, [...]
Wedding Photographers and Music Houses
Stay with me on this folks. No, I haven’t been smoking anything or drinking adult beverages. The following occurred to me when I recently saw some spectacular photos of a wedding that I attended. There are numerous similarities to choosing a wedding photographer and a custom music house. Why? Here’s 5 reasons why… 1. They both should have the skill sets to communicate and evoke emotion. Both are art mediums. 2. Framing the shot = Creating the musical arrangement. 3. The photographer can make multiple adjustments to lighting and color in editing just as the music house can do with balances, pans and equalizations in the final mix mode. 4. [...]
New Releases from Megatrax: The Sizzling Sizzle Reel!
Have you heard the latest from Megatrax Production Music? Check out our latest sizzle reel to hear the highlights, then visit Megatrax.com for the full selection of 21 new releases – from our Megatrax, Beat Bites, Deep East Music, Intervox, L.A. Riot, The Scene and Tonal Injection catalogs!
New Video from Megatrax: Belinda’s Picks, Volume 1
This is our first installment of Belinda’s Picks! Belinda Robles, Senior Music Supervisor for Megatrax Production Music, reviews three volumes from the Deep East Music, Tonal Injection & Megatrax catalogs.
Our Guest Music Supervisor, David Helfant, Talks About The Music For “The Call”
David Helfant is something of a Renaissance man in the music industry. As the President and CEO of Arpeggio Entertainment, he manages a cadre of upcoming artists, is involved in the production of several programs for PBS, and moonlights as a music supervisor. As the Senior Partner of the Law Offices of David A. Helfant, he “leads, directs and counsels a wide variety of corporations and artists in their transactional and new media needs.” He serves on the Board of Governors for the L.A. Chapter of the Recording Academy, has worked in A&R for the labels and management for venues, and more. While wearing his Music Supervisor hat for the [...]
From the vaults: Christian Salyer & Beat Bites present Song Bites!
There are several hot selections from Beat Bites in our latest round of new releases. Check them out HERE, and read on to get a feel for the man behind the urban ear candy… In the world of urban music production, there is very little that Christian Salyer has not yet done. He has worked with Brandy, Tyrese, Justin Timberlake, Maya, Mario, Howard Hewett (Shalamar), FourPlay, Back Street Boys and many other hugely successful recording artists. He has also composed music for a whopping 700 TV shows including:Access Hollywood, Bones, Chappelle Show, CSI, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, Friday Night Lights, Gossip Girl, Joan Of Arcadia, Malcolm In The [...]
Celebrate May’s Everest Anniversaries with Megatrax!
May 2013 is a momentous month for Mount Everest. On the first, Jim Whittaker marked the 50th anniversary of his successful ascent, making him the first American to summit the mountain. On the 23rd, Gary Guller will celebrate the 10th anniversary of his successful ascent, making him the first person with one arm to summit the mountain. And on the 29th we’ll be celebrating the first ever successful ascent by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Whether you’re working on a project about summiting Everest, or just working on a project that feels like it, Megatrax has you covered. Here are a few tracks to check out for your next [...]
Cary Ginell Brings Cannonball Adderley to Life in New Biography
Cary Ginell is a busy guy. He splits his time between acting as Publishing Administrator for Megatrax, writing, and playing flute and piccolo for the Sedalia Ragtime Orchestra. In March, he published the first in a new series of jazz biographies for Hal Leonard Books,Walk Tall: The Music & Life of Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. Walk Tall is Cary’s sixth book, following his successful Hot Jazz for Sale: Holly zz Man Record Shop, for which he won the “Best Research in Recorded Jazz” award from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). Cannonball Adderley was an influential alto saxophonist who helped introduce soul and gospel to jazz in the 1960s. He met impresario Quincy Jones when [...]
