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Joey Santiago, lead guitarist of the post-punk band The Pixies, has joined bicoastal Elias Arts as a featured artist, working exclusively in TV commercials. Santiago will serve as a composer and a creative director on spots; he will work out of Elias, New York….Ten Music, Venice, Calif., has signed independent music label Polyvinyl, based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Per the deal, Ten will represent Polyvinyl’s extensive catalog for opportunities in traditional and nontraditional advertising media. Ten plans to pursue licenses and other extended branded opportunities for Polyvinyl…..Hum, Santa Monica, has wrapped a three-spot Lexus campaign–“Goosebumps,” “Debut” and “Robots”–directed by Victor Garcia of bicoastal/international MJZ for Team One USA, El Segundo, Calif. Jeff Koz served as creative director for Hum, with David Norland as composer, Dan Hart as sound designer, and Debbi Landon the executive producer…..DeWolfe Music, New York, recently contributed an entire game’s worth of music for 2K Games’ “Hummer Badlands” for Xbox. The intense in-game action is scored with more than 10 DeWolfe tracks….POP Sound, Santa Monica, created sound design and performed a 5.1 mix for a new theatrical and HD TV spot for Coca-Cola that takes audiences along on a magical ride with a boy on a bicycle. POP Sound’s Peter Rincon helmed the mix for the spot, titled “Parade,” which was directed by Dante Ariola of MJZ for Wieden+Kennedy (W+K), Portland, Ore., and Amsterdam–W+K, Portland, and its in-house Joint Editorial recently worked with audio engineer Craig Helmholz of Crescendo! Studios, San Francisco, on :60 and :30 spots titled “Bullets” for Electric Arts’ new game Black. Helmholz also mixed a :30 and :60 for Electronic Arts’ game The Godfather, also via W+K. Additionally, Helmholz worked with Hispanic agency Dieste Harmel & Partners, Dallas, on radio and TV commercials for Kingsford Charcoal and TV spots for Glad……Category:News
The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.
At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.
"With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."
Allred said she's ready to prove that Hutchins had a close relationship... Read More
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