We are excited to announce that Tammy Hurt has been nominated for a 2021 Southeast EMMY Award! She was nominated along with Tammy Hawk, Dane Sponberg, and Paul Sacco for theirwork on “The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Plays On”.
RECORDING ACADEMY ™ ANNOUNCES GEORGIA MUSIC PARTNERS CO-FOUNDER TAMMY HURT AS NATIONAL VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ATLANTA — The Recording Academy™ recently announced its newly elected Board of Trustees, voted upon at the organization’s annual spring Board of Trustees meeting in late May. Managing partner of Placement Music and Georgia Music Partners VP of Legislative Affairs, Tammy Hurt will serve as Vice Chair, and Record producer Harvey Mason Jr. has been elected as the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Executive Terry Hemmings was re-elected Secretary/Treasurer and recording artist and founder/CEO of Swan Songs Christine Albert assumes the position of Chair Emeritus. All officer appointments were effective on June 1, 2019.
“We are delighted to see Tammy step into her new role, which is well-earned given her many contributions to the music industry over the years, both here in Georgia and on the national level through her ongoing service at the Recording Academy. Tammy is both a visionary and a powerhouse on the side of execution, and we can’t wait to watch her contributions to the Academy in this new position,” shared Shachar Oren, President, Georgia Music Partners.
Music industry veteran Tammy Hurt has been a driving force in Atlanta’s music scene for decades and has served on the Board of the Recording Academy’s Atlanta Chapter for 14 years. A musician at heart, she has played drums professionally, live and in the studio since the age of 14. Hurt is the managing partner of Placement Music, a boutique entertainment firm specializing in custom music, scoring, and licensing, which was commissioned by FOX Sports for a second consecutive Super Bowl broadcast to create an original full orchestral score. Additional credits include Paramount Pictures, CBS, MTV, HBO, BET, Sony, Lifetime, Hallmark, NFL, NASCAR, “True Blood,” “Dexter,” “Drop Dead Diva,” Mean Girls 2, and multiple custom placements in the indie film HITS, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. A co-founder of the nonprofit organization, Georgia Music Partners (GMP), Hurt spearheaded the campaign to create and pass Georgia’s first standalone music tax incentive, the Georgia Music Investment Act. Hurt is a recipient of Catalyst Magazine’s Top 25 Entrepreneurs and Ones to Watch Award, and a 5-year co-chair of the Recording Academy’s national membership committee which, in partnership with national staff, developed the criteria and goals for the new membership process. She is an openly LGBTQ Officer of the Academy.
“I am honored to have been elected by the National Board of Trustees to serve during this transformational era for the Academy,” said Hurt. “I believe that the strategic vision of incoming Chairman of the Board, Harvey Mason, Jr., and the bold new leadership of incoming CEO, Deborah Dugan, combined with the new community-driven and peer-reviewed membership model, will allow the Academy to begin to holistically build a healthier, more representative membership body. It is indeed a very exciting time to be a part of the Recording Academy.”
“Following the outcome of our annual spring Board of Trustees meeting, it is clear the Recording Academy’s governance continues to demonstrate its commitment to keeping the Academy a relevant and responsive organization,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. “We are thrilled with the diversity and depth of music industry experience embodied by our new slate of National Officers. These esteemed and talented individuals will continue to carry out the mission of this organization which works on behalf of all music creators and professionals year-round.”
About the Recording Academy
The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music’s history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum®, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares®, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards®—music’s only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world’s leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.
About Georgia Music Partners
Georgia Music Partners is a not-for-profit organization founded with the mission to help Georgia’s music industry grow in order to promote job growth and culture in the state of Georgia. Georgia Music Partners managed to pass the Georgia Music Investment Act in 2017 which then went into effect in January 2018 and creates a new tax incentive for music production in Georgia. GMP is currently working to pass House Bill 347 to further their overall mission. Visit www.georgiamusicpartners.org to learn more about GMP and HB-347.
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We’re back!!!!!!
Hi there – we’re back!!! While we’ve been hard at work on growing music opportunities to compliment Georgia’s $6 billion film and TV industry (see http://georgiamusicpartners.org/gmp/blog), we’ve also been working on signing some great new artists and recording BRAND NEW Placement Music Originals with the creative team. So stay tuned and check back soon.
In the meantime, take a look at our new ad for the upcoming 2016-17 Georgia Film and TV Sourcebook. Feel free to SHARE the info!
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Placement Music contributes to series finale of Drop Dead Diva
Placement Music, in partnership with producer / engineer Matt Still and music supervisor Elizabeth Umstead is proud to be a part of the contributing team on Drop Dead Diva‘s series finale airing this Sunday. It is going to be epic with an ending, you won’t see coming! The series, shot in Peachtree City, Georgia ran on Limetime for six seasons, ends its run on Sunday, June 22.
Georgia Musicians Bring the HITS to the Sundance Film Festival
When Emmy™ Award-winning writer, actor and comedian, David Cross presented his directorial debut, “HITS,” at the Sundance Film Festival recently, he chose four songs composed by Georgia artists to underpin its musical soundtrack.
Working with Joel C. High of Creative Control Entertainment, the film’s music supervisor, Placement Music secured: a re-record of Sara Bareilles’ “Brave” by Songs of the Architect; an original composition from Jason T. Shannon and the team at Tunewelders; an original song by Mark Dannells and Chris Cox of the Placement Music creative team; and a catalog track by Decatur Redd, an independent Hip Hop artist from the AFFIX Music Catalog.
David Cross said, “Music can make the difference between a good scene and a great scene. HITS required a broad selection of musical styles so we engaged Placement Music because of their proven track record and access to a wide range of talent. I’m very happy with the results. I’d certainly use them again.”
HITS is a dark comedy exploring the nature of fame in 21st Century YouTube America – taking place in a small town in upstate New York, populated by people who trade in unrealistic expectations. It’s a story in which fame, delusion, earnestness, and recklessness meet, shake hands, and disrupt the lives around them. View its IMDB page for more details.
A Detailed Look at the Super Bowl’s Best Commercial
Tribute to the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 and every day since then, brave men and women in uniform have protected its principles. This is a tribute to the ideas contained in this document and its guardians.
History of this Tribute:
Twelve years ago, FOX Sports had the honor of broadcasting Super Bowl XXXVI, just 6 months after the 9/11 tragedy. The opening focal point of its broadcast was a piece in which the Declaration of Independence was read by fourteen current and former members of the NFL.
Now, the Declaration of Independence piece is the cornerstone of FOX Sports’ Super Bowl coverage. For the Super Bowl XLVIII, Jennifer Pransky, FOX Sports feature producer, has reshot 100% of the piece featuring NFL legends, military veterans, other America heroes, and a surprise duo at the tribute’s close.
We are very proud to be working with Jennifer Pransky and the talented FOX Sports team again to contribute the soundtrack for this epic sports event feature
An Original Music Composition
“Heart of Independence” is an original composition created for this feature by Placement Music and Steve Dancz, who collaborated in 2011 on the award winning score, “Declaration Anthem”, for the Super Bowl XLV (2011) feature. Part of “Declaration Anthem” will be incorporated into the new score.
FOX Sports commissioned Placement Music for this year’s musical score for the second consecutive Fox Sports broadcast. Just like in 2011, Tammy Hurt, managing partner of Placement Music and memberof The Recording Academy® National Board of Trustees, collaborated with Steve Dancz on the production.
For more than 25 years, Dancz has composed and produced music for countless soundtracks seen by millions around the world. Known for the stylistic range and emotional depth of his music, he has been hired repeatedly by iconic names like Columbia Pictures, CBS, HBO, National Geographic, Paramount Pictures, TBS, the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Discovery Networks, PBS and NPR.
The featured trumpet is performed by Charles “Chuck” Arnold, an Atlanta-area professional trumpet player and music educator. Arnold is a ten-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served in Navy Band San Diego, the U.S. 7th Fleet Band in Yokosuka, Japan, the U.S. 6th Fleet Band in Naples, Italy, and Navy Band New Orleans, in New Orleans, LA.
Leslie Ann Jones was the music score mixer for this piece just like she was in 2011. Jones is a multiple Grammy Award-winning recording engineer working as Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, of Lucasfilm, Ltd. Fame.
Assisting Dancz with the production was the team at Tunewelders Music, another Atlanta-based operation. Jason Shannon and Jeremy Gilbertson worked on a Dorito’s commercial for last year’s Super Bowl and this year helped bring the score to life by helping to create a virtual orchestra.
The Open: President Josiah Bartlett
We begin with a closeup pan of US servicemen and women reading quotes from our Founders.
SERVICE MEMBER 1: Our obligations to our country never cease, but with our lives.
SERVICE MEMBER 2: We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.
SERVICE MEMBER 3: Action will delineate and define you.
Soon, the camera settles on a familiar presidential face, Martin Sheen. Among the characters he has played in his career, Sheen gained quite the bully pulpit as President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing (1999–2006). It was his second White House role, having first played Chief of Staff to Michael Douglas’ President Andrew Shepherd in The American President.
MARTIN SHEEN: Those words of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson ring true today. Over 237 years ago, our Forefathers had the future of this nation in their hands.
With one document they declared not only our independence, but what it means to be an American – that liberty and equality are fundamental to who we are.
And for the 237 years that have followed, our brave men and women in uniform have fought to protect everything that the Declaration of Independence set forth. Every day that we live free, we honor their sacrifice to protect the ideals upon which America was founded.”
Declaration Reading #1:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness.
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government.
Location: Thomas Jefferson Memorial
We move to steps the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC., paying tribute to the Declaration of Independence’s main author and the 3rd President of the United Sates, Thomas Jefferson.
Readers: Art Monk and London Fletcher (@LFletcher59)
Three-time Super Bowl champion and NFL Hall of Fame receiver, Art Monk begins the reading of the preamble. He is followed by fellow Washington Redskin great and Super Bowl Champion (XXXIV), London Fletcher.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
From this helipad, we are overlooking where the Civil War’s Battle of Atlanta was fought 150 years ago. Atlanta is the 9th largest metropolitan area in the country and has hosted its share of memorable Super Bowls.
Reader: Tony Gonzalez (@TonyGonzalez88)
One of the best receiving tight ends to ever play the game, Tony Gonzalez just completed his final season in the NFL. He was the first tight end to catch 1,000 passes and was named to 14 Pro Bowls, tying him for the most Pro Bowl appearances by any player.
Location: Mill City Museum (@MillCityMuseum)
Mill City Museum is a Minnesota Historical Society museum in Minneapolis. It opened in 2003, built in the ruins of the Washburn “A” Mill next to Mill Ruins Park on the banks of the Mississippi River. The museum focuses on the founding and growth of Minneapolis
Reader: Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson)
Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson has been named to six Pro Bowls and became the third fastest player to reach 10,000 career rushing yards. Coming off of a severe knee injury, Peterson came 12 yards shy of breaking the single season record for rushing yards and was named the 2012 NFL MVP.
Location: MetLife Stadium (@MLStadium)
The shared home stadium of the NY Giants and NY Jets, MetLife Stadium is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. As the host stadium for this year’s Super Bowl, it is the first northern climate outdoor venue to host NFL’s biggest game of the year in the modern era.
Readers: Woody Johnson (@woodyjohnson4), Steve Tisch (@TheSteveTisch), and John Mara
The great grandson of Johnson & Johnson’s co-founder, Woody Johnson purchased the New York Jets in 2000 and moved it to current home in 2010. Johnson served on the NFL Commissioner search committee in which a list of 185 candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue was narrowed down to the final choice of Roger Goodell.
Named chairman and executive vice president of the New York Giants in 2005, Steve Tisch is the son of Bob Tisch, who purchased a stake in the team in 1991. He has accepted the Vince Lombardi Trophy twice, when the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2008 and again in 2012. Tisch is also a film and television producer.
John Mara is the third generation of his family to own the New York Giants and serves as the president, CEO, and co-owner today. His grandfather, Tim Mara, founded the team in 1925, makng the Giants the second longest family owned team in the NFL.
Location: National Railroad Museum
Resting in the suburbs of Green Bay, the National Railroad Museum is one of the oldest institutions in the United States dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nation’s railroad history.
Readers: Clay Matthews (@ClayMatthews52) and Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12)
Four-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl Champion, Clay Matthews was named NFC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010. Matthews is the third generation of his family to play in the NFL.
Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP, Aaron Rodgers is a three-time Pro bowl quarterback. Rodgers holds the highest career passer rating in NFL history and the lowest career pass interception percentage
Location: Indianapolis Union Station
The Indianapolis Union Station was the first union station in the world, opening on September 20, 1853, by the Indianapolis Union Railway. Today, it pays homage to an era gone by and remains open to events and visitors.
Readers: Raymond Berry, Andrew Luck, and Chuck Pagano (@PaganoShow)
Military veteran and NFL legend Raymond Berry played in six Pro Bowls and two NFL Championship teams (predecessor to the Super Bowl). One of Berry’s most notable performances was in the “The Greatest Game Ever Played” (aka 1958 NFL Championship Game).
Selected first overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, Andrew Luck has lived up to the hype. He set the NFL record for most passing yards by a rookie, led his team to the playoffs both years, and been named to two Pro Bowls.
Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano is a former NFL player and has served on numerous coaching staffs in the league. In 2012, he took on the head coach job for the first time and waged a courageous fight against cancer. His team has made the playoffs both years of his tenure.
Location: Houston Fire Station #8
Houston has served host to the Super Bowl twice. JJ Watt has several family members, including his father, who are/were firefighters, hence the location.
Reader: JJ Watt (@JJWatt)
Fresh off serving as a team captain at the 2013 Pro Bowl, JJ Watt has been named to the Pro Bowl both years he’s played in the NFL. Look for this defensive end to add to his already growing NFL resume.
The Bridge: Bad Ass Astronaut and Medal of Honor Marine
Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. He became the second person to walk on the moon, minutes after mission commander Neil Armstrong became the first.
Aldrin attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, having turned down a full scholarship offer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated third in his class at West Point in 1951 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
As an active duty officer, he flew 66 combat missions during the Korean War and shot down two enemy aircraft. The June 8, 1953, issue of Life magazine featured gun camera photos taken by Aldrin of one of the Russian pilots ejecting from his damaged aircraft. He remains a pretty bad ass who makes even Chuck Norris nervous.
Joining Aldrin is a true American hero, Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer. Meyer is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the War in Afghanistan, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 8, 2009 in the Kunar Province coming to the aid of Afghanistan and American troops.
He is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient, the third living recipient for either Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan, and the first living Marine in 38 years to be so honored.
BUZZ ALDRIN: Since the day this document was signed, its principles have served as the bedrock of our co untry – principles worth protecting at any cost.
DAKOTA MEYER: Whether defying the tyranny of the King of Great Britain or fighting the terrorism of our modern world, the men and women of our Armed Forces have stood up to safeguard our shores, to preserve our way of life.
BUZZ ALDRIN: We must never forget their service. For through their continued vigilance, those values, declared in 1776, will forever define who we are as Americans.
Declaration of Independence Reading #2
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Location: Boston Public Library
The majestic main staircase of the Boston Public Library stands yards away from the site of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. The lions pay tribute to Civil War soldiers from Massachusetts and other New England states.
Readers: Joe Andruzzi (@Andruzzi63), Bob Kraft, and Matt Chatham (@chatham58) surrounded by Boston Police Department (@BostonPolice) members who were first responders on the scene.
Three-time Super Bowl champion Joe Andruzzi played for three NFL teams and overcame non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It was while hosting a foundation event at the 2013 Boston Marathon near the finish line that Andruzzi acted quickly to help those injured by the blast.
A New England Patriots season ticket holder since 1972, Robert Kraft purchased the team’s stadium in 1988 and the team in 1994. Since buying the team, the Patriots have made the playoffs 15 times, made it to the Suer Bowl 6 times and won it 3 times in 20 years. Following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Kraft announced he would match up to $100,000 in donations made for the victims.
Matt Chatham is also a three-time Super Bowl champion and served an important special teams role on the New England Patriots. He was with his former teammate, Andruzzi, during the Boston Marathon bombings and helped him attend to victims.
Location: USS Hornet Museum (@HornetMuseum)
This World War II-era aircraft carrier is docked on the southernmost pier of the former Naval Air Station Alameda near Oakland. The USS Hornet served in fierce Pacific theater battles during World War II. In peacetime, she served as the recovery ship for Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts, welcoming Buzz Aldrin and his crewmates home in 1969.
Reader: Art Shell
Former Oakland Raider player and head coach, Art Shell has been to three Super Bowls and eight Pro Bowls. Named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, Shell was the second African-American head coach of the modern professional football era.
Location: Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo’s tallest building until 1970, Buffalo City Hall remains one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States of America and is also one of the tallest buildings in Western New York.
Readers: Thurman Thomas (@thurmanthomas) and Jim Kelly (@JimKellyInc)
Pro Football Hall of Famers Thurman Thomas and Jim Kelly were the heart of the Buffalo Bills “No Huddle Offense during team’s unprecedented four consecutive Super Bowl appearances. Thomas made it to five Pro Bowls and finished with over 12,000 career rushing years. Kelly played in four Pro Bowls, amassed over 35,000 career passing yards, and his #12 jersey is the only jersey number ever retired by the Buffalo Bills.
Location: Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The home of the Second Continental Congress and the Constitution Convention, Independence Hall is where American colonial leaders drafted and adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Reader: Chuck Bednarik
World War II veteran and Pro Football Hall of Famer Chuck Bendarik closes out the reading. He served in the Army Air Corps and was awared the Air Medal for his actions in battle. Bednarik made eight Pro Bowls, earning Pro Bowl MVP in 1953, and is a two-time NFL Champion. He was known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League. The Chuck Bednarik Award goes every year to college football’s defensive player of the year.
The Close: A Surprise Duo
Bringing the tribute full circle, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden recognize the sacrifice military personnel and their families make in service to our freedom. FLOTUS and Dr. Biden know of these sacrifices firsthand thanks to their work leading JoiningForces.gov.
DR. BIDEN: For more than two centuries, the pledge we have made to each other in our Declaration of Independence has only grown stronger.
FLOTUS: Through depression and prosperity… through civil war and world war… America has endured as a shining example to the world because we have always held tight to our founding ideals.
And generation after generation, that pledge has been upheld through the hard work and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. They’ve fought for us. They’ve died for us. They’ve answered the call of duty again and again.
DR. BIDEN: Today, our troops continue to deploy to the most dangerous parts of the world, risking their lives in order to protect our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor. And as they serve, their families must also make sacrifices.
FLOTUS: So now, we must do our part, as well. All of us can find new ways to salute the service of the troops, veterans and military families who have given us so much. And if we do that, together, we can uphold the founding promise of our country and preserve the rights and freedoms that we all hold so dear.
Learn more at www.joiningforces.gov.
Will the best Super Bowl “commercial” air at 5:51 pm ET?
UPDATE (2/2/14): Now that Phil the Groundhog saw his shadow, we know what that means: President Josiah Bartlet (aka Martin Sheen), bad ass astronaut Buzz Aldrin, and Honor of Medal recipient Dakota Meyer will appear in tonight’s tribute. But who will be the surprise duo appearing at the end? Tune in tonight to find out.
Whether you are tuning into the Super Bowl for the game or the commercials, you’re going to want to tune in to Fox Sports at 5:51pm ET this Sunday. That’s when a brand new “Tribute to the Declaration of Independence” will air on televisions across America and on the jumbotrons inside the stadium.
You’ll be treated to an impressive cavalcade of celebrities, NFL All-Pros and owners, military veterans, and first responders – including a special surprise duo appearing at the end. At the heart of this year’s production is an original composition appropriately entitled, “Heart of Independence”, scored by Steve Dancz with Chuck Arnold featured on trumpet solo.
This is the second time Placement Music and Steve Dancz have been commissioned for this traditional tribute. You’ll hear layers of Declaration Anthem, the 2011 composition. woven into this year’s tribute. The broadcast is expected to reach more than 100 million viewers in more than 200 countries.
It was 2002 during the Super Bowl immediately following 9/11 that Fox Sports first aired a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence as a way to kickoff the broadcast. They have continued this tradition every time it’s been their turn in the broadcast rotation.
Jennifer Pransky, feature producer, FOX Sports, is looking forward to Sunday and said, “Steve Dancz’s composition is the perfect tribute to our servicemen and women. Our first partnership with Placement Music was such a success, that there was no question in my mind about who should produce the score for this year’s project.”
Here’s an overview of the production from Fox Sports in their original Super Bowl press release:
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE – In a Super Bowl tradition that began in 2002, during the post-9/11 Super Bowl pregame, FOX Sports again pays tribute to America’s active military troops and veterans with a reading of the Declaration of Independence, the cornerstone document upon which America was built.
An original musical composition entitled “Heart of Independence” underscores the reading of the document’s eloquent and enduring words, with contributions from prominent NFL owners, past and present NFL superstars
They include: Robert Kraft; Joe Andruzzi; Matt Chatham with members of the Boston Police Department; Chuck Bednarik; London Fletcher and Art Monk; John Mara; Steve Tisch and Woody Johnson; Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews; Chuck Pagano, Andrew Luck and Raymond Berry; Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas; Art Shell; Tony Gonzalez; JJ Watt, the Watt Family and the Houston Fire Dept.; and Adrian Peterson.
FOX Sports Commissions Placement Music for Musical Score for Second Consecutive Super Bowl for a Salute to the Declaration of Independence
— Steve Dancz scores “Heart of Independence” for one of the world’s biggest broadcast events–
JANUARY 27, 2014 (ATLANTA) — Placement Music, a company specializing in custom music for film and TV, was chosen by FOX Sports to create an original score for “Declaration of Independence,” a six-minute segment for its FOX SUPER BOWL SUNDAY broadcast. “Heart of Independence” composed by Steve Dancz, a renowned composer for film/TV and educator, will air just before players are introduced. The feature will include readings from football legends, current players, owners and high-profile celebrities. The broadcast is expected to reach more than 100 million viewers in more than 200 countries.
“This year, FOX Sports’ ‘Declaration of Independence’ feature honors our veterans, active military and their families,” said Jennifer Pransky, feature producer, FOX Sports. “Steve Dancz’s composition is the perfect tribute to our servicemen and women. Our first partnership with Placement Music was such a success, that there was no question in my mind about who should produce the score for this year’s project.”
Tammy Hurt, managing partner of Placement Music and member of The Recording Academy® National Board of Trustees said, “There are few stages bigger than the Super Bowl. We are very proud to be working with Jennifer Pransky and the talented FOX Sports team again to contribute the soundtrack for this epic sports event feature. The creative team we have assembled for this project and the facilities here in Georgia are outstanding and are the reason I expect to see more music production work done here.”
Charles “Chuck” Arnold is an Atlanta-area professional trumpet player and music educator, who is featured in Heart of Independence. Arnold is a ten-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served in Navy Band San Diego, the U.S. 7th Fleet Band in Yokosuka, Japan, the U.S. 6th Fleet Band in Naples, Italy, and Navy Band New Orleans, in New Orleans, LA.
To see FOX Sports’ release on the broadcast, visit http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=2z2z2z43z1z8&ID=15841
ABOUT PLACEMENT MUSIC
Atlanta-based Placement Music is a one-stop, music licensing and music production company with a roster of high-profile, award-winning composers, musicians, producers, and engineers who create and record all genres of series themes, feature scores, re-records and / or work-for-hire music for film, television, gaming & advertising projects. A diverse catalog of more than 700 high-quality, 100% pre-cleared music tracks from 70+ established and emerging artists is available for immediate and affordable licensing. Placement Music’s custom music successes include: FOX Sports’ award-winning orchestral score for Super Bowl XLV, soundtracks for indie film HITS, debuting at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, Showtime’s Dexter and Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva. Catalogue placements include NFL on FOX, Paramount Pictures’ Mean Girls 2 and HBO’s True Blood. For more information visit: www.placementmusic.com
ABOUT STEVE DANCZ
For more than 25 years, Dancz has composed and produced music for countless soundtracks heard by millions around the world. Known for the stylistic range and emotional depth of his music, he has been hired repeatedly by iconic names like Columbia Pictures, CBS, HBO, National Geographic, Paramount Pictures, TBS, the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Discovery Networks, PBS and NPR, and has twice been commissioned to score the film featured in the Super Bowl broadcast (2011 & 2014), the world’s largest TV viewing event.
Dancz has worked simultaneously throughout his career on the creative, business and education sides of the entertainment industry. He spent two decades as director of the Jazz Studies Program at the University of Georgia’s and co-founded UGA’s Music Business Program with the Terry College of Business.
He is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts grant and as a pianist and conductor has performed throughout the world, including the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), the Vienne Jazz Festival (France), The Brussels Conservatory of Music (Belgium), Tocar la Vida (Argentina), and the first World Festival of Sacred Music (India) at the request of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Georgia Music Partners Member Meeting: A Conversation with Wilbur Fitzgerald and Ric Reitz, Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Georgia Music Partners Member Meeting: A Conversation with Wilbur Fitzgerald and Ric Reitz
Join us as GMP President, Tammy Hurt moderates a conversation with two of the key architects who brought Georgia’s film and TV tax incentives into law in 2008.
Ric Reitz – Ric is an actor, writer, composer, director, and producer. He is a past president of Georgia Production Partnership and currently serves as the President of the Georgia Branch of SAG/AFTRA.
Wilbur Fitzgerald – Wilbur is an attorney and an actor. He is immediate past president of the Georgia Branch of legacy Screen Actors Guild and is currently the chair of Georgia Production Partnership’s Governmental Affairs Committee.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta Room
1578 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30324
7:00 PM
This event is free for GMP members. Non members can join at the door or at www.georgiamusicpartners.org. Cash Bar. No RSVP necessary.
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Georgia Music Partners (GMP) is working to make Georgia a place where people in music, music technology and music production thrive.
Find out more about Georgia Music Partners: www.georgiamusicpartners.org
A NIGHT TO SUPPORT GEORGIA MUSIC – JOIN THE RECORDING ACADEMY ATLANTA CHAPTER AND GEORGIA MUSIC PARTNERS AT THE BUCKHEAD THEATER, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH
TO ALL GEORGIA MUSIC INDUSTRY PEOPLE AND INDUSTRY SUPPORTERS – WE ARE BRINGING GEORGIA’S MUSIC INDUSTRY TOGETHER – Please join The Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter and Georgia Music Partners (GMP) at The Buckhead Theatre, WED. 7/17 for a night out to support Georgia music, Georgia artists and Georgia’s music industry. Recording Academy and GMP members can RSVP to atlanta@grammy.com to receive complimentary admission to the 7 PM VIP reception and a night of great music featuring GRAMMY Award-winning artist John Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band, GRAMMY nominated artist Anthony David and Atlanta’s own Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics. The event will bring together the Georgia music community to celebrate successes and hear updates from community and national leaders. State Representatives from the Georgia Music Industry Study Committee, Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer Daryl Friedman from The Recording Academy, Washington, D.C., as well as other high profile individuals from the music industry will be in attendance. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BEGINNING AT 8 PM; $15 cash-only at the door. Music is the string that brings us together. It’s time to UNITE!!! Please make your plans to attend to SUPPORT GEORGIA MUSIC!!
