1: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s “That’s How”
Music/Sound: Mix Kitchen, Chicago Craig J. Snider, lyrics and music supervision; Sam Fishkin, executive producer; Lauren Duski, vocals. Schupp Consulting, St. Louis Jessen Wabeke, copywriter, lyrics (in tandem with Mix Kitchen’s Snider); Audio Post: Mix Kitchen, Chicago Sam Fishkin, audio post mixer; Agency: Schupp Consulting, St. Louis; Production: Schupp Consulting, St. Louis Scott Ferguson, director
2: Nissan’s “With Dad”
Music/Sound: Song: “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin stimmung, Santa Monica, Calif. Gus Koven, sound designer & music editor; Nicholas Tuttle, sound design assistant; Ceinwyn Clark, executive producer. Audio Post: Play, Santa Monica, Calif. John Bolen, mixer Agency: TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles Production: Park Pictures, bicoastal Lance Acord, director. Editorial Whitehouse Post Russell Icke, editor; James Dierx, assistant editor; Joni Williamson, exec producer; Joanna Manning, producer.
3: Sherwin Williams’ “Adventure”
Music/Sound Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Beacon Street Studios, composers; Adrea Lavezzoli, executive producer. Audio Post Beacon Street Studios, Venice, Calif. Mike Franklin, sound mixer; Aaron Cornacchio, assistant mixer; Kate Vadnais, mix producer. Agency McKinney, Durham, NC Production Buck, bicoastal Buck, director (animation)
4: Loctite’s “Positive Feelings”
Music/Sound: tonefarmer, New York Jimmy Harned, composer/sound designer Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, mixer Agency: Fallon, Minneapolis Production: PRETTYBIRD, Culver City, Calif. Tim & Eric, directors
5: Toyota’s “How Great I Am”
Music/Sound: Elias Arts, bicoastal Vincenzo LoRusso, executive creative director; Michael Goldstein, creative director; Ann Haugen, executive producer; Katie Overcash, producer. Rock Paper Scissors, Los Angeles Stewart Reeves, sound designer Noises Digital, San Francisco & Los Angeles Kim Christensen, sound designer Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, mixer Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi LA Production: RSA Films, bicoastal/international Jake Scott, director
6: Powerade’s “Rose From Concrete”
Music/Sound: Squeak E. Clean Productions, Los Angeles Carol Dunn, executive producer; Chris Shaw, sr. producer; Justin Hori, creative director/composer. Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, sound designer. Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif. Loren Silber, mixer; Jessica Locke, producer. Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore. Production: Smuggler, bicoastal/international Jaron Albertin, director
7: Lowe Campbell Ewald Creates “Pin Map” For U.S. Navy
Client U.S. Navy Agency Lowe Campbell Ewald Curtis Melville, executive creative director; Eric Olis, creative director; Alan Majewski, associate creative director/art; Jeff Warner, associate creative director/copy; Clark Attebury, executive integrated producer; Dave Lockwood, group strategy director; Yvonne Hughes, account and experiential marketing manager; Helen Giles, director, national broadcast and video integration. Production Parachute VFX Klaus Obermeyer, director/DP; Lance O’Connor, exec producer. VFX Parachute VFX Sam O’Hare, designer. Graphics Burrows Christopher Wirth, designer/animator. Editorial Aerofilm Tony Gentile, editor; Patrick Knight, producer. Music/Sound Yessian Music, Detroit and Venice, Calif. Bill Wandel, composer; Gerald Smerek, producer; Dean Hovey, sound designer. Audio Post Yessian Music, Detroit Scotty Gatteno, mixer.
8: American Express’ “Anthem”
Music/Sound: Bang Music, New York Timo Elliston, composer Aretha Franklin sings “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” Lost Planet, New York Charlie Johnston, sound designer Audio Post: Sonic Union, New York Steve Rosen, mixer Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, New York Michael Freeman, sr. music producer Production: Smuggler, bicoastal/international Henry-Alex Rubin, director
9: Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ “Hope”
Music/Sound: Trivers/Myers Music, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Trivers/Myers Music, composer Audio Post: One Union Recording Studio, San Francisco Eben Carr, mixer Agency: The Hive, San Francisco Production: Supply & Demand, bicoastal Sean Thonson, director.
10: Mophie’s “All Powerless”
Music/Sound: Human (music), New York Barking Owl (sound design), West Los Angeles, Calif. Kelly Bayett, creative director; Barking Owl, sound design. Audio Post: Lime Studios, Santa Monica, Calif.
Rohan Young, mixer. Agency: Deutsch LA Production: Biscuit Filmworks, bicoastal Christopher Riggert, director.