It is a rare experience in Texas to be beset by snow. For most Texans, snow is a phrase reserved for describing that blurred and fuzzy effect on one’s TV screen that gets in the way of watching reruns of “Dallas.” But in fact, on occasion, snow does fall from the skies above Texas. We Texans, whether transplanted or true-born, are always happy about this phenomenon for a number of […]
Read More »SAM’s Xmas dinner was a great one this year. It always comes with a price, though – in order to be included in this exclusive feast of wine and lobster, you must bring a White Elephant gift. I thought long and hard about what to bring, and frankly it stressed me out a bit. I started to think through what I had – a spare picture frame, photo-shop skills, a […]
Read More »Football is the biggest show in town in New Orleans – their team is #1 this year and there’s a tremendous amount of local pride that comes with that. The New Orleans Saints are having a banner year, closing the NFL regular season with a 13-3 record and a first-round bye. The local affiliate WVUE FOX 8 News asked us to put a sonic stamp on the performance. There may […]
Read More »Two years ago this January, I started working at Stephen Arnold Music, and my how that time has flown. I say this in the generic sense, the way one sighs and shakes his heads at the fast changing world, but also with something specific in mind: Exactly three years ago, I was in the middle of what I consider to be the best year of my life. That’s a big […]
Read More »When I joined the team here at Stephen Arnold Music Company on August 1, I had no idea how drastically my life would change. I consider myself to be a pretty current, connected, and plugged in person. It was a rude awakening to discover just how un-plugged I really am. My work life is spent checking email, the digital Calendar, the digital sales database, the digital contract database, ordering online, […]
Read More »Well folks, that special time of the year is nigh upon us. That magical, most festive of periods called “The Holidays” is rapidly approaching. In light of Thanksgiving being just a few days away, I thought it would be appropriate to ponder those things that often go overlooked, yet should be valued and appreciated, as well as offer food for thought for those needing mental nourishment. It seems a day […]
Read More »As the most left-brained musician I know (and the most right-brained tech head), I’ve always approached music like a math problem and computer programming like songwriting. It may seem a little odd, but for some reason it’s always worked for me. So it’s only natural that here at SAM I’ve become the de facto IT department. While it may not appear to be the most creative outlet, you’d be surprised. […]
Read More »To my surprise last month, Stephen Arnold Music was treated to a half day at the State Fair of Texas. We enjoyed fried food, expensive cheap beer, bumper cars and adrenaline-pumping thrill rides, all of which made for a great team building experience. It was pretty much all of us, from Stephen on down to the intern kid, Noah. It was mad dash to see who could eat the worst […]
Read More »As we set out to create the sonic brand and music package for iconic international journalist Christiane Amanpour, we were given a handful of key words for creative direction: Elegant Authoritative Intellectual Classy Serious Not dark Not overly uplifting According to her Wikipedia entry, Amanpour “joined CNN in 1983 as an entry-level assistant” and “worked her way up to an international correspondent in 1990. Her first major assignment was the […]
Read More »Well, we got a great response for the iNews giveaway. Thanks to everyone for participating. And special thanks for all the kind remarks about the music! We’re really proud of this new package, and we’re so happy to see that it resonates out there in the real world. So without further delay, congratulations to: Dave Medley of WLEX-TV — iPhone Eric Christiansen of Film Garden TV — […]
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