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Remember that old commercial with the Budweiser Frogs where one of them tells the other, “Let it go, Louie … let it go”? Well, most of the time, that's pretty good advice. As Mary Ann and Luanne discuss in this episode, if we're going to shine like stars in this dark world, we need to respond the right way if someone offends us or ticks us off. If Dolly Parton did it, we can, too. Luanne's newest book, “Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God,” is available for order through her website (see below) and on amazon.com, as is Mary Ann's book, “Live. Learn. Laugh!” You can learn more about Luanne and Mary Ann, order the books they've written, and read Mary Ann's newspaper columns on their websites: www.luannebotta.com and www.maryanncrum.com . Also check out their podcast Facebook page: “Unquenchable Hope.” You can contact the ladies at luannebotta@gmail.com and maryanncrum@gmail.com .
This week I'm talking with writer, producer and composer Brian Steckler in CA. Brian has made a successful career for himself producing albums, composing for sync and library production music with NBC, CBS, Netflix and more. Brian has won a Clio award for helping create the audio and star in one of the most famous Super Bowl ads of all time as a certain frog who liked to say “er!” We are discussing working for a jingle company and creating world famous ads, writing production library music used on countless shows, finding your niche to work in a field of music that only you can provide and how you need to decide what success looks like for you. Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. In this episode we discuss: *Working for Hummingbird Productions in Nashville. *What a jingle company does. *Creating the voices of the Budweiser Frogs commercial soundtrack. *The difference in studio budgets from the 1980s and today. *Working in sync music. *Writing library production music. *Writing to briefs on a deadline. *Writing for a children's preschool curriculum program. *Making the right connections. *Having a breadth of knowledge to do many things. *Writing custom cues for Netflix. *Putting favorite sounds into a template for speed. *Align yourself with people who are good at things you aren't. *It's a long term numbers game. *Send it, forget it. *Tear tracks apart to learn how to create them. *Making your first instinct sound good. *https://www.briansteckler.com/ *@briansteckler on IG. BIO: I have made a career of creating music in a wide variety of forms and genres. The scope of my experience includes collaborations with directors, editors, and ad agencies for commercial musical purposes as well as working with individual artists, and bands to create and hone unique musical styles.This range of experience has given me a broad musical basis to draw from. I enjoy learning what people want and need musically, and then bringing even more than they expect to both the process and the result. After receiving my BFA (piano performance) from Western Michigan University in 1993, I moved to Nashville and began my career at Hummingbird Productions, one of the leading jingle houses on Music Row at the time. It was there I co-produced the audio and lent my voice to one of the most recognized, Clio-winning Super Bowl commercials of all time: Budweiser “Frogs.” I wrote and produced national, regional, and local spots during my years at Hummingbird and it was there that I learned how to deliver great sounding audio on very tight deadlines. I moved to Los Angeles in 1997 in order to pursue songwriting and production and began working with artists and bands crafting songs, producing tracks, and mixing my own work, as well as other producer's songs. I wrote songs for Sony ATV Music Publishing, including co-writing with Billy Porter, Gary Barlow (Take That), Paul Stanley (KISS), 2Gether (an MTV boy band spoof series), and many others. With artist Angela Via, I co-wrote and produced a song that landed in Pokemon: The Movie and on the multi-platinum selling soundtrack album. It was also during this time I had my first taste of film scoring, working closely with Keith Forsey (Billy Idol's long-time record producer) to create the score for Wisegirls, a film starring Mira Sorvino and Mariah Carey. As the record industry underwent significant changes during the Napster era, my wife and I chose to move our young family to Northern California. While maintaining my relationships in LA, I was able to work with independent artists and bands, as well as grow my skills and experience scoring, working for Universal Pictures on trailers and promos, as well as regularly placing cues in TV shows. Recently, I've written the score for the Netflix series The Day I Met El Chapo, provided the bulk of the music, including the Main Title theme for a number of other series: Hunted (CBS), S.T.R.O.N.G. (NBC), Ultimate Beastmaster, Awake, Cooked with Cannabis (Netflix). I also had the opportunity to score the award winning documentary Hand Rolled: A Film About Cigars, as well as Sun, Soil & Water, which is currently being screened at a number of film festivals. My wife and I live in Granite Bay, CA which is situated between Folsom and Roseville, about 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento, and 90 minutes from Lake Tahoe. Living somewhere beautiful, outside the “rat race,” certainly helps my creative flow. I work in my well sound-proofed custom recording studio called “The Stickhouse,” which is an ideal place for creating and mixing music. My studio is built around the Slate Digital VRS8 system, running Pro Tools Ultimate and Logic Pro, depending on the functionality I need for each project. I have a substantial library of Virtual Instruments and samples which cover any genre, from orchestral to hip-hop.
I'm sure if you sat down and thought about it, you could probably think of at least one viral ad that you've seen in your lifetime. Maybe it's the Budweiser Frogs, maybe it's the Old Spice Man on a Horse, or how about the Always #LikeAGirl campaign? Ads are constantly going viral for various reasons, but is there a secret behind virality? In this first episode in our Going Viral series, Lindsay Smith and Nathan Spell welcome Ari Diozon onto the show to talk about, and react to, recent viral ads.
Whether you're a beer aficionado or not, you couldn't help but love the classic ads that Budweiser put out. We look at three of the top commercials ever produced by the alcohol giant. Get a load of Spuds Mackenzie, the Budweiser Frogs, and the Whassup! Guys. It'll be a treat for the ear. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retro-ad-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/retro-ad-review/support
In a 20-year marketing career with Anheuser-Busch, Bob Lachky oversaw some of the most memorable ad campaigns in beer, including “Whassup,” the Budweiser Frogs and Real Men of Genius. Lachky, now a consultant, joins us to talk about the brewing marketing war between his old company and MillerCoors over corn syrup, and why Lachky thinks the beer industry has lost its way.
In a 20-year marketing career with Anheuser-Busch, Bob Lachky oversaw some of the most memorable ad campaigns in beer, including “Whassup,” the Budweiser Frogs and Real Men of Genius. Lachky, now a consultant, joins us to talk about the brewing marketing war between his old company and MillerCoors over corn syrup, as well as why Lachky thinks the beer industry has lost its way.
The TTA90s guys take a look at all of the 90s Super Bowl halftime shows in a 2 part episode. Some were good. Some were bad, and some were just unwatchable! In this episode, we cover Super Bowls halftimes from ('94-'99). We also talk about the impact of Mary Tyler Moore to the 90s kids! Link for all of the 90s halftime shows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2yAj0CHKNbKssKo1QDb8uIPWIjtlMm8j Contact Us: Gmail: TTA90spodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TTA90spodcast
The TTA90s guys take a look at all of the 90s Super Bowl halftime shows in a 2 part episode. Some were good. Some were bad, and some were just unwatchable! In this episode, we cover Super Bowls halftimes from ('90-'93). We also talk about the impact of Mary Tyler Moore to the 90s kids! Link for all of the 90s halftime shows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2yAj0CHKNbKssKo1QDb8uIPWIjtlMm8j Contact Us: Gmail: TTA90spodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TTA90spodcast
The TTA90s guys take a look at all of the 90s Super Bowl halftime shows. Some were good. Some were bad, and some were just unwatchable! We also talk about the impact of Mary Tyler Moore to the 90s kids! Link for all of the 90s halftime shows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2yAj0CHKNbKssKo1QDb8uIPWIjtlMm8j Contact Us: Gmail: TTA90spodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TTA90spodcast
The TTA90s guys look at classic 90s Super Bowl Commercials. Plus the guys work on some GRE vocabulary words to increase your awesome vocabulary skills ;) "It's nothin' but NET!" Contact Us and Rate us on iTunes! Gmail: TTA90spodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TTA90spodcast
The TTA90s guys look at classic 90s Super Bowl Commercials. Plus the guys work on some GRE vocabulary words to increase your awesome vocabulary skills ;) "It's nothin' but NET!" Contact Us and Rate us on iTunes! Gmail: TTA90spodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @TTA90spodcast
Jack and Dan are solo for the final 90P of 2016, taking random 90s topics, insulting and berating our listeners, feeling weird feelings, and having complete mental breakdowns live on air. We almost didn't release this one because it is almost entirely nonsense, so if you are a new listener, try a different episode first! Enjoy? The Topics: The Budweiser Frogs, Hanson Visit us at: weepodcast.com Discuss at: www.reddit.com/r/worstepisodeever Support us at: amazon.weepodcast.com
This week we talk Madonna, adulterated rat issues, your favourite collectibles lost to the sands of time, and the Budweiser Frogs! This one is all over the place but as nostalgic as ever. Wanna be a sponsor? Throw us $10 and a 15-30 second blurb and we'll plug you on the show. Email us at stuckinthe90spodcast@gmail.com for more info!