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    Ear To Ear Interactive Launched: Christie Cash To Oversee Division; Hires Sound Designer Mullaney

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    By MILLIE TAKAKI

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    Composer Brian Banks, founder of music and sound design company Ear to Ear and audio postproduction company AudioBanks, has now formed an interactive audio division: Ear to Ear Interactive. All three entities are housed in the same Santa Monica complex.

    Banks has named Christie Cash, executive producer of AudioBanks, to also oversee the launch and development of Ear to Ear Interactive. Cash has already brought on board Chip Mullaney, a former freelance sound designer who also specializes in audio technology and software design.

    Ear to Ear Interactive creates custom music, sound design and voiceover for interactive content providers, spanning such areas as interactive television (ITV), video games, the Web, and advertising. "Ear to Ear Interactive is a natural extension of Ear to Ear, supplying quality music and sound design to the interactive community using the latest audio and Web technology," related Banks. "Chip [Mullaney] brings an exciting combination of creative and technical experience for the interactive market. He has the talent to ensure that we continue to push the boundaries of music and sound into new mediums."

    Commercial clients will be able to tap into the services and capabilities of Ear to Ear Interactive. The new division claims to have a complex authoring and re-mastering process that synchronizes interactive audio-sound, music and voice-with video streaming content. Ear to Ear Interactive’s process is billed as being compatible with Java, XML, WebTv, QuickTime and interactive digital set-top boxes such as those on the Liberate Technologies platform.

    "With strategic partners like Macromedia, QuickTime, Beatnik, and Liberate, our mission is to transform the often-silent world of the Internet into a rich media experience," said Banks. "The technology is in place, strategic alliances have been made, and phase one of interactive television has nearly begun."

    By providing interactive audio compositions as part of the interface, not as part of the video stream, Ear to Ear Interactive contends it can free more video capacity for companies that stream entertainment. Ear to Ear Interactive also intends to offer advertisers and filmmakers alternate music and dialogue tracks (i.e.-Spanish, German, Japanese) for the Web and other interactive applications, thereby extending the global reach of projects.

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    Director Jun Diaz Joins m ss ng p eces For U.S. Commercial Representation

    Wednesday, January 22, 2025

    Production company m ss ng p eces has added Jun Diaz to its directorial roster for U.S. commercial representation. Diaz has helmed dozens of campaigns for brands including the NFL, IKEA, BMW, Samsung, Converse, Mastercard, Seamless, Heineken, eBay, and the Ad Council. He also created a series of captivating films for the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA) Awards.

    Diaz’s inspiring PSA entitled “Make Them Visible” for the NYC Rescue Mission was an experiment featuring footage of unsuspecting people walking by their family members, all dressed to appear homeless. The footage was then shown to the unaware people, leaving many speechless and emotionally moved to tears. Profoundly affecting, the PSA reached two million views in three days and earned a spot on YouTube’s Top 20 Worldwide.

    Prior to joining m ss ng p eces, Diaz was most recently represented by production company O Positive.

    Half Filipino and half Japanese, Diaz was born in Tokyo. He grew up traveling to various parts of Southeast Asia and East Africa with his parents and four siblings before moving to the U.S. to pursue his dream of becoming a director. Forging his own path in the industry, Diaz was an editor for over a decade before transitioning to directing. He gained widespread acclaim for his work in commercials and feature films, with editing credits including American Movie, Home Movie, and the critically acclaimed The Kid Stays In The Picture, for which he received an ACE Eddie Award nomination for Best Edited Documentary Film.

    “Kate, Ari, Brian, and the whole m ss ng p eces team have built a community,” said Diaz. “Creatively, I mesh so well with them. In some ways, I feel it’s a new beginning for me, because you can never... Read More

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