615 Music has signed deals to represent three significant new music catalogs. 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler made the announcement. (NOTE: During NAB, the company will have booths located at: NAB Booth # SL9111 and RTNDA Booth #R303.)
615 Music is now representing the music catalogs “RSM” (Reliable Source Music,) “Live Source,” and “Adonys 5.1.” Said Mr. Wachtler, “‘RSM’ is a popular catalog from the U.K. and we look forward to representing them here in the U.S. The music is diverse, and will be a very good fit for film and TV. Our L.A. office will especially do well with ‘RSM.'” He adds, “And ‘Live Source’ is also an exciting new collection that I believe will do very well for our clients. Additionally, ‘Adonys 5.1’ is one of the first catalogs to offer surround mixes as well as traditional stereo mixes. Our film clients will love this catalog!”
ABOUT RSM (RELIABLE SOURCE MUSIC):
Reliable Source Music (RSM) is a London-based production music library that was founded by Wayne Bickerton, a famous pop musician. RSM is an established music production and publishing company that specializes in providing music to media professionals, by creating broadcast quality music for use in advertising, TV, video, radio, film, multimedia and corporate use, either off the shelf (production music,) or written to order (bespoke music.) All RSM tracks are available to download in mp3, WAV & AIFF formats.
The RSM catalog features 85 CDs of music in diverse styles and genres from some of the best known composers in England. For more information, please see: www.reliable-source.co.uk
Wayne Bickerton’s credits include having composed and produced over 30 hit records including the No. 1 hit “Sugar Baby Love” by The Rubettes. Having been named Songwriter of the Year in 1974 by the British Music Academy, in 1975-6 he was also named as top British record producer by the UK’s “British Phonographic Industry.” As head of Deram-Decca Records in the 1960s, Bickerton signed Cat Stevens and the Moody Blues, and later, as Head of A&R with Polydor UK, he signed The Osmonds, Neil Sedaka The New Seekers, Billy Connolly and many others. Wayne also served on the board of the UK-PRS for twenty years becoming Deputy Chairman and the Chairman – CEO.
ABOUT LIVE SOURCE:
Live Source, a catalog that features “live” musicians and composers who’ve worked extensively on a broad range of television projects, is a new library from Banshee Music, a sonic branding agency and next generation music publisher. (www.bansheemusic.com )The expertise of Banshee Music, which was born out of GMR Marketing, one of the world’s largest brand marketing agencies, is rooted in both brand marketing and entertainment across all channels, creating music that emotionally connects with consumers.
Live Source features the work of composer Chris Hanson, whose work has been heard on every major TV and radio network, and within TV shows such as “Desperate Housewives,” “20/20,” “Sex and the City,” “The Apprentice” and “Deadwood,” to name a few. Live Source also features the work of composer Michael Standal, who has amassed a catalog of more than 700 songs, with music appearing in television productions in at least 32 countries. His songs have been used in shows such as “20/20,” “48 Hours,” “60 Minutes,” “Survivor,” “America’s Most Wanted,” “Alias,” “American Idol,” “The Bachelor,” “CSI,” “Dancing With The Stars,” “Dateline,” “Primetime,” “Law and Order” and the “Gilmore Girls,” as well as in several prominent motion pictures. Michael has been a first-call studio musician in the Midwest for decades.
Other musical contributors to Live Source include Guns ‘N Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum and Violent Femmes drummer Victor DeLorenzo.
Said Gary Reynolds, Chairman/CEO, Banshee Music, “We at Banshee Music are proud to associate with 615 Music on this Live Source catalog rep deal within the U.S. 615 Music is a great independent publishing company, created and owned by Randy Wachtler, someone for whom we really have a great deal of respect.”
ABOUT ADONYS 5.1:
Adonys 5.1 is a new catalog from Paris that features all mixes available in 5.1 Surround as well as stereo mixes. The company’s 5.1 AC-3 offers clients the ability to insert music that is already encoded in Dolby Digital (AC-3 format) and is downloadable for use within corporate films, videogames, websites, etc. The company’s 5.1 Discrete allows the use of company tracks in movies, TV productions, advertising, etc., for projects in which music will need to be mixed with dialogue, comments, sound effects, etc. Adonys 5.1 has available on free DVD the separated files of the mix in SDII format (.L, .R, .C, .LS, .RS, .LFE.) For more info, please see: http://www.adonys5-1.com/accueil-adonys-en.htm
OTHER 615 MUSIC NEWS FOR NAB & RTNDA:
In other 615 Music News: During NAB 2009, 615 Music will be offering “Happy Hours” with beer and wine to guests who visit the company’s NAB Booth # SL9111, on Monday April 20 and Tuesday April 21, from 2:30–4:30 PM. Live music, under the umbrella “615 Music Unplugged Happy Hour,” will be provided by artist Mark Slaughter from the band “Slaughter,” who will play a set and sign autographs during each of those time frames.
ABOUT 615 MUSIC:
Founded by president/CEO Randy Wachtler in Nashville, Tenn., in 1984,
615 Music is a multi-award winning, full-service music development, recording, post-production and sound design company with clients that include broadcast and cable television networks and programs, local market TV stations, radio stations and syndicates, advertising agencies, and filmmakers, among others. The company is comprised of 15 production libraries, and offers clients well over 600 CDs and more than 30,000 cuts of music.
615’s client roster is comprised of virtually every major broadcast and cable television network, including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, HBO Worldwide, A&E, HGTV, The History Channel, The Family Channel, Discovery,
and CMT. Additionally, the company has written and produced musical themes and promotions used within, and to promote, numerous television series and shows. These have included the “TODAY” show, “Live with Regis and Kelly,” The Discovery Channel, “Frasier,” ABC Sports College Football, and PBS’s “Nova.”
In Fall 2007, 615 Music acquired the renowned Metro Music library. All of 615 Music’s libraries are available to the company’s clients via CD, Hard Drive, or through digital download. The combined 615 Music & Metro Music libraries are 615 “Gold” and “Platinum” Collections; 615 Song Library; AMP; Kingsize NYC; Metro Music; Music Shop; Music Gallery; Promo Accelerator; Cosmind Production Music; Plan 8 Music; Interpulse; Scoring Stage Film & TV; and ZEN.
Internationally, 615 Music also enjoys a worldwide presence. The company’s various libraries are currently being distributed to over 60 countries via its sub-publishers. In addition, 615 Music has written and produced a great deal of original music work for clients based in India, Germany, and the U.K.
Among 615 Music’s numerous awards is a National Emmy for the memorable theme the company created for A&E’s acclaimed “Biography” series. For the past two years in a row, 615 Music was also Emmy Award nominated for “Best Original Song” for two songs the company wrote and produced for NBC’s “TODAY” show—those songs were entitled “Live for Today” and “It’s a New Day, Today.”
615 Music is located at 1030 16th Ave South, Nashville, TN, 37212. The company’s phone number is 615/244-6515 and its new website can be accessed via www.615music.com
