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Brand New Music For May

By: Jo Belcher
Date:: 13 May 2013

This month we have 14 brand new albums for you! There are some really fantastic and unusual tracks for you to enjoy - below are just a few of the highlights. French Hip Hop French Hip Hop - ANW1902 – is from Will Davies, Vincent Lepage, Dag Torgersbraten and French rapper Cécile Unia (also known as Pumpkin ). Pumpkin’s super cool and effortless French rapping over edgy hip hop beats blends perfectly with stuttering synths and orchestral textures. Trailer Remixes Our next ...

Cannes Lions Learnings Channel

By: Nick Bennett
Date:: 09 May 2013

With last year's introduction as official music partner, we are proud that Audio Network’s association with the Cannes Lions Advertising festival is continuing to expand and that we are working so closely with the advertising industry . Talent Anyone that has had the privilege of attending the festival will know that, along with sunshine and rosé, there has always been an abundance of extremely high caliber speakers from the advertising world and beyond ( Bill Clinton, Martin Sorrell, ...

Latin Music and Vintage Instruments

By: Dave James
Date:: 11 Apr 2013

The inspiration for Quirky and Cheeky Latin came from the great Latin American big bands of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. Cuban bandleader Perez Prado composed quirky and infectious music that’s still popular today and the original recordings, like Mambo No.5 and Guaglione, have been used on many TV ads eg. Guinness, The Post Office and Pringles . The mambo rhythm originated from Cuba and is still a dance floor favourite. Vintage Latin American Music After taking nearly ...

Brand New Music For April

By: Jo Belcher
Date:: 04 Apr 2013

Keeping fingers crossed this month for the appearance of Spring – we have another delicious 15 albums for you, covering a diverse range of genres. And just in case the sun doesn’t shine – here’s some of our highlights for you to bask in… Swamp Rock & Country Funk ANW1885 - Swamp Rock & Country Funk is an album of southern inspired fusions of soul, blues, funk and country from Lincoln Grounds and Randall Breneman . Cinematic Orchestral ...

The Composer, the Orchestra and Abbey Road Studios: Part 2

By: Paul Mottram
Date:: 28 Mar 2013

In part 1 of this blog series, prolific composer and long-time Audio Network collaborator Paul Mottram explained how he brings his music to life. Now in part 2, he shares his insights running up to the actual recording. Play Orchestration With a piece for orchestra, such as ‘ Trailblazer ’ for example, it's rare to finalise the exact details as to which instrument plays what in the first draft of the work apart from in a broad brush sense. However, the ...

Top Tips for Creating Music at the BVE

By: Chris Blackwell
Date:: 14 Mar 2013

I’d been wanting to do something outside my comfort zone for some time but even so I was slightly surprised to hear myself asking the guys at Audio Network if I could speak at any events or seminars they had coming up. I guess it was either public speaking or hang gliding but it was too cold for hang gliding. Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) I’m pretty sure I was expecting them to say “no thanks” but instead, I heard, “Great. Would you like to speak at the upcoming ...

Brand New Music For March

By: Jo Belcher
Date:: 08 Mar 2013

As the sunshine makes a wonderfully welcome appearance this March, we welcome alongside it 14 brand new albums ! ANW1871 - Dreamy Chillout First up we have ANW1871 – Dreamy Chillout from composers Alex Arcoleo, Barrie Gledden, Steve Dymond, Jason Pedder, Tim Reilly and Ben Ziapour . Hypnotic and ethereal pads, lo-fi ambient electronic effects and vocal textures are used to create these super cool chill out tracks. ANW1875 - Urban Epic Our second album is ANW1875 – ...

Audio Network's Dance Music Mix

By: Amanda Mayo
Date:: 05 Mar 2013

Electronica, Rave and recently in the US, Electronic Dance Music (often shortened to EDM): these terms will mean different things to different people depending on location, history, and culture. For instance, in the UK the term “ Electronica ” is used to encompass many subgenres of electronic music. In the US, this word is associated with alternative electronic music, usually downtempo or ambient . “ Rave ” is understood all around the world to describe popular dance ...

Authentic New Orleans Music

By: David Tobin & Jeff Meegan
Date:: 21 Feb 2013

New Music? Whilst working on our recent big band projects we started to think about what production music to record next. Ideas were thrown around and someone (can’t remember exactly who!) suggested doing music from New Orleans region and for the sake of authenticity, recording it there. Authentic Music As sometimes happens with these things, originally, we were going to concentrate just on one or possibly two genres such as Dixieland Jazz and New Orleans Blues. But as ideas started to flow ...

Paul Clarvis Plays Percussion

By: Paul Clarvis
Date:: 14 Feb 2013

Paul Clarvis is an extremely talented percussionist in high demand. As one of the most requested session percussionists in the country, he has played on numerous films including the James Bond franchise, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and The Bourne Ultimatum. Paul is also known for bringing his unique style of music to many genres and can be heard on recordings from Mick Jagger, Elvis Costello, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Sting, Bryan Ferry to John Williams. ...