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.

November Sound Bytes

So... what happened to October? Well, we got busy that's what! Timothy Hay, aka Tim Severns, decided that he liked what we were doing with his songs so much that he figured we'd better finish the "wreckerd" in time for his move back to Utah. And finish we did! With several weeks of intense recording, mixing, editing and mastering, the final product was wrapped up by the end of October and sent off to Discmakers for duplication just as Tim and his faithful companion, Minnie, headed out west. It was a creative challenge for us at H&N to work with tracks that had been started elsewhere, but we came up with some interesting ways to deal with it, much to everyone's delight. And most importantly, we made a new friend. Tim and Minnie will always be welcome back at the studio. We'll soon be posting a comp of the tracks and a link to Tim's site, as well as a good Before and After of at least one song to showcase what we do here at H&N. Watch for The Timothy Hay Wreckerd at all the finest online retailers.

In between Tim's record project we hooked up with our old friend, Mike Britton, on a voiceover gig for Silver Rock resort in La Quinta. Other voiceover work included a new client, ReachMD, a satellite radio channel by and for doctors.

Derrick and writing partner Brett Ratner composed and produced two new tracks for MasterSource in Los Angeles. The songs, Inside Looking Out and Song She Sang, will appear soon on a Psychedelic 60's compilation and will undoubtedly find their way into numerous television and film projects.

SOUND BYTES: February

Well...

where do we start? January saw a wealth of activity at Hear and Now Music. Unfortunately, most of it had to do with upgrading the system...ProTools 8 and Mac OSX Leopard, and backing things up... necessary housekeeping. Which is ok, as most clients seem to be suffering from the economic hangover that the whole country is suffering from. As confidence in the economy grows and the desire to have their projects up and running again, clients will benefit from the upgrades at the studio.

Maggie Kain's CD, BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE, is finally here! It looks as great as it sounds.... which, to my ears, is quite wonderful. Songs are already being submitted for film and tv placements through Broadjam and Pump Audio.

Nancy Shafer's CD, THE JEWISH KID IN ME, will also be available this month. Derrick co-produced the cd with Nancy and Danny Shafer. 

SOUND BYTES: November

November is a busy month at HearAndNow Music. As we prepare for the long awaited release of Maggie Kain's CD, BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE, we are also hard at work on a variey of other projects.

Maggie's CD contains some great covers of songs by Keb Mo, Karen Taylor Good, and Emmy Lou Harris, as well as a number of original songs written or co-written by Derrick Procell. For some stellar playing and singing...and did we mention production..., look for it soon!

The big push in November will be to finish a special project for Christian Beginnings PreSchool. This is a project close to our heart. We are producing a full length CD of the kids there singing Christmas songs.... 11 classes each tackling 2 songs. The children range in age from 2-6 years old. How fun is THAT going to be?! This should prove to be a powerful fundrasing effort for the school as well as a great experience for us. We'll be posting some of the best ones on the HearAndNowMusic website.

We are also in mid-production of another long awaited CD by Derrick's former bandmate and songwriting partner in ARROYO, Jim Krzych. This is going to be killer record of great tunes, superb playing, and of course, Jim's unmistakable vocals. The styles are many and varied, but then so are his influences. More on that soon.

Other recent clients include Jerry Cox: singing demo, Terry Abrahamson: Bar Mitzvah song for client, Cathy Glickman: Bar Mitzvah song for son, Rosie & Isabelle Fleming: Voice Over demos, North Shore Auto Group: promotional cd production, and Wee Play Music Theater: music composition and production for Fall Class curriculum.

Finally, we also await the release of Nancy Shafer's CD of children's music, THE JEWISH KID IN ME, which Derrick co-produced and supplied vocals and keyboards on. Just in time for holiday gift giving!