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The History Channel juggernaut pushes onward, and Jingle Punks is thrilled to be a part of it all!

bill — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:27:03 +0000

The most recent success? The Sunday night premiere of Cajun Pawn Stars, the southern-fried debutante that drops the original Pawn Stars’ template right into the heart of alligator country—that is to say, the great state of Louisiana. Jingle Punks is proud to have written and performed the Cajun Pawn Stars theme song.

The premiere’s ‘stellar’ details, via TV By The Numbers: ’3.6 million total viewers, 2.0 million Adults 25-54 and 1.8 million Adults 18-49.’ Talk about a goldmine. Jingle Punks, as always, is psyched to be working with such talented people. Congratulations to all involved!

Video Blog ’11 – Ep. 6

Jingle EJ — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:08:17 +0000

Even though it’s 2012 we’ve got one last holdover from 2011 — our final video blog of the year! Check out this hilariously candid look at the Jingle Punks Brain Trust kicking around ideas for our upcoming RealScreen Summit sponsorship. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one. Happy New Year!

Jingle Jared’s 1st Guitar World Column

Jingle EJ — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:23:34 +0000

Jingle Jared took some time out of his busy day as CEO of Jingle Punks to bless the Guitar World readership with some gems from his time in the music business. His very first column, “Confessions of a Professional TV Theme Songwriter: I Can’t Read Music” is uniquely Jingle Jared; honest and entertaining. Make sure you take some time out to read this column and keep an eye out because there’s certainly more to come.

“Get Your Jingle On”

JP “Helping Indie Musicians Market Their Tunes”

Jingle EJ — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:14:36 +0000

Jingle Punks has been featured in a new story by Bloomberg Businessweek on MSNBC.com entitled “Helping Indie Musicians Market Their Tunes“. The story is a good read and discusses changes within the music industry that have allowed companies like JP to flourish. Check out a paragraph below which mentions JP and has a quote from our CEO and co-founder, Jingle Jared. We hope you take the time to check out this article and share it with any indie musicians you may know. Here’s the LINK

Cheers!

Deals From The Darkside Premier Tonight

Jingle EJ — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:35:51 +0000

Brand new reality show, Deals From The Dark Side is premiering tonight at 9pm EST on Canada’s OLN! Jingle Jared did the theme song for this show and JP library music will be featured in the show as well. Here’s some info on “Deals” and it’s extreme host, Steve Santini:

Dark relics collector Steve Santini travels North America buying, selling and authenticating some of history’s most iconic and tragic artifacts.Deals from the Dark Side, follows eccentric collector Steve Santini on his quest to buy and authenticate dark relics! Santini scours North America looking for the rare, unusual, and tragic; A Titanic Deck Chair, Jack the Ripper’s Knife, A monk’s cloak from the Spanish Inquisition. Objects that carry an undeniable force connected to iconic events and infamous people long since passed. Santini’s burning quest to understand the dark side of humanity and his unique obsession with pain and death is also the reason why Ripley’s Believe It or Not has dubbed him the World’s Most Extreme Escape Artist. Hundreds of death defying escapes has given him insight into the darker side of the human condition.

You get more info on “Deals From The Darkside” on their Facebook page and you can also follow them on Twitter. Make sure you tune in tonight and tell your friends!

Jingle Punks Highlighted by RealScreen.com

Jingle EJ — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:16:51 +0000

Just in time for the premier of the latest season of Real Housewives of Atlanta comes this great RealScreen.com article on Jingle Punks! The article touches on the companies amazing growth and attributes our early success to working on shows such as Real Housewives and Pawn Stars early on. Jingle Jared had this to say about the impact the Housewives franchise has had on JP, “This show is near and dear to Jingle Punks because this was the domino that tipped all the ones to come.” Be sure to tune into the show’s premier Sunday at 9/8c, it features an original score composed by Jingle Jared as well as library music. Check this article out HERE and don’t hesitate to share it.

Jingle Punks Featured By Bloomberg

Jingle EJ — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:56:21 +0000

Jingle Punks is proud to announce that we’ve been featured on Bloomberg.com! The article “Jingle Punks Aggregates Indie Artists’ Tunes for TV Shows, Ads” went to press today and tells the story of the companies amazing growth in the past three years and features quotes from both JP artist (Moscow Mark) and clients (NBC Universal). You can read the entire piece HERE and don’t hesitate to share. We want to thank Nick Leiber, writer of this story, as well as David Rocks who edited.

Cheers!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-01/jingle-punks-aggregates-indie-artists-tunes-for-tv-shows-ads.html

Jingle Jared & Brian @ MIPCOM

Jingle EJ — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:36:37 +0000

Last week, Jingle Punks CEO, Jingle Jared and our VP of Strategy, Brian Wahlund, were in Cannes, France for MIPCOM. For those that don’t know, MIPCOM is billed as “the world’s entertainment content market” and happens annually running this year from October 8 – 12. Known as “the only place where you can network, do business, discover new trends and cement partnerships face-to-face on a global level,” Jingle Jared and Brian had a great time meeting with clients and solidifying business, both old and new. Check out the pictures from their trip below. Cheers!

Totally Amp’d

Jingle EJ — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:03:15 +0000

Jingle Punks CEO, Jingle Jared, was recently tapped to create ALL the music for an upcoming mobile app series about young aspiring musicians called Totally Amp’d. Here’s a little more info on the show courtesy of Worldscreen.com

Shaftesbury and its digital media division, Smokebomb Entertainment, are launching their first original mobile app series, Totally Amp’d. The series, aimed at kids 8 to 14, combines a live-action broadcast-quality comedy series with interactive activities designed to bring viewers into the show’s action. The 7-9 minute episodes are built for smartphone and tablet devices. The series, which stars Life with Derek’s Ashley Leggat, will be available for consumer purchase in November via iTunes. The app will be published by XMG Studio. The series is being offered to buyers as a stand-alone property for other platforms at MIPCOM.

Be sure to check out the trailer below and keep your eyes on those App stores for Totally Amp’d!

Jingle Jared @ SOHO Apple Store

Jingle EJ — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:27:42 +0000

Today, Thursday September 22, Jingle Punks CEO and co-founder, Jingle Jared, will be speaking at the SoHo Apple Store. His topic today is “Creating and Selling Music with Jingle Punks” and will begin at 6pm EST. This is a great opportunity for any artists in the greater New York City are to meet Jingle Jared while also learning how to make and sell your original commercial music. We look forward to seeing you there!