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Virtual Crate Digging: Ambient Guitar Negative

Guitar textures enhanced with post-processing weave an enchanting, yet uncomfortable tapestry of sound full of tension and emotion.

StoriesNathan HonoreOctober 9, 2024library music, music licensing, music supervision, virtual crate digging, #PICX, #PicturePuncture, picture puncture, guitar drones, ambient drones, tension, tense drones

Bangers & Dance

Fluid rhymes, big hooks, bigger beats, and the occasional left turn. Bangers & Dance, the soundtrack of a night with (potentially) questionable decisions and undeniable action.

In the StudioNathan HonoreOctober 8, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #LMTL, #LMNTLRecords, hip-hop, nightclub, rap, electronica, electro, east coast hip-hop

Underline the Tone

Underline the Tone with an UNDERscore specific look at albums built for accenting the feel of production with clear, minimalist themes.

In the StudioNathan HonoreSeptember 10, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #UND, #UNDERscore, drones, percussion, tension, corporate

Manufactured Reality

While the drama of Reality TV can be larger-than-life, it is the music that dictates the levels of suspense, quirkiness, heartbreak, and triumph. That’s why our Modus Operandi Production Music label has been a home for albums specifically designed for reality television, cooking competitions, and challenges to earn contestants big prizes and deliver audiences big entertainment.

In the StudioNathan HonoreAugust 27, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #MOPM, #ModusOperandi, game show music, reality tv, reality television, competition

International Business

International Business has flavor and sound that cannot be replicated through email. These album from Three Ingredients Or Less focus on traveling for work, utilizing anthems from around the world, the dramatic sounds of an ever-shifting global marketplace, and formal dinner music for diplomatic relations.

In the StudioNathan HonoreAugust 19, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #3ING, #ThreeIngredientsOrLess, national anthems, international anthems, travel, state dinner, noble dinner

Virtual Crate Digging: Ebony Ivory Recipe

Through equal parts experimentation, manipulation, and a classical approach, Ebony Ivory Recipe only features the piano. But it may not always sound like that.

StoriesNathan HonoreAugust 6, 2024library music, music licensing, music supervision, virtual crate digging, #3ING, #ThreeIngredientsOrLess, piano, Nils Frahm, Olafur Arnalds

Bottles of Blues

Blues music is at its best when the raw, dusty, dirty, beautiful, soulful songs are presented as is. Always recorded with era-specific equipment and techniques, our Analog Champion label is the ideal home for many of our favorite Bottles of Blues.

In the StudioNathan HonoreJuly 23, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, retro, #ACPM, #AnalogChampion, Blues, acoustic blues, Chicago Blues, Swamp Blues, New Orleans Blues, Bayou Blues

Emphatic Elements

A Picture Puncture specific look at our bespoke workparts, unique sound design elements, and textures that contribute to a standout score.

In the StudioNathan HonoreJuly 9, 2024production music, library music, playlist, music licensing, music supervision, #PICX, #PicturePuncture, trailer effects, Braam, drum sets, drones

New Playlist Alert: Olympic Stories

For the Paris 2024 Olympics, we’ve assembled two distinct playlists for different chapters of an athlete’s dream, a team’s ambition, or a nation’s hopes.

Distinct Indie Darlings

Coloring outside the lines of conventional genre labels to create songs that stand out in a crowded space. If you’re looking for something with a truly singular sound, these Distinct Indie Darlings stretch the possibilities.

In the StudioNathan HonoreJune 25, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #LMTL, #LMNTLRecords, indie rock, alt pop, dark pop, indie folk

Southern Specific Sparks

Southern Specific Sparks give the listener a taste of that distinctive instrumentation and signature attitude, instantly transporting them to Appalachia and dusty country roads.

In the StudioNathan HonoreJune 10, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, Southern, Southern rock, Honky Tonk, Americana, Swamp, Banjo, country rock, modern country, #OSPK, #OrganicSpark

Retro Activate

A gallery of albums from our Modus Operandi Production Music label with retro themes that place a listener back in time for era-specific dramas, archival throwbacks, or comedic placements.

In the StudioNathan HonoreMay 29, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #MOPM, #ModusOperandi, retro, vintage orchestral scores, game show music, game show theme, 8-bit, arcade game music, video game music, marches, newsreels

Virtual Crate Digging: Bouncing Colors

Dig into an album with a kaleidoscope of textures and melodic, edgy bass riffs at the forefront.

StoriesNathan HonoreMay 8, 2024library music, music licensing, music supervision, virtual crate digging, #E&E, #Eyeballs&Eardrums, electric bass, bass guitar riffs, Scott Pilgrim, Paul Rudd, funky, summer party, Flaming Lips, Jerry Gruvis

Poppin' Along

Straight from our HypeKit label lineup, these sub-genres of pop deliver with punched up and ultra promo-friendly characters from across the airwaves.

In the StudioNathan HonoreApril 29, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, dark pop, Hyperpop, nocturnal pop, Latin Pop, Positive Pop, Indie Pop, Synth Pop, future pop, #HK, #HypeKit

Intentional Experiments

“Experimenting with electronics and other instruments…” is a minimalist creative framework that describes so much of how Thomas Wincek creates. Whether that be through his celebrated band All Tiny Creatures or his synth-centric production music, this exploration of Wincek’s work is a case-study in intentional experimentation.

In the StudioNathan HonoreApril 25, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #E&E, #Eyeballs&Eardrums, synthesizer, analog synthesizer, synthewave, retro, #AnalogChampion, #ACPM, All Tiny Creatures, Thomas Wincek, Bon Iver, Collections of Colonies of Bees, Volcano Choir

Underdog Stories

Utilizing a variety of genres that feed a hungry mentality for determined dreamers, we’ve assembled a squad of music that mirrors overcoming obstacles and the emotional growth found in Underdog Stories.

In the StudioNathan HonoreApril 8, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, synthesizer, retro, #UND, #UNDERscore, underdog, teen drama, indie rock, dark pop

Shades of Synthesizers

We’ve patched together a few albums that feature the many Shades of Synthesizers including retro, modern, and the truly unique.

In the StudioNathan HonoreMarch 21, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, music supervision, #E&E, #Eyeballs&Eardrums, synthesizer, analog synthesizer, synthewave, retro, Stranger Things, Tron, Blade Runner

Ambitious Blends

A closer look at some of more unique, esoteric stylings we’ve created to help give a sound to the high-minded advertising boardroom speak within Dancing About Architecture.

In the StudioNathan HonoreFebruary 26, 2024production music, library music, playlist, music licensing, music supervision, #DAA, #DancingAboutArchitecture