Songwriting for Film by Andrea Stolpe

July 03, 2009

Among the many opportunities for songwriters to get our songs heard is connecting with independent filmmakers. To get a little more insight into how to approach this, I talked with Tyler Gibb, a talented filmmaker, artist, and songwriter who has experience writing, producing, directing, and promoting film. You can visit his website to learn about his work and view clips of his most recent film “Refrain,” which was selected by the World Film Festival (Montreal 2009) coming up in... Read More...

Beck DJ Set on SoundCloud by Michael King

July 03, 2009

Beck uploaded a very cool DJ set on SoundCloud: No.1: Autobahn Hologram by plndobsl If you are a musician or blogger, I suggest you check out the SoundCloud service. I’ve been messing around with it this AM - unlimited upload space, commenting ability, embeddable widgets, and as with most online artist service companies, it looks to have some pretty interesting analytics. Read More...

|| Meet Composer Henry Mancini, 1988 || by mrbonzai

July 01, 2009

You could hum a few notes from Peter Gunn to a hermit in the Himalayas and chances are he’d pull down his shades and start tapping his foot in time to the classic jazz soundtrack of the 50s. The Pink Panther theme is probably more widely recognized, and liked, than “The Star Spangled Banner.” Croon a little “Moon River” and generations of movie romantics will get all blubbery and nostalgic. Just a few of his movie scores: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of... Read More...