Vinyl Mix

09/29/2020

The latest global happenings of Yessian Music - Fall 2020

Check out what our Vinyl Mix and Yessian Music teams have been up to these last 6 months!

https://mailchi.mp/yessian/8169ijzham-2085932

08/12/2020

SYFY WIRE After Dark

New mixing work from Vinyl Mix lead NYC sound engineer, Weston Fonger for SYFY "After Dark".

SYFY WIRE goes deep on DC superheroes, Dark Horse Comics, summer movies and water toys.

07/12/2020

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#WeAreOne
We are honored to have played a role in the making of the Detroit Youth Concert Choir & Performing Arts Company's all new arrangement of the song "Glory" (by John Legend and Common originally featured in Selma Movie) in support of #BlackLivesMatter. The spotlight is on this amazing group of kids and musical leaders that continue to inspire the world and help to create the change we so desperately need right now. Our Yessian Music teams were there to support their mission together with our friends at Imagination (Alistair) who had the vision to get this off the ground and share with the world. #WeAreOne #ThePowerOfSound
Song Producer, Executive Producer, Mixer, Recordist, Engineer - Gerard Smerek
Pro Tools Recording Engineer, Vocal Editing and Technical Engineer - Scott Benveniste Gatteño
Music arrangement and adaptation, track production and all programming - Mark Chu
Vocal arrangement, Rap lyrics, additional lyrics - DYC, Anthony White, Donnell Mosley
Mastering - Sterling Sound, Chris Gehringer
https://youtu.be/EDWsm7lcGXM
Film Production - Imagination

06/06/2020

“What happened when we all stopped” narrated by Jane Goodall

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED.
We have had the good fortune of partnering with TED-Ed for many years crafting their audio production. Everything from scoring to mixing to sound design. This film for #worldenvironmentday, narrated by Dr. Jane Goodall, is an animated poem exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the importance of living in harmony with nature. Sound designed and mixed by Weston Fonger/Vinyl Mix and scored by Jarrett Farkas in our Yessian Music/New York studio.
https://youtu.be/gX0HOy8Pi54

An animated poem exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the importance of living in harmony with nature. Download a free children's book vers...

06/02/2020

Vinyl Mix

05/28/2020

#YessianQuarantineCover ft. Evelyn Brown singing Friday I'm In Love

#YessianQuarantineCover - Is it Friday yet?
Today’s #YessianQuaruntineCover features Yessian Music/Vinyl Mix New York Sr. Producer, Evelyn Brown performing "Friday I'm In Love" by The Cure.
We’d like to invite you all to share a selfie video singing your favorite quarantine song! Go ahead and post your video on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (or all of the above). Just include the hashtag, #YessianQuarantineCover, tag us and keep it to 60 seconds or less. The Yessian teams will pick our top favs, get in touch and send you some special Quarantine At Home gifts.

Hurry! Get them in by Friday June 5th!

We’re excited to see all of your videos, sing alongs, and sharing those feel-good vibes! Follow Yessian Music on FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter!
#YessianQuarantineCover

05/26/2020

Remotely Yours - ft Weston Fonger @ Yessian/Vinyl Mix

We are back with our "Remotely Yours" series. This week we are featuring Yessian Music/Vinyl Mix New York Sr. Sound Designer and Mixer, Weston Fonger. Thank you to Erin Sullivan and The Poolhouse for taking the time to chat with us about mixing and recording from home. Our teams continue to find new and creative ways to #WFH and we are happy to share some insights with the community! Enjoy the conversation. Remotely Yours, Yessian Music/Vinyl Mix

05/23/2020

Yessian Quarantine Covers "Weston Fonger"

We are back with more #YessianQuarantineCovers from our staff to inspire you all to join in. Today’s #YessianQuaruntineCover features Yessian Music/New York Sr. Sound Designer and Vinyl Mix Audio Post Mixer Weston Fonger (and his daughter Claire) performing "Tomorrow" from the musical ANNIE!
We’d like to invite you all to share a selfie video singing your favorite quarantine song! Go ahead and post your video on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (or all of the above). Just include the hashtag, #YessianQuarantineCover, tag us and keep it to 60 seconds or less. The Yessian teams will pick our top favs, get in touch and send you some special Quarantine At Home gifts.
We are kicking things off with our staff here to give you some inspiration.
We’re excited to see all of your videos, sing alongs, and sharing those feel-good vibes! Follow Yessian Music on FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter!
#YessianQuarantineCover

04/23/2020

Yessian Music / Vinyl Mix Zoom Happy Hour!

So much fun today at Yessian Music's first All-Office Zoom happy hour from 10am in LA to 7pm in Hamburg. Great to get all 32 of us on the screen for some Mocktails, Mimosas and Cocktails! #WFH #StayAtHome #yessian #thepowerofsound #zoom

04/16/2020

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

A "sonic" thank you to all the first responders and health care workers from musician and singer friends of Vinyl Mix and Yessian Music. #YouAreRemarkable #ThePowerOfSound

The COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop the music of more than 20 different artists worldwide who recently recorded original renditions of our health system's Emmy® Award winning theme song, "You and I, Together," from their home studios. The music video is a “huge shout out to all the first responders and front line,” said Robin Horlock, a Detroit-based singer and songwriter. We are incredibly grateful for the comfort and joy our friends in the music community have brought to our health care colleagues on the front lines of COVID-19.

Thank you to the creative minds behind this gift of music: Dan Yessian, Brian Yessian, Yessian Music Detroit, Chris Plansker, Michele Walters Szczypka and all artists who contributed.

To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/34CDGU4. #YouAreRemarkable

04/11/2020

Andrea Bocelli "Music For Hope"

Delighted to share that we were asked to be creative partners for Andrea Bocelli's "Music For Hope" concert this Easter Sunday in Milan, Italy featured live on YouTube at 7pmCET/1pmEST. Promo Record/Edit/Mix by Yessian Music / West/Vinyl Mix (Farin, Katie, David, Andy, Michael) in English, Italian and Portuguese. #stayathome #yessian #thepowerofsound #andreabocelli #italy #italia #milano #duomo

04/03/2020

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New music Friday. We're back with 9 new tracks +1 to get your weekend started. Curated by our Yessian Music Detroit music supervisor, Lars Makie Now, take a deep breathe and unwind.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5szYsjIVDPdvVUbLOEGkuW?si=4hS5FlIxQRaUrkB4ONriDw

03/12/2020

Location: Edge, NYC
Join us on a Journey to Edge, an immersive experience with a linear narrative about Hudson Yards’ transformation from an active rail yard to NYC’s newest neighborhood.

Thank you to our partners: @weareboldlighting @lightingdesigngroup Adirondack Studios
Diversified. Eventscape Yessian Music Mousetrappe Neoscape Rockwell Group LAB at Rockwell Group.
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#edgenyc #experiencedesign #design #creativetechnology #architecture #labatrockwellgroup #storytelling #experience #technology #audiomixing #thepowerofsound #hudsonyards #yessian #vinylmix #nyc #newyork

Join us on a ‘Journey to Edge,’ the immersive experience to Edge, the Western Hemisphere’s highest outdoor sky deck, telling the story of Hudson Yards’ transformation from a rail yard to NYC’s newest neighborhood. Read more on our design: https://bit.ly/2Q7K4Nf. Thank you to partners: @weareboldlighting The Lighting Design Group Diversified. Eventscape Yessian Music Mousetrappe Neoscape Rockwell Group
📸 Oriana Layendecker @arthurwoodotcom @emily___andrews
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#edgenyc #experiencedesign #design #creativetechnology #architecture #labatrockwellgroup #storytelling #experience #technology

01/08/2020

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Check out what #RollingStone has to say about our latest work for Ozzy Osbourne's new music video #underthegraveyard directed by Serial Pictures' @jonasakerlund. Sound designed by @Weston (Yessian Music / Vinyl Mix). Finding love in a hopeless place. #sharon #ozzyosbourne #yessian #vinylmix
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ozzy-osbourne-under-the-graveyard-music-video-929113/

01/06/2020

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Yessian Music

Hello 2020! Starting off the year strong with with our latest sound design creation for Ozzy Osbourne's new single #UnderTheGraveyard music video in collaboration with director Jonas Åkerlund and Serial Pictures. Sound Designed and mixed by Yessian Music/Vinyl Mix's Weston Fonger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuzyA5gDa4E

11/14/2019

Asics "Eternal Run"

There is no finish line. Our latest sound design and mix work for ASICS crafted by @Weston Fonger at Yessian Music/Vinyl Mix together with @edelman, @envypost and directors ZCDC.

10/31/2019

Congrats to our assistant, Sam Bellingham on his second place win for sound design at this year's Camp Kuleshov!

08/28/2019

How to... shoot in zero gravity | shots

Creating music in zero gravity. Thanks shots.net for the great write-up on our Virgin Galactic project together with director Corydon Wagner, Ataboy Studios and Two Of Us. Sound designed/mixed by Weston at Vinyl Mix and composed by @miked at Yessian Music/New York.
https://shots.net/news/view/how-to-shoot-in-zero-gravity

Director Corydon Wagner recently filmed a spec spot for Virgin Galactic that needed him to replicate being in space. Here, he reveals the tricks he employed to make us believe the production took one giant leap.

07/24/2019

Big news!! Our podcast, Scary Mommy Speaks is on the front page of Apple Podcasts New & Noteworthy section today. Give it a listen!

07/03/2019

Scary Mommy

Get your earbuds ready... Our podcast debut of Scary Mommy Speaks is coming at you July 10th! We've been working hard behind the scenes with our friends at Scary Mommy to bring you this funny and informative podcast about all the glory, pain, and playdates of parenthood! Get it wherever you get your podcasts on 7/10!

You asked for it.

04/29/2019

Bristled is killing it on the festival circuit lately. We so love this film, and we're thrilled to hear that our work has even been nominated for a sound design award at the Blackbird Film Festival in NY!

Bristled is screening today at the awesome Blackbird Film Festival in Cortland, NY!!!

Congrats to our sound team Weston Fonger (Sound Design) and Jarret Farkas (Composer) for being nominated for best sound!

https://www.blackbirdfilmfest.com/
#bbff #blackbirdfilmfest

01/21/2019

TED-Ed

Here's a thought-provoking poem on this MLK day. Part of our recent work with TED-Ed

An ode to the only black kid in class:

01/18/2019

Meet the Expert Staff at B&H

We're thrilled to have contributed to this great campaign for NYC institution, B&H Photo Video Pro Audio with our friends SiblingRivalry Studio!

Our goal at B&H's is to help you find the products best suited for your creative needs. With over 1000 talented employees, our staff will guide you through t...

11/05/2018

In a Powerful Veteran's Day Ad, Ancestry Shows That American Heroes Come From Everywhere

Some of our latest mix work for Ancestry is now featured in Adweek! Big thanks to our friends JWT!

Descendants share stories of bravery and sacrifice.

10/22/2018

Uppercut

We recently teamed up with editor Paul La Calandra @ Uppercut and directors +jacksonkarinja to create the sound design and mix on this epic music video for Cash Lansky's latest release!

Independent artist Cash Lansky teams up with directors +jacksonkarinja and editor Paul La Calandra to take a ride with the grim reaper through the high desert. In the single “OPP”, Cash addresses social injustice, the state of the world we live in, and the cloud of death that surrounds these subjects. Even with death dragging him away, Cash can’t be stopped from rapping about what he believes in. The film sets the tone for his highly anticipated album "Cash is King" dropping next month.
Gldn Artist Group SUPERPRIME
https://tv.booooooom.com/2018/10/22/cash-lansky-opp/

10/02/2018

TED-Ed

Here's a recent fun project with our friends at TED-Ed! Music by Jarrett Farkas via Yessian Music, and sound design & mix by Weston Fonger

A portly Miller, barely able to sit on his horse, rambles on about the flighty wife of a crotchety old carpenter and the scholar she takes as her lover.

This might sound like a bawdy joke, but it’s part of one of the most esteemed works of English literature ever created:

07/27/2018

Our NYC studio may still be closed after last weeks steam explosion, but we’re still open and more than busy. Big thanks to our friends at String & Can for the sweet digs!

05/31/2018

Future X Smart Store by SK-II | 近藤千尋がレポート！

We recently had a great opportunity in collaboration with our friends at Huge creating an experiential sound installation for SK-II's new pop-up smart store, "Future X" in Tokyo. Customers can get their face scanned in order to receive a custom-tailored cosmetics recommendation. Along the way, there is loads of great interactive and immersive tech which we were able to provide the sound design, mix, and vo recording for. Here is a cool video walkthrough by fashion model, Chihiro Kondo.

Future X スマートストア by SK-II Angelina Powers, Weston Fonger, Marlene Bartos, Brian Yessian, Michael Yessian

近藤千尋がSK-IIの期間限定ポップアップストアをご紹介します。顔認証技術や AI（人工知能）といったテクノロジーによって次世代の体験型リテール ストアが誕生しました。SK-IIの肌への知見と次世代テクノロジーの融合に....

05/01/2018

Irish Prince

Here's a short film about an "Irish Prince" we recently got the pleasure to work on with our friends Jonah Oskow, Joey Joey Garfield, and Ghost Robot

On the day of his 56th anniversary a town elder tells of how he met his wife. However his mates find the story a bit too familiar.

04/25/2018

adidas Originals Brand Film Instagram Story | The Webby Awards

Congrats to our friends at The 88 on their win at The Webby Awards for adidas Originals Brand Story film! So happy to have been a part of this awesome project!

Best in Fashion & Beauty (Video) 2018

03/28/2018

IRONY

Congrats to our friend Amy Nicholson! Her latest short, Irony is a Vimeo Staff Pick! So happy to have contributed on this awesome project!

A wry collection of life’s everyday contradictions. "Irony" is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: https://vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-irony

03/08/2018

The Broad Exchange

We're so happy to have played a part in this video with our friends at The Broad Exchange. How can you join these women in using RESOLVE to help make the world a more positive place? #iresolve #thebroadexchange #moretalkmoreaction #InternationalWomansDay Learn more about the movement at thebroadexchange.com/iresolve

65 female leaders from creative and communications industries came together to reflect on the past year and make plans for what we can each do to make the world a more positive place. On International Women's Day and every day, The Broad Exchange is committed to the practice of "more talk, more action" and we look forward to supporting incredible women like these as we change this world together. Use the tag #IResolve to share your plans and join the conversation. And stay tuned: we're planning our next action.

Thanks to the team that helped create the film:
Creative Director: Jennifer Hays Samudre
Creative Director: Ashley Davidson
Director: Keziban Barry
Executive Producer: Sarah Farrand
Photographer/Creative Director: Subodh Samudre
Editor: Adrianna Merlucci
Color: Sam O'Hare, Parachute VFX
Original Music: Nylon Studios
Composer: Lydia Davies
Sound Mix: Weston Fonger, Yessian Music
Makeup: Elizabeth NeSmith
Camera Operator: @Karleah Del Moral
Production Assistants: Michelle Elizabeth Capobianco
Set Design: Patrice Capobianchi
Studio Space: Blonde + Co Creative Agency

And thanks to everyone else who helped make it possible:
Leah Bradley Jade White Fatima Jafri Tasha Cronin Lauren Budzichowski Jamie Bendell Big Block Seth Hosko Sara Eolin Tamara Bridges Rothschild and everyone who attended and participated.

02/28/2018

SCREEN | Yessian Expands, Adding New Staffers | February 2018 Stories

A big, warm welcome to Vinyl Mix's new producer, Angelina Powers! We're so thrilled to have her on board!!

Yessian Music has expanded by adding two new key staffers in New York and Los Angeles to support the Detroit-based global music company.

02/28/2018

Great night out with @plymptoons for the NYC premier of #revengeance!
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#vinylmixnyc #nighthawktheater #nighthawk #nyc #cinema #indieanimation #billplympton #jimlujan #rerecording #audiopost #postproductionnyc @jimlujan @revengeancefilm @ Nitehawk Cinema

02/06/2018

A Walk in the Woods with Noma Bar | NewYork-Presbyterian

A great interview with the super-talented Noma Bar about a recent collaboration for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Check it out!

The award-winning artist behind NewYork-Presbyterian’s animated ads that bring to life breakthroughs in cancer and cardiac care.