New updates to www.placementmusic.com!

With a major launch planned for late February, you may notice a few advances in our website. The navigation around the site and to our music catalog is easier, individual artists and bands now have their own webpage and we have quadrupled the number of on-line tracks, with several additional artists queued to be added. We will continue to add new features in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!!!

Atlanta Music Industry Veterans Launch Placement Music, Llc,

Atlanta music industry veterans launch placement music, llc, a company specializing in licensing, creation and placement of high quality music.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 04, 2009 – Contact:
Tammy Hurt
404.982.1640 Direct
404.234.3072 Cell
tammy@placementmusic.com

ATLANTA MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERANS LAUNCH PLACEMENT MUSIC, LLC, A COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN LICENSING, CREATION AND PLACEMENT OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC

November 5, 2009 – Atlanta music industry gurus Tammy Hurt and Elizabeth Elkins announce the creation of Placement Music, a company specializing in the licensing, creation and placement of high quality music in films, television, gaming, advertising and all other forms of media. The company website, www.placementmusic.com, launched in beta form October 26.

What makes Placement Music a stand out from every other music licensing firm is the quality, sound and integrity of the music the company creates, produces and represents. The company’s roster of award-winning songwriters, producers, engineers and musicians includes Nick DiDia, Peter Stroud, Russ-T Cobb, Kevin Spencer, Mark Dannells, Chris Rickwood and Tony Reyes. That team includes a GRAMMY-winning producer /engineer / mixer who has worked on some of the biggest rock records of the past decade (which have collectively sold in excess of 35 million records) as well as songwriters and musicians responsible for the songs and sounds on numerous hit albums from artists such as Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Leona Lewis, Joss Stone, Janet Jackson and Avril Lavigne. The team also includes one of the video gaming industry’s most prolific music composers. Detailed bios are available on the Placement Music website.

Placement Music is proud to call Southern Tracks Recording Studios our home base. A studio of world renown, Southern Tracks has contributed to the sale of more than 40 million albums. Records by Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Stone Temple Pilots, Sugarland and Train have all been recorded at Southern Tracks.

In addition to recording such work-for-hire compositions, Placement Music supplies pre-cleared original music from artists including The Greater Vavoom, Michelle Malone, Jason Pittman, Mary Delaney and many more. Placements include The CW, CNN, FX, VH1, MTV, ABC, The WB, The N, The Discovery Channel, TNT, FOX and several independent films.
Placement Music plans a full-on public launch in the first quarter of 2010.

For more information, including bios for Tammy Hurt and Elizabeth Elkins, visit www.placementmusic.com.
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another successful team studio session at southern tracks

Atlanta, GA: Killer session at Southern Tracks Recording Studio yesterday with Placement Team members Russ-T Cobb, Mark Dannells, Kevin Spencer, Steve Moretti and Nick DiDia. Check out our new music on the website later this week. A great start to the new year!!

PLACEMENT! Michelle Malone in “Rough Hustle”

We are proud to announce our very first licensing placement:

Michelle Malone’s “Feather in a Hurricane” is a part of the soundtrack to the indie film ‘Rough Hustle’.

Our music – broadcast debut on ‘NFL on FOX’ – this Sunday!

Elizabeth and I are elated to announce that original tracks from last week’s session have been officially cleared for placement on ‘NFL on FOX’ for this Sunday, December 13, 2009.

The game is the Washington Redskins at Oakland Raiders, 4:05 PM, ET. Be sure to tune in to hear music by the Placement Music Team.

Click here to listen now: http://www.placementmusic.com/placement-music-samples/index.aspx

Rock ON!!!

Sports-themed original content is now LIVE at www.placementmusic.com

Our first session of original content was written and recorded by Placement Music team members for potential “sports-themed” broadcast and in-stadium opportunities. We recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studios in Atlanta. The music was produced by Nick DiDia with Peter Stroud on guitar, Tony Reyes on bass and Steve Moretti on drums. An official announcement / press release is forthcoming. Check it out here: http://www.placementmusic.com/placement-music-samples/index.aspx

Calling All Voices at Tree Studios

Placement Music is spending the weekend at Tree Studios for the Calling All Voices project. BET dropped by Friday for filming during the tracking of the song “Mother Earth” which was written by Placement Music team member Tony Reyes. Placement’s Tammy Hurt is the Project Manager, and contributed some percussion – alongside Placement Music drummer Steve Moretti. Elizabeth Elkins also joined in the fun with some vocal ad libs – and will sing in the choir today. For more information on the project, visit www.packthepark.net.

Press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Tammy Hurt
404.982.1640 Direct
404.234.3072 Cell
tammy@placementmusic.com

ATLANTA MUSIC INDUSTRY VETERANS LAUNCH PLACEMENT MUSIC, LLC, A COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN LICENSING, CREATION AND PLACEMENT OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC

November 5, 2009 – Atlanta music industry gurus Tammy Hurt and Elizabeth Elkins announce the creation of Placement Music, a company specializing in the licensing, creation and placement of high quality music in films, television, gaming, advertising and all other forms of media. The company website, www.placementmusic.com, launched in beta form October 26.
What makes Placement Music a stand out from every other music licensing firm is the quality, sound and integrity of the music the company creates, produces and represents. The company’s roster of award-winning songwriters, producers, engineers and musicians includes Nick DiDia, Peter Stroud, Russ-T Cobb, Kevin Spencer, Mark Dannells, Chris Rickwood and Tony Reyes. That team includes a GRAMMY-winning producer /engineer / mixer who has worked on some of the biggest rock records of the past decade (which have collectively sold in excess of 35 million records) as well as songwriters and musicians responsible for the songs and sounds on numerous hit albums from artists such as Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Leona Lewis, Joss Stone, Janet Jackson and Avril Lavigne. The team also includes one of the video gaming industry’s most prolific music composers. Detailed bios are available on the Placement Music website.
Placement Music is proud to call Southern Tracks Recording Studios our home base. A studio of world renown, Southern Tracks has contributed to the sale of more than 40 million albums. Records by Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Stone Temple Pilots, Sugarland and Train have all been recorded at Southern Tracks.

In addition to recording such work-for-hire compositions, Placement Music supplies pre-cleared original music from artists including The Greater Vavoom, Michelle Malone, Jason Pittman, Mary Delaney and many more. Placements include The CW, CNN, FX, VH1, MTV, ABC, The WB, The N, The Discovery Channel, TNT, FOX and several independent films.
Placement Music plans a full-on public launch in the first quarter of 2010.

GRAMMY event tonight!!!!

Tammy Hurt and Elizabeth Elkins will be attending the Atlanta Chapter “In The Mix” GRAMMY event tonight in Atlanta.

This is REALLY good

KILLER meeting with the Placement Music writing team last night. Sessions are forthcoming. This is going to be REALLY good. Stay tuned.

Billboard Film & TV Music Conference in LA

Placement Music is tearing it up at the Billboard Film & TV Music Conference in Los Angeles. The company is meeting with tons of television and film supervisors and enjoying the gorgeous LA weather – though we cannot say the same about the city’s traffic.

On Thursday, we connected with more than 20 heavyweights in the business and we’re looking forward to Day 2. Stay tuned!

Placementmusic.com is live!

The placementmusic.com website is now live.

Stay tuned for additional news!

Welcome to the Placement Music Blog!

Placement Music, based in Atlanta Georgia, is a boutique entertainment firm specializing in the licensing, creation and placement of high-quality, well-recorded, pre-cleared music for television, film, gaming, animation, advertising, and all other forms of digital media. What makes Placement Music stand out from every other music licensing firm is the quality, sound and integrity of the music we create, produce and represent. Our product is the result of the talents of our roster of award-winning songwriters, producers, engineers and musicians.

Placement Music can create and professionally record work-for-hire compositions or supply pre-cleared original music from the artists we proudly represent. Placement Music is proud to call Southern Tracks Recording Studios our home base. A studio of world reknown, Southern Tracks has contributed to the sale of more than 40 million albums. Records by Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Stone Temple Pilots, Sugarland and Train have all been recorded at Southern Tracks.

Our production team includes a Grammy-winning producer /engineer / mixer who has worked on some of the biggest rock records of the past decade (which have collectively sold in excess of 35 million records) as well as songwriters and musicians responsible for the songs and sounds on numerous hit albums from artists such as Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Sheryl Crow, Leona Lewis, Joss Stone, Janet Jackson and Avril Lavigne. The team also includes one of the video gaming industry’s most prolific music composers.

Our previous placements include The CW, CNN, FX, VH1, MTV, ABC, The WB, The N, The Discovery Channel, TNT, FOX and several independent films.