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Stephen Arnold Book Signing and Little Kids Rock Charity Event at Two Old Hippies in Nashville

Thursday, June 7th, our very own Stephen Arnold will be doing “A Story of Six Strings” book signing event for a good cause! All book proceeds plus 10% of Two Old Hippies sales will support Little Kids Rock, a non-profit dedicated to restoring and revitalizing music education in U.S. public schools. For every book purchase, Little Kids Rock can serve about 3 children with a year’s worth of instrumental music […]

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The Vault

Stephen Arnold Music and The Vault set up shop at the Texas Production Roundup!

The Grapevine Convention Center just off Historic Grapevine Town Center was host to the Texas Production Roundup on Thursday, presented by the Dallas Producers’ Association Of course we couldn’t miss a chance to meet our local clients and make new friends. Local Film and TV producers and directors were there to see the latest offerings in mobile production, cameras, post-production, and great custom and library music. These days, hyper-local is […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Creates Sonic Brand and Original Music Package for CNN International’s ‘World Sport’

Sonic Branding Experts Compose Evocative Soundtrack to Match the Global Leadership of Network’s Sports Coverage DALLAS, April 24, 2012 | SHOOT Publicity Wire | — Viewers who tune into CNN International’s long-running show, “World Sport,” see sports news unfolding on a global scale, with breaking information on soccer, golf, tennis, motorsports, the Olympics, and more. Sonic branding experts Stephen Arnold Music composed the enduring new theme and music package for […]

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The Vault

The Vault ‘Anti-Library’ from Stephen Arnold Music Expands with Addition of PMOL, Elite UK Collection of Music for TV Licensing

Partnership to Significantly Expand The Vault’s Catalog of Ready-to-License Music DALLAS, TX March 26 – The Vault, the licensed music collection from sonic branding experts Stephen Arnold Music, have expanded the size and scope of their catalog through a partnership with the elite UK collection Production Music Online (PMOL). The development adds hundreds of titles across multiple genres to The Vault – the extremely selective “anti-library” of ready-to-license music for […]

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Name That Riff

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.  This guy, Brodie Cumming, might not be playing the Hall, but he’s cornered the internet with almost five million views of his video, “100 Famous Rock Guitar Riffs – one take”, so maybe a new standard has been set. It’s pretty impressive how Brodie strings together a medley of 100 of Rock’s most memorable licks (the ones that have been […]

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CCTV America

Stephen Arnold Music Creates Sonic Brand for China Central Television America Launch Mainland China’s Predominant Network Debuts US Programming from Washington, DC Studios with Custom Music from Sonic Branding Experts —– DALLAS, TX – With the launch of China Central Television America (CCTVA), the network has expanded the presence of mainland China’s predominant television outlet – with 42 channels reaching some 1.2 billion people — into the U.S. market for […]

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Stephen Arnold Releases “A Story of Six Strings”

Beautiful Coffee Table Book Focuses On Award-Winning Composer’s Collection of Rare Guitars DALLAS, TX — “You don’t have to know music to appreciate A Story of Six Strings,” says Dan Rather, legendary journalist, former CBS Evening News anchor, and current anchor and managing editor of HD Net’s Dan Rather Reports. Written by award-winning composer and sonic branding pioneer Stephen Arnold, A Story of Six Strings provides a rare trip down memory lane. “This is a beautiful book,” says Rather. […]

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A Sonic Brand for HLN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell

We’re excited to share the news about our latest project – a custom sonic brand and music package for HLN’s “Jane Velez-Mitchell”. The producers wanted a very distinctive sound that closely matched the energy and personality of the show’s host.  We were given key words such as energetic, exciting, probing, dramatic, modern, catchy, strong downbeat, music mash-up, etc.  So we set to work on creating a variety of grooves and […]

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CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront”

We’re excited to share the news about our latest project – a custom sonic brand and music package for CNN’s newest Prime Time show “Erin Burnett OutFront”. Also, check out this clip from CNN: “Erin Burnett Behind The Scenes” which features the music and a brief clip of us! or check it out on CNN The producers of OutFront wanted music that would really set the show apart, something different […]

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Golf Channel – Playing Lessons

We had a lot of fun creating an upbeat sonic brand and music package for the new season of Golf Channel’s hit series Playing Lessons. The directive was to create a lively and playful soundtrack built on a driving pace that would underscore edited video and graphics.  Golf Channel wanted a strong, organic music logo to anchor the package, so we came up with a four-note hook.  The music incorporates […]

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