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Clif Bar & Company and Emoto Music have partnered again to create Clif’s new “Sustained Energy” campaign, featuring tennis phenom Venus Williams and USWNT legend, Megan Rapinoe. Written by Stuart Rau and arranged by Paul Bessenbacher, the music puts viewers right in the middle of the action. These spots are sure to get you out of your seat!
When we’re not closing down Sunday brunch’s, mixologizing (made up) variations on the Vieux Carre or baking sourdough bread from hundred-year old starter, you’ll likely find us at any of the local farmer’s markets. Local, in season and keeping small farmers afloat is one of our many passions. So imagine how thrilled we were to have the opportunity to work with Serena Creative on a package of public service announcements for Food Forward – “fighting hunger and preventing food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same”.
Check out the :60 spot directed by Ric Serena, music by PB, mixed by Durand Trench, location sound by Stan Gonzales!
Emoto featured artist Opus Orange and Matt Bowen have released their original soundtrack to the award-winning documentary “My Indiana Muse”. The collaboration between Opus Orange and Matt Bowen has drawn notice from LA Weekly where it was said that:
“The unveiling of serendipitous events surrounding the project, coupled with the film’s original score (composed by Paul Bessenbacher of Opus Orange and Matt Bowen)… touches on inspiration, connection and the journey of our belongings after we’re gone.”
The soundtrack is available for purchase or streaming on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp, or Soundcloud.
My Indiana Muse by Serena Creative
Emoto featured artist Opus Orange and Matt Bowen are scheduled to release the original soundtrack of the award-winning documentary “My Indiana Muse” on June 15. The score has already received mention in the March 30 issue of LA Weekly where it was said that:
“The unveiling of serendipitous events surrounding the project, coupled with the film’s original score (composed by Paul Bessenbacher of Opus Orange and Matt Bowen)… touches on inspiration, connection and the journey of our belongings after we’re gone.”
Hear a preview of the soundtrack below or preorder the album on Bandcamp today.
“My Indiana Muse”, directed by frequent collaborator Ric Serena, has wrapped up its run on the film festival circuit. The documentary, featuring an original soundtrack scored by Opus Orange and Matt Bowen enjoyed great success having won awards at four of its festival appearances.
Below is a list of the awards collected by the documentary.
- San Luis Obispo International Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Short Documentary
- Beverly Hills Film Festival: 2018 Jury Award for Best Short
- NYC Independent Film Festival: Best Short Documentary
- Florida Film Festival: Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
Broad City is the latest show to license music from Opus Orange’s library. The second of the two tracks, “Take Your Time” can be heard in the episode “Bedbugs,” airing for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 29th at 7:30pm EST / 10:30pm PST. In this episode #409 “a fancy new bag gives Abbi confidence during unemployment. Ilana and Jaimé deal with an inevitable New York City nightmare: bedbugs.” Previously licensed on October 25th for episode #406 was the single, “When I Look In Your Eyes.”
This will be Opus Orange’s second placement on the half-hour scripted series on Comedy Central adapted from the critically acclaimed web series created by and starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer as 20-something best friends who are trying to navigate life in New York, despite that their adventures always seem to lead down unexpected and bizarre paths. They have very little money, but they are survivors who aren’t afraid to throw themselves into sticky situations, no matter how messy the end results may be. Jacobson and Glazer both honed their comedy chops at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. UCB co-founded Amy Poehler is an executive producer on the series and joins Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Janeane Garofalo, Michelle Hurst, Jason Mantzoukas and Amy Sedaris, among others, as guest stars.
This project for MoMA with WAX Studios in NYC is a promo for the upcoming show “ITEMS: Is Fashion Modern” on display from October 1 through January 28. The show examines the present, past—and sometimes the future—of 111 items of clothing and accessories that have had a strong impact on the world in the 20th and 21st centuries—and continue to hold currency today.
The score uses only sounds from the fashion world – coat hangers, leather belts, scissors, cloth tears, velcro rips, sewing machine, high heels, perfume spray. The sounds were sourced from One Thousand Birds and organized into music by our very own Paul Bessenbacher.
Emoto featured artists Loud Forest and Opus Orange are performing on June 30! Join us for this summer concert at one of our favorite venues as we celebrate the debut of Loud Forest’s latest single “I’m Not Your Girl.”
Show Details:
When: Friday, June 30, 2017 @ 8PM
Where: Legge Alley Projects 93 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA
Emoto Music’s featured artist, Opus Orange, released an arrangement of Henry Mancini‘s classic Moon River featuring Kotomi. The song was featured in TuneCore‘s #NewMusicFriday blog. The song is available everywhere including iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud and Amazon or you can give it a listen below.
Kotomi: vocals
Aaron Sterling: drums
PB: baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass, Rhodes
Emoto featured artist, Opus Orange closed out 2016 with a cover of “A Long December” by the Counting Crows. Their acoustic interpretation of this single from 1996 provides a somber reflection of the past year while holding out hope as we all move forward into the New Year.
Listen to their cover of “A Long December” below.
Emoto Music featured artist, Opus Orange‘s song “Queit, It’s Naptime” was used in the short video “Year of the Goat (1991) directed by Chad Rea for New Belgium Brewery Company! This is the second video collaboration between Opus Orange and Chad Rea, the other being the official music video for “Anatomic.”
Emoto Music featured artist, Opus Orange, recently recorded an acoustic EP, Lost Canyon Recordings, on an iPhone while in Sequoia National Park! The EP features three tracks from their album Anatomic and is available exclusively on Curensea.
Check out a preview of the album below with the track “Radio Silence.”
Emoto would like to introduce you to a new way of producing music via cyber session.
A cyber session is a live and interactive recording session sending client video and music from Emoto’s studio in Santa Monica to an agency’s office anywhere in the world – all you need is a computer with Google Chrome and a solid internet connection.
Cyber sessions are great for any music presentation where immediate feedback could save time and get your creatives exactly what they want as the composer reacts to creative direction on the fly.
Schedule a quick demo of a cyber session now – click here.
Check out Opus Orange performing their single “Balance” Live at the Eat See Hear screening of Super Troopers in Santa Monica last month (7.26.2014)!
Opus Orange – “Balance”
From the 2014 release
“Balance”
Video shot by: Ric Serena, Jason Fitzpatrick, Jeff Christensen
Buy “Balance EP” now:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/balance-ep/id797187183
Bandcamp: http://opusorange.bandcamp.com
Opus Orange will be performing in Davis June 21st at Davis Music Festival and in Sacramento June 22nd at Witch Room
The Santa Monica based band is taking a quick weekend trip to Davis in late June to perform for Davis Music Festival 2014! The following day, they will split the stage with The Memories and Sonny & The Sunsets at Witch Room in Sacramento.
Check out more information about the shows and how to get tickets by clicking either photo or linked venue name above.
We can’t wait to see you all there!