The Audionetwork Blog : production

Don't Reach for that Remote!

By: Chris Brooke
Date:: 17 May 2012

[Disclaimer: this blog post is a bit nerdy] When I tell people what I do for a living, often the first thing they ask me (or the second thing, after: ‘Really? That’s a job?’) is ‘why are the adverts on TV so loud?’ I explain that I’m not really responsible for that, but that it’s something to do with advertisers wanting to grab your attention, and a lack of coherent legislation on volume normalisation across broadcast audio. And that’s usually the ...

What Kind of Composers Collaborate?

By: Lincoln Grounds
Date:: 08 May 2012

Take a tech based keyboard player with an unhealthy interest in ocsillators and the latest ground breaking software, mix with an organic lo tech musician who likes to get people excited with what ever noise they can extract from antique technology like the guitar, tabla or oud for instance - it could go one of two ways…. Purity We can all appreciate the purity of a focused creation. A Chopin nocturne is perfect – or is it? That statement alone could provoke someone ...

Creating a Musical Collaboration

By: Bob Bradley
Date:: 03 May 2012

The Audio Network family of composers are incredibly focused on their creative vision but on the whole, remarkably open to the rewarding but potentially risky business of collaboration. I recently worked with fellow Audio Network Composer, Lincoln Grounds on our latest album, Classic Quirky Characters Lincoln and I set out to do something that we both have a massive passion for which is early French swing but it soon expanded into our fascination with what is it that makes quirky, jazzy ...

Creating the Indie Sound

By: Gareth Johnson
Date:: 03 Apr 2012

I have written music in lots of styles for Audio Network over the years and over time I have become known for my electronic tracks and in particular my Indie production music . Indie as far as the catalogue goes, describes guitar based music that has energy in its delivery, full of youthful attitude and extremely melodic. It straddles the line between pop music and hard rock. It is never too polished and has a cool swagger. Indie Inspiration I come from a background of playing in bands and ...

Audio Network and Daytona Lights - Music Video Shoot

By: Carrie Russell
Date:: 29 Mar 2012

Audio Network & Daytona Lights Video Shoot On a recent cold Saturday, upcoming band Daytona Lights were shooting their debut music video in the country - and Audio Network were along for the ride. This Modern Landscape The track is ‘My Place’ from the Daytona Lights debut album ‘ This Modern Landscape ’. Audio Network started working with the band and record producer Steve Levine in early 2011 when Lime Pictures, an Audio Network client, were looking for ...

Recording at Abbey Road Studios with the RPO

By: Chris Egan
Date:: 07 Dec 2011

What does a Composer do in the lead up to a huge recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Abbey Road Studio 1 ? Drinking lots of Red Bull, staying up all night and finessing hundreds of pages of score… Audio Network chats to Chris Egan . What does recording at Abbey Road Studio 1 mean to you? It’s the best sounding orchestral room in the world. It’s as simple as that. There aren’t many studios in the world that can hold a full Symphony Orchestra and a full Symphonic ...

A Journey Through Trip Hop

By: Bob Bradley
Date:: 02 Dec 2011

Trip Hop changed my life more than any other music style. It was the movement of my generation. Down tempo ultra cool beats fused with classic old samples, sparse female vocals and lush string arrangements. It all kicked off with Bristol's 'Wild Bunch' (otherwise known as Massive Attack) and their first record 'Blue Lines'. But it was their follow up 'Protection' that got me hooked and mildly obsessed. Shortly after, Tricky (kid) left Massive Attack and released his very own debut Maxinquaye, which ...

Synaesthesia - a sensory sensation

By: Carrie Russell
Date:: 30 Nov 2011

Synaesthesia – how does music affect our senses? How can a certain chord or song make us see a certain colour or conjure up a particular image? Audio Network explored these questions with an ‘Evening of Music and Pictures’ at the Soho Hotel last week along with a room full of TV producers, creative directors and music experts. First up was Ruth Dockwray, Muscologist and Lecturer in Popular Music at Southampton University. Ruth explores 'the sound box' - in this case how we hear ...

The Scoop from the Virgin Media Shorts Awards

By: Carrie Russell
Date:: 11 Nov 2011

Tweet The Virgin Media Shorts Awards Last night the Audio Network team attended the Virgin Media Shorts Awards. This is the first year we have been involved with the awards, offering all of the film producers and directors’ who are entering use of our production music library for their shorts, meaning they can have a high quality, multi platform cleared soundtrack – made really simple. On arrival we were greeted with champagne and canapés before being led into the auditorium ...

Audio Network takes on Cannes

By: Carrie Russell
Date:: 25 Oct 2011

The Audio Network team take on Cannes . After battling what felt like everyone else in the UK heading down south en route to the airport on one of the hottest days of the year; running through check in and being waved through a special fast track security, the Audio Network team made it to the departure lounge by the skin of our teeth. We were en-route to Cannes. The whole team comes together (almost!) MIPCOM is one of the biggest events of the year for Audio Network. It allows us to meet Film ...

Audio Network's New Website - Music Anytime, Anywhere!

By: Kristen Harold
Date:: 20 Oct 2011

We live in an era of portability. From your iPad, iPhone, Tablet or Smart Phone you can access anything from anywhere as you need it. The production world is no exception. Post-production is no longer tied to an edit suite, footage can be viewed anywhere, editing can begin on-set and decisions can be made on the go. We kept all of this in mind when creating the new Audio Network website. Music Anywhere When we began production of our new site, we knew we had to shift ...

Power to the Pixel

By: Katie Motion
Date:: 17 Oct 2011

Power to the Pixel – The Cross Media Forum. I always get a little nervous going to these events on my own for Audio Network, but the Power to the Pixel crowd is always a friendly and inviting one. People Watching Sitting at the Riverside Café at the BFI sipping my skinny latte, I looked around to see if I recognised anyone. I love people watching at the best of times but watching a huge group of ‘creatives’ excitedly greeting each other and chatting about their next digital ...

Audio Network's New Music Website

By: Simon Marett
Date:: 12 Oct 2011

The new and improved music website from Audio Network It’s been over 12 months in the making but today, Wednesday 12th October, we’re delighted to unveil our new music website at beta.audionetwork.com . We’ve listened to our customers’ feedback from around the world and we hope we’ve created a website that provides a better music and customer experience right across the site. ‘Easier, Quicker, Simpler’ is what you asked for so that is where’s we’ve ...

Music in Documentaries - A Nordic Adventure

By: Simon Marett
Date:: 30 Sep 2011

I always love travelling to Scandinavia and I visit Norway on a regular basis (my wife is Norwegian) so when the opportunity came up to attend Nordisk Panorama, a major annual Nordic documentary festival in Aarhus, Denmark, I jumped at the chance. This was a great opportunity to learn more about the use of music in documentaries from the Nordic region and practice my NorwegIan language skills - much needed! The Nordic region is a vital territory for Audio Network and I wanted to gain a good understanding ...

An Englishman going to New York

By: Andrew Sunnucks
Date:: 30 Aug 2011

An Englishman going to New York For the first time in my life I am about to become a foreigner. In a couple of weeks’ time I am moving with my wife to New York City. We will be there, on and off, for the next 6 months. My children are being put into storage in an English boarding school and will be posted to us during half terms and holidays. At 14 and 16 they see this as an exciting, unpredictable and exotic adventure. I tend to agree with them. Musical Talent The purpose of the relocation ...

Audio Network's 3rd Annual Music Pub Quiz

By: Lina Tebbs
Date:: 11 Aug 2011

Last Thursday night we hosted our 3rd Annual Audio Network Pub Quiz. Music Prize Teams from The Telegraph; PRS; Blue Tuna and Objective Productions were just a few who pulled together to try and win not only the respect of everyone in the room, but the equally tempting £100 first and £50 second prize. As well as the cheerily familiar standard quiz rounds like Music Intros and General Knowledge, we saved the best for half way through. Knowing how clued up these teams were on guessing ...

My Decade as an Audio Network Music Composer

By: Barrie Gledden
Date:: 04 Aug 2011

As Audio Network celebrate their first decade as a successful music publishing library, I can’t believe it’s also been my first ten years as an Audio Network composer. What a journey it’s been! In 2001, as a budding composer, I was working with musicians who were telling me about the great things Andrew Sunnucks and Robert Hurst were proposing to do at their new music rights cleared library, Audio Network. I met with them and was offered a contract to compose ...

Audio Network, the first 10 years

By: Andrew Sunnucks
Date:: 19 Jul 2011

I’m often asked where Audio Network comes from and how it got going. Since we are now 10 years’ old, now seems to be as good a time as any to try and tell our story. In the beginning It all started in the summer of 1999 when Robert Hurst and I were in LA. We were both working for a major music publisher – me as the Media Director and Robert as the Finance Director. At one meeting with a well known producer, we were given a particularly hard time about how difficult and complicated ...

Audio Network Mixes at Cannes Lions

By: Nick Woollard
Date:: 02 Jul 2011

Cannes Lions I genuinely love Cannes Lions. It conjures up a real mixture of excitement and trepidation - excitement at the opportunity to soak up some Mediterranean sun, but, trepidation at the prospect of plenty of sleepless days whilst retaining the wherewithal to forge new friendships and business opportunities. CFP-E Young Director Awards I arrive with the Audio Network team on the Wednesday and head straight to the CFP-E Young Director Awards. There were some amazing films on show but ...

Music in Filmmaking - Sheffield DocFest 2011

By: Juliette Squair
Date:: 14 Jun 2011

Sheffield DocFest Just back from a highly successful visit to this year’s DocFest. Audio Network held two music rights workshops, “Clearing Rights and Creating Revenue” hosted by our Rights Manager, Simon Anderson and guests, lawyer Andrew Baker from Rights TV and Glyn Middleton from True North Productions. I was delighted to chair our panel debate, “Making Music Work in your Film: Drive the Narrative”. Making Music Work in your Film Our ...

Music Rights at Sheffield DocFest

By: Simon Anderson
Date:: 07 Jun 2011

Music Rights Surgery Having held Audio Networks ’ first Music Rights Surgery last year at DocFest I’m delighted to be heading back there next week. We’re hosting two workshops this time, as well as a panel debate. Judging from the response we got last year, music copyright is such an important part of filmmaking, it seemed a good idea to have a couple of workshops on the subject. Just how do you clear those music clips? What exactly are the issues ...

Production Music meets Electro-Swing

By: Bob Bradley
Date:: 02 Jun 2011

Electro-Swing It has been described by MixMag as the sound of 2011. It is dominating the cool underground club scene in London and Brighton and new nights are emerging up and down the country. It has already become massive throughout Europe. Music, Fashion & Dance The sublimely decadent club nights are decorated with people dressed fittingly in tailcoats and wingtips, flapper dresses and feather boas, fascinators and fedoras and some impressively waxed moustaches. Vintage fashion will ...

A Journey into Dance Music

By: Gareth Johnson
Date:: 19 May 2011

A Journey into Dance Music Growing up in London has been the single biggest factor on my musical journey with dance music. London is a multicultural melting pot of people from around the globe and this ensures that we always have a rich and vibrant music scene that’s packed full of eclectic elements as we absorb ideas from each other in this melting pot of a city. Background Music to the 70’s London was the city that gave the world punk rock in 1977 with the Sex Pistols and the Clash. ...

Music – An Unusual Listening Experience

By: Dame Evelyn Glennie DBE
Date:: 11 May 2011

For those of you who know I am profoundly deaf, it might come as a shock for me to write about listening to music. However, it cannot be assumed that I, or others who are deaf, have no relation to music and hearing. For me, music is a form of communication bringing together the essential ingredients of rhythm, pitch, tone, timbre, dynamics, structure and most of all feeling and sensation. Understanding music and what is “good” or “appropriate” to listen to and what is not, ...

Audio Network supports DFG's 10 X 10 event at East End Film Festival.

By: Ebona Eastmond-Henry
Date:: 04 May 2011

East End Film Festival Some colleagues from Audio Network and I attended The East End Film Festival last week. We were supporting the great work that the DFG do - the DFG is the national organisation working to promote documentary filmmaking talent and innovation in the UK. The work they do aims to encourage, stimulate, promote and support the growth of a strong community of documentary filmmakers and film audiences and we at Audio Network are proud to work alongside and support ...

Music Publisher Audio Network’s Composer of the Month for April is JOHN 00 FLEMING

By: Andrew Sunnucks
Date:: 05 Apr 2011

So we do this composer of the month thing, and since people are known to titter at the name John OO Fleming, I though it was time to introduce him properly and declare him Audio Network’s Composer of the Month for April 2011 . Introducing a National Treasure John is an internationally famous DJ. Radio 1’s Pete Tong described him as “A national treasure of trance music”. He endlessly circumnavigates the globe, frequently playing multiple continents in a single weekend. ...

Everything you need to know about Music for Film and Television

By: Juliette Squair
Date:: 17 Mar 2011

It was great to be a panel member at a recent Women in Film and Television (WFTV) event - 'Everything you need to know about Music for Film and Television'. Alongside me was composer Philip Sheppard, Becky Bentham, director of award winning Hot House Music and Dina Eaton, music editor whose credits include the James Bond films amongst others. Mediated by independent film maker Liz Tucker from Verve Productions, the debate largely focused on when choosing music for film or television – ...

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