Yesterday I was riding back from an out-of-town music performance with my bandmates and we were listening to Imogen Heap in the van. All of us were mesmerized. At one point, our singer said, “I feel like I’ve just been hugged by music.” Musicians often ask me what style of music we need the most. […]

Location: Midvale, UT, United States Of America Member Since: January 13, 2011 Tracks in Portfolio: 10 (click here to hear all tracks) Tracks We Like: “Tech World” “Deep Magic” The Interview: Primary instrument? Guitar & Drums (Acoustic and Electric) Favorite music-making piece of gear or software you currently use? Boss DD-7 and Line 6 DL4 […]

Although the Thomas Newman-esque soundtrack and glorious slow motion shots of liquids pouring make this yogurt commercial noteworthy, it’s really the poem (brilliantly read by William Dafoe) that makes it extraordinary: I’m now on a mission to find the original author of this poem. ___________________________________________________ Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, […]

A Juniper Research report released in January 2011 predicts that ringback tone advertising will reach $780 Million Annually by 2015. What exactly is a ringback tone? This video explains it quite well: The growth of mobile phone usage in certain Asian Pacific countries over the last few years has far outpaced the US due in large […]

Location: Amstelveen, Netherlands Member since: December 14, 2010 Tracks in portfolio: 2 (click here to hear all tracks) Tracks We Like: “Showdown” “Quantum” The Interview 1. High profile projects or clients you have worked for? I have had my music used by world class companies for their TV commercials. 2. Primary instrument? I play primarily the […]

I spoke with one of our musicians on the phone this week who asked a great question: “What tracks are making sales on your website right now?”.  Here are some royalty-free production music tracks that have enjoyed sales in recent months: Colin Willsher “Believe” Jon Cooper “Electrotek” Shockwave-Sound “Fade To Black” Sonic Imagery “World of […]

There’s a great book by Julie Cameron called The Artists Way that teaches habits to unclog your creative process and get in touch with your “inner creative child”. You may be thinking, “That sounds great for a weekend getaway in the mountains, but my client is expecting a great pop song by Thursday. What do […]

From a UK-based film production company: “I’m looking for some unknown, unsigned British rock bands. I’m ideally trying to keep this British, so I would prefer a home grown band if possible. I’m looking for uplifting, Oasis-sounding, or borderline cheesy 80’s rock, along the Beverly Hills Cop/Top Gun lines.” If you have a track on MusicRevolution […]

“Thinking music” is one of the most frequently used aesthetics in broadcast advertising. Spots that employ this approach normally open with an onscreen actor asking, “Have you ever thought about….”. A pioneer in this style of music was certainly composer Thomas Newman, who assembled exotic configurations of percolating mallet percussion instruments to create his score […]

The popular dating website www.plentyoffish.com licensed this great song by Amos Transparent, a six-piece group out of Canada, to tell this very touching split-screen story: “Find Your Other Half” The song is called “After All That It’s Come To This” . Here’s the full length version. Enjoy! ___________________________________________________ Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and […]