November Sound Bytes

As we gear up for the holidays, of course we have a new holiday CD to shout about. The latest from Naptime Nanny is a collection of Christmas stories from around the world retold by Judy Rundell, the Naptime Nanny herself. As usual, the music was produced and arranged by Derrick. It includes some holiday favorites as well as some original works worthy of becoming holiday classics themselves. This is the third volume of stories in the series and if early sales are an indication, the Naptime Nanny franchise is well on its way to becoming an annual event at Hear and Now Music. Look for it at www.naptimenanny.com

We have also been busy arranging and composing songs for the Junior Choir at North Shore Unitarian Church. September marked the beginning of the new sessions for the choir and we have two songs under our belt, with a Christmas show to prepare before next year.

SEPTEMBER SOUND BYTES

Summer's over??? Already???

Don't know about you, but we've been too busy here to even write about it!

So.... to catch up a bit....

H&N Music provided original as well as re-worked songs for Lil Language Scholars. The Spanish language school, located in Libertyville, needed a teaching aid for young students. We enlisted the vocal talents of Lily Perez to complete these short, but cute, ditties guaranteed to help youngsters...and their parents... learn Spanish. Another satisfied client!

H&N also provided the music for the Daniel Wright 8th Grade graduation video. This was a massive undertaking, involving a re-sing by some talented students of the Killers song, HUMAN. Thanks to Barb Tolbert for bringing the project here.

The last few months have seen a number of Derrick's original songs placed on high profile TV shows, like Memphis Beat and HBO's True Blood.

New client Elizabeth Egen came in to follow her lifelong dream of doing VoiceOver. The resulting VO demo that we produced should have her feeling like she's well on her way to achieving that dream. That's what we're all about here folks...helping people achieve their dreams.

And speaking of which....

on the heals of here second release, Judy Rundell is back in the studio to work on the next Naptime Nanny project. This time we're going into overdrive to get a Christmas themed package out in time for holiday gift giving. Half way there as of this writing.... stay tuned.

And last, but not least, the long delayed Jim Krzych project looks like it will finally come to completion yet this year. This collaboration with Derrick, and a host of some of Chicago's finest players, contains some of the best ARROYO music that never was!

March Sound Bytes

So...
where were we?
Oh yeah... November. Well, glad that's over. In fact, 2010 loomed large by December's end. New studio projects and bigger and better things for The No. 1 Sports Promo Voice.

January saw Derrick's voiceover career kick into high gear with the addition of the Los Angeles Dodgers as a new client for the entire baseball season. Derrick will be providing the Voice, as well as audio production and even copy consultation, for all of the Dodgers English tv and radio spots!
The season hasn't even started but Derrick's been a busy boy getting the first of many spots done for the defending Western Division Champs.

January, February and March saw the inception and completion of one of our favorite client's sophomore projects, Naptime Nanny Volume 2. Derrick produced and wrote original music for 6 animal themed stories with a kid friendly twist, narrated again by Judy Rundell. These delightful tales will be available shortly at fine retailers everywhere and at www.naptimenanny.com

March has also seen the completion of a one song project by Jill Hoffman, a senior at Deerfield High School. Jill's song, LET YOU GO, was produced and co-written by Derrick, with guest appearances by Chris Siebold and Greg Baroni. A fine pop ditty, this song will be a strong contender for multiple licensing opportunities as well as a solid showcase for Jill as a budding young artist. Look for it soon on our website.