Musical ChairsCreative director/composer Augustus Skinner has launched his own Brooklyn-based music company, Crispin Thump.
August 18, 2006 -- Creative director/composer Augustus Skinner has launched his own Brooklyn-based music company, Crispin Thump. His music writing credits over the years include spots for the likes of BP.com, Canon, Mercedes-Benz, L'Oreal, Sony, adidas and Gateway. He is perhaps best known for his tenure at Amber Music in London, first as chief engineer, then as a collaborator with composers Nick and Andy, and ultimately as a full-time composer. Crispin Thump also features composers Krishna Venkatesh, Jon Darling, Eugene Cho, Ed 209 and Erich Lee.....

Musical ChairsMitchell Froom, producer of Daniel Powter's hit "Bad Day" (which recently earned the number one slot on the Billboard U.S. music charts), has signed with Visual Music, Woodland Hills, Calif., for representation in film, TV, film trailers and commercials.
June 23, 2006 -- Mitchell Froom, producer of Daniel Powter's hit "Bad Day" (which recently earned the number one slot on the Billboard U.S. music charts), has signed with Visual Music, Woodland Hills, Calif., for representation in film, TV, film trailers and commercials. Additionally, Froom's experimental "sound paintings" on his "Monkey Tree" EP are being repped exclusively by Visual Music…..

Musical ChairsJoey Santiago, lead guitarist of the post-punk band The Pixies, has joined bicoastal Elias Arts as a featured artist, working exclusively in TV commercials.
May 12, 2006 -- Joey Santiago, lead guitarist of the post-punk band The Pixies, has joined bicoastal Elias Arts as a featured artist, working exclusively in TV commercials. Santiago will serve as a composer and a creative director on spots; he will work out of Elias, New York….Ten Music, Venice, Calif., has signed independent music label Polyvinyl, based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Per the deal, Ten will represent Polyvinyl's extensive catalog for opportunities in traditional and nontraditional advertising media. Ten plans to pursue licenses and other extended branded opportunities for Polyvinyl…..

Musical ChairsYessian Music (Detroit, New York, Los Angeles and Melbourne) and its New York-based licensing and research division Dragon Licks co-sponsored an artists' showcase last month at East Side Manhattan's Coda Lounge to introduce three bands—The New Black, Abigail Zsiga and Livintrust—to an audience of advertising, record label, and TV program and promotion executives.
April 21, 2006 -- Yessian Music (Detroit, New York, Los Angeles and Melbourne) and its New York-based licensing and research division Dragon Licks co-sponsored an artists' showcase last month at East Side Manhattan's Coda Lounge to introduce three bands—The New Black, Abigail Zsiga and Livintrust—to an audience of advertising, record label, and TV program and promotion executives. The concert featured acts selected by Chris Munger, music supervisor/exec producer at Dragon Locks. Among the event's co-sponsors were Gibson guitars, Budweiser, the Village Voice and SHOOT. Serving as emcee for the evening was Brian Yessian, a principal in Yessian Music.

Musical ChairsFive artisans formerly of McHale Barone, New York
March 10, 2006 -- Five artisans formerly of McHale Barone, New York—Joe Barone, Jill Cheris, Tim Leitner, Dawn Mjoen and Donna Barone—have launched Bar1, a New York-based music and radio production house….