Life is a little sweeter during the Summer months.  It’s a chance to relive some of those golden days of youth by trading your adult responsibilities for a day at the beach.  Or for a last minute road trip up the highway just to see where you will end up.  Or for an evening of laying out on a blanket in a grassy field to watch shooting stars.  The new releases from the Liftmusic library have the same nostalgic qualities as the anthems emanating from the tinny speakers of the neighborhood ice cream truck.

LIFT055 Summer Dubbin’ is not in a hurry.  These tracks give you the feeling like life has a slow motion button that can be pressed to maximize your mellow.  Here’s some good old time psychedelic Reggae Dub to cool your jets -

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LIFT055 Summer Dubbin’

Taking you on a dubbed up journey of bass bin shaking jah loving, Summer Dubbin’ is a collection of roots and party dub reggae tracks that sound like they’ve just come from the Trojan and Island Records vaults. Sit back, light up and enjoy!

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Take a visit to the old country with LIFT057 Let’s Folk! If these traditional acoustic Folk tunes from England, Scotland, Ireland and deep in the American heartland could talk, they would have a very thick accent.

World/Country

LIFT057 Let’s Folk!

From cider induced jigs to heartfelt laments via bluegrass banjo, Let’s Folk! is a collection of traditional folk music from England, Scotland, Ireland and the USA

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Let the Summer dance party begin!  LIFT056 Summer Pie is an electrifying slice of booty-moving sunshine.  This collection of infectious melodic Electronica allow you to let it all hang out, celebrate the long days and hot nights!

Get lost in an electronic World created by Geek Boy.  Mr.Boy sure knows his way around a synthesizer and a sampler!  LIFT058 The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth remind us that those nerds who screwed up the curve on your Calculus final are actually pretty cool.

Electronica

LIFT056 Summer Pie

Summer Pie is the sixth album in the innovative ‘Audio Pie’ series and is packed with a mixture of fruity flavours to give you the soundtrack to your summer. Another lolly lickin’ classic from Liftmusic!

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LIFT058 The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth

Introducing Geek Boy and his masterwork of modern dance music production. Trance, house and 80’s electro funk remixes meet dirty electro, chiptune, dubstep and experimental leftfield beats in an inspirational collection of top tunes

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For these and many other great tracks from Liftmusic, visit our website to hear our innovative music libraries for yourself! New to 5 Alarm?  We’re happy to get you a username and password so you can search on our online music library website.  Give us a call at 626.304.1698

Tags: Electronica Production Music, Let's Folk, Lift Music Library, Liftmusic, Summer Dubbin', Summer Pie, The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth, World Production Music

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We are proud to announce the arrival of Emmy Award winning composers Yoav Goren and Jeffrey Fayman’s newest endeavor, the 1 Revolution Music Library!  Experience a new breed of television production music that offers dynamic cues and a three dimensional musical approach with contributions from an assortment of seasoned television composers.  1 Revolution offers an abundance of scoring choices that characterize the many moods of the human psyche.  The debut of this exciting new library has already taken the television world by storm with tracks featured in NBC’s thrilling new game show Minute To Win It.

1RM006_33 Crossing The Line

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Jeffrey and Yoav earned their “Outstanding Music Composition in a Sports Program” Emmy Award for original music in The XX Olympic Winter Games: Story of Torino.  Their signature high quality compositions have been showcased in the promotional campaigns for TV classics including Lost, Desperate Housewives, Six Feet Under and 24.  In addition, Yoav and Jeff’s engaging promo cues have been essential elements for corporate advertising for McDonald’s, Toyota, Ford, DirecTV, Amstel, Hitachi and Blu-Ray.

1RM008_01 Candid Camera

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Be part of the Revolution!  The first 10 people to license a 1 Revolution Music track will get the opportunity to offer musical direction and name a brand new track.  It would be like being able to go up to Prince and say something like “I want the instrumental to sound real catchy, like Raspberry Beret but with jazz drums and upright bass.  We’ll call it Blueberry Swing.”  Can you say “opportunity of a lifetime?”   As if you need any more incentive to license some of the best music around!

1RM01_84 Pawnee Pals

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Tags: 1 Revolution Music, 24, Amstel, Blu-Ray, Desperate Housewives, DirecTV, Ford, Hitachi, Immediate Music, Jeff Fayman, Lost, McDonald's, Minute To Win It, NBC, Prince, Raspberry Beret, reality TV music, Six Feet Under, Sound Design, Television Production Music, The Emmy Awards, The XX Olympic Winter Games: Story of Torino, Toyota, X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men 3, Yoav Goren

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Brilliance wears many different hats.  It can take the form of an innovative invention that makes our lives easier or a diplomatic solution to ensure peace.  Sometimes brilliance can take the form of taking common elements and creating combinations that sound brand new.  The new releases from the JW Brilliant Series offer a fresh twist on dramatic, Blues, World, Rock and Lifestyle music.

The villain blends in with the dark of the night and prowls unnoticed by the oblivion of sleeping urban residents.  The unsuspecting target will soon realize their ominous fate that is closing in.  JWBM014 Dark Cinematic Beds ignites a sense of unease that comes from ill intent and evil circumstances.  The painful and personal aftermath of the inflicted trauma is illustrated poetically by JWBM017 Thoughtful Themes.

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JWBM014 Dark Cinematic Beds

Add a layer of intrigue - Dark and ominous dramatic soundscapes

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JWBM017 Thoughtful Themes

Expansive dramatic moods, reflective and emotive themes

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You can just feel the humidity eminating from these catchy ditties that originate from the rambling highways of the American South.  JWBM015 Delta Blues is a down home collection of feel good Delta Blues that’s as American as apple pie.  Think sunsets and cicadas chirping around a weathered slide guitarist on a rickety wooden porch that has fallen victim to moisture and many years gone by.

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JWBM015 Delta Blues

Foot stomping Blues from porches in the American South

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Tags: Alternative Rock, Andean Rituals, Balkan Beats, Balkan Production Music, Blues Production Music, Chill Out Production Music, Dark Cinematic Beds, Delta Blues, Dramatic Beds, JW Brilliant Series, JW Media Music, Lifestyle Production Music, Noughties Chillout, South American Production Music, Thoughtful Themes, World Music

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As Paola leaves for Nicaragua to start her new adventure working on the production team for the TV series Survivor, we wonder how we’re going to survive without her!  After her 8 year tenure at 5 Alarm Music, we are going to miss far more than just a devoted team member.  We are going to miss a dear friend.  Oh dear Paola V, how do we love thee?  Let us count the ways:

Evelyn -  “There’s no one in the world like her. She’s so unapologetically…Paola. And that is amazing.“

Gilbert - “She doesn’t sweat the small stuff.“

Danielle - “She loves beauty in life and has the best sense of humor out of anyone i’ve ever met.“

Kevin - “She has a genuine appreciation for the good things in life, and an unmatched ability to laugh at herself… and others.”

Mary Lorraine - “She is level headed but so much fun, and a loyal friend.“

Cassie - “She is just as beautiful inside as she is outside with a great sense of humor.  They broke the mold after her, not many like her that I know on this planet.“

Maddie- “At 22, she would take her paycheck to Penny Lane and come back with a CD much older than she was.”

TerriLynn: “She’s a good girl.”

Tyler - “She can cure any kinda blues with a good ole fashioned chair dance.“

Jennifer - “She has a beautiful heart & frickin good taste in music…she’s never led me astray!“

Sarah - “She has the rare combination of a warm and caring heart with a wicked sense of humor.“

May the seas be calm and the journey plentiful!  We love you and wish you all the best, Paola!

To all of our clients and friends - Do you have something to add?  Show some Paola love in the comments box!

* A special shout out goes to Mr. Brian Rule for the absolutely hilarious photoshop skillz demonstrated above

Tags: Nicaragua, Paola Viljanen, Survivor

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Music throughout the ages act like a chronological time line of our history.  Some music reminds us of the fads that were popular at the time, while other music has the emotional power to be timeless.  The new releases this week are brought to us by Deneb Records, a sub label from the Primrose Music Library, and offers a glimpse of music from other eras and parts of the World.

Although some of you may not remember the 1980’s due to the fun you had or the fact that you were not born yet, the music from that era had a pop sensibility like none other!  DNB701 80’s Vocal Impression brings us back to the time of leg warmers and curling irons.  These sexy female vocal tracks are hot like Flashdance!

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DNB701 80’s Vocal Impression

Sensual female vocal Pop from the 80’s

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Get funky with DNB702 Groovin’ High!  This collection of jazz infused grooves and sensual horns is bound to lift your spirits.  Welcome to the land of cool!

Jazz

DNB702 Groovin’ High

Groove with a swagger and a worldly sophistication

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Swoon on a grand European veranda overlooking the Mediterranean Sea with DNB703 Mediterranean Moods.  These flowing and endearing orchestral ditties bring you back to the Motherland in style. Sophistication and class abound!

Orchestral

DNB703 Mediterranean Moods

Cinematic orchestral atmospheres

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Explore the vast and open plains of faraway lands with DNB704 Vocal Emotions!  These panoramic choral and vocal tracks take you on a tour with world textures and emotive vocal inflection.  It’s like flying over a boundless paradise!

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DNB704 Vocal Emotions

Uplifting and emotive female vocals in World, Orchestral and Folk settings

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For these and many other great tracks from the Deneb Records label or the Primrose Music Library, visit our website to hear our innovative music libraries for yourself! New to 5 Alarm?  We’re happy to get you a username and password so you can search on our online music library website.  Give us a call at 626.304.1698

Tags: 1980's Production Music, 80's Vocal Impression, Deneb Records, Groovin' High, Jazz Production Music, Mediterranean Moods, Orchestral Production Music, Period Production Music, Primrose Music Library, Vocal Emotions, Vocal Production Music, World Production Music

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What’s the biggest difference between a drummer and a large pizza?  A large pizza can feed a family of 4.  Bah-dump CHING!

We drummers have heard it all and are used to being the brunt of all the bad musician jokes.  We are used to lugging around heavy and awkwardly shaped gear up stairs and being shoved into tight dark corners of the stage.  We are used to idly watching as the lead singers and guitarists soak in all of the adulation and praise while we sit alone at the bar after the show.  As Rodney Dangerfield was fond of saying, the drummer gets “no respect!”

There are those few drummers who instill a sense of wide eyed awe and disbelief during a performance.  The general public may not be able to pick them out of a line-up, but the combination of physicality and coordination is remarkable.  Case in point - Danny Carey from Tool.  After watching their performance at The Nokia Theater last night, I envisioned electrical controls underneath his LA Clipper’s jersey powering mechanical limbs to pull off those chops.  It’s a blessing and a curse to be a trained musician.  You know enough to recognize just how difficult (impossible?) it is to play like that!

There are some smoking tracks in the 5 Alarm catalog that feature the best drummers in the business and make me want to go home and practice paradiddles.  Here are some of my favorites -

Chad Wackerman is the unassuming monster drummer behind Frank Zappa’s touring band in the 1980’s.  He’s one of the few people on earth who can actually play the daunting and nearly impossible Black Page from Zappa’s intimidating musical vault.  This is the stuff of legend, kids!  Here’s a tribal rocker from the Sonic Ozault Music Library’s Guitar Heroes Vol.3 that highlights Chad’s power:

SOZ013 Acid Leak

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Gregg Bissonette is best known as a in-demand session drummer and all around nice guy who has toured with the likes of Toto, Maynard Ferguson and Steve Vai.  Here’s a clip from the 5 Alarm Classic Rock CD with fellow Mustard Seeds comrade Doug Bossi on guitar/vocals that demonstrates Gregg’s talent for fueling a song:

05A065 Fight Back

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Incidentally, Gregg’s brother Matt Bissonette is playing bass on the track as well.  Matt is on our Rescue Records label and flexes his Funky bass chops on this track:

Rescue Records - Open It Up

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M B Gordy is a well respected and versatile percussionist who has backed some of the top artists in the world: The Doobie Brothers, Neil Diamond, Wilco and Frank Zappa among many others.  Here’s a Brazilian celebration that features his full-circle vision in creating a drummer’s paradise:

05A019 Bahia Carnival

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Who are some of your favorite drummers?  Do you know any funny drummer jokes?  All drummers come forward, let your comments be heard!

*To hear more spectacular and awe inspiring tracks, visit our online music library website

Tags: Black Page, Chad Wackerman, Danny Carey, Doug Bossi, Drummers, Frank Zappa, Gregg Bissonette, LA Clippers, M B Gordy, Matt Bissonette, Maynard Ferguson, Neil Diamond, Nokia Theater, Percussion, Percussion Library Music, Percussion Production Music, Rescue Records, Rodney Dangerfield, Sonic Ozault Music Library, Steve Vai, The Doobie Brothers, The Mustard Seeds, Tool, Toto, Wilco

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Like a patchwork quilt, the history of our lives can be pieced together by the songs that were popular at the time of our memories.  Your old room in your parents’ house, the awkwardness of high school, your first kiss, the first day away at college, your first date with the person you ended up marrying….new and amazing experiences will continue until the day we cease to exist.  The two new CD’s from the Blazed Out Music library have the Pop appeal that can record the magic of right now.

BOM013 Urban & Electro Pop drags you out onto the dance floor and seduces you with dizzying beats, sexy vocals and hip hop styled rappers.  Inhibition is a dull bedfellow and being on our best behavior never sparks any good material for our memory reels.  Right?

BOM014 Hot Pop: Rock & Downtempo is an uplifting slice of freedom.  With catchy vocals and rock guitar hooks, these tracks are the kind that have a long lease in your car stereo and fuel the good times.  It’s Summer and the music should match the heat of the night!

Cheers to good times and even better music!  The memory reels are spinning…..

For these and many other great tracks from the Blazed Out Music library, visit our website to hear our innovative music libraries for yourself!

Urban

BOM013 Urban & Electro Pop

Featuring current styles of dance clubs and party music. From Hi-Tech Electro Pop to provocative Latin Hip-Hop. Calling all the sexy people to the dance floor!

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BOM014 Hot Pop: Rock & Downtempo

Anthemic hard rock and pop punk, sexy vocal pop and dreamy sensual downtempo.

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*If you love what you hear and need a music search, call our music director Tyler Harp at 626.304.1698. We’re happy to get you a username and password so you can search on our online music library website.

Tags: Blazed Out Music, Hot Pop: Rock & Downtempo, Pop Production Music, Urban & Electro Pop, Urban Music Library, Urban Production Music

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