Call & Response: Zach Golden
Enter the creative mind of Zach Golden. The East Coast Creative Director of Elias Audio Branding and the composer of the newest World Cup pneumonic was kind enough to give us a peek behind the curtain of how it came to life.
Call & Response: Ryan Leyva AKA Johnny Nails
After decades in the music industry, Ryan Leyva AKA Johnny Nails exudes a joy and enthusiasm for music that can fan even the smallest creative spark into a flame. The Seattle-based Guitar Slayer shares how he continues to grow through community and collaboration and so much more.
Bangers & Dance
Fluid rhymes, big hooks, bigger beats, and the occasional left turn. Bangers & Dance, the soundtrack of a night with (potentially) questionable decisions and undeniable action.
Underline the Tone
Underline the Tone with an UNDERscore specific look at albums built for accenting the feel of production with clear, minimalist themes.
‘Tis The Season
When is it not the season to start thinking about holiday campaigns? ‘Tis the season, every season. And our Organic Spark label has three records that hit hosts of angelic notes for modern holiday placements across film, television, and advertising.
Manufactured Reality
While the drama of Reality TV can be larger-than-life, it is the music that dictates the levels of suspense, quirkiness, heartbreak, and triumph. That’s why our Modus Operandi Production Music label has been a home for albums specifically designed for reality television, cooking competitions, and challenges to earn contestants big prizes and deliver audiences big entertainment.
International Business
International Business has flavor and sound that cannot be replicated through email. These album from Three Ingredients Or Less focus on traveling for work, utilizing anthems from around the world, the dramatic sounds of an ever-shifting global marketplace, and formal dinner music for diplomatic relations.
Bottles of Blues
Blues music is at its best when the raw, dusty, dirty, beautiful, soulful songs are presented as is. Always recorded with era-specific equipment and techniques, our Analog Champion label is the ideal home for many of our favorite Bottles of Blues.
Curated By: Will Bush
Curation is the act of searching, sorting, and selecting from a larger body of work. An art unto itself, the direction of a cohesive collection is determined by whoever is telling the story. This story has been curated by composer and songwriter Will Bush.
Emphatic Elements
A Picture Puncture specific look at our bespoke workparts, unique sound design elements, and textures that contribute to a standout score.
Distinct Indie Darlings
Coloring outside the lines of conventional genre labels to create songs that stand out in a crowded space. If you’re looking for something with a truly singular sound, these Distinct Indie Darlings stretch the possibilities.
Call & Response: Andrea Giordani
Composer, actor, puppeteer, and overall creative polymath Andrea Giordani crafts scores that utilize a story-driven approach. In this interview, we chat with Andrea about the influence of acting on her music, her thoughts on storytelling, and the process of composing for different mediums.
Southern Specific Sparks
Southern Specific Sparks give the listener a taste of that distinctive instrumentation and signature attitude, instantly transporting them to Appalachia and dusty country roads.
Retro Activate
A gallery of albums from our Modus Operandi Production Music label with retro themes that place a listener back in time for era-specific dramas, archival throwbacks, or comedic placements.
Call & Response: Kory Burrell
With a thirst for knowledge and appetite for unique sounds, New York artist Kory Burrell is building a body of work that utilizes his sonic awareness to create nuanced and impactful music. In this interview, Burrell shares how he discovers new sounds and how that adds to his own well of experience and much more.
Poppin' Along
Straight from our HypeKit label lineup, these sub-genres of pop deliver with punched up and ultra promo-friendly characters from across the airwaves.
Intentional Experiments
“Experimenting with electronics and other instruments…” is a minimalist creative framework that describes so much of how Thomas Wincek creates. Whether that be through his celebrated band All Tiny Creatures or his synth-centric production music, this exploration of Wincek’s work is a case-study in intentional experimentation.
Call & Response: Amanda Huff
It can be difficult to define the magic that makes up the sonic vibrations of music. But as we discovered in this interview, artist Amanda Huff has no problem describing her relationship with music through evocative, enthralling visual language. Huff’s responses are second only to the music itself, setting the scene beautifully for a journey that is as dynamic as her voice.