duotone audio group: AMC’s Rubicon Previews with Music from Pete Nashel
“Rubicon,” AMC’s latest drama, is set to premiere August 1, 2010. AMC offered a sneak preview of the one-hour pilot on Sunday, June 6, after the season finale of “Breaking Bad.”
Scored by duotone’s Pete Nashel, the show received early praise from the NY Times, Rolling Stone, and others:
“AMC’s stellar track record of Mad Men and Breaking Bad speaks for itself – and Rubicon seems to be in the same elite class,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone, calling the show a “superbly brainy thriller.” The NY Times says “‘Rubicon’ seems irresistible: a suspenseful series laced with conspiracy and espionage in the style of classic 1970s thrillers like ‘Three Days of the Condor’ and ‘The Parallax View.’”
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duotone’s Jack Livesey composed the theme running through a series of branded films for Mitchum’s new “Hardest Working _ Person_ in America” (HWPIA) campaign. The integrated campaign was created via Brett Ratner Brands and CAA Marketing, with celebrated documentary directors Albert Maysles and Casey Niestat behind the camera. The objective of the campaign is to find The Hardest Working (insert job title here) in America. The work is currently appearing online at Mitchumhardestworking.com, on TV, and in live screenings. Original music by duotone is woven throughout the stories of such hard-working Americans as a “Cattle Rancher”,”Web Entrepreneur”, “Baker”, and a “Coach”, and we break a sweat just watching them start their day.
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2011
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- NPR- First Listen: Son Lux, ‘We Are Rising’ 04.11
- Pitchfork- New Release: Son Lux: We Are Rising 03.11
- Laughing Squid- Son Lux and 2000 Other Bands Complete Album-In-A-Month Project 03.11
- NPR- All Songs Considered 02.11
duotone’s Louis Schwadron Soars with SKY WHITE TIGER
On Monday, May 10th, songwriter/bandleader Louis Schwadron – former member of The Polyphonic Spree and Rufus Wainwright’s band – delivered a rousing performance at New York’s Mercury Lounge with his new band SKY WHITE TIGER. Sid Finch was the opening band.
Read More »duotone’s Peter Nashel and Pete Miser Get Their ‘Freakonomics’ On
NEW YORK CITY, April 30, 2010 – Tonight, the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival concludes with the premiere of “Freakonomics,” the highly anticipated documentary adaptation of the best-seller by economist Steven Levitt and his co-author, Stephen J. Dubner. The film is comprised of segments by noted documentary filmmakers Morgan Spurlock, Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, and Seth Gordon. Composers Peter Nashel and Pete Miser of duotone scored Jarecki’s segment, which focuses on crime in America in the 90′s and what caused it to drop.
Mophonics Makes Muscle Milk Music with Comedy Campaign from Pereira & O’Dell
Pardon the alliteration in the title – we know it doesn’t do justice to the great creative from Pereira & O’Dell or the excellent music from Mophonics‘ Mark Foster. “Katie” may not be the brightest bulb in town, but she is in great shape and looking HOT – thanks to Muscle Milk – which leaves her with no shortage of companions on her morning jog:
Read More »Muscle Milk, Mophonics, and Pereira O’Dell ‘Spring Break it Down’
“This was an unusually creative and collaborative process and we had great time doing it,” recalls Mophonics‘ Josh Marcy, who produced and composed the music with Mark Foster for Muscle Milk “Spring Break it Down,” a viral video for the brand, created via agency Pereira O’Dell. “It was hilarious. Most of the time we were recording, we were trying to not laugh over takes.”
The Mophonics team worked closely with director Jeremy Konner of Partizan. ”The production team came to Mophonics and we all sat together and we wrote lyrics,” Marcy says. ”Jeremy threw ideas at us musically and we riffed with him on the lyrics. He had an idea that we would do this slowed down section in the middle. Tempo changes are notoriously hard to pull off, but in the end, it’s one of the coolest parts of the song.”
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Mophonics Casts a Musical Spell for Audi
Audi takes on BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes in a pair of new spots directed by Lance Acord of Park Pictures, via Venables Bell, with music by Mophonics.
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With Music by Mophonics, THINK! Biker Campaign Puts a Face on Safe Driving
“Named Rider,” a new spot for the UK’s Department for Transport (DFT), features motorcyclists on the road with bold, stylized neon signs bearing their names and other information. The concept was inspired by research indicating drivers are more careful around bikers when they actually know one. Created via Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO as part of its THINK! campaign, the spot showcases an original track composed by Stephan Altman of Mophonics. The song, “If You Got To Know Me,” has a bouncy, friendly feel that perfectly suits the spot, airing now in the UK and across the Web. The full-length version is currently available for download here.
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PrimalScream Music Drives Hyundai to the Super Bowl with Original Music and Sound
LOS ANGELES, CA, February 5, 2010 – Independent music company PrimalScream Music (www.primalscreammusic.com) has created original music and sound treatment for a Hyundai campaign via Innocean Worldwide/Irvine, set to air during the Super Bowl XLIV broadcast.
The ads (“Quotes” is pict., left) were directed by Ed Miller, and PrimalScream Musicʼs Nicole Dionne said her team was inspired by the reflections and angles in the visuals. “We had breathtaking imagery, true movement, and color to work with, and this helped us enhance the connection with the viewer through music. We really connected with the creative team and director on this campaign,” she noted. “We were given the room to complement with sound and music what they had achieved with the visuals.”
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About PrimalScream Music
Our purpose for each campaign is to produce authentic and sensational music branding. This requires creating an authentic message for the consumer. To accomplish this, we collaborate with a uniquely talented and esteemed group of record producers, bands, musicians, singers, film composers, programmers, as well as countless others – specifically chosen to meet the goals of each campaign. The result is an unparalleled “iPod-worthy” product that improves the brand image, communicates directly with viewers, and exceeds our clients’ musical aspirations.
At our company, original music is created, written, produced and delivered specifically to each client. Formed in 1995 and overseen by Creative Director/Executive Music Producer Nicole Dionne, PrimalScream Music has worked with a wide range of musicians and composers in all genres of music, for a diverse clientele including BMW, Starz TV Network, Visa, Sony PlayStation, Home Depot, UPS, Pepsi, Intel, Wachovia Securities and many more.
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