WOMEN IN MUSIC HISTORY-BECAUSE IT’S WOMENS HISTORY MONTH! Whether you’re a fan of Kassia of Constantinople (first female composer of the Western world) or a modern day “Swifty”, let us begin this post with an apology as we will definitely not have enough space to cover ALL of the contributions of the various influential women [...]
Earlier today, The Guild of Music Supervisors announced their official nominees for this years GMS awards! The 2021 awards show will take place virtually on April 11th. Here is the full list of nominees: FILM Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million Jonathan Leahy (“Bill & Ted Face The Music”)Becky Bentham (“Eurovision”)Julia Michels [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the music industry to a grinding halt, forcing musicians--and specifically, songwriters--to come up with new, efficient ways to collaborate for writing and recording. Fortunately, with the amazing technology at our fingertips, songwriters are adapting to the challenge of social distancing, including: Utilization of file-sharing sites like Disco or DropBox to send [...]
Last month, the Justice Department decided not to modify consent decrees that controls how music is licensed through ASCAP and/or BMI. The chief of the Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, said there was a "lack of consensus" among stakeholders in the industry. The consensus was determined via a workshop hosted by the DOJ last summer. Artists [...]
For many years, the same impediments that have prevented African-Americans from economic equality and acknowledgement in mainstream music may have kept them from enjoying the same liberties in the seemingly more inclusive Indie Music space. According a recent article by Pitchfork, even when Black artists manage to break into the indie realm, they are often [...]
Tunedge has thousands of driving, high-energy tracks specifically designed for sports, and now that the football season is nearing its conclusion, it's the perfect time to search and audition our catalog if you're working on promos and/or broadcasts for the Big Game! In fact, Tunedge was tapped by CBS Sports to provide bumper and highlight [...]
Rather than a long dissertation expounding on the province of a masterful music pitch, let’s instead dive right into the proper ways (and pitfalls to avoid) when sending your local Music Supervisor a song or piece of music for his/her consideration. DO’s: · Be selective on what you pitch- only send what the Sup’s brief is [...]
Discover some new music--check out our new music montage highlighting music for January 2021: Pop Hits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yT-xhNlvUk Tunedge's Pop Hits all have a contemporary, energetic radio-friendly sound, featuring white-hot hip-hop urban beats and vocal melodies, atmospheric synths, hand claps, trap music, and heavy percussive elements. Whether you're producing a station promo, or need music for [...]
Covid-19 (aka “Bandemic” for many gigging artists) has turned the Live music industry upside down in many ways. However, for many musicians, it has been a source of motivation and creativity in the face of adversity. Because of “stay-at-home” orders and various “lockdown” scenarios, artists from all walks of the music industry have had to [...]
Who's ready to say goodbye to the incessant craziness of 2020? Oh, only everyone! Tunedge has tons of great tracks built for ringing in the New Year. Whether you're working on a promo or a commercial, Tunedge's deep catalog has a wide-ranging selection of cuts that will perfectly augment your production. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipUbdWXSE9c Over the last [...]