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Getting Some Blog Loving

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Star Polish

Sometimes Jingle Punks gets in the press for one reason or another. In this case we were interviewed for Velvet Rope.com which is a web site dedicated to the behind the scenes action of the music industry. For one reason or another they seemed to know a lot about my shady past playing in rock bands and being featured in really strange music videos. This interview is a must read if you really want to learn more about the Yin and Yang of Jingle Punks founders…myself and Jingle Dan. Read on and enjoy!

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Jingle Blog #6

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

So this week has already started with a bang. First off. Jingle Punks has finally moved into our new office. We are so excited to now have a space where we can meet clients, compose music and hang out with all our Jingle bands when they swing through town. We also just put the finishing touches on our first ever compilation of Jingle Punks key tracks for the month of July.  If you are on our mailing list you will be getting a link to this shortly.

As well, Jingle Punks has been busy working on some really cool new projects. MTV recently asked us to do some pitches for a new show and to make these songs extra awesome we brought in some hired guns. Check out the below video and enjoy.

That’s all for now.  Stay tuned as our next Jingle Blog is going to feature some behind the scenes shenanigans from our epic move.

Video JingleBlogs are here!

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Well, for some time now our friends and even some of our clients, Mom’s and Dad’s have been asking Dan and I to document some of our day to day activities so they could get a sense of what it is we actually do here at Jingle Punks all day.

These first videos will not make anything clear except for the fact that everyday is completely different for us.

Some days we are recording with street musicians in Brooklyn…

Other days we are in LA taking rapid fire meetings to get our roster of artists placed in shows…

AM New York Features Us

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Jingle Punks in AM New York

Today Dan and I touched down in LA for a series of meetings and as we landed we were told that AM New York ran a piece on our company.  The only thing sad about the timing of this is that Dan and I wish we could be in NYC the day it went to press so we could ride the subways and be treated like local celebs…haha.  Oh well, we can’t have our cake and eat it too.

AM NY Scan

AM NY Scan

Seriously though, check out the piece and keep helping us spread the word, this is just the beginning and we are always trying to find new and cool ways to get our artists placed in shows from around the media universe.

More updates from our LA jaunt coming soon.

HP promo feat. Quitzow

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Congrats to our Jingle Punk artist Quitzow who got one of her cues in a HP spot. To hear her amazing music click below. She was one of the first artists to link up with us and we are happy that her music will be heard in this and several new MTV shows slated for the fall.

She doth rock!

She doth rock!

Jingle Punks is off to LA

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Hey Jingle Punks,

Z Rock on IFC

The continuing adventures of Jingle Jared and Jingle Dan keep on rolling. Every week seems to bring something new and exciting. This past week alone not one but two new shows debuted.  Z Rock which is our first series for IFC premiered this past Sunday and we are really happy to be part of this hilarious and well written show.

The other show we provided music for was A&E’s much anticipated Hammer Time.

Stop...Hammer Time!

This show is pretty much self explanatory and I am sure we will add this one to our ever growing list of guilty pleasure viewing.

Big thanks to Greg D at 3 Ball for getting us involved in Hammer Time and a much thanks to Mark Mark Productions who took a chance on us early on and has been placing us in tons of new shows.

All of this excitement is happening just in time for Dan and I’s next jaunt out to LA.  Last time, we met Diddy and Tila Tequila, how we gonna top ourselves this time…By meeting Erkel and Brett Michaels?  Who knows, but I am sure we will have som great stories this time around.

If any LA Jingle Punks have shows between June 22-25 while we are in LA, send the dates our way and we will make it a point to come see you.

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.

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

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.


Kids Music and Pet Hair Remover?

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Woke up this morning and got a call from one of new clients at RGA. They were using our Jingle Player to find some music for a pet hair remover ad…They found it all via our keyword search tool. We saved them some money on the music licensing fee and all parties were happy.

Stay tuned for the clip once we get a copy of it. In the meantime check out some music we are doing for a kids DVD series with Al Roker called Get Down With Nouns. All the music provided in this set of DVD’s will be archived and licensable in our database starting in 2009.


Juke Box from Jared Gutstadt on Vimeo.