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Artist Spotlight: Trousdale

Mads Black — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:08:00 +0000

As part of ROUND 2 of the on-going song search for The Storyteller, we’ve been highlighting the producer’s choices among the wealth of excellent submissions we received during ROUND 1. We’re pleased to introduce the final artist in our ARTIST SPOTLIGHT series.

Without further ado; Trousdale.

Trousdale is a pop/folk band out of the University of Southern California’s esteemed Popular Music program. Known for their emotive harmonies and haunting lyrics, Trousdale’s music is defined by its beautiful arrangements and truthful stories. Their five members came together in the fall of 2014 and have been inseparable ever since. Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones make up Trousdale’s vocals, with Jack DeMeo on guitar and Madi Vogt on drums/percussion.

You can visit Trousdale on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube or SoundCloud. Or simply enjoy their ROUND 1 submission, Lure Me In, right here:

Artist Spotlight: Frank Cogliano

Mads Black — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:13:55 +0000

By now you’ve probably noticed that we’re well into a series about the production of feature film The Storyteller, and all the glorious aspects of producing an independent film in general. In the case of The Storyteller one such aspect is finding the perfect soundtrack for a film that relies heavily on music to tell its story.

And so the producers of the film teamed up with us to conduct a Song Search, hoping to find the perfect artist (or artists) for the soundtrack.

ROUND 1 of the Song Search generated a ton of great submissions and presented the producers with a lot of inspiration for how to move forward. Of the many submissions, six were chosen for ROUND 2, in which the songwriters are asked to write and record a rough demo of an original song specifically for The Storyteller. The six are now hard at work and we’re pleased to introduce them all, one by one.

And so, please meet Frank Cogliano.

Frank Cogliano is an Emmy nominated composer and multi instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has produced songs and composed scores for in dozens of TV shows and films, and also produces pop music with up and coming vocalists. He also regularly performs as a guitarist with internationally touring live acts.

We’re excited to hear what Frank will be writing for us for ROUND 2 of the Song Search!

WATCH: How To Find A Composer For Your Project

Mads Black — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:02:43 +0000

Filmmaking is a collaborative effort, but even so, especially if you are shooting a low-budget, DIY project, you will be dealing with a lot of issues you don’t necessarily know a whole lot about. Music is probably one of those things.

It’s important. We can all agree on that. It can even elevate your project to another level of engagement. But how do you go about getting that perfect score for your project? Well, you start with the composer, of course.

Here are composer Jongnic Bontemps’ suggestions for how you go about finding a composer to work with.

Jongnic is a Los Angeles-based composer who has worked on anything from feature films to TV episodes to trailers to commercials to short form webseries. And no matter the medium, he approaches the project with the same level of respect, knowing that the music will have a profound impact on the viewer’s connection to the visuals.

We have many more videos with Jongnic on the way, so be sure to check back often. Or even better, subscribe to our newsletter and/or YouTube channel and we’ll let you know when the next one is online.