615 Music, one of America’s preeminent Production Music companies, providers of production music and original themes, for television networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive applications and multi-media clients, has recently contributed music to a number of television stations, TV shows and commercials located around the world. 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler made the announcement.
In Canada, 615 Music has recently provided music for a number of CBC TV series, including several reality-based shows. And in Quebec, the company has placed music in several current affairs programs.
In Spain, 615 Music has placed music in a TV commercial for McDonalds. And across Asia and Australia, the company has placed music in a number of high profile TV commercials, including those for Toyota, Burger King, IBM, Nokia, Samsung and Yamaha.
In the UK, the company has placed music for the BBC, BBC 2, Sky Television, Channel 4, ITV1, Channel 5 and UK Style. While In Japan, 615 Music recently placed music in the worldwide film trailer “Twentieth Century Boyz.”
615 Music placed music in Hitachi and IKEA TV commercials seen in Israel, and for promos seen on STV and the FiveStar Channel in China, and on CNN and CNBC in India. The company’s music can also be heard in new promos for several TV reality programs airing throughout Scandinavia.
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.
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. As a result, 615 Music now has 10 production libraries and well over 500 CDS worth of music available to its clients. 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; 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
Dan Harary Asbury Communications PR Beverly Hills, CA 310/859-1831 asburypr@aol.com
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