How many times have you heard a song and thought, “This song is a page out of my diary.” It’s as if the songwriter sneaked into your brain while you were sleeping and borrowed a few storylines for lyrical fodder. Great songs often act as a mirror to our personal stories and have the same [...]
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Noteworthy Placements 5/3/13
It’s safe to say that all of us at 5 Alarm Music are big fans of TV shows and movies of all genres. It’s always a thrill to get placements in our favorite shows and movies, that’s one thing that will never get old! Here are some of our latest music placements: The [...]
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Reelect Doug Wood For ASCAP Board Of Directors: Preserving Composers’ Rights
Composer and producer Doug Wood has been a champion in preserving the integrity and the value of music throughout his career. His service on the ASCAP Board Of Directors for the past 14 years has been a fruitful mission in utilizing technology to improve payments to members and ensure fairness in policies. Doug [...]
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Music And Movies = The Fonz And His Leather Jacket: 5 Alarm Music In The 85th Annual Academy Awards
When you live in Los Angeles, you always know The Oscars are upon us when Hollywood Boulevard loses a lane at a time until it is ultimately closed off. Isn’t it ironic in a town that logistically requires every resident to own a car will also close off roadways as often as Taylor Swift writes [...]
Read MoreNew Year, New Music: The Newest Fab 4 CDs From 5 Alarm Music
New Year’s resolutions made in January tend to fade quickly into the February sunset. Before you pay that second monthly bill to the gym, those new gym clothes tend to be hidden deep into your closet. Oh well, it was a nice idea at the time. But unlike most resolutions that quickly fade, 5 [...]
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Ooohh La La!! 5 Alarm Music’s Sarah Scarlata Adds A Little Beauty To ORLY
Ah, Paris…the Eiffel Tower in the morning mist, sipping café au lait while strolling down the boulevards daydreaming about love….. This is the mood that our very own East Coast Music Director, Producer, Digital Content Coordinator and talented blogger Sarah Scarlata captured so perfectly in her song “Café D’Amour,” from 5 Alarm’s People & Places [...]
Read MoreBreak Out The Bubbly, 5 Alarm Music Celebrates Our 100th Release!
For the past 10 years, 5 Alarm Music has taken pride in bringing the best music to top notch productions. What better way to end a stellar year and a full decade of excellence than to release our 100th CD?! We pulled out all the stops on this one, buckle up! 05A100 [...]
Read MoreThe End Is Near – New Seasonal Production Music: 10/12/12
It’s hard to believe that 2012 is nearing its end. Not in any Nostradamus-Mystical-Mayan Calendar kind of way, but more in a “why-are-there-Christmas-displays-in-this-store-already???” kind of way. Halloween and Thanksgiving are just the proverbial warning shots in the air for kissing the year good-bye and having to invest in a new calendar. But before you break [...]
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Wait…..TerriLynn Who??
As the last two blogs have stated, we have had some great new additions here at 5 Alarm. On paper it would appear as if we have a new team member to announce. Her name is TerriLynn Massey and she bears an eerie resemblance to TerriLynn Rosa. Imposter I say!! Who is this [...]
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Rolling In The Welcome Wagon: Meet Christy Carew!
We are pleased as punch to introduce our new West Coast Music Director and Composer, Christy Carew! Christy originally hails from Vancouver, Canada and started her musical journey at the Royal Conservatory Program at age 8. She continued her studies at Loyola University and earned her masters degree in composition from New York [...]
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