Location: Weehawken, NJ, United States Of America
Member since: December 26, 2010
Tracks in portfolio on MusicRevolution.com: 144 (click here to hear all tracks)

It is the song that drives this artist. Never bound by “formula,” Joi’s style has exploded through his gravitation to the guitar as his main songwriting tool. His drumming background has given him a keen awareness of rhythm and percussion which bubbles beneath his signature vocals delivering waves of fluid melody. A splash of “world beat” flavor complements the ever-present electric and acoustic guitars.

–Background–

1) High profile projects or clients you have worked for?

For the 2006 Winter Olympics, Torino, I was very fortunate to get 28 music cues, many of them 3-5 minutes in length, which spanned across my first 2 collections of music.  Felt really good.  Also, 7 of my tracks were placed on the Late Show with David Letterman, and it was especially fun to hear how they had been used.  My new CD “Present Day” is becoming a bit high profile and is getting some great reviews and attention which, being a composer/recording artist of music for TV who is mainly behind-the-scenes, is quite pleasing.  I put a tremendous amount of work into this collection.

2)      Primary instrument?

Though I began as a drummer and still play drums on my recordings, nowadays, I’d say my main instrument is guitar.  However, I don’t consider myself a “chopster.” 

3)      Favorite music-making piece of gear or software you currently use?

Again, guitar, because when I’m not writing in my head while I’m out and about, I’m writing on guitar.  I approach playing it as a songwriting tool with a “play for the song” mindset to find the right parts when I’m arranging and recording a track, and not as a wild soloing kind of thing.  Frenetic playing is not my sensibility.

4)      Piece of gear or software you wish you owned?

I’d love to have one of the smaller bodied acoustic guitars like the Taylor Grand Concert models.  I also wouldn’t mind having a cool vintage Fender Stratocaster.

5) Film score or song you admire? Why?

There are a lot of film scores that I love, and infinitely more songs, but a few that come to mind are Elliot Goldenthal’s score for the movie “Heat” because it was so effective and moving, yet very minimalistic.  Also, James Horner’s score for “A Beautiful Mind” because so much of it was unbelievably tasteful versions of the main theme song, and he managed to get a lot of mileage out of that.  And lastly, I’ve always loved Bernard Herrmann’s wonderful scores for all those great Alfred Hitchcock suspense movies.  These films probably wouldn’t have had half the success they had without these remarkable scores.

6) Music education background?

Mostly self taught in many ways as far as drums and guitar go.  Early on, I studied a bit of Jazz drumming for a short time, but then continued with Rock and Pop which was what I was really interested in.  I had taken guitar lessons with 2 different teachers, mostly for technique and to break some of the bad habits that were holding me back.  Vocally, I studied privately for 4 ½ years with a wonderful teacher, thank you tons Jane Odin, who really took me from non-singer to singer, not to mention the conceptual training and advice on surviving the music business she taught me.

7) Memorable “Aha!” moment during your musical education?

That’s actually a pretty easy question to answer.  Back when I was studying vocal training, eventually my singing range had started to increase considerably, and I was “getting it right.”  I had become so obsessed and was practicing so much that I started to “not get it right.”  Jane told me that “I had hit the point when the obsessive was not working for me, and to just let it go, not sing for a week or so, and trust that it would all be there when I returned to vocalizing.”  Well, aha!  That worked like a charm and got me over the hump to the next level.  I never forgot that valuable lesson, and it’s applicable in many areas of life as well.

8) If you had a time machine and could record or perform once with any artist, who would it be?

I’d have to really have a work horse of a time machine because there are 3 artists:  Peter Gabriel (during his “So” album phase), Graham Parker (when The Rumour was his backing band), and David Bowie (mostly in the 70s, but some 80’s too.)  So, where is this time machine, I ask you?!

9) Moment you first knew you would be a musician?

I probably knew it was in my blood when I first started playing drums at age 15.  Kind of a late start, I had thought, but I loved it and seemed to pick it up pretty quickly. 

10) Advice you would give to a younger family member interested in a music career?

Well, that advice would be to my 2 finest collaborative creations, my 9 year old twins, (girl and boy) and it would be to know your goals and what you’re getting in to.  And then most importantly, only thru sacrifice and discipline will any success be achieved.  This is not an easy profession, so the sooner they get over any pipe dreams, the better.

11) Five songs or albums you’d take with you to a desert island?

Definitely the following albums:  Peter Gabriel “So”, Graham Parker “Squeezing Out Sparks”, Jeff Buckley “Grace”, U2 “The Joshua Tree”, and lastly either David Bowie “Young Americans” or Dave Matthews “Some Devil” solo album.

12) If you could master another instrument, what would it be?

I play very basic piano/keys, so it would be cool to become more proficient in that instead of just the chordal things I can currently do.  Wouldn’t mind learning some harmonica as well, but I have yet to write a song that needs it to get me going.14) Favorite time of day to work in your studio?

I’d say typically, late afternoon/early evening up to about 10pm.  I find I’m loosened up from the day and feel relaxed to summon up whatever energy and concentration I need.

13) What are your best, or even favorite tracks? Why?

It’s a bit hard for me to say exactly which tracks are my best to date or favs.  There’s quite a few from my new CD “Present Day” which I honestly think are among my best songs ever, and I feel like the recordings sound even beyond what I had in my head.  Some that stand out for me from this collection and are doing quite well are:

“So Much Further Than Far Away”

“I Go”

“Fade to Black”

“Dear Life”

“Sick”

“The Last Thing I Remember”

Some from my previous collections that have been very successful and still get placed in television quite often are:

“Somewhere In Your Soul” (from the “On” album)

“The Perfect Match” (from the “Pearl Diving” album)

“Cherry Punch” (from the “Unsung” album)

“Recharge” (from the “Undertones” album)

As to why my music does well placing in TV, I can only guess that since I don’t try to emulate whatever the latest production trends are, perhaps there’s a timelessness to my songs.  At least, that’s what I’ve been told, but I try not to over-think it too much and just keep writing.

We thank Joi Veer for sharing some of his musical background with us and for contributing his tracks to MusicRevolution.com, the Royalty-Free Music Marketplace. The next time you need music songs that are conceptually, lyrically and musically engaging in their dynamics, check out Joi Veer’s music on MusicRevolution.com.

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Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, a production music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of musicians mbielenberg@musicrevolution.com.

There’s a tourist attraction in my hometown of Atlanta – started by some friends years ago – called Metalsome Monday. It’s Karaoke – but with a genius twist: Heavy metal songs backed by a killer live band. It draws throngs of 80’s refugees, hipsters, club-goers and other types who normally wouldn’t be caught dead in a Karaoke bar. It’s featured in all the tourist guides. It’s listed in all the hotel brochures.

Sometimes it’s the smallest twist on an old thing that finally brings in that wider audience we’ve been hoping for.

Paul O’ Connor; a media producer, blogger & catalyst-for-social-change based in the UK; is doing the same thing for the medium of short film.

Put simply, his twist on short films is the physical environment in which they’re presented. Sol Cinema is a mobile movie theater powered entirely by the sun. It’s a caravan (or trailer as we say in the states) that comfortably accommodates eight adults.

It’s become a hugely popular attraction at large outdoor festivals where attendees strolling around can pop in to see a short, independent, presumably mind-blowing film. All while enjoying the complete movie-theater experience – replete with usherettes, popcorn and the red carpet.

“I’d been showing films at festivals for a long time” Paul explains. “But they were all at night. I wondered ‘How do you get people watch films during the day?’ It’s really, really hard to black things off and make that happen.”

“So we came up with the idea to do it in an enlcosed space that was mobile. Make it so audiences get the popcorn, have the movie experience, etc. The idea is that with that kind of introduction, they feel connected to the film. I’ve always found the idea of ‘mini-plexes’ more interesting than ‘multi-plexes’.”

Paul and his colleagues first introduced the concept at a festival at a St. Patrick’s Day festival in Dublin. “I’ve found that audiences in Ireland are a bit more open to experimentation with this kind of thing. So it seemed like the best place to try the idea. We put up the website (www.thesolcinema.org) and said ‘Let’s try what it is.'”

“The film we showed was by an animator who obtained audio transcripts of these famous interviews conducted in the 1950’s. The animations were just brilliant. I can’t remember the name of the film right now (O ‘Connor had just returned from a festival and was exhausted), but it was absolutely amazing. We believe that kind of work deserves more exposure.”

Today Sol Cinema has been a hit at over 20 festivals in the UK.

“We just returned from Glastonberry where there were over 200K attendees – just a huge event. It’s been great to see so many people get introduced to these films and have a good time doing it.”

When Sol Cinema debuted, O’ Connor relied on content contributed by filmmakers he knew through personal connections. But as I heard him describe the size and scope of this new audience he and his colleagues have now tapped, I thought to myself “This guy’s going to have indie film studios knocking on his door in no time.”

Congratulations to you, Paul, on creating something we think is more scarce than a mind-blowing short film…a channel through which that film can be delivered that has a wide audience.

Well done, mate.

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Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, a production music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of musicians mbielenberg@musicrevolution.com.

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Member since: April 28, 2010

Tracks in portfolio on MusicRevolution.com: 741 (click here to hear all tracks) http://www.musicrevolution.com/search?artist=179

–Background—

Rick Dickert’s early musical studies resulted in bronze and silver medals from Trinity College of Music (London) for musical theory exams. Rick now offers composition and production music for use in television, film, live applications, web animations, ringtones and video games. Rick Dickert’s tracks draw from an audio palette of vintage keyboards, state-of-the-art virtual instruments, real percussion and real guitars and bass. Rick’s music is inspired by classic rock, traditional jazz and classical composers, particularly of baroque chamber music.

–High profile projects or clients you have worked for?

I rarely know who downloads my tracks or how they’re used, but the companies Elizabeth Arden and Ernst & Young have appeared on my track usage reports.

–Primary instrument?

Over the years the piano’s been my main instrument, but as I edit more on the computer I spend less time playing keyboards and more time on guitars.

–Favorite music-making piece of gear or software you currently use?

I’ve used Cubase since the mid-90s and I just upgraded to 7.5 with an MR816csx interface. I love this system and I’m looking forward to learning how to use it to its full potential.

–Piece of gear or software you wish you owned?

I’d love to own more guitars; if I could choose one I’d probably pick something like an Ovation acoustic.

–Film score or song you admire? Why?

I remember first paying attention to film music when I heard the shark theme in the movie “Jaws.” I loved how those few notes made the scenes scarier. Lately I really admire John Williams’ score from “Memoirs of a Geisha”, because of the beautiful compositions featuring Yo-yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman as featured soloists.

–Music education background?

I had a couple of piano teachers and a few vocal lessons from a couple of instructors. I wasn’t a good piano student at the time because I had little interest in the classical music assigned for my studies. I did spend a significant time at the piano playing pop music and won bronze and silver medals for theory exams from Trinity College of Music (London).

Later on the road I continued to learn from some excellent musicians. I also started arranging while working as a single performer. I used keyboards, playing bass with my left hand as well as rhythm and lead lines with my right to a drum machine programmed specifically for each song.

–Memorable “Aha!” moment during your musical education?

Possibly when I realized that the classical rules of harmony weren’t being followed by my favorite rock musicians at the time. For example, I think we may be able to find parallel fifths or some other violation on the Deep Purple album “Machine Head”.

–Most embarrassing music-related moment?

One night while playing the single act with a drum machine, keyboards and vocals, I somehow sang a note that had no useful relation to the chords I was playing, as if my hands and voice weren’t on the same page. It was scary and hard to describe, but I think it happened because my agent was there.

–If you had a time machine and could record or perform once with any artist, who would it be?

I think I’d like to play with Fats Waller, even a small part in his band. I saw the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and read his biography. I would have loved to hear those jazz pianists outdoing each other at the rent parties.

 –Moment you first knew you would be a musician?

At a concert during summer vacation in high school, the question of whether I’d continue playing hockey popped into my mind. Seeing The Guess Who rocking out settled it for me; I would quit hockey to spend more time rehearsing music. Obviously joining the American Federation of Musicians was also very significant.

 –Advice you would give to a younger family member interested in a music career?

Be open to all kinds of music, learn about business. Plan for another source of income, without letting it become your reason to stop working at music. Ultimately I believe those destined to succeed can’t be permanently discouraged. (Cue the Hedley song “Anything”)

–Five songs or albums you’d take with you to a desert island?

Amanda Marshall’s self-titled first album

The Guess Who’s “#10”

Paula Cole’s “This Fire”

Steely Dan’s “Aja“

Elton John’s “The Fox”

–If you could master another instrument, what would it be?

The cello

–Favorite time of day to work in your studio?

I think I tend to get the most done in the mornings, which I prefer.

–Any studio collaboration you experienced that stands out in your mind?

I played with Hourglass, a Guelph, Ontario based band. We recorded some covers for a club album and lip-synced some tracks for a TV show, which I believe helped me become a full ACTRA member.

–Some of your favorite tracks that you would want us to feature in the blog.

My favorite tracks include—

“Winter Holiday Piano” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=5181

“Royal York Main Theme Remix” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=5139

“Latin Guitar Combo” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=24162

I think probably my best selling track is a dark piano piece called “Atlas Requiem II.” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=5941

By the way, I really appreciate all the communication and help from Music Revolution!

We thank Rick Dickert for sharing some of his musical background with us and for contributing his tracks to MusicRevolution.com, the Royalty-Free Music Marketplace. The next time you need music inspired by classic rock, traditional jazz and classical composers, including baroque chamber music, check out Rick Dickert’s music on MusicRevolution.com.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.

New Age music is music of a range of styles intended to convey feelings of relaxation, inspiration and optimism. To us, the New Age movement was taken mainstream by artists like Yanni, Enya, Kitaro,Vangelis and Philip Glass. We wanted to highlight some of the New Age royalty-free music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) that could be used for a range of purposes including TV and radio commercials, corporate videos, web videos, trade show videos, company meetings, health spas, yoga, background music, on hold music and other applications.

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “New Age” yields over 3,000 royalty-free music tracks—

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MusicRevolution.com also has a number of CDs, available in both physical CD and download CD formats, with hand-selected royalty-free music tracks.  We have assembled a soothing collection of royalty-free New Age music on “New Age, Vol. 1” –

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This CD of royalty-free New Age music is intended to relax your audience while ever so gently tugging on their heartstrings. This is royalty-free music to which you can bathe, meditate, hypnotize and generally decompress.

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “spa” yields over 2.300 royalty-free music tracks-

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “relaxation” yields nearly 150 royalty-free music tracks—

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “meditation” yields nearly 150 royalty-free music tracks—

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “soothing” yields nearly 300 royalty-free music tracks—

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “spiritual” yields over 100 royalty-free music tracks—

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “yoga” yields the following 77 royalty-free music tracks—

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “tranquility” yields the following 57 royalty-free music tracks—

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A search on MusicRevolution.com for “massage” yields 70 royalty-free music tracks—

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With over 30,000 tracks of royalty-free music online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.

Location: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A

Member since: June 24, 2010

Tracks in portfolio on MusicRevolution.com: 462 (click here to hear all tracks) http://www.musicrevolution.com/search?artist=285

 –Background—

Richard Ames is a composer, arranger, and producer who has premiered compositions and arrangements with performing ensembles across the United States. His music also has appeared as underscore for feature films and commercials, TV shows, trailers, and animations on every major broadcast and cable network. His music is a careful balance of modern techniques and classically inspired structures, creating music that is both accessible and sophisticated.

–Projects or clients you have worked for?

I’ve had a pretty broad range of clients and projects – everything from film to TV to advertising to corporate.  I’ve even had the opportunity to do a few concert pieces.  Most recently, I’ve had really good placements in the film “One Chance” by director David Frankel (Devil Wears Prada) and advertisements for Target and Klondike.  I’m always amazed at the uses that people find for my music.

–Primary instrument?

Clarinet – I come from the classical music world and spent most of my musical career as a performer on concert stages, pit orchestras, studios, weddings, just about anything that paid a few bucks!  I’ve slowly transitioned to writing music over the last 6-7 years, mostly for film/TV but with a few concert works here and there.

–Favorite music-making piece of gear or software you currently use?

People think I’m joking but it’s true: my trash can (literally and figuratively).  I feel that writing music is partly a process of elimination, so every time I eliminate something, I’m further along in the process.

–Piece of gear or software you wish you owned?

I don’t think it exists – a 3″ high 88-key controller so I can comfortably use both my computer keyboard and MIDI keyboard without having to strain to use one or the other or bash my knees against something.

–Film score or song you admire? Why?

There are so many- I’m a huge fan of John Williams, Danny Elfman, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, and James Newton Howard.  Because I come from the classical music world, I love the orchestral sound, especially when it’s combined with synthesizers and other elements from modern pop music.

–Music education background?

My musical training is in clarinet performance, most notably with Loren Kitt (National Symphony Orchestra) and David Niethamer (Richmond Symphony).

–Memorable “Aha!” moment during your musical education?

There have been many but here’s an example: I was performing in a chamber music concert and we nailed a technical section that we never got right in rehearsal.  That was when I really understood how the combination of musicians and an audience can create something that doesn’t exist anywhere else.

–Most embarrassing music-related moment?

Forgetting to bring music to an audition – it’s awkward to borrow music from someone you’re competing against.  Plus, reading music you know but with someone else’s notes will rattle your brain a bit – that’s the last thing you want to do in an audition.  Needless to say, I didn’t get that gig!

–If you had a time machine and could record or perform once with any artist, who would it be?

My grandfather and his brothers – the Ames Brothers.  They were a hugely popular vocal quartet in the 50’s and 60’s and even got a Grammy nomination.  I would have loved to tour with them and their bands.

–Moment you first knew you would be a musician?

I think I eased in to it but probably sometime around my freshman year in High School I realized that I would always be a musician.  Music was always a part of my life before then, either as a performer or as a kid listening to records, but I never considered how it would affect my entire life until I was in my mid-teens.

–Advice you would give to a younger family member interested in a music career?

If you have to think about it, don’t do it.

–Five songs or albums you’d take with you to a desert island?

“By Request: Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops”

“The Goat Rodeo Sessions” feat. Yo-Yo Ma

“Mahler Symphony No 5” Benjamin Zander and the Philharmonia Orchestra

“How to Train Your Dragon” soundtrack by John Powell

“Batman” soundtrack by Danny Elfman

–If you could master another instrument, what would it be?

Definitely piano – particularly with modern music production tools, it really helps to have piano chops.

–Favorite time of day to work in your studio?

First thing in the morning – I’m less creative after lunch so I try to write first thing in the morning and leave more mundane tasks until the afternoon.

–Any studio collaboration you experienced that stands out in your mind?

Most of my studio collaboration has been as a performer – I have done recordings of several clarinet pieces in my studio for projects in a variety of other locations.

–Some of your favorite tracks that you would want us to feature in the blog.

“Waiting to Strike” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=44348

“Surely You Are Joking” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=44361

“Through the Looking Glass” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=42931

“Quirky Comedy 4 – Epic Comedy” http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=22171

“Quirky Comedy 4 – Epic Comedy” – it’s a short, quirky track I wrote for a closing credits roll and it gets used all the time.  “Through the Looking Glass” is another one that gets a lot of use – it has a bit of that Philip Glass minimalism feel that has become popular in advertising.

We thank Richard Ames for sharing some of his musical background with us and for contributing his tracks to MusicRevolution.com, the Royalty-Free Music Marketplace. The next time you need modern, sophisticated, classically inspired music for feature films, commercials, TV shows, trailers, and animations, check out Richard Ames Music on MusicRevolution.com.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.

Country music covers a wide variety of musical styles, all of which are available in MusicRevolution.com’s (www.musicrevolution.com ) royalty-free music library. Traditional country, rock country, blue grass, American folk, western, hillbilly and more are great sounds to put your audience in a country mood before you even start telling your story. We wanted to highlight some of the excellent royalty-free country music on MusicRevolution.com that could be used for a range of purposes including TV and radio commercials, corporate videos, web videos, trade show videos, company meetings, background music, on hold music and other commercial applications. We have a great selection of royalty-free country music.

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “country” yields over 1,400 royalty-free music tracks—

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MusicRevolution.com also has a number of CDs, available in both physical CD and download CD formats, with hand-selected royalty-free music tracks.  We have an outstanding collection of royalty-free country music on “Country, Vol. 1” –

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Mandolin, banjo and fiddle are just some of the instruments that you’ll find in this folksy, fun and friendly royalty-free country music CD collection.

With over 30,000 tracks of royalty-free music online in our production music library, there are many other affordable music choices for your media project on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com). MusicRevolution.com has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable, royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.

Location: Ashford, United Kingdom

Member since: May 25, 2014

Tracks in portfolio on MusicRevolution.com: 381 (click here to hear all tracks) http://www.musicrevolution.com/search?artist=93512

–Background—

Rob Neary of ROBERTNEARY is a guitarist and songwriter from the UK. ROBERTNEARY’s music has been featured in the Oscar nominated film “The Wrestler” as well as many others including “Carjacked” starring Stephen Dorff and Maria Bello. ROBERTNEARY has also written music for documentaries and TV commercials for McDonalds, Pepsi, Vodafone, Chevrolet, BMW, Chrysler and many more

–High profile projects or clients you have worked for? 

I have a music track in the Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated movie “The Wrestler”. I also featured as the closing music to “Carjacked” starring Stephen Dorff and Maria Belo. I have also had many high profile advertising clients from BMW, Mercedes, Chrysler, Vodaphone to use in theme parks, rugby and football world cups.

–Primary instrument?

Electric guitar

–Favorite music-making piece of gear or software you currently use?

Garageband

–Piece of gear or software you wish you owned?

Axe FX2

–Film score or song you admire? Why?

The Darknight due to the simple yet effective use of score as less is more and the jokers theme using a single string on a cello was inspiring by Hans Zimmer.

–Music education background?

I am mainly self-taught though I did music at school.

–Memorable “Aha!” moment during your musical education?

I guess once I felt that I could hear and play back a song myself without being shown the sheet or tab.

–Most embarrassing music-related moment?

Playing a gig at college for an award evening when they really wanted easy listening and we played Pearl Jam, Metallica and Jimi Hendrix.

–If you had a time machine and could record or perform once with any artist, who would it be?

David Coverdale from Whitesnake

–Moment you first knew you would be a musician?

As soon as I wrote my first song on a tascam 4 track porta studio

–Advice you would give to a younger family member interested in a music career?

Be patient, don’t give up, take feedback and practice, practice, practice.

–Five songs or albums you’d take with you to a desert island?

Discovery – Daft Punk

Random Access Memories – Daft Punk

Passion and Warfare – Steve Vai

Skyscraper -David Lee Roth

Unstoppable Momentum – Joe Satriani

–If you could master another instrument, what would it be?

Piano

–Favorite time of day to work in your studio?

Any

–Any studio collaboration you experienced that stands out in your mind?

I worked with Mark Slaughter on the “Thunder over Reno” sound track

–Some of your favorite tracks that you would want us to feature in the blog.

Thunder Road http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49720

Electric 80’s http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49380

Great Expectations http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49431

Bright Future http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49313

Lift Me Up http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49501

Crime Scene Investigator http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49348

Day Green Idiot http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?trackid=49358

We thank Rob Neary for sharing some of his musical background with us and for contributing his tracks to MusicRevolution.com, the Royalty-Free Music Marketplace. The next time you need music ranging from Instrumental, Rock, Metal, Blues, Pop, Christmas, Halloween and Dramatic music, check out ROBERTNEARY on MusicRevolution.com.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with nearly 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.

Pandora recently announced that it will be raising its monthly subscription prices for the first time since its 2009 launch – once again bemoaning the rising costs of music royalty payouts.

This whole matter is just two titans fighting about price; actually three titans, but the third one has been handcuffed.

Pandora wants market share and thus has priced their famous music streaming product ridiculously low. Social media posts abound where songwriters who write for the likes of Christina Aguilera complain about earning under $100 for over 6 million plays. But to Pandora stockholders (NYSE: P), this is just noise from pesky Occupy Wall Street drummers. In fact, the first place the Wall Street types think Pandora should go to cut costs is royalty payments. Why must music evolve beyond Michael Bolton?
On the artists’ side, the primary line of defense is being held by SoundExchange, who got an early win by analyzing the low prices Pandora was charging and deciding to charge them 50% of their revenue.

“We like what Pandora does; it’s a very exciting company.” Explained Michael Huppe, president of SoundExchange, “But if you remove the sound recordings from the mix, I would say the value proposition of Pandora drops off substantially.”

Pandora Founder Tim Westergren thinks this is unfair. “Satellite radio only pays 7.5% or 8% of their gross revenue, and broadcast radio is completely exempt.”

. “I like Tim–he’s a nice guy” says Huppe, “But it’s a bit disingenuous to simply look at percentage of revenue as a marker that you judge everything by…it’s not unusual for companies in the early stages to focus on things other than cash flow.”

Westergren can at least take solace that his royalty rate due to to ASCAP and BMI publishers is a meager 1.85% of his revenue. Of course those publishers are suing to receive more, but a Justice Department consent decree dating back to the anti-trust laws from 1941 has proved that to be difficult.

Adding salt to the wound, a New York district judge recently upheld the 1941 consent decree and reiterated that yes – ASCAP still has to grant licenses to businesses even when a rate cannot be negotiated. No – major publishers like EMI cannot pick up their toys and leave the party. And no – when the courts have to step in and arbitrate rate negotiations between Pandora and ASCAP the officials can’t reference rates that have been negotiated elsewhere. They must wear big, unflattering blinders.

My father once ventured that a wise company will never try to be the first to do something. It will instead copy a formula pioneered by a company that made all the mistakes and then “either do what they do…but better…..or do it somewhere else.”

I have to think that companies like Apple and Spotify, as they prepare and improve their own music streaming products, are busily sitting on the sidelines of this mess and taking copious notes; as Pandora’s box literally opens before their eyes.

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Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, a production music marketplace with over 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of musicians mbielenberg@musicrevolution.com.

Orchestral classical music is timeless. One of the easiest ways to tell which decade a movie or TV show comes from is to wait for the first music cue. But orchestral classical music, with soaring strings, brass, percussion and wind instruments, transcends all fads and trends. We wanted to highlight some of the excellent royalty-free classical music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) that could be used for film, TV and radio commercials, website videos, background music and a range of other purposes where production music is needed. MusicRevolution.com has an wide selection of royalty-free classical music and royalty-free orchestral music.

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “classical” yields over 3,000 royalty-free music tracks and includes royalty-free music from many great classical music composers including Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Debussy, Stravinsky, Brahms, Verdi, Wagner and Bartok, among many others—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=classical&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=32&y=6

And a search for “Apollo Symphony Orchestra” on MusicRevolution.com returns a collection of nearly 500 classical tracks produced with an orchestra–

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search?artist=96

The Apollo Symphony Orchestra is a real orchestral project assembled for the sole purpose to provide a huge resource of classical music for production soundtrack usage. Formed using the finest classical musicians and singers from the United Kingdom and throughout Europe, the project has recorded works with a huge variety of group and ensemble sizes from Chopin solo piano tracks, ‘a cappella’ choral works, chamber orchestra pieces through to full Beethoven Symphonies. Every genre of classical music is covered including concerto, ballet, religious choral music and opera, as well as every period including baroque, romantic and 20th century. This great collection of royalty-free production music tracks includes works from over 50 composers including Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Dvorak, Elgar, Handel, Holst, Liszt, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Puccini, Schubert, Smetana, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, Wagner, and many more – even some Sousa marches have been recorded.

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “orchestral” yields over 4,500 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=orchestral&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=36&y=4

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “symphony” yields over 500 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=symphony&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=29&y=6

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “baroque” yields the following 40 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=baroque&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=36&y=6

MusicRevolution.com also has a number of production music CDs, available in both physical and download CD formats, with hand-selected royalty-free music tracks. We assembled an outstanding collection of royalty-free orchestral/classical music on “Orchestral/Classical, Vol. 1” —

http://www.musicrevolution.com/cd_details/orchestral_classical_vol_1/

The royalty-free classical music tracks on this CD are great for film, documentaries, video, TV and radio advertising, websites, background music and a variety of other uses. In addition to the CD, these classical royalty-free music tracks can be purchased as single tracks as well.

And for background music or ambient music for your business, retail establishment, restaurant, fitness club or website, MusicRevolution.com’s Internet Music Stream offers nine unique playlists that provide a continuous stream of affordable royalty-free background music for your commercial environment. MusicRevolution’s Internet Music Stream includes a playlist entitled “Relaxing Classical”.—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/music_streams

This timeless classical music will add peaceful yet sophisticated energy to your business.

With nearly 30,000 tracks of royalty-free music online in our production music library, there are many other affordable music choices for your media project on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com). MusicRevolution.com has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with nearly 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable, royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.

When people have fun, they usually have lasting memories. Music that can communicate a fun, light-hearted mood in your media production and make your audience smile can create a memorable experience, and this is great for advertising. Not surprisingly, “Fun” is a popular search term on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com). We wanted to highlight the wide selection of royalty-free fun music on MusicRevolution.com that could be used for TV and radio commercials, film, website videos, background music and a range of other projects. MusicRevolution.com has some great royalty-free fun music.

A search on MusicRevolution.com for “fun” yields nearly 10,000 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=fun&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=32&y=9

A search for “party” yields over 500 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=party&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=40&y=7

A search for “funny” yields over 300 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=funny&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=44&y=3

A search for “quirky” yields nearly 600 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=quirky&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=47&y=2

A search for “humorous” yields over 100 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=Humorous&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=46&y=10

We thought that any track that used the whistle might not be too serious and probably would fall into the “fun” category for royalty-free music. A search on MusicRevolution.com for “whistle” yields over 100 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=whistle&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=38&y=10

We also thought that any track that used the kazoo probably would fall into the “fun” category for royalty-free music. A search on MusicRevolution.com for “kazoo” yields the following 7 royalty-free music tracks—

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=kazoo&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=24&y=6

And we didn’t want to leave out the ukulele as a fun instrument. A search on MusicRevolution.com for “ukulele” yields over 250 royalty-free music tracks–

http://www.musicrevolution.com/search/?keyword=ukulele&application=0&mood=0&genre=0&instrument=0&vocals=1&results=20&x=36&y=8

MusicRevolution.com also has a number of production music CDs, available in both physical and download CD formats, with hand-selected royalty-free music tracks. We created a fun collection of royalty-free music on “Fun, Vol. 1” —

http://www.musicrevolution.com/cd_details/fun_vol_1/

The royalty-free fun tracks on this CD are great for TV and radio advertising, film, videos, websites, background music and a variety of other uses where you want your audience to have fun and feel good. In addition to the CD, these fun royalty-free music tracks can be purchased as single tracks as well.

With nearly 30,000 tracks of royalty-free music online in our production music library, there are many other affordable music choices for your media project on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com). MusicRevolution.com has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.

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Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with nearly 30,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable, royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music for retail, restaurants and businesses, and for other commercial applications. Cardell has been involved with digital content and E-Commerce since the mid-1990’s.