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How Sound Triggers Human Emotion

The Science of Sound By Dr. Sol Marghzar AuD, CCCA, Director of Audiology, Stephen Arnold Music If you’re of a certain age and hear the opening chords to Lalo Shifren’s theme from Mission: Impossible, you probably recognize it immediately. You may even remember your favorite members of the cast. But something else is also happening, because hormones are being secreted in your body—triggering a sense of danger. Our ears direct […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Creates Themes for NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live” and “Morning in America”

New sonic show packages further the studio’s work in support of the expanding news network’s commitment to unbiased coverage. DALLAS—October 5, 2021—Stephen Arnold Music delivered sonic branding and custom music for two new shows debuting on NewsNation, Nexstar Media Group Inc.’s cable news network. The project includes branded themes for Dan Abrams Live, a weekday primetime show featuring the veteran legal analyst, and Morning in America, an all-new, 3-hour morning […]

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KTNV Taps Stephen Arnold Music to Deliver a Message of Community and Hope

DALLAS—June 9, 2021— Scripps-owned Las Vegas television station KTNV is highlighting its connection to a community that has more to offer than its famous Strip through an inspiring, new theme created by Stephen Arnold Music. Titled Home Is Las Vegas, the song is an integral part of a rebranding campaign for the station’s award-winning evening news broadcast, Action News, and its mission to “provide news that matters to Nevadans with […]

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Stephen Arnold Music Garners Six Wins at Broadcast Production Awards

DALLAS — Stephen Arnold Music enjoyed another strong showing at NewcastStudio’s annual Broadcast Production Awards, tallying six wins including Best Overall Use of Music. That high honor was awarded for an expansive sonic branding package for the Qatari station, 37 TV. Also winning awards was the studio’s work for CNBC, KTNV Las Vegas and CGTN International. The Vault, Stephen Arnold Music’s premium production music library, was also honored with two […]

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Saluting Super Bowl’s Unsung Heroes

A critical factor in this year’s Super Bowl was the play of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive line. They dominated Kansas City, limiting its defense to one sack and paved the way for the Buc’s running attack. While quarterback Tom Brady and his star backs and receivers got the headlines, the guys in the trenches were no less essential to the team’s win. This year’s crop of Super Bowl ads […]

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We LOVE giving away guitars! Promax 2020 Wrap Up

One our favorite things at Stephen Arnold Music is to share our love of music with others. And there’s no better way to do that than our ongoing Guitar Giveaways! This past June, we sponsored a virtual Guitar Giveaway in conjunction with the PROMAX Conference for local television marketing and advertising executives. Normally, we do it in person at the conference in Las Vegas, NV, but due to the COVID-19 […]

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Music and Communications – Interview with Jesus Garcia

Article written by Jesus Parra from Tiburon Transmedia It’s no secret that music plays a crucial role in storytelling. Since the early days of cinema, music has been a pillar to convey emotions and give moving images their intended meaning. Nowadays, music and audio have taken a major role – albeit with less awareness among the general public – in shaping the storytelling experience and even in marketing of major […]

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Station Summit 2020 Guitar Winners

Winners! 2020 Station Summit Virtual Guitar Giveaway

Day 3: Guild D40 and Custom Texacaster Congratulations to today’s winners:  Kermit Stevenson from WQAD, winner of the Texacaster, and Patrick Williams from WVVA, winner of the Guild D40. We’d also like to thank everyone for entering, and we hope to see you all in person next year! Day 2: Fender “SRV” Stratocaster Today’s winner is Molly Browning from WSAZ-TV.  Congrats, Molly! Day 1: Fender “Road Worn” Telecaster Congratulations to […]

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