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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
Television Academy Unveils Newly Elected Governors; Board To Become The Most Inclusive In Organization’s History
The Television Academy has announced the newly elected members to the Board of Governors who will serve two-year terms from Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2026. More than 40% of the 31 elected governors are new to the Academy’s boardroom and represent a wealth of experienced professionals across the industry.
After years of outreach and engagement with the diverse television community, the 2025 Television Academy Board of Governors is the most inclusive in the Academy’s history. For the second consecutive year, the Board of Governors reflects gender parity. In addition, 47% of its members are from historically marginalized groups (based on racial and cultural identity, sexual orientation, et al.), the highest in its history, surpassing last year’s record of 45%.
The 13 newly elected governors who will serve a first-ever two-year term are: Kevin Blank (Special Visual Effects); John Boyd (Lighting, Camera & Technical Arts); Allison Dorenbosch (Children’s Programming); Megan Galizia (Television Executives); Trayce Gigi Field (Costume Design & Supervision); Phil Gurin (Producers); Shana Hagan, ASC (Cinematographers); Siddhartha Khosla (Music); Vicki Lemar (Sound); Joseph Litzinger (Reality Programming); Angela Moos (Makeup Artist/Hairstylists); Sean Presant (Writers) and Megan Sleeper (Casting Directors).
Fifteen governors were reelected to serve a second two-year term: Wendy Aylsworth (Science & Technology); Eva Basler (Daytime Programming); Bobbi Banks (Sound Editors); Mary Lou Belli (Directors); Hillary Bibicoff (Professional Representatives); Megan Chao (Documentary Programming); Yvette Cobarrubias (Commercials); David Hartle (Production Executives); Christina Lee (Public Relations); Kate Linder (Performers); Robert M. Malachowski... Read More
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