http://www.audionetwork.comThe blog from Audio Network(c) 2012, Audio Network. All rights reserved.5 [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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2012/5/17/sound-loud-tech.aspxThu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2012/5/8/composers-collaborate-production-music.aspxTue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2012/5/3/music-collaboration.aspxThu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2012/4/3/indie.aspxTue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2012/3/29/audio-network-production-music-daytona-lights.aspxThu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT   As manager of   Creative Services in the New York office, I spend the majority of my time listening to music. Whether it’s sourcing tracks for our clients’ television series, films, ads and games, discussing new pieces with our composers, or scouring Soundcloud for fresh and innovative tunes, my ears are usually locked to my headphones. One of the most exciting elements of working in this industry is that music is constantly evolving, and now that musicians have more outlets ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2012/2/7/natpe.aspxTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Chris Egan has just finished recording a Cinematic Blockbuster Movie Extravaganza with the full Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (all ninety of them) at Abbey Road Studio One. Audio Network talks to the man behind the music to find out how he does such a thing…   What inspired you to create this type of score? The inspiration is drawn from the wonderful old-school ‘Popcorn Movies’ that I’ve watched since I was a child. I’ve always written from a media composer point ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/12/13/abbey-road-recording-part-two.aspxTue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/12/7/abbey-road-recording.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/12/2/a-journey-through-trip-hop.aspxFri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/11/30/synaesthesia-a-sensory-sensation.aspxWed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/11/11/virgin-media-shorts-awards.aspxFri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/10/25/mipcom-production-music-tv-cannes.aspxTue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/10/20/website.aspxThu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/10/17/cross-media-production-music-bfi.aspxMon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/10/12/audio-networks-new-music-website.aspxWed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/9/30/music-documentary-rights-cleared.aspxFri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/8/30/new-york--music--composer.aspxTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/8/11/music-quiz-audio-network.aspxThu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/8/4/audio-network-composer-experience.aspxThu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/7/19/audio-network-company-profile-.aspxTue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/7/2/music-advertisting-cannes-lions.aspxSat, 02 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/6/14/production-music-filmmaking-docfest-.aspxTue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/6/7/music-rights-docfest-film.aspxTue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/6/2/electro-swing--production-music.aspxThu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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. ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/5/19/production-music-embraces-dance-music.aspxThu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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, ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/5/11/music-–-an-unusual-listening-experience.aspxWed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/5/4/audio-network-supports-documentary-filmmakers-group-dfg-10-x-10-event-at-east-end-film-festival.aspxWed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT I’ve arrived in Miami and gearing up for the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Conference.   After launching our Latin Catalogue here this past January, it’s great to be back! I was thrilled and flattered to be invited by Billboard to speak at this year’s conference.   My panel on “The Art of Synching and Licensing” is this afternoon at the Eden Roc Renaissance.   Licensing music for productions can be a harrowing process.   How do you choose the ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/4/26/billboardlatin.aspxTue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT   The Tribeca Film Festival is nearly upon us and everyone at Audio Network is excited by the line up.  There are too many inspiring films to name only a few, but after the screenings we’re looking forward to some words of wisdom from Ron Howard, Robert De Niro and Julie Taymor. Of course not everyone from the office can take a week’s vacation, so we have high hopes for the launch of Tribeca Online -  a new online platform featuring the very best of the festival.  ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/4/20/tribecafilmfestival.aspxWed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } The world has gone mad for Royal Weddings. The media has left no stone unturned in its search for a new angle, opinion or insight; commentators draw significance from the tiniest utterances of Will or Kate often seeking the inside track from their loosest acquaintances. Silkworm experts are giving their views on Royal Wedding dresses, village halls are gearing up for japes and frolics and health and safety experts, ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/4/13/royalwedding.aspxWed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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. ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/4/5/music-publisher-audio-network’s-composer-of-the-month---april-2011-is-john-00-fleming-.aspxTue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT 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 –  ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/3/17/everything-you-need-to-know-about-music-for-film-and-television.aspxThu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT @font-face { font-family: "ＭＳ 明朝"; }@font-face { font-family: "ＭＳ 明朝"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Bold Italic"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria; }.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10pt; font-family: Cambria; }div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; } It’s full steam ahead at SXSW and we’ve had an incredible week so far!  Sunday’s Filmmaker Brunch we hosted with ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/3/16/audionetwork-sxsw.aspxWed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT My bags are packed, plane ticket is in hand and I’m ready to head off to SXSW!  It’s going to be a busy week, but I can’t wait to meet all you Filmmakers out there, hear some great music and of course taste that famous Southwestern cuisine! The Audio Network-Kodak Filmmaker Brunch will be the perfect start to the week.  OK -  here's a question...what’s better a breakfast burrito or a breakfast taco? We’re looking forward to meeting new friends in film ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/3/11/sxsw-bound.aspxFri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT I was delighted to be asked to give a couple of seminars to broadcast professionals at the annual Broadcast Magazine Production Show at Earls Court, London, recently.  It meant that I had a captive audience made up of programme makers, producers and upcoming talent to wax lyrical to about my views on using music to produce creative content. I am by no means a polished presenter as I spend most of my days locked in the studio making music and getting geeky with studio equipment.   ...http://www.audionetwork.com/blog/2011/3/10/top-tips-for-music-production.aspxThu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT