Posted by Gilbert on 12 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: 5a News, 5a's The Scene, Brag Reel, New Music
2009 was an interesting year replete with bank scandals, planes landing atop rivers, wild Tigers running loose around town and reality TV “shaping” our lives (hey, doesn’t American Idol start again soon?). We said goodbye to the King of Pop and we said “hello” to The Beatles, again.
Posted by Mary Lorraine on 07 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: 5a News, 5a's The Scene, Brag Reel
It’s that time of year….Lights, Snow, Christmas Music, Holiday Parties….AND Holiday episodes of all your favorite shows. NBC Thursday nights are the place to be with The Office, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation. They called on us at 5 Alarm to record a Holiday Promo for their Thursday lineup and we knocked in out [...]
Posted by Mary Lorraine on 20 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: 5a News, 5a's The Scene, Brag Reel
Our company’s mission statement says that there is no greater way to stir emotion than through music. Music Supervisors can make or break a film, television show, or commercial depending on how well they understand this principle. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards last night recognized the best Music Supervisors in the business. Maureen Crowe, [...]
Posted by Mary Lorraine on 22 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: 5a News, 5a's The Scene, Brag Reel
5 Alarm congratulates our clients who took home awards Sunday night at the 61st Annual Emmy Awards!
Two of our clients, 30 Rock and Mad Men, took home the highest honor of “Best Comedy Series” and “Best Dramatic Series.” In addition, we are excited about winners who were new to us in 2008. Bryan Cranston won [...]
Posted by Craig on 17 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: 5a's The Scene
Churches Dig Techno(logy)
As far back as the printing press, Churches have been using technology to help reach their communities. I’ve been in the controll room of some mid-sized churches with enough knobs, switches, VU meters, and LCD lights to rival any broadcast station! While these facilities have just as much equipment as our broadcast friends, [...]
Posted by Terrilynn on 19 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: 5a's The Scene
This Saturday proved to be a treat - Maddie and I got to hang with Rescue Records’ very own David Grossman at the Oyster House on Saturday afternoon. Oooh what fun we had! David performed with his band - both covers and some of his exclusive RR material - “It Takes Love” and “Billy Take [...]
Posted by Terrilynn on 08 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: 5a's The Scene
So, you wanna know what we need? You wonder what kind of music we are looking for? It’s really interesting because depending on what we are working on our needs run the gamut. That’s what makes things around here so fun – it’s like finding the missing puzzle piece!
Sometimes it’s a really simple sparse [...]
Posted by Craig on 25 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: 5a's The Scene
We aren’t all signed to major record labels (which is probably a good thing), and we don’t all have huge media corporations controlling our publishing either. But all bands are still trying to make a living, with or without record deals, and in a post-Napster generation of file sharing, record sales [...]
Posted by Craig on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: 5a's The Scene
We’re excited for the recent sucesses that have come to our Rescue Records artist (and former 5 Alarm Music employee) Blaire Reinhard (aka Blaire Woods). The Blaire Reinhard Band (BRB) was recently featured on MTV & Dove’s Fresh Takes series with Alicia Keys and Nick Lachey.
Here is the music video for the new single “Gutter [...]
Posted by Terrilynn on 02 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: 5a's The Scene
I had been dying for a road trip, so low and behold, when I heard about the San Diego Indie Music Festival, I knew it was the perfect chance to hop in the car and go. It was on!
I was expecting a small, unorganized deal with maybe one or two really good bands since this [...]
