Whether you find them enjoyable or annoying, commercial jingles gave sonic branding its start. You might be surprised to know how many famous musicians lent their abilities to creating some of those infamous tunes that you still can’t get out of your head. As The World Leader in Sonic Branding®, we’ve written our fair share of hits, but we’re never too proud to give credit where credit is due. From […]
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With continued interest in generative AI for music and arts, we were curious to know if AI music platforms could create brand music as emotionally appealing as that of our professional composers. We decided to put machines to the test, partnering with the world leader in sonic testing, SoundOut. Together, we designed a two-part study measuring overall appeal and emotional accuracy of AI music versus human music. Creative briefs were […]
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Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), The World Leader in Sonic Branding®, has been recognized for six awards at the 2024 MUSE Creative Awards in the categories of Audio, Experiential & Immersive, and Video. The MUSE Creative Awards is a prestigious international advertising awards platform, celebrating excellence and innovation for creative design, advertising, and digital media. The 2024 program attracted numerous high-profile creative agencies and brands vying for coveted recognition. Stephen Arnold […]
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DALLAS—February 26, 2024— Stephen Arnold Music (SAM), The World Leader In Sonic Branding®, recently joined Attractions Technology Lab (ATL) for an immersive dive into the latest innovations in themed entertainment. SAM was one of nearly two dozen creative, design and engineering agencies who together created an immersive cyberpunk world—including a full-scale dark ride—at the annual event, offering a glimpse into the future of rides and attractions. ATL is a week-long, […]
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Love them or hate them, you can’t forget a catchy jingle. Commercial jingles are purposefully designed to get your attention, and they have served as a huge building block for the sonic branding industry. Here we discuss where they came from, how they helped launch sonic branding, and we showcase some of the top jingles of all time. Where did jingles come from? In a previous article about sonic logos […]
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Insights on music consumption habits, memory, and what it means for the world of sonic branding — Thinking about today’s music in the context of greats such as The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, and David Bowie begs the question, will today’s music be remembered? After all, we have access to more media than at any other point in history. The sheer volume would seem to lessen our ability for recall years […]
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Attractions Technology Lab 2023 (ATL), an immersive dive into the latest innovations in themed entertainment, took place recently in Orlando and did not disappoint. This year was the first time SAM participated in ATL and it won’t be the last. Having spent a week on the floor immersed in the sights and sounds, and meeting with attractions industry leaders, notable takeaways from ATL 2023 include the incredible feats of creativity […]
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We have our winner! Congratulations to Tony Miceli – Mousetrappe Media Thank you to everyone who checked out our guitar and entered the giveaway! It was wonderful meeting you all.
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We have our winner! Check out the announcement here > Hi ATL Attendees — Hope you all had a great experience at ATL last week, and thanks for checking out our cyberpunk guitar! Drawing to be held on Wednesday, November 29th and posting results to our blog by 5pm ET, so keep an eye out. Good luck! Sound You Can Feel TILT La Sagrada Familia Philly from the Top SAM […]
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If a sonic logo is the only audio branding you have, you’re going to have trouble being heard. This isn’t because sonic logos — those catchy, often subliminal musical lines accompanying a brand’s visual mark — aren’t effective. In fact, many sonic logos are so good, we not only have trouble getting them out of our heads, we often recall them better than we do a company’s visual logo. The […]
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