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, [...]
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 [...]
Three Fresh Offerings from L.A. Riot
L.A. Riot has three new releases out now: RPM123 Positive And Thoughtful, RPM124 Phat Acid Jazz Vol. 2, and RPM125 Electronic Elevation. Producer Eric Cunningham sat down to tell us a little about the new releases and what L.A. Riot has coming up next. Megatrax: You produced all three of these releases. Where did you find inspiration? Eric Cunningham: Inspiration always comes from solid looming deadlines! Phat Acid Jazz Vol. 2 and Electronic Elevation were inspired by current trends in new soul, R&B and jazz-funk while integrating some bass elements from dubstep, which is so big right now. Electronic Elevation takes off from a reigned-in dubstep sound that is not so aggressive that it [...]
Our Spotlight Artist: Geoff Wilkinson of Us3
Producer Geoff Wilkinson, co-founder of the UK’s premiere Hip Hop Jazz group, Us3, is the driving force behind The Scene’s TS064 Groovy Jazzy Funky. He’s also the latest artist in our Spotlight series. We caught up with Geoff to talk about Groovy Jazzy Funky and what’s next for Us3. Megatrax: You’re known for Us3′s Hip Hop Jazz. How close would you call the work you did for Groovy Jazzy Funky to your signature sound? Geoff Wilkinson: Well I didn’t do anything differently for The Scene than I normally do when making an Us3 album so I certainly hope it has the Us3 sound! Because of the unique nature of my initial deal [...]
Composer Garry Schyman Scores “Where The Hell Is Matt?”
This amazing video from the “Where the Hell is Matt?” series features a terrific song called “Trip the Light” by Garry Schyman, who composed several tracks for Megatrax on MX202 Supernatural. The song used in the video includes lyrics by Alicia Lemke and Matt Harding. Schyman is a renowned composer who has scored numerous video games, feature films, specials, documentaries and television shows. He most recently scored the highly anticipated Bioshock Infinite, sequel to Bioshock I & II, both of which he also scored.
Megatrax CEO Ron Mendelsohn featured in “Amp up the Sync” on The Deal Pipeline
Our co-founder & CEO Ron Mendelsohn was featured in a great article on synchronization rights written by Matt Miller for The Deal Pipeline. Here’s an excerpt, and you can click the link below to read the full article. We hope you will! Film, television, movie trailers, video games all rely not only on tunes but on snippets of production music. These musical moments go by another anachronistic term, “needle drops,” from the days when tracks were compiled on vinyl. Depending on usage, these tracks are licensed for a few hundred dollars each. Some studios and networks have licensing deals with certain production houses that allow blanket use. During the past [...]
Valentine’s Day Sizzle from Intervox
A little Valentine’s Sizzle from Megatrax Production Music‘s Intervox Catalog.
The Hollywood Reporter Touts Megatrax Composer Trapanese’s Work on “Tron: Uprising”
Megatrax composer Joe Trapanese (MX248 Rock Hybrid Trailers 2) was highlighted earlier this year in The Hollywood Reporter (SXSW 2012: ‘The Raid’ Composer Joe Trapanese is Taking on ‘Tron: Uprising,’ March 16, 2012) for his work orchestrating Daft Punk’s score for the film “Tron: Legacy,” and his new gig scoring Disney’s animated series “Tron: Uprising.” THR reported this month that asTron: Uprising heads toward the end of its first season run: “Disney XD is making moves toward releasing its EDM-centric soundtrack, composed by Joseph Trapanese…” Congratulations to Joe on ringing out the year with some great news!
Is DJ Revolution Man or Machine?
DJ Revolution, one of the talents creating urban ear candy for Megatrax Production Music‘s Beat Bites catalog, takes on a robotic opponent in a scratch battle for the ages in this great video. Enjoy!
