Blog — Lab Notes

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

Call & Response: Andrea Giordani

Composer, actor, puppeteer, and overall creative polymath Andrea Giordani crafts scores that utilize a story-driven approach. In this interview, we chat with Andrea about the influence of acting on her music, her thoughts on storytelling, and the process of composing for different mediums.

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

Underway

Mental or physical, big or small, every journey is a story unto itself and the atmospheric, cerebral sounds of Underway reflect the choices that keep us on the path.

New MusicNathan HonoreMay 21, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, audio branding, brand sounds, music for for videos, underscore, #UND, #UNDERscore, Andrea Giordani, atmospheric, cerebral, travel documentaries, aerial drone footage, science/technology

Call & Response: Kory Burrell

With a thirst for knowledge and appetite for unique sounds, New York artist Kory Burrell is building a body of work that utilizes his sonic awareness to create nuanced and impactful music. In this interview, Burrell shares how he discovers new sounds and how that adds to his own well of experience and much more.

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

Call & Response: Amanda Huff

It can be difficult to define the magic that makes up the sonic vibrations of music. But as we discovered in this interview, artist Amanda Huff has no problem describing her relationship with music through evocative, enthralling visual language. Huff’s responses are second only to the music itself, setting the scene beautifully for a journey that is as dynamic as her voice.

In the StudioNathan HonoreApril 22, 2024music licensing, interview, production music, songwriter, producer, Amanda Huff, Vincent Van Great, Milwaukee music, This Random Machine, Holtergeist, Hemiptera, Enya, Shirley Manson

Bedroom Pop

There’s nothing to hide in Bedroom Pop (E&E-039) as dreamy, tender indie-inspired tracks balance pop synths and warbly guitars with charming vocal hooks.

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

New Playlist Alert: Electro Swing

Bringing the extravagance and animated jazz, ragtime stylings together with modern electro element for a remix that hits nostalgic notes while landing firmly in the twenty first century.

New MusicNathan HonoreApril 1, 2024production music, library music, playlist, music licensing, #OSPK, #OrganicSpark, #UND, #UNDERscore, #DAA, #DancingAboutArchitecture, electro swing, The Great Gatsby, electro, Roaring 20s

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

Top Chef: Wisconsin

Bravo’s Top Chef has brought their competition to culinary hotspots including Los Angeles, New York City, Charleston, and London. For Season 21, they set up shop in our home for over a decade: Wisconsin.

StoriesNathan HonoreMarch 13, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, #3ING, #ThreeIngredientsOrLess, Bravo Top Chef, Top Chef Wisconsin, Wisconsin Top Chef, James Beard Award, James Beard Wisconsin, James Beard Milwaukee, Top Chef Milwaukee, Padma Lakshmi, Kristen Kish, Cooking competition

Under My Wing

Evoking hope and friendship through rising acoustic pop arrangements, Under My Wing nurtures an undertone of reflection and encourages growth.

New MusicNathan HonoreFebruary 29, 2024production music, library music, music licensing, audio branding, brand sounds, music for for videos, underscore, #UND, #UNDERscore, Alec Shaw, acoustic pop, Abby Gundersen, Noah Gundersen, Phoebe Bridgers