A lot of people have been asking us for more video updates because our first ones were watched by a whopping 98 people….c’mon you gotta re-tweet this if you want us to take the time to make some videos.
Anyways, if a picture is worth 1000 words than this video is worth at least 10,000 words. So on that note. No more words. Just click to watch.
The night begins
Jingle Punks should feel proud today. We were lucky enough to have our music in this season of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Ethan, Dan and I went to MPE to watch the first episode with the folks who created the show. The party was pretty fun, we drank some champagne and got laughed at because our new business cards have um…our pics on em… which some people found creepy and other folks found hilarious. Either way it was a great ice breaker and we met some really cool folks. Check out some of the snaps from this night.
Having some civilized drinks with the EP of Real Housewives of Atlanta
We took it to the Jane street hotel for some post housewives nightcaps.
After jingle schmingling for a few hours we watched the first episode which was amazing. Ep #1 ended with a classic scene about how customer service these days is a dying trend. We hope we never have a scene like this in our offices and we learned a great lesson by watching how not to run a company.
This clip is classic. Enjoy!
Whatever happened to customer service?
Our deal with Bravo was announced in todays Billboard Magazine in the business section section. Here is a link to the article which explains all the juicy details. This deal coincides with Jingle Punks being part of this season of Real Housewives of Atlanta which begins airing next week. We are very excited to be part of this show and the Bravo brand and feel like this will create some amazing opportunities for our artists to get placed in some of the most talked about programming on TV today.
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!
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.
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…
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
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.
Hey Jingle Punks,
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.
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.
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.
Jingle Jared and the band.
Recording at Shabby Road with a Mexican folk band.
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.
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