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New Music This Week: August 4, 2014

Monday August 4th, 2014

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Trotting out a mere 2,000 tracks this week:

THIS WEEK’S RELEASES

Monday, August 4

Smokin’ Beats. Funk, R&B and Urban riffs.

70’s Collection. 70s style funk pop and dance vibes.

Dream Pop. Sexy, dreamy electronica pop.

Hip Hop Tension Vol. 7. Cautious, somewhat menancing urban grooves.

Cinesthesia. Contemporary cinematic tracks blending samples, electronics and live instruments.

Tuesday, August 5

Neo Soul Vol. 1. Introspective downbeat R&B with lots of heart and soul.

Minimal Electro. Driving, pulsing electro dance.

Inspirational Thinking. Positive, proud themes with an emotional feel.

American Roots. Light acoustic country/americana. Lots of great themes here.

Electronic – Glitch Hop. Heavy breakbeat electronica. Catchy rhythms.

Wednesday, August 6

Master Percussion 2. Beats from rock to world.

House Brick. Electro house melodies with a driving Euro beat.

Warm – Sweet & Playful 2. Welcoming, warm and happy upbeat tracks.

Warm – Sweet & Playful 2 Holiday Mixes. Holiday versions of the previous album.

Power Pop Rock Vol. 1. Uptempo good time party rock.

Epic Choirs Vol. 1. Looking for some of those spooky orchestral themes with the evil choir chanting? Of course you are! Halloween’s coming.

Thursday, August 7

By Blood And Love. Emotional Orchestral themes of conflict and resolution.

Pop-A-Licious 3, From Gaptrax, upbeat power pop/rock themes.

Simply Solo 2. Short solo phrases and themes for trumpet, trombone, harpsichord, bass, harp, guitar and more.

Corporate: Electronic Motivational 5. Positive, uplifting tracks, great for retail.

Middle East. Ethnic Arabic-inspired tracks.

Friday, August 8

Cop Show Funk. Paging Huggy Bear. Vintage 70s cop show funk. Lots of fun!

World – Brazilian. Rhythmic samba and bossa nova beats. Lots of cutdowns and mixouts.

Raucous Youth. Raw and rowdy rock anthems. Reckless and careless.

Real Lives. Bit of a hodgepodge – some elegant and inspiring tracks with some bouncy comedic treatments.

Drama 6. Tension electronica, mysterious.

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Steve Wall Tapped To Represent Alpha Music Libraries / SourceAudio

Monday July 28th, 2014

LOS ANGELES, CA: July 28, 2014 – SourceAudio, a business-to-business music licensing and distribution platform which provides exclusive domestic distribution for Alpha Music Libraries through Premiere Networks, is pleased to announce a new working relationship with veteran radio programmer / on air talent Steve Wall.

Wall’s record of success includes achieving #1 ratings at KDON, KKXX, XHTZ, KMXV, KWIN/KWNN, KBOS. Working with legendary morning man “Charlie Tuna” and Wall’s discoveries include launching the careers of Mancow, The Bakaboys, Rusty Humphries, Mark Adams, to name a few.

Wall will coordinate with Premiere Networks to offer Alpha Music Libraries to radio stations nationwide. Utilizing Wall’s extensive contacts within the radio industry, along with SourceAudio’s cloud-based search and delivery system, Alpha Music Libraries is poised to become the largest collection of production music ever made available to radio by offering access to hundreds of production music libraries, many of which have never been marketed to North American radio before. Currently there are over 450,000 music tracks, sound design elements and sound effects available in Alpha Music Libraries, with more added each day.

“We’re very excited about what this means for both the radio industry and the music publishers on our platform,” says SourceAudio Co-Founder Andrew Harding. “Our industry-leading music distribution technology allows every publisher on our platform – both large and small – to instantly make their music available to radio station clients across North America. You’re looking at an extremely exciting opportunity for everyone involved.”
Wall is equally enthusiastic about what this means for radio programmers, production and imaging creative staff everywhere.

“I get goose-bumps when I listen through the Alpha Music Libraries, it’s that good. It makes me want to get back into a studio and produce. Anyone who knows how hard it is to find the right piece of music will love Alpha Music Libraries. This is for people who get how important every produced element is on the radio station, the true music lovers in radio,” Wall says. “Now your production can sound as good as the music you play on the air. Many of those same producers supply tracks to Alpha Music Libraries. From imaging and sound design, to full-length production and commercial beds – including cut outs and stems, every format, every genre – this will give your station the sound edge you need to win with listeners, and advertisers.”

For additional details, visit the Alpha Music Libraries website at http://alphamusiclibraries.com or reach out to Steve Wall Steve@AlphaMusicLibraries.com or Premiere Networks at 1-818-377-5300

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New Music This Week: July 28, 2014

Monday July 28th, 2014

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New Library Alert: Style Trax

Just released a few weeks ago by our pals at Premier Tracks, this edgy new library features the latest sounds from an elite group of contemporary composers and musicians who work with today’s most successful music superstars! Premier calls it their “Heavy Hitters Music Library”. So buckle-in for the jaw-dropping sounds of Style Trax featuring the hottest ‘A List’ of collective talent you may ever encounter in a music library. Premier says Style Trax will adhere to an aggressive production schedule comprised of many eclectic genres.

Some of Style Trax’s talented composers have written and or produced music with such notable stars as: Jamaero Artis: Bass player for Bruno Mars, Bridgetown: Producer for Beyonce, Team Pitbull, Method Man, Bruce Springsteen, Smashing Pumpkins, Jim Beanz: Producer for Timbaland, Matt Sorum: Guns n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, KRS-ONE, Lee Brice: Grammy Nominated Artist/Writer, Cory Bold: Grammy Nominated Producer, 311, DJ Oscar G, Glee, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Warren G, David Palmer, Rod Stewart, Iron Maiden, American Idol, Columbia Records, Universal Records and many more!

Style Trax is initially releasing 11 albums that we’ll trot out daily over the upcoming week – see the release schedule below. All Style Trax cuts include Full Versions with Underscores as well as :60s, :30s, Stings and Stems. Check out the albums as they are released here.

THIS WEEK’S RELEASES

Monday, July 28

Electronic 1: Techno Pop. Upbeat, suspenseful electronica from Style Trax.

Electronic Dance 1: Pure EDM! Driving electronic Dance anthems.

Indie Hooks. Punchy college rock themes with vocal hooks. Nice retail stuff.

Hymnals/Gospel/Spirtuals/Folk Vols. 1 & 2. Something different here: soulful classic spirituals, some vocals, some with instrumentals. Hard to find stuff.

World – Middle Eastern. Sadly appropriate to today’s headlines, authentic Middle Eastern themes.

Tuesday, July 29

Country 1: Acoustic Guitar. Some laidback and catchy acoustic country/bluegrass.

Country 2: Acoustic Guitar. More acoustic country themes, toe-tapping and feelgood.

Dramatic Rhythms. Horror, Tension and negative political ads?

Rock (Intrumentals) 2. A whole bunch of rock themes and bridges from the Down Boys crew.

Electronic – Drum and Bass. Just the other day, someone was asking, “Why doesn’t somebody do Lovecraftian-inspired electronica?” Here you go.

Wednesday, July 30

Rock 1: Pop Rock. From Style Trax, some postive and driving pop rock themes.

Rock 2: Pop Punk. Aggressive and catchy upbeat rock – good sports rock.

Dramatic Hip Hop 2. Lots of urban tension from Morris & Young.

Acoustic – Light Acoustic. Warm and minimal soft acoustic themes with a folk feel. Great light retail.

Acoustic – Light Acoustic Holiday. Holiday versions of the themes from Acoustic – Light Acoustic. Just one of the extras the guys at Alibi offer.

Thursday, July 31

Hip Hop 1. From Style Trax, some epic urban, dramatic and futuristic.

Dubstep 1, Catchy and quirky, not to mention a little ominous dubstep.

Latin Pop Urban Rock Instrumentals. From Caliente Music, the title pretty much says it all. Salsa and reggaeton flavored beats.

Virtuoso Piano Vol. 1. Contemporary, neo classical piano themes with full, :60s and :30s.

Baking Mad. Sunny and playful dramedy themes.

Friday, August 1

Electronic 2: Electro Pop. Catchy and upbeat electronica, positive and memorable.

Lounge 1: Classic, Mellow and Jazzy. Funky smooth jazz, definitely mellow and cool.

Chill Out 1. From Style Trax, driving and trendy feel-good chill tracks.

Luxury & Elegance. Refined neo classical themes with some modern corporate landscapes. indulgent and dreamy.

Rock – Swagger Rock 3. More in-your-face themes from Alibi. You’re still not worthy.

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New Music This Week: July 21, 2014

Monday July 21st, 2014

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New Library Alert: Transistion Music Corporation

tmc Alpha Music Libraries is pleased to welcome Transition Music Corporation to its burgeoning portfolio of top music libraries. TMC has generated over 95,000 performances in film, TV, commercials, games, internet and webisodes over the past year. They’ve built a boutique library of terrific tracks and songs – each selected for their quality and uniqueness – created by composers and artists who would not typically “sell” to a library. In addtion, Transition adds another 2400+ everyday sound effects to AML’s already bulging SFX collection. Give them a listen here for music and here for SFX and see what you think!

THIS WEEK’S RELEASES

Ridiculous Amount of Updates Alert. As of now, in addition to constantly releasing new libraries to Alpha, we’ll be releasing 5 new albums a day! That’s over 100 album releases a month, sports fans. So, exactly how does Alpha stack up against your typical music library service?

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Any questions?

Monday, July 21

Guitar Beds. From Beatclock Music, some light and happy guitar themes to set the mood.

Phat Beats 5. Some trippy hip-hop, mostly quirky and positive. Fun Stuff

Indie Dance Music. From MPM’s Live Trax collection, some synth-laden club and hypnotic uptempo IDM.

Cinematic India. There’s some catchy Bollywood stuff here; really different.

Clubtronic 5. Fast-paced aggressive EDM from Graffiti Music.

Tuesday, July 22

Chillwave. From All Sorts, a shimmering soundscape of stylish electronica (hey, that’s what the liner notes say).

Acoustic Pop Jam. Upbeat and active rhythmic jams on acoustic guitar| bass| drums and organ.

Rock – Indie Rock 7. Alibi pounds out some indie garage band rock. It’s good – really good!

Colorful Italy. Repeat after me: “You cannot have too much Italian restaurant music. You cannot have too much Italian restaurant music…”

Classic Blues. From Addictive Tracks, this is real, old-timey, old-guy-on-the-front-complaining-about-his-dog blues. The real deal.

Wednesday, July 23

Situations For Sax. Smooth jazz with sax leads, sexy and confident.

Latin Lounge. From Alibi, latin lounge in a variety of beats and tempos.

Latin Lounge Remixed. Electronica versions of Latin Lounge. Hip.

Trap & Hip Hop Beats Vol. 3. Action-oriented Hip Hop with some moody and mysterious themes.

Sports Slam. From Atomica, some bold action tracks for that extreme punch. Rock, electronica, dub – big wall of sound.

Thursday, July 24

Disco Funk Soul. Pounding, punchy and funky disco.

Electronic – Electro Pop 1. Happy, bouncing, dancing electronica/pop.

Funky Breaks. A funky assortment of retro funk grooves for advertising.

Action Adventure. Cinematic, orchestral suspense themes.

Thrash Punk Metal, Vol. 1. Hostile, anti-social and angry thrash metal. Let’s run over Justin Bieber with a truck.

Friday, July 25

Rock – Swagger Rock 2. Upbeat, confident and smirking rock. From Alibi.

Heroes. Epic orchestral scores and stings.

World Beats 8 – Celtic America. Traditional Irish melodies.

World Beats 9 – Celtic Harmony. Upbeat Irish themes.

World Beats 10 – Celtic Revival. Okay, enough with the Irish albums already (hey, they were a set).

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New Music This Week: July 14, 2014

Monday July 14th, 2014

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New Library Alert: Black Toast Music

We continue adding hot library after library to AML with these week’s introduction of Black Toast Music. Black Toast describes itself as born out of the need for “major label” quality independent music for use in film, advertisements, TV and radio. You can hear Black Toast’s music on show like The Big Bang Theory and The Walking Dead, as well as national advertising campaigns for Walmart. BTM takes a “song” oriented approach to production music, so not a lot of cutdowns here, but expect some strong instrumentals in all categories with excellent musicianship. Check out Black Toast Music here.

THE WEEK’S UPCOMING RELEASES

Monday, July 14

DubStep Vol. 4. Some more hypnotic dubstep from Morris and Young.

Electronic – Electro Swing. Some wacky kitschy interpretation of happy jazz with an electronica curve.

Something Funky. A variety of retro funk styles. Swanky and fun from Atomica Music.

Tuesday, July 15

Accordian. What every station needs is more accordian music. So there.

Acoustic Vol. 1. 20 tracks of light acoustic retail beds.

Hot Radio Pop Vol. 2. Mid-to-slow tempo electronic pop tracks.

Wednesday, July 16

Hip Hop – New Orleans Bounce. Fun New Orleans urban with a positive feeling.

Hyperaction. Aggressive sports-themed electronica. Don’t forget the ritalin.

Country and Bluegrass (Instrumentals) 2. Some great southern rock anthems in here as well from Down Boys. Raw and unfinished.

Thursday, July 17

Hard News Promos. Urgent news cues with rising tension for serious and dangerous situations.

American Hymnal. Piano re-arrangements of American Gospel and Hymnal standards.

Rock – Happy Rock. Cute and bouncy uplifting rock themes.

Friday, July 18

Beyond Retro. Funky and crunchy rock stylings.

DPM v. 12 – Progressive Electro. More Dance Party Madness with pulsing Electro House perfect for cutting a rug

Solo Guitar 2 Folk. Upbeat, feelgood acoustic guitar.

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New Music This Week: June 30, 2014

Monday June 30th, 2014

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For last week’s releases, click here.

UP THIS WEEK: Only four days of releases, ’cause it’s a holiday and I’m going to sit on the beach…

THIS WEEK’S UPCOMING RELEASES

Monday, June 30

Spirit of Brazil: Themes and Promos. That World Cup keeps going on and on…

Rock – Rockabilly (ALIBI259). Swinging upbeat rockabilly.

Bollywood Beats. Hey – you never know when an Indian restaurant comes calling for a spot.

Tuesday, July 1

Chill Out 4. Playful electronic breakbeats.

Hip Hop – Trap (ALIBI252). Southern Hip-Hop and Urban Trap. Very cool, lots of mixouts.

STYE419 Demented Sound Mafia Vol.7 Future Frontiers. How can you resist sound design from a group called Demented Sound Mafia? Weird, robotic and futuristic.

Wednesday, July 2

Electro Swing. Fusion of jazz swing with an electronic beat. Definitely different.

Electronic – Electro House (ALIBI255). Danceable techno club beats.

SMX 227_Sports Vol 05. Ballsy sports rock – aggressive and untamed.

Thursday, July 3

Wacky Jazz And Cartoon Mayhem. Crazy comedy stuff, all over the musical spectrum.

Hot Rod Surf City. It’s summer – here’s your theme songs.

Rock – Southern Rock (ALIBI248). Unapologetic southern rock blues – put the top down and crank it up!

Friday, July 4

Hey, it’s the 4th of July – see you next week!

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New Music This Week: June 23, 2014

Monday June 23rd, 2014

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For last week’s releases, click here.

Up this week: another new library and over 4,000 new tracks added to Alpha Music Libraries!

New Library Alert: Sonic Librarian

sonic Sonic Librarian is a hot library of over 90 albums. Founded in 2003, SL has plenty of contemporary sounds as well as a handy collection of theatrical-grade sound design elements. SL music has been heard by millions of listeners and boasts a staff of 20 versatile composers specializing in a vast array of styles including funk, blues, rock, metal, techno, hip-hop, symphonic and orchestral. There’s some fun stuff here: take a look at Montage Worthy Piano Thingies and I Got Yer Sports Package… Right Here. Click here to check it out.

THIS WEEK’S UPCOMING RELEASES

In addition to introducing Sonic Librarian, we’d thought we’d highlight some of the sound design elements available in this new library.

Monday, June 23

Vol 26 Acoustic Americana. Positive, upbeat acoustic country rock.

Vol 74 Woofer-Blasting Dub Step. With a title like that, we had to highlight it. Edgy electronica.

Vol 75 Pop Rocks With Soda. Action-oriented rock with a punk flair.

Hits. Lots of sound design impacts.

Tuesday, June 24

Vol 70 Top Down And Drivin. Summer cruisin’, roadhouse country.

Kitsch – Euro Cool (ALIBI225). The guys from Alibi score with these retro summer-splashed cool themes.

Reality Tension Volume 07. It says tension, I think negative campaign ads.

Swooshes/Risers. Some more sound design elements, with tense orchestral risers.

Wednesday, June 25

Vol 54 Rock The Campus. Happy college rock, bringing back memories of stale beer and red plastic cups.

Adrenaline Junkie. High energy sports rock with an electric feel.

PT 020_Solo Drums 1. Something a little different, nothing but naked drum tracks in a variety of rhythms and musical styles.

Drones – Pads – Beds. More sound design drones.

Thursday, June 26

Eurodance Pop Volume 03. Infectious Euro EDM with lots of mixouts and variations.

Vol 1 Bloosey Funkinstuff. Retro 70s-style funk. Positive and groovy.

SMX 228_World/Ethnic/International Vol 08. Lots of exotic world rhythms, from the jungles to the islands and deserts.

Intros. Dramatic sound design entrances.

Friday, June 27

Vol 35 Dirty South Hip Hop. Raunchy gangsta hip hop, varied from the intense to the upbeat.

The Brazilian Job. Lots of energetic and passionate samba.

GT 050_Clubtronic 4. More hypnotic EDM from the guys at Graffiti Tracks.

Vol 17 Hits and Drones. Dark, evil and intense sound design.

Featured Album/Playlist of the Week

Commercial Cuts: Generic Advertiser Jingles.

Here’s something you didn’t expect: buried in the massive 5 Alarm Music catalog is a library called Mediatracks. Lots of great retail beds here, but also a great collection of generic advertiser jingles. Many tracks have a sung slogan as well as a plain music bed. Give them a shot for client demos and presentations – you never know. You can see the whole Commercial Cuts collection in the Generic Advertiser Jingle playlist here. And check out the Christmas cuts as well!

Don’t Forget: Check out the Events tab for Holiday Playlists.

Just a reminder that we stay on top of upcoming holidays and highlight stuff for your convenience. Right now we have a bunch of patriotic stuff for the 4th of July and a collection of organ baseball beds. Let us know if there’s anything you’re looking for.

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New Music This Week: June 16, 2014

Monday June 16th, 2014

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Hi, folks. We’re going to try something new here. Instead of looking back at the previous week’s releases, New Music Mondays is now going to give you a peek at what’s scheduled to be trotted out each week on Alpha.

First up, yet another library joins the Alpha Music Libraries bandwagon…

New Library Alert: DBMP

DBMP The DBMP Music Library was created by composer and multi-instrumentalist Dan Beyer after his work on dozens of television shows. The catalog of music for radio, TV and advertising was created to fill a niche for underscoring and promos for which production companies were continually asking.

DBMP is conveniently divided into 2 libraries, MOMENTOUS – Television, and PERCEIVE – Advertising. MOMENTOUS has some great beds for radio, including some great rock albums. PERCEIVE is whole lot of catchy hooks and memorable riffs. All in all, both libraries are great for retail, with lots of mixouts and cutdowns. Check DBMP out here.

THIS WEEK’S UPCOMING RELEASES

Monday, June 16

Lock It Down: Infectious Club and Dance. Fast partying EDM.

Deathlock: Competition Rock and Metal. Looking for a nice, quiet, laidback album? This ain’t it.

Push: Neutral Grooves. Upbeat, funky urban riffs. Nice for retail.

Tuesday, June 17

Down Home: Country and Blues. Lots of roadhouse country stylings.

Hip-Hop/ Rap/ R&B Vol 08. Engaging urban ranging from aggressive hip-hop to chill grooves.

Hecho En Mexico: Modern and Traditional Styles. Instrumentals and vocals, both contemporary and traditional Mexican themes.

Wednesday, June 18

Attitude: Powerful Rock. Hard-hitting rock with, you know, attitude. Tasty!

Dark Drama: Percussion. Thunderous theatrical sound design: give your subwoofer a workout.

Homes and Gardens. Great lifestyle themes in a range of styles. Nice for retail.

Thursday, June 19

Top of the World: Upbeat Rock Hooks. Fun and positive rock to brighten your day.

Big Folk 3: Themes and Beds. Contemporary folk rock and folk pop instrumentals with that extra something; from sweeping strings to boisterous brass.

Jazz 3: Smooth Jazz. Seductive and romantic interludes.

Friday, June 20

Sports Vol. 4. Epic and powerful sports orchestral themes.

Whimsy: Comedy, Fun, Sneaky. Playful and silly, also has some nice midway theme for summer carnivals.

Rock / Pop ( Instrumentals ) 2. More “raw” material from the Down Boys gang, straight from the Duck Dynasty editing booth.

Featured Album of the Week

Every week we’ll dive into the massive Alpha catalog and showcase some unique albums that you might have missed: the weird, the wild and the different. Try this on for size:

Smashtrax 211- Practicing, Rehearsals and Bad Musicians 1

And you thought AML was all about GREAT music, huh? This album is funny as hell, featuring some of the most inept playing possible by the worst garage band in the universe. What will you use this for? Use your imagination, but tuck this one aside in case the time comes and you’ll know it’s here. Click here to check it out.

Don’t Forget – We Take Requests

Not seeing what your station needs? Just use the Contact Us tab lower right in the Alpha site and let us know what you’re looking for. We’ll be glad to steer you in the right direction or let you know what we have coming up that might suit your needs.