Gretsch White Falcon – We Have Our Winner!
Congratulations to David Dabler at KFBB-TV, and thanks to everyone who entered!
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Stephen Arnold Music Red Carpet Sponsor at the 2018 Edward R. Murrow Awards
(Monday, October 22, 2018) Stephen Arnold Music recently attended the Edward R. Murrow Awards for Excellence in Journalism in New York City. As the red carpet sponsor, and true to SAM form, we gave away a beautiful Gretsch White Falcon acoustic guitar! An energetic and enthusiastic sold-out crowd of the nation’s top journalists packed historic Gotham Hall to celebrate the work of their colleagues across the country. In today’s political […]
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The 5 Biggest Music Library Mistakes
A great music library can be a critical, creative resource for any media outlet. But do all producers take full advantage of this sometimes pricey asset? Here are some of the mistakes to avoid when choosing – and using – a production music library: They don’t start their editing process with the music first. This is a common error. You’ve selected specific music because it sets a particular mood for […]
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The Biggest Thing Since The Last Biggest Thing + A Guitar Giveaway!
UPDATE: We Have Our Winner! Watch Stephen Arnold and Vault artist, Jon Christopher Davis, preview this amazing giveaway guitar for you. It’s an impressive Gretsch White Falcon Jumbo 12 String Acoustic-Electric Guitar! Stock Music Will Never Be The Same. Collaborating with BMG Production Music, created by one of the world’s largest record labels, The Vault just deposited thousands upon thousands of fresh, new tracks from internationally acclaimed composers and musicians. […]
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How is new technology changing the way music is produced?
Everything can be done faster and cheaper — or so clients keep telling us. The problem is that modern recording technology allows you to delay spontaneous (and sometimes brilliant) decisions as you save layers and layers of takes to evaluate later, instead of trusting your initial instincts. Come to think of it, technology doesn’t really save you any time. It just allows you to create more versions and gives you […]
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Battle of the Promo Superstars – PromaxBDA Station Summit 2018
From left: Dave Bauman, Drew Sidner, Diane Hannes, Alissa Frick and Tim Sarquis For the 3rd consecutive year, Dave Baumann, our Marketing and Creative Director here at Stephen Arnold Music, hosted the popular “Battle of the Promo Superstars” session at the PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 2018. And it did not disappoint! It’s a simple concept: Each of the four O&O TV station marketing panelists […]
Read More »Wanna Sound Like Jimi? Here’s the Ultimate Jimi Hendrix Guitar & Gear Guide
Jimi Hendrix, despite being the most innovative guitarist of his day, had a fairly limited collection of equipment during his music career. There are a number of reasons for this, but his tragic death at the early age of 27 certainly was one of the major ones. Our friends at Zing Instruments have created a “Jimi Hendrix Guitar and Gear Guide,” where they look at the equipment Jimi used throughout […]
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PromaxBDA 2018: Six-Strings of the ’60s Guitar Giveaway
SAM is returning to the PromaxBDA Conference and Station Summit this month, and we’ll be bringing – and giving away – some really cool, unique guitars. This year’s two giveaways feature replica guitars that were popular during the ’60s. At the PromaxBDA Conference, a lucky winner will go home with a custom Gibson SG, hand-painted with bright colors, peace signs, and other nods to the culture of that time. A […]
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Station Summit 2018 – SAM JAM and Six Strings of the ’60s Guitar Giveaway
Summer is on the way, and so is PromaxBDA’s Station Summit! Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) will be there with the best music in the local broadcast television industry. We hope to see you there. If you are attending the conference, then save this date: Thursday night, June 28th. That’s when we’ll be hosting our 8th annual “After Hours SAM JAM” featuring the versatile Byron Bordeaux and his band. This year […]
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Stephen Arnold Music Provides Complete Music Supervision Services for 2018 Scripps Howard Awards
Our team at Stephen Arnold Music was thrilled to participate once again in the Scripps Howard Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism competitions, by providing all of the music supervision services utilizing our production library, The Vault. Many of our clients and friends in the industry are journalism and news media professionals, so our involvement in this event has been particularly meaningful. Held this past April 19, 2018 in […]
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