Archive for March 6th, 2008

Detroit, MI – March 5, 2008: Blastwave FX announces the release of a new sound effects library called Pop Production Elements™.

This one of a kind collection is specifically designed to give audio professionals all the fluff and tingly feelings needed to make audiences smile. Pop is the ultimate high definition collection of the happiest sounds on Earth. This collection has 2,500 stereo broadcast WAV files and 5.1 surround files, totaling over 2 hours of unique feel good sound effects on 2 DVDs. more

Peachtree City, GA –February 30, 2008—Situated in the artistic community of Silverlake, Los Angeles, CA, Kingsize Soundlabs offers a unique recording environment with an array of vintage, as well as the latest state-of-the-art technology, which appeals to the alternative music scene. With high-profile alternative music clients including Jesus and Mary Chain and Australian band The Vines, protecting the recorded sessions is essential, and Avastor HDX FireWire hard drives are the number one choice for sessions that track directly to drives or require back up. more

Action sports and motor sports have become critical vehicles for product branding, providing sponsors with opportunities to catch some air time while associating themselves with some of North America’s most exciting athletes and events. Mac®-based design and post-production house Mad Media, based in Oceanside, Calif., specializes in providing branded advertising and Web content for just these types of events, building a client list that includes Red Bull®, DC Shoes®, Element Skateboards®, Split Clothing and Subaru of America. more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — As Auralex Acoustics continues to expand its business overseas, the company has added Dolphin Music to its growing list of UK distributors. Supplying over 10,000 different products from over 500 manufacturers, Dolphin Music will now carry Auralex’s complete line of acoustical products, including, its StudioFoam, LENRD bass traps as well as its free standing MAX Wall kits. more

Stand No. H8 K53
Prolight + Sound 2008 Frankfurt, Germany March 12-15, 2008

Frankfurt, Germany, March 6, 2008—Clear-Com Communication Systems® is bringing control of its Eclipse Digital Matrix Intercom System to the user’s fingertips with the new compact V-Series Desktop unit. This latest addition to its family of V-Series Panel products can sit on a tabletop or be wall-mounted for quick access and increased convenience. A leading innovator of communications solutions for the broadcast, live performance, government and commercial markets, Clear-Com® will be showcasing the new V-Series Desktop at Prolight + Sound 2008. more

MAXON Computer invites members of the press and all other NAB 2008 attendees, to stop by the MAXON booth, #SL6826, to see the latest versions of the company’s professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. MAXON’s flagship software solution, CINEMA 4D, one of the fastest growing and most widely used 3D products for digital content creation, is used by artists around the world to create compelling motion graphics for some of the broadcast industry’s most widely recognized entities, including The Weather Channel, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, BBC, Al Jazeera, NBC ,FOX, NFL, Court TV, National Geographic Channel, Univision, and the BBC, to name just a few. more

Encino, CA, March 6, 2008 – AvatarLabs, one of Hollywood’s most successful online marketing agencies specializing in the creation of online rich media and enriched websites, has named Brent Jeong as Senior Producer. Rex Cook, Executive Creative Director/Founder, AvatarLabs, made the announcement. more

LA-based Looking Glass Films and London’s Bikini Films have announced an arrangement whereby each will represent select talent from the other’s roster in their respective markets. Initially, Bikini at Looking Glass will feature directors Andy Morahan, David Hartley, Peter Lydon, Johnny Magginn, Jonty Toosey, and Katie Bell.

“It seemed inevitable that Kate and I collaborate – we have so many agency friends in common who insisted that we meet,” said Looking Glass Owner/Executive Producer June Guterman, an Academy Award-winning producer whose diverse and distinguished roster includes David Mamet, Alek Keshishian, Alfonso Arau, Steven Antin, Kerry Conran, Chad Einbinder, Renny Harlin, Anjelica Huston, Marc/Andy, Francine McDougall, Marine Panossian, Jay Roach, Chris Rock, Mark Simmons, and Cliff Watts. more

Welcome to Spotlab, a concentrated program for commercial directors in which each participant will shoot three original spec spots in three months. If the endeavor sounds reminiscent of Group101Spots, it’s for good reason: founder Dina Mande and Production Advisor Steven Gould have rebranded the program.

“Originally, Group101Spots welcomed mostly brand new directors but we’re finding it no longer accurately reflect the level of professionalism of the members,” explained Mande. “It’s not film school, but it is a laboratory, and it’s a place from which directors can launch or transform their careers.” more

Motion Picture Soundtrack Production in Florida

Tampa, Florida, March 2008 -

Scoring is complete for the feature film “Disturbed”. Directors: Randy Aldridge & Brian Mclaughlin.

The score was composed by Don Poole of Ron Rose Productions and David Poole of Poole Brothers Music. (poolebrothersmusic.com)

It was quiet in the small friendly town of Quartz Hill…too quiet. That changed suddenly when Congressman Fontaine, a former district attorney finally put Mason, a serial murderer and rapist in prison, with a date to meet his maker. Mason had a vicious hatred towards women. He was repeatedly molested and beaten by his sick mother as a child. Now things have changed. Mason has escaped prison and has vowed to massacre the Fontaine family. Lock your doors, turn on the lights, revenge has never been so DiStUrBeD. more