The Sound of a City: Lisbon
Spending some time in Lisbon recently. A city that could be defined sonically by the cars rumbling over the bridge, the sound of the Tram bell, or this, the sound of a man calling out for people to buy the lottery ticket near to the fantastic Santa Justa lift… Lotteria man in lisbon by...
The Sound of Easyjet?
I have been experiencing the highs and lows of easyjet recently. The Easyjet Low: A 1950 flight from Madrid to London Gatwick gets delayed for 70 minutes because the guys checking the tickets at the Gate let on a passenger who was heading to Luton, not Gatwick. It took a while for the ‘extra’ passenger...
Mercury Prize – The Nominees
So I woke up and I am supposed to go and check out the nominees for the Mercury Prize, at The Hospital Club, at 11am..do music industry people even wake up before 11am? Kasabian played live right in front of me, while I was still trying to have my morning dose of caffeine, then comes...
The sound of the IAA UK chapter is so 80s…
When we say that we help brands and organisations with their sonic brand identity, we cover everything…even parties! Those lovely people at the IAA UK chapter (and Michael ‘Prince fan’ Toedman particularly) asked us to deliver some great music for the 80s themed Summer Ball. We had Nelly, Nuno and our very own citizen Paul...
The sound of the Harrod’s Sale
Harrod’s. The Bazaar for the rich and famous. Harrod’s Sale. Not like any other sale. So true. I popped in today to have a listen to the shop. Entered through the main entrance and came upon the Sale Room full of Perfumes. It was shock and awe on my sense of smell. Then the sense...
The Sound of The Summer
This month we’ve got 18 tracks of fantastic summer tunes for you to listen to with our latest citizensound “It All Ads Up” podcast. This is the first time we’ve used the rather excellent SoundCloud service to provide you with our regular podcast of our favourite tunes for all of you in advertising and brand...
Our latest sync – Rubicon Watermelon
Here’s our latest sync for Rubicon’s Watermelon ad campaign produced by Ed Chilcott and Tim Clyde at the Minimart. The track ‘Watermelon On The Vine’ is by the Delta Rhythm Boys and dates back to the 1920s. We hope you like it…
Fripperies on Friday – The Boombox
My first boombox was called a Tensai Rhytm Machine. It looked like a standard boombox but it also allowed you to split the stereo into two recordable mono tracks and included five or six pre-set rhythms, which if you held two of the buttons down together allowed to ‘mix’ the rhythms. Prior to the invention...
What a bunch of Twitters…
Many artists seem to have taken to Twitter like ducks to water. While some musicians found the idea of keeping a blog going too daunting, Twitter provided an easy way to connect with their fans. Even Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor, who recently claimed he was giving up on social media, just couldn’t stay away...
Meltdown: Ornette Coleman surprises Bobby McFerrin
Saw Bobby McFerrin tonight at South Bank, London as part of Ornette Coleman’s Meltdown. I have seen him perform a number of times, the first time going back to the mid-80s when his first album came out. Whilst not a fan of his dabblings with poppy songs and a sometimes throwaway approach to some beautiful...
seetickets. Can anyone see the point?
Ahh the anticipation. Your favourite band is in town. You are ready to part with your precious money (note to promoters, it is very precious, so cherish our custom), but no matter how quick you are in booking tickets online, some company gets hold of them first. So you end up booking tickets which might...
Describing Your consumers/fanbase: Baaba Maal
So brands are having to be focused more than ever on understanding who their consumers are/could be, along with what they really want. The days of conveying to consumers what brands think the consumers should have is moving aside. As for musicians, their managers and their labels, they also are realising the importance of knowing...