Check out the newest issue of “AMPED”!

Simply click the picture above to read the newest issue of “Amped!”  This issue is packed with some great insight, a tribute to the late Les Paul, more information about our new releases, what’s ahead in the future and much more!

The New Update Is Here!

The new update is here! We invite you to read more about each disc then click the album cover to audition! Visit FirstCom.com for the latest, greatest music!

The Songwriters, the songbirds and songs to whistle to..

Emotional anthemic rock!

Season’s greetings to all with sounds of traditional orchestrated, inspirational and jazzy bebop holiday tunes for that festive time of year

Sexy, slinky, aggressive hip, slick, sophisticated, fun, funky, edgy, retro psychedelic, chill electronic vibes

Modern rock songs featuring strong vocal hooks and solid production about the down side of love, the high times just before the crash, love lost and unrequited love..all the good stuff. All songs include a full length instrumental and all edits are instrumental

Rock and electro pomp for glam slammers and glitter kings

Music to relax your mind and soothe your soul

A collection of fashionable, high energy, danceable tracks with a feel-good vibe

A diverse selection of moods that are influenced by exotic melodies and unique instrumentation from Asia, Africa, The Middle East and India

Relentless is looking under every modern rock. A little bit of black eye-liner, a few piercings and loads of tats. It’s raw energy and hard driving rock cuts at the edge of the heavy modern charts.

More dance styles, expanded and extended to include retro disco, boogie, west coast swing and more. The cheese to please

ltra-positive, uplifting, fun pop-rock for commercials, promos and happy times

Feel-good seasonal music for Christmas and the winter holidays, guaranteed to open hearts and wallets

From bright, soaring and carefree to warm and fuzzy, musical gems that will lift your spirits, production and image

FirstCom Music Harnesses The Power Of The iPhone!

Get Your Music On The Go!

It’s easier than ever to keep up with all of the great new releases from FirstCom Music via your iPhone or iTouch.

Simply go to this link on your iPhone or iPod Touch:
http://www.firstcommusic.net/newreleases/

Tap the + button on your device then tap “Add to Home Screen”. This will add the FirstCom Music icon to your home screen. This icon will behave just like an app icon.
Tap the FirstCom icon to launch the new release audition page. It’s that easy!

Anytime FirstCom music releases new music you will be the first to know and have audition access. There’s no better way to stay in touch with the latest production music!
Don’t have an iPhone or iTouch? No worries, click here to launch Firstcom Music’s new release player today.

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FirstCom Music’s newest releases! 14 Brand New Discs!

The new update of music is here! 14 amazing discs packed with tons of fresh, current real music! Read a little about each disc and then click here, sit back, relax and let the music move you!

RCR004 – “Mixtape1“ A mix tape of songs from Indie artists, contains a variety of genres including alt rock, hip hop, acoustic rock and synth pop

SEE009 – “Ghetto Blaster“ Intense, beat driven hip hop scores for inner city hard core urban trailers and promos

VL-95 – “#1 With A Bullet“25 heaters divided between the hottest Urban radio blend and the perfect tools for sports highlights and promos. Throw an iconic rapper on the cuts representin’ the first half of the disc and you got platinum hits. Chop up your highlight package over the back half of the disc and you have the youth market cornered.

VL-96 – “Urban Cowgirl“ Urban Cowgirl is where American TV turns pop stars into the new country icons. Slick, polished and ready for the charts; these cuts reflect the new attitudes that have shaped modern country radio and the sensibilities that take the aww shucks of the country flavor and get her ready for her close up.

OM131L – “Cool Commercials – Eclectic“A collection of tracks representing various moods and genres with a focus on the contemporary commercial advertising market. These tracks add great support for dialog or situation driven concepts.

OM130L – “Indie Filmscore“An exploration of the art house cinema filmscore sound which is widely heard in modern independent film. These left-of-center cues take you through every emotion in a tasteful and subtle fashion.

MH058 – “Epic Indie“Gloriously uplifting indie pop. Plangent chords, emotive melodies and stadium-rock rhythms

MH057 – “Scored Beats“Big breaks, cinematic strings and hi-octane electronic dance floor mayhem

GM123 – “Tasty Hip Cues“ A mixture of cool, hip, funky club, lightly produced music beds, ultra-tasty and yummy good for everyday use

GM122 – “Ka-Pow!”

Adrenaline pumping, ferocious metal rock, high impact news, exciting heart-racing promo stuff

EVO128 – “Design Driven“

Unpretentious underscores to enhance and complement forward motion, confidence and insight for business and media apps

EVO128 – “Ultimate Underscores“ Positive, acoustic driven underscores, for commercials and promos projecting an energetic, optimistic mood

AM061 – “Hip Hop Beats and Promos“
On the money current collection of ready and real hip hop, and pop beats, loops and drops, no vocals just the beats for spots and promos, highlights, sports segments, bumpers and drama

AM060 – “News Promotion“News and information themes, underscores, human interest, drama, urgent news opens and promos

FirstCom Music Unveils Their New Virtual Booth!

We recently completed our virtual booth specifically for the broadcast and radio industry. Aimed at clients and prospective clients that want to experience that “in-booth” atmosphere without the costs, this virtual booth is the perfect place to sit back, relax, hear some great music and check out the latest offerings from FirstCom Music.

 

What’s inside our virtual booth?

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A look inside our TV News Music demo
Audio and video examples of the music we’ve created that have been used throughout the country on major news broadast stations

- A video demo of our “LiquidTrax” application
A informative video explaining what LiquidTrax is and how when properly used, it will take your productions to a new level!

- The latest issue of Amped!
Our in-house magazine, Amped!, covers just about everything going on in the world of FirstCom Music! From recent credits, new releases, the musicology report by John Lentz, and pics from our latest conventions we’ve been to, this magazine has it all!

-Our formal company music demo
The newest releases for 2009, audition the latest music!

- New Releases
The absolute latest music from FirstCom Music. 12 amazing discs in all kinds of styles!

- Darkfly
The updated video of our new sound imaging and design set “Darkfly”. Designed for producers, by producers, this set gives endless options to the producer!

- Robin Olson Performing
See the video of Robin Olson, and his breath-taking performace he gave at the 2009 NAB show from Las Vegas. An absolute virtuoso on violin!

- Staff Profiles
Learn a little bit more about our broadcast TV and radio executives Mike Lebolt, and Todd Dunlap.

- Enter to win an LP to CD/MP3 converter!
Fill out the simple form to enter your name in the drawing for a new LP to CD/Mp3 converter!

- Our social networking sites
Links to FirstCom Music’s pages on Twitter, Myspace, and Facebook

Ready to go Virtual?

 
Take Me There!

FirstCom Releases The Newest Installment Of “Amped!”

The June/July issue of Amped! is packed full of great info!June/July – Amped!
Download it here!

 

Inside this issue:

- 2009 NAB Show Recap
Check out pictures of our “glowing” booth, friends and guests, and watch the video of virtuoso FirstCom music composer and violinist Robin Olson wowing the crowd!

- Musicology
Our Senior Music Director John Lentz takes a closer look at the relationship between music and America’s favorite pastime, baseball, and how their paths over the course of the last 100 years.

- New Releases
Check out cuts from the newest 12 discs released! This update includes everything from acoustic rock, authentic drum n’bass tracks, moving music for documentaries, music from jazz queens of the 40’s and 50’s, investigative news drama music and that’s just the beginning!

- Recent Credits
See (and listen to) where you’ve heard FirstCom Music lately…

- Composer Biography
Take a closer look at FirstCom composer Steve Carter and listen to his newest  disc released “Human Stories: Music For Documentaries”

 

 

FirstCom Music – Production Music Leaders for Over Two Decades!

FirstCom Music shines at the 2009 NAB!

FirstCom music dazzled at this year’s NAB show in Las Vegas!  Held April 20-23, FirstCom showed off their new “Real Music” booth, had performances by master violinist Robin Olsen, and even had a giveaway for a 42′ LCD HDTV!  Visit www.firstcom.com to stay in touch with the latest releases, the newest prize giveaways, and much more!

FirstCom Music Signs Exclusive Music Agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

 

Deal Supports Both Companies’ Mutual Green Initiatives

 

FirstCom Music, a leading provider of music services, is pleased to announce that they have entered into an exclusive music agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting Group.  FirstCom Music will be the sole production music provider for Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s commercial and promo production. This single source music solution will simplify contract processing and centralize all production music for Nexstar’s owned and operated markets.  “The FirstCom partnership is an example of how Nexstar is committed to providing the best tools on the local level to support our local clients,” said Blake Russell, Nexstar’s Vice President of Marketing and Operations.

 

One of the tools available to Nexstar producers includes full access to the DarkFly Promo Library. This new library features 250 promo beds + 50 sound design production elements geared towards powerful promos, imaging, and sound design.  Additionally, producers will have the ability to search tracks online via their virtual library at firstcom.com.  FirstCom Music’s powerful proprietary online search engine, MusiQuick™, will offer Nexstar producers the flexibility to build searches based on any combination of mood, style, or tempo to find the right cut for their production.  A dynamic project management tool will also be available to help producers stay organized while working on multiple projects.  This tool allows producers to save and share project searches with other users, and even email audio files directly to their clients for their feedback.  Finally, Nexstar producers will have access to John Lentz, FirstCom’s professional music director.  The expertise of a professional music director will provide an unparalleled asset to busy producers.  “Nexstar has made a strong commitment to their stations by strategically aligning themselves with a music industry leader that has the resources to be their exclusive music provider,” said Carol Riffert, Vice President/General Manager, FirstCom Music. “We can deliver the depth and variety of music they need to be creatively competitive in the marketplace, as well as provide tools that will increase their productivity.”

 

Adding to the already attractive allure of FirstCom Music’s 140,000 tracks was their environmentally-friendly online delivery option. “It was an added bonus to offer our stations a music solution that supported both our eMedia and NexstarGREEN initiatives,” said Mr. Russell.  FirstCom’s own environmental commitment is paving the way to a disc-less industry.  In the last year, FirstCom has taken steps that will eliminate the need for over 30,000 demo discs via their electronic delivery methods. Although all of FirstCom’s 18 libraries are currently available via CD, it is their intent that clients will embrace electronic delivery as a convenience, as well as a good environmental measure.

 

About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

 

Nexstar Broadcasting Group currently owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 50 television stations in 29 markets in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Texas, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama and New York. Nexstar’s television station group includes affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW and reaches approximately 8.2% of all U.S. television households.

 

About FirstCom Music

 

FirstCom Music, a leading music services provider, offers the most comprehensive musical selection worldwide with more than 140,000 tracks in the following libraries: FirstCom Music®, Chappell® Recorded Music, Chronicles of Hip Hop, MusicHouse®, OneMusic®, AccessMusic®, Connect®, Chappell® European Classical Series, EVO^SM, DarkFly™, Gotham Music®, Galerie^SM, Headspace®, HollywoodMusic®, NoisePump LTD, See Trailer Tracks^SM, TotalAccess®/Vivid!® and Velocity^SM.

 

Founded in 1980, FirstCom Music was the first to release production music libraries on compact disc. Today, FirstCom Music produces and markets music services for television, radio and audio/visual industries in the U.S. and abroad. FirstCom Music is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with offices in Los Angeles.

FirstCom Music’s James Bunton Co-Writes McCartney’s Top Ten Billboard Hit “Leavin’”

FirstCom Music congratulates James Bunton, artist and composer for Chronicles of Hip Hop, for his Billboard Top Ten Hit “Leavin’”.  The song “Leavin’,” performed by Jesse McCartney, became one of the biggest singles in Hollywood Records history, #1 for six weeks on Top 40 radio with over 10,000 spins, and charted as high as #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Bunton, also known as “The Movement,” is featured on FirstCom’s Chronicles of Hip Hop COHH-3 Hip Hop R’N’B Old Skool. 

 

About James Bunton and The Movement:

Bunton got his start in music working for Mark and Chris “Tricky” Stewart (“Umbrella”, “Touch My Body”).  It was through this experience he was able to watch and learn from some of best producers and songwriters in the game from Laney Stewart, Kevin “KD” Davis The – Dream, Kuk Harrell, Tab Nkhereanye, Robin Thicke, Sean Hall.

It wasn’t until 2000 that his career as a songwriter/producer really took off.  “I met my partner Corron Cole and we formed the The Movement in 2001,” says Bunton. “We just instantly clicked and started this music journey. We had our growing pains. It was not easy, but we stayed committed to each other and our vision and each day, week, and year we got better in our craft.”  They got their first break when they met and started doing work for Cudda Love, CEO of Fo Reel Ent. Through that journey they did Mase’s “Welcome Back” plus three other songs on the LP. They also worked with Lloyd (“Hey Young Girl”), Olivia featuring 50 Cent (“Cloud 9″), and Prima J (“Rockstar”), but the ultimate break came when they wrote and co-produced “Leavin” for Jesse McCartney.

 

They have projects on the horizon for Lionel Richie, Pleasure P (ex-lead singer of Pretty Ricky), Colby O’Donis, Velvet Angels, and many more. 

 

FirstCom Music’s CHAP141 “Whitol-Minuet” Featured In The Dark Knight

FirstCom Music, a leading provider of music services is pleased to announce “Whitol-Minuet”, Track #10 of Chappell 141, is featured in the newly released blockbuster film “The Dark Knight”.

 

The melodic minuet dance piece is originally from “Les Vendredi”, a collection of Russian folk music from the Baroque period.

 

Audition CHAP141, Classical String Quartets – Track 10 today at firstcom.com.