Archive for May, 2009

Jingle Jared Goes to Mexico…

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Today was a fun one.

It started off with news that a promo we did for History Channel had gone to air, featuring Ryan Star of Warner Music.

Next up, was music for the MTV Movie Awards which airs this weekend.  We are psyched to be part of this because rumor has it that this year its going to be a really good one with some much needed comedy infused antics from Andy Samberg.

By the time I was ready for lunch I had already squeezed so much music into my day that was spent.  Before I could get my lunch down I noticed in my ical I had 20 minutes to be in Brooklyn to record at Shabby Road studios for an HBO project.  This project turned out to be the highlight of my day, if not the year thus far.  I was asked to make some authentic Mexican music for a show open and was struggling to get that authentic sound.  Then, last week, as I was about to give up, I found a Mexican folk band busking on the street and got their info.  They agreed to come do an impromptu session of traditional folk songs for this and I would in turn produce a CD of music for them to keep. The deal was pretty sweet for all involved and I am very happy with the music we recorded and the overall vibe of the day.

Here are some pics and various recordings we made.

mexico-2-jp.mp3

mexico-4-jp1.mp3

Jingle Jared and the band.

Jingle Jared and the band.

Recording at Shabby Road with a Mexican folk band.

Recording at Shabby Road with a Mexican folk band.

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Guest Blog from producer of new IFC Series (Inner Rich’s)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Last night was our final day of shooting our IFC series, “Funnel of Darkness” in Oklahoma and the scene called for a super awesome party.  So we got a 400 acre farm overlooking a river, with wild horses, set a huge bonfire, got 200 beers, several bottles of whiskey, tons of meat to grill, a large amount of fireworks, some guitars, and a gaggle of cute girls.  In between scenes, right before the reverse shot that I was supposed to be in, I decided to pee off the edge of the farm above the river.  I was pretty drunk at this point.  The ledge of the farm was dirt, and it was pretty clear that over time, chunks of it had fallen into the river.  I walked to about 5 feet from the edge, beer in hand, and started to undo my belt, while the party raged in the background.  Right before I could get my jeans unbuttoned, the earth gave way and I tumbled, head over foot, thirty feet down the cliff, landing just before the water.  while I was falling, I remember thinking to myself that it was pretty awesome, and when I landed at the bottom, conscious, I yelled out in victory.  Also, my beer remained in my hand the whole time.  Now, nobody knew that I fell off the edge, so I had to yell a few times before my boys came to the rescue.  They helped me up the cliff, my body and face covered in blood and dirt, and I couldn’t stop yammering about how totally sweet the fall was.  In the end, I got some cute girl to take care of me and feed me drinks, while fireworks went off in the background.  I couldn’t shoot my last scene.

So now my back and arms are scabbed up, and my face looks like I got in a fight.  I also fucked up my ankle pretty good.  But in the end it was worth it, cause now I know nothing can kill me.
Sent from Inner Rich’s Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Jingle Punks scores a double header…

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Every now and then Jingle Punks gets to work on some really amazing and funny projects. Here is something called The Potty Project for Huggies. Its pretty self explanatory. If you are a parent in the midst of potty training this is something that may interest you. If you are not a parent potty training your little one, you should check this out anyways for the sweet jams!

Potty Project Link

Aside from the potty training music we sometimes also are called upon to make some good old fashioned rock n roll. In this case Jingle Punks was asked to do music for this sweet series of car ads in Canada. In this spot we feature a band some of you may know called Generals & Majors. Enjoy!

NISSAN from Jared Gutstadt on Vimeo.


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Starz Network and Jingle Punks make sweet music

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Starz Network, home to new original shows like Head Case and Party Down, has agreed to a 1 year blanket license for music.  We’re excited to be able to get our music in the mix with not only their promotions and commercial division, but also with their new original programming department.

This is going to be a great avenue for placing a lot of music in some great shows.  The deal is effective immediately so be on the look out for news of placements and featured pieces!

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Major Updates coming soon…

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Hey Jingle Punks,
Ok, its been quiet for the past few weeks on our end because we have been gearing up internally for some major overhauls to the Jingle Player and web site.

First off, we should mention that your music is greatly appreciated and we have been planting the seeds to make sure that it gets placed in the most possible places.  That  being said we are pleased to announce that Jingle Punks is currently in use in these following projects:

-ABC (The Unusuals)
-Bravo (Real Housewives of Atlanta)
-IFC (Z-Rock)
-MTV (The Hills, Engaged & Underage, Teen Cribs)
-VH1 (The Pick up Artist)
-A&E (Hammer Time)

On top of this we have closed deals to do overall music services on the following networks:

-History Channel
-E!
-G4
-Style
-CW

Several other new deals are pending and we will announce them as they lock in.

Please be patient in terms of getting solid info about placements, I assure you we are doing everything possible with our pool of artists to get you placed in the most ways possible.

In the meantime, we want to ask all the Jingle Punks to help us out with a little bit of grassroots marketing.  On a basic level we want to invite all of you to become our friends on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace. We are using these sites actively to let composers and artists know specifically what we are looking for. For example if we are working on a show that needs cool reggae cues, punk rock tracks or just a jazz number, we can alert you and in tern we can let our clients know what is available.

LINKS:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1505386338&ref=profile

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jingle-Punks/58194155185?ref=ts

http://twitter.com/jinglepunks

http://www.myspace.com/jinglepunks

On a more detailed level we would love it if you could start mentioning us on your Facebook , Twitter and Myspace pages to create a broader awareness of what we do.  Anything you can do from announcing your affiliation with us, to making mentions of placements we get you…once they firm up, would be greatly appreciated.

Again, I thank you all for joining the Jingle Punks army and want to let you know that great things are ahead for all of us!

Jingle All Da Way!

Jared Gutstadt
CEO Jingle Punks Music

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