BMG Production Music Launches 'Luminary Scores' Label With Composer Alan Lazar

Launches 'Luminary Scores' Label With Composer Alan Lazar

BMG PRODUCTION MUSIC will roll out LUMINARY SCORES, with composer ALAN LAZAR. Hosted across some 60 albums over the next year, the series features an exclusive premium collection of production music from a roster of "A-list film and television composers, curated by LAZAR."

LAZAR said, “I’ve admired what BMG has achieved over the last five years, creating an impressive presence in production music. Having a home here for LUMINARY SCORES feels like the perfect fit and our featured composers are confident that their works are well-represented with BMGPM’s global reach. We’re going to tell a lot of wonderful visual stories.”

BMGPM EVP/Global Managing Director JOHN CLIFFORD added, “ALAN’s talent, knowledge and network in this space is exceptional. Through this collaboration, BMGPM’s repertoire is bolstered on a whole new level, expanding the choice of music solutions with access to premium score music from some of the best composers in this realm that have an intuition for crafting moments that seamlessly connect story, pace, plot, and character.”

Warner Chappell Production Music Rebrands

New Look

WARNER CHAPPELL PRODUCTION MUSIC has unveiled a rebrand complete with a new logo and website. 

WCPM Co-Heads ALEC SHARPE and PAT WEAVER led the revamp, with the logo and website serving as central pieces in the reinvigoration of the brand. Drawing creative inspiration from parent company WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC, the new logo pays homage to the publisher's signature gold "crown" monogram.

SHARPE said, “We’re thrilled for the bright future ahead for WCPM and the opportunity to better serve our clients through unmatched service and a much-improved music search experience. With a new look and feel and the support of WARNER CHAPPELL’s SVP/Creative ... more »

Maureen Cooper Inks WFSX/Fort Myers As Voiceover/Branding Client

MAUREEN "GET MO VO" COOPER's voiceover and branding voice talents have added another client, SUN BROADCASTING News-Talk WFSX/FORT MYERS-NAPLES, FL.

HOSS & HOSS MANAGEMENT GROUP exclusively represents COOPER's voiceover and station imaging; reach them at hoss@hossmgmt.com or (646) 300-0037.

TM Studios Launches Updated Website And New Products For Radio

New Radio Products & Updated Website

Sound Agency TM STUDIOS, recently purchased by DAVE BETHELL, GREG CLANCY, and CHRIS “UK” STEVENS, has launched a new line-up of products and a newly revamped website. The launch includes the new TM NEXT updating jingle service, TM PRODUCTION MUSIC for spot and promo production, and TM COMMERCIAL, a bank of retail jingles for stations to sell to local advertisers. 

CLANCY said, “We’ve been incredibly busy since we took over the business. We’ve spent the last eight months hyper-focused on what radio really needs right now. We feel this new line-up of products addresses how we can help stations thrive in the current environment, while bringing amazing new sounds and new technology to the industry. The new TM is not your father’s jingle company.”

BETHELL added, “The audio quality of the TM NEXT jingle service is without peer, and what you get with the updates is incredibly useful and easy to apply. TM NEXT is also extremely flexible. Our job is not to impose our sound on programmers. We’d rather listen to these pros and help create the sound they are envisioning.”

Beasley Media Group Selects vCreative Software For Commercial Production, Promotions, Event Management

Adds Beasley Media

BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP has selected vCREATIVE software for its commercial production, promotions and trade operations. vCREATIVE is the leading provider of media workflow solutions,through its suite of software products. All BEASLEY stations will deploy vPPO for commercial production, vPROMOTIONS for promotions, contesting and event management, and vTRADE to manage their trade inventory.

BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP CEO CAROLINE BEASLEY commented on the partnership, "Our business has grown more complex as we have grown into new and innovative areas for our audiences and our advertising customers. vCREATIVE’s solutions are essential to bridge the gap ... more »

Creator-Growth Platform Crowdmouth Launches

New app

CROWDMOUTH is a word-of-mouth platform that connects creators with their fans on iOS and ANDROID. Fans share content from their favorite creators in exchange for points, then redeem those points for personal, unique rewards offered directly from the creator. The app was announced TODAY (7/13) by Co-founder JONATHAN CLAY (principal member of JAMESTOWN REVIVAL), artist manager ASTON TEAGUE, with Board Chair ROBB McDANIELS.

“I’ve been creating music and building a direct relationship with my fan base for over a decade, stated co-founder JONATHAN CLAY. "Over the years, we’ve tried various platforms, homespun campaigns, and other marketing tools ... more »

Soundstripe Ups Lauren Cutrell To VP/Product

SOUNDSTRIPE has promoted LAUREN CUTRELL from Director of Product and Scrum Master to VP/Product. She will lead product vision, strategy, and definition for SOUNDSTRIPE, partnering with internal teams to continue delivering the stock media to creators. CUTRELL will also be responsible for expanding and championing agile methodologies across the company’s business units for continued increases in organizational efficiency.

“LAUREN is an exceptional, user-focused product leader with a keen understanding of what today’s creators and marketers need to produce compelling video and other content,” said SOUNDSTRIPE Co-Founder/Co-CEO TRAVIS TERRELL. “We look forward to seeing her continued impact on innovation in areas such as content discovery and frictionless licensing to deliver the best overall experience to subscribers.”

“I am so honored to be growing with SOUNDSTRIPE and taking on this expanded role,” said CUTRELL. “The booming creator economy is driving increased demand for services like SOUNDSTRIPE, and I’m excited to deliver on our expansive roadmap for super-serving their needs through product innovation and best-in-class user experiences.”

Lyte Names Zahid Zakaria VP/Operations And Customer Strategy

Zakaria

LYTE, the reservations platform for artists, fans and live events, names ZAHID ZAKARIA as VP/Operations and Customer Strategy. He will focus on developing the roadmap, insights, and foundations, working with Lyte’s product and engineering teams and expanding customer relationships. ZAKARIA has spent the last six years building out the insights & analytics and customer success operations practices at YEXT. 

“Our platform has achieved the hallowed ground of product-market-fit, a moment I have seen several times in my career.” says LYTE President WENDI STURGIS. “ZAHID gives ballast to our go-to-market, bringing the tools, strategies and processes we crafted together at YEXT to make that company scale.” 

“I am excited for the leadership ZAHID will bring to our pricing and yield management work at LYTE,” said LYTE CEO ANT TAYLOR. “Our products are fundamentally oriented towards the needs of fans. The magic under the hood is an increasingly sophisticated, algorithmic pricing engine built to optimize event yield and save fans money. ZAHID’s work will help us refine the algorithm and lead to many, many more happy fans and full venues.” 

Instagram Is Now A Video-Sharing App

Lori Lewis

MERGE author and LORI LEWIS MEDIA President, LORI LEWIS, explains in her latest MERGE story that INSTAGRAM is no longer just a square photo-sharing app. 

LEWIS adds, “Video is what’s driving an immense amount of growth online for all the major platforms, and it’s a trend Instagram will now place more focus on.” She shares what this means to you and how to start diving into short form video in this week’s MERGE.

VO/Imaging/Branding Pro Joe Earl Williams Goes Global

Now Heard In Johannesburg

VO/Imaging/Branding Pro JOE EARL WILLIAMS adds voice/imaging duties for PRIMEDIA Hot AC 947 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. JOE EARL WILLIAMS is represented exclusively by HOSS and HOSS MANAGEMENT GROUP, (646) 300-0037, hoss@hossmgmt.com. 

PodcastOne Announces LaunchpadOne, A Free Self-Serve Podcast Platform

LAUNCHPADONE is a free end-to-end podcast hosting, distribution, and monetization platform from podcast platform PODCASTONE, a subsidiary of LIVEXLIVE MEDIA, starting with over 1,000 available podcasts. 

The new hosting platform created by PODCASTONE CTO JIM BALLAS includes customizable design elements, a podcast player, distribution tools to publish on all major listening apps, including APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY, GOOGLE PODCASTS, OVERCAST, POCKET CASTS, and more. The platform also has promotion and monetization opportunities to acquire new listeners, get discovered, and collaborate with the established podcast network. PODCASTONE will monetize ... more »

TM Studios Selects Reatro Ventures' Greayu Creative For Agency Of Record

Hooking Up With Greau

TM STUDIOS, a full-service sound agency that creates and distributes audio-branding products and services, has selected GREAU CREATIVE as its agency of record to handle all national creative design, event production, communications and branding.

GREAU, the marketing company led by former SUN BROADCAST GROUP CEO JASON BAILEY, will lead creative and branding efforts to further expand TM’s presence across all platforms, including the launch of several new products in the coming weeks. The effort will focus on communications through traditional media and digital strategies to connect with clients through cohesive messaging.

TM STUDIOS co-owner ... more »

KXIA/Des Moines Adds Voiceover And Branding By The Rooster

The Rooster

TRENDING MEDIA's Country KXIA (KIX 101.1)/DES MOINES contracts THE ROOSTER for voiceover and branding services.

THE ROOSTER is represented exclusively by HOSS AND HOSS MANAGEMENT GROUP, phone (646) 300-0037, email hoss@hossmgmt.com.

Townsquare Media Seeks A Content/Brand Manager/PM Host For WRRV/Poughkeepsie, NY & A Morning Host At KXKX/Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO

Hiring

TOWNSQUARE MEDIA is currently looking to fill two positions: Content/Brand Manager and PM Drive host for Alternative WRRV/WRRB (92.7/96.9 FM)/POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, and content creator and morning host at Country KXKX (KIX 105.7)/SEDALIA/WARRENSBURG, MO.

The WRRV/WRRB candidate should be able to create high-quality, engaging, and local digital and social media content who can seamlessly transition that to their radio show and vice versa. They must also be a person with a passion for the Alternative music lifestyle that comes across in their content and radio show, as well as appearances.Contact Joe.Limardi@townsquaremedia.com/

The KXKX position ... more »

Pat Garrett Adds WRPW/Bloomington-Normal, IL, WINC/Winchester, VA, To Voiceover Portfolio

PAT GARRETT welcomes GREAT PLAINS MEDIA News-Talk WRPW/BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL IL, and METRO BROADCASTING Hot AC WINC/WINCHESTER, VA, to his voiceover work. 

PAT is repped by CESD's NATE ZEITZ, and services are available fully produced or dry, cash or barter. 

Hear current demos at www.patgarrettcreative.com.