MELILLO MUSIC

06/21/2019

20th Anniversary of the first ever Lion for Excellence in Music!

#musicsupervisor #musicproducer #musicmatters #canneslions2019 #canneslions #FBF

05/23/2019

Synth repairman accidentally gets high after touching old LSD on a vintage '60s synthesizer - Consequence of Sound

Synth repairman accidentally gets high after touching old LSD on a vintage '60s synthesizer - Consequence of Sound

The strain was potentially from Grateful Dead sound engineer Owsley Stanley.

05/03/2019

Perspective | Are podcasts killing music or just wasting our time?

Some pretty provocative opinions in here... What do you think?

Why would you listen to a podcast when you could be listening to music?

04/18/2019

Create Vinyl with Bandcamp

Loving this!

Sales of vinyl records on Bandcamp have grown 600% in the last five years, and every month another 3,500 unique vinyl albums are added to the site. The format’s resurgence—once dismissed as a niche…

04/17/2019

Fender unveils 3 jaw-dropping Game of Thrones Custom Shop guitars

Fender continues their marketing roll with these jaw-dropping Game of Thrones Custom Shop guitars - House Stark Telecaster, House Lannister Jaguar and House Targaryen Stratocaster. At $25,000-$35,000 these coveted pieces provide a most current positioning for some of the most iconic classic guitars.

"Fender Custom Shop’s Principal Master Builder Ron Thorn is behind the guitars’ construction, which employs each house’s family sigil, costume designs, armour and weaponry as part of their design."

#musicstrategist #fender #musicproducer #musicsupervisor #brandedcontent #gameofthrones

https://www.musicradar.com/news/fender-unveils-3-jaw-dropping-game-of-thrones-custom-shop-guitars

Meet the House Stark Telecaster, House Lannister Jaguar and House Targaryen Stratocaster

04/14/2019

What did you get on Record Store Day?

40th Anniversary of Hemispheres

First picture disc pressing since 1978!

#RecordStoreDay #RSD #MusicProducer #MusicSupervisor #AnalogLife #Rush @rush @olemajorlyindie @ La Villa Strangiato

04/13/2019

How are you feeling this kit #drummers?

@dreamtheaterofficial
#Drums #AllTheDrums #Musicians #MusicProducer #MusicSupervisor #AnalogLife

04/10/2019

The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page's '59 Telecaster | Fender

The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page's '59 Telecaster | Fender

Jimmy Page shares the psychedelic story behind his famous Fender guitar. The Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster® is an homage to that legendary instrument, which a...

03/30/2019

Read Trent Reznor’s Full Speech Inducting the Cure at Rock Hall 2019

Read Trent Reznor’s Full Speech Inducting the Cure at Rock Hall 2019

“I’ve struggled my whole life feeling like I don’t fit or belong anywhere, kind of like right now. Hearing this, I suddenly felt connected and no longer quite so alone in the world.”

03/26/2019

Mr. Spock sings Maiden Wine from Star Trek (TOS) - Plato's Stepchildren [24P]

Remembering #LeonardNimoy on what would have been his 88th Birthday.

#Spock #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #GoldenThroats

A fragment from Star Trek the Original Series - Plato's Stepchildren. In widescreen, color graded, converted to the original 24fps and with improved sound. M...

03/14/2019

Tidal’s Master quality recordings are now available on iOS

#TIDAL brings master quality audio to iOS.
“From our ongoing work with engineers and artists, we know the importance creators place on delivering the original sound they created..."

#musicsupervisor #musicproducer #musicstrategist #musicmatters #audiofiles #audiophile

MQA came to Android back in January.

03/11/2019

Sonification of a Hubble Deep Space Image

Geeky but also incredibly cool.

#musicsupervisor #musicproducer #musicmatters #sonicbranding

https://youtu.be/H-Ci_YwfH04

Space becomes “sonified” in this visualization of a cluster of galaxies imaged by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Time flows left to right, and the frequency ...

03/08/2019

Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this fantastic exhibition running through the end of the month.

GRUNGE - Rise of an Generation
March 8 - 31, 2019

02/11/2019

American Family Insurance Film Advert By BBDO: Road Trip | Ads of the World™

So proud of this spot featuring the music of the amazing Brandi Carlile in the glow of her 3 Grammy wins and transcendent performance last evening.

#musicsearch #musiclicensing #musicsupervisor #musicmatters

Film advertisement created by BBDO, United States for American Family Insurance, within the category: Finance.

02/11/2019

Recording_2019-02-10_19-51-52_0004 - Streamable

Brandi Carlile's Grammy performance last night = WOW!

Check out this video on Streamable using your phone, tablet or desktop.

02/08/2019

#fbf #analoglife

02/07/2019

The Truth About Vinyl - Vinyl vs. Digital

"Studies show that the human ear and brain is not sufficiently equipped to distinguish the difference between sound produced from analog signals when compared to a digital counterpart"

...and the Earth is flat.

Get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE using this link: https://skl.sh/realengineering17 New vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtD...

01/30/2019

David Gilmour on Why He’s Selling 120 Guitars: ‘Everything Has Got to Go’

David Gilmour on Why He’s Selling 120 Guitars: ‘Everything Has Got to Go’

The Pink Floyd frontman will auction off his iconic Black Strat and other famous instruments for charity

01/28/2019

To Save the Sound of a Stradivarius, a Whole City Must Keep Quiet

The Museo del Violino in Cremona, Italy is assisting with an ambitious recording project to preserve the sound of Stradivarius instruments for future generations.

https://nyti.ms/2HjQCWQ

#musicmatters #musiclicensing #musicproducer #musicsupervisor

A team in Cremona, Italy, wants to preserve every note from the world’s finest instruments before they become too fragile to play. But perfect recordings need silence. Lots of it.

01/24/2019

Can not wait for this!

01/20/2019

Happy Birthday @PaulStanleyLive!

See you in August

#KissArmy #TheStarChild

01/14/2019

Best Overlooked Tracks of 2018, a playlist by John Melillo on Spotify

Excited to present this playlist of music industry licensing executives' picks for "Best Overlooked Tracks of 2018."

Listen, enjoy, and share...

Thanks to everyone who participated by sharing your selects.

#musicmatters #musiclicensing #musicsearch #admusic #musicproducer #musicsupervisor

Music industry execs pick their “Best Overlooked Tracks of 2018”

01/08/2019

MELILLO MUSIC

01/04/2019

The Verge 2018 tech report card: Streaming music

Great overview of the state of the music streaming universe, recent developments and trends going into 2019.

"Streaming music is more at our fingertips than ever. And, power is slowly tipping in favor of artists, but there’s a long way to go. Still, for the first time in a while, it feels like things are looking up, both for those who make music, and the ones who love to listen."

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/31/18156503/2018-tech-recap-streaming-music-spotify-apple-soundcloud-tidal

2018 felt like the first year where innovations in the world of music streaming will meaningfully affect its future.

12/24/2018

Happy Holidays and best wishes for a fantastic year ahead...

12/17/2018

Agency of the Year: A Telling "Road Trip" For BBDO New York

Congrats BBDO New York!

Most proud of the music for “Road Trip,” a spot called out for “eloquently capturing the spirit behind the stellar creative which earned the shop distinction as SHOOT’s Agency of the Year."

Collaborating to find and license music to enhance this story was an amazing experience.

#MusicSearch #MusicSupervisor #MusicProducer #MusicLicensing #MusicMatters #AdMusic

https://www.shootonline.com/news/agency-year-telling-road-trip%C2%A0-bbdo-new-york

Though it’s not BBDO New York’s most heralded spot of 2018, American Family Insurance’s “Road Trip” is worthwhile in its own right while at the same time eloquently ca

12/10/2018

American Family Insurance Film Advert By BBDO: Road Trip | Ads of the World™

Congratulations to Brandi Carlile on being nominated for 6 Grammy Awards! She is the most nominated female artist of 2018. Great to see an artist recognized after years of hard work & perseverance.

It was an honor to work with her team on this American Family Insurance spot with BBDO.

https://www.adsoftheworld.com/media/film/american_family_insurance_road_trip

Film advertisement created by BBDO, United States for American Family Insurance, within the category: Finance.

12/03/2018

Posso avere il permesso di assaggiare il tuo piano?

#musicislife #musicisart #piano #randompianos #music #musicproducer #audio #sound #producerlife #audiophile #latergram

11/11/2018

Timeline Photos

10/19/2018

AMS Neve Hybrid Console Digital Display (2018) vs Sickbay Diagnostic Meters (1966) #musicproducer #aes

10/13/2018

Timeline Photos

10/07/2018

Whoa... 1974 Thinline #guitarporn #fendertelecaster #fenderguitars @ Rivington Guitars

03/12/2018

Women of Soundtracks, a playlist by Spotify

#NowPlaying

Best soundtracks from female film score composers, including the Oscar winning Rachel Portman, Lisa Gerrard and many other beautiful pieces from dozens more composers. Photo: Wendy & Lisa.

02/09/2018

Why we really really really like repetition in music

Remarkable visual analysis of repetition in music...

It slays all day. In episode #5 of Vox Pop's Earworm, producer Estelle Caswell, comes to appreciate the art of repetition with the help of Colin Morris and E...

02/07/2018

Stella Artois 2018 Limited Edition Mexico Chalice, 33cl

Proudly just ordered. Super smart idea that makes it easy to provide 5 years of clean drinking water to someone in need.

Today, 1 in 9 people around the world live without access to clean water. This crisis disproportionately affects women, who Walk 200 million hours a day collecting water for their families. Stella Artois has partnered with water.Org to help stop these journeys, so that these women can start new o...

01/13/2018

#TheKillers

11/29/2017

Analysis | By shunning Ed Sheeran, Grammys (somewhat) move away from mega-sellers

Analysis | By shunning Ed Sheeran, Grammys (somewhat) move away from mega-sellers

The biggest-selling albums didn't top the list of nominations for 2018.

11/16/2017

Guitar Cabinet Mic Shootout - inSync

Hear how different mics affect guitar tone...

https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/guitar-cabinet-mic-shootout/

Guitarists spend years perfecting their tone but the mic on the guitar cabinet is what determines what listeners will hear. Listen and pick your favorite.

11/15/2017

8 Famous Guitar Tones That Were Recorded Straight Into the Board

https://reverb.com/news/8-famous-guitar-tones-that-were-recorded-straight-into-the-board

Some of the most ubiquitous tones were created without any added effects.

11/13/2017

Scientists turn cosmic particles into orchestral music

This breathtaking convergence of art/music, science and data is both intensely human and otherworldly.

Amazing how many nuggets of familiar melodies seem to be sown into the fabric of the universe.

"Music created entirely from NASA data beamed back from the Voyager 1 spacecraft and co-crafted by an Anglia Ruskin University academic in Cambridge will be unveiled to the world on Monday (November 13). The music maps the spacecraft's epic 40-year journey."

http://nyp.st/2iKbJlN

British scientists have created an amazing three-minute symphony that is out of this world by using cosmic particles detected on a 40-year space journey. The real-life version of The Planets orches…

09/13/2017

Photos from MELILLO MUSIC's post

#ArcadeFire

07/26/2017

NASA Listens in as Electrons Whistle While They Work

This is what Deep Space sounds like... Complete with SoundCloud link

NASA's Van Allen Probes have observed a new population of space sound waves, called plasmaspheric hiss, which are important in removing high-energy particles from around Earth that can damage satellites.

07/19/2017

Rare vintage compressor, best used on vocals (and Romulans). #musicproducer #vintageaudio #producerlife

07/13/2017

Zack Grant - 2017 NYC Fox Trot

Proud to support this worthy cause. Please consider donating as part of your charitable contributions this season.

Help support Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research today!

07/07/2017

MPE: The Future of MIDI and Electronic Musicianship

"Multidimensional Polyphonic Expansion (MPE) is basically a savvy utilization of the MIDI protocol, getting a lot of flexibility out of the dinosaur of a digital protocol by turning it on its head."

The days of the MIDI keyboard may be numbered, with major players in music tech devising a better way for producers to be musicians.