MassiveMusic's favorite songs of 2011 in Spotify

What's a year without a year list? Here are "MassiveMusic's favorite songs of 2011" in Spotify.

You might also wanna know the personal top-10 lists of the Massive crew. Click here!

Happy holidays!

Auping 'Goed Gevoel' commercial

Check out the music production we did for the new Auping commercial feat. the most talked about ex girlfriend of 2011. Thanks to Selmore and CZAR NL for hooking up! Directed by Willem Gerritsen.

Midnight Jam @ MassiveMusic Amsterdam

Last Friday night we went back to the Amsterdam office for a good old midnight jam...

Check all photos on the MassiveMusic Facebook page.

VW Up!: Small Is Great

For Grabarz & Partner Werbeagentur we produced a 1-on-1 rerecording of classic ska track 'Portrait Of My Love' by Baba Brooks. Film was produced by Cobblestone Films with director Warkus Walter.

MassiveMusic London launch party 2011 video

On Thursday November 17th we officially opened the doors to our MassiveMusic London office in Shoreditch. In MassiveMusic tradition, we threw a party. Curious who was crashing the party this time? Check it out yourself...



"MassiveMusic London launch party 2011"

Production Company: Bananaz Creative Production House
Director: Oscar Verpoort
Producer: David de Graaf
Production Manager: Floor Schiphorst
Editor: Gert-Willem Visser
Music: 'Sleeping Dogs' by Big Smoky (MassiveTalent artist)
Music Supervision: MassiveMusic
Audio Post: MassiveMusic

Big Smoky is a band we represent in our MassiveTalent pool. For more info and licensing opportunities please go to: http://www.massive-talent.com/artists/big-smokey

For more info on Bananaz Creative Production House please check:
http://www.bnnz.nl/

Philips 'Obsessed With Sound'

When a campaign is titled ‘Obsessed with Sound’ you know we’re the right guys for the job. For Philips we teamed up with Tribal/DDB and the Grammy Award-winning Metropole Orchestra to create an online sensory experience that allows you to listen to musical details like never before. Check out the website here.

Yesterday, at the Eurobest Festival 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal, the campaign took home the following prizes:

Gold: Film (interactive film)
Gold: Interactive (music/sound design)
Bronze: Interactive (interface&navigation)
Bronze: Design (digital design)

We’ve provided concept support and music supervision for this amazing project, and are very proud to have taken part in it.

Massive Moustaches for Movember

It's the last day of Movember! This is your last chance to sponsor the Massive Moustaches of Aux and Moos. The funds raised worldwide support prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.

Donate your money here:
Aux: http://nl.movember.com/mospace/1716858/
Moos: http://nl.movember.com/mospace/2604666/

Thank you.

Winter Efteling video projection mapping

For those visting the Winter Efteling in Holland this season, make sure you'll experience one of our latest sound design projects we did with PostPanic and Muse Amsterdam: Video projection mapping on "Villa Volta"!

Agency: Muse Amsterdam
Visuals: PostPanic
Production: BeamSystems
Music & VO: Efteling
Sound Design: MassiveMusic

Gold at LIA2011 for FIAT 'Toluca' music

We're proud to take home the GOLD at the London International Awards 2011 for FIAT 'Toluga' (aka 'Get Ready')! Category: "TV/Cinema/Online Film - Music Winners".

Thanks to Impatto and Motion Theory Productions for collaboration on this awesome project for FIAT. Go Team!



More info on LIA 2011 (music) winners and finalists, click here.

FIAT "Toluca" credits
Television, Cinema or Online Film: Online Film
Corporate Name of Client: FIAT USA
Agency: Impatto, Los Angeles
Production Company: Motion Theory, Los Angeles
Director: Mark Kudsi
Music Production Company: MassiveMusic Los Angeles
Music Producer: MassiveMusic Los Angeles
Music Arranger: MassiveMusic Los Angeles
Music Composer: MassiveMusic Los Angeles
Music Lyricist: MassiveMusic Los Angeles
Music Performed By: MassiveMusic Los Angeles
Song Title: Vivaldi's Concerto in D Major, Rv 228: Allegro
Music Supervision/Production/Remix: MassiveMusic Los Angeles

MassiveTalent artist Rina Mushonga in DWDD

Yesterday MassiveTalent artist Rina Mushonga did a great acoustic live performance in popular Dutch TV show DWDD. Check it out the video if you missed it.

For more info on talent Rina Mushonga, check the MassiveTalent website: http://bit.ly/rOOrzk

AH gets Gold at RAB Radio Awards 2011

Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn 'Zomerhits' campaign wins Gold at the RAB Radio Awards 2011!



Agency: TBWA\Neboko. The 5 summer hits music production was done by MassiveMusic.

More info and all winners: http://www.rab.fm/rab-radio-awards-2011-2/Winnaars-RAB-Radio-Awards-2011/

ADE 2011 workshop: "How To Score A Hollywood Movie"

This Thursday MassiveMusic's Hans Brouwer and Auke Riemersma are panellists of the Amsterdam Dance Event 2011 composers workshop "How To Score A Hollywood Movie".

Location: The Dylan hotel, Keizersgracht 384, Amsterdam (panelroom D2), 13:00h - 14:30h. Don't miss it! Click the link for more info.

http://www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/program/how-to-score-a-hollywood-movie

You can also hit them at @massivehans and @auxmasterfader via Twitter.

Future Music Forum 2011

This Thursday and Friday the Future Music Forum 2011 will be held in Barcelona, Spain. MassiveMusic's Michiel Cremers will be the moderator in the panel "Music & Brand Partnerships". Check this blog for Michiel's article "Consumer brands are the new record labels."

For more info on the Future Music Forum, please check http://www.futuremusicforum.com/

Palio Superspeed Donkey for Dutch Hi commercial

Here's the latest KPN Hi commercial featuring the young Amsterdam rock 'n roll band Palio Superspeed Donkey. Their song "That's What I'm Not" has been searched and licensed by MassiveMusic for Hi.



Check out their EP on their Bandcamp page: http://paliosuperspeeddonkey.bandcamp.com/. The band is definitely 'one to watch' for the upcoming years!

MassiveMusic is hiring!

MassiveMusic is hiring!

Our Music Strategy department in Amsterdam is looking for:
- An energetic account manager.
- An intern.
Check our website -> 'Career' for more info and the job descriptions.

Thanks!

Spotify playlist: Timboektoe Beach

Did you know our music researcher Philip conducts the playlists for Timboektoe Beach club?

You can now subscribe and shuffle in Spotify (updated weekly). Hit the link.

Enjoy!

AH Zomerhits

For Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn we produced a series of 'summer hits' with Harry the store manager. Here's 'La la la pasta' & 'Hamburgers met korting'!

D&AD Awards 2011: MTV ROCKS Rebrand

The MTV ROCKS Rebrand spots have been rewarded at the D&AD Awards 2011 in the category 'TV & Cinema Communications / Channel Branding & Identity'. Congrats to the team at Postpanic!



Director: Mischa Rozema
Art Director: Carlos Carrasco, Dylan Griffith
Creative Director: Roberto Bagatti
Associate Creative Director: Anna Caregnato
Executive Producer: Ania Markham, Jules Tervoort
Director of Photography: Steve Walker
Music & Sound production: Lodewijk Pöttker (MassiveMusic)
Sound Designer: Guy Amitai, Fred Kienhuis
Production Company: PostPanic
Advertising Agency: MTV World Design Studio Milan

MassiveMusic "Plage O' Plenty" Cannes Party 2011 video

Thanks again to all of you who rocked the MassiveMusic "Plage O' Plenty" Cannes Party 2011!

Big thanks to our sponsors, MediaMonks, Erste Liebe Film and the city of Amsterdam, for their much appreciated help.

This awesome Cannes party video has been produced by BANANAZ.

Canneslions Grand Prix: Film for Nike "Write The Future"

Congratulations to W+K for winning the Grand Prix for Nike 'Write The Future" at the Canneslions Festival of Creativity 2011!

Proud to have played a part in this epic work of art.

Bavaria 'Hugh Hefner'

Besides music production we're a reliable partner in copyright clearances and licensing. Here's the newest Bavaria ad containing the song 'That's Life' by Frank Sinatra.



Agency: Selmore
Creative direction: Diederick Hillenius, Poppe van Pelt
Creatives: Ard Brunnekreef, Tibor van Ginkel
RTV: Marga Bierema
Account: Olivier Koning, Vincent Breedveld, Marieke Foppen
Client: Peer Swinkels, Frenkel Denie, Niels Oudega, Mathieu Veldhuijzen
Productiemaatschappij: Bonkers
Director: Jonathan Herman
DOP: Glynn Speeckaert
Production: Jan Jinek en Saskia Kok
Editor: Martin Heijgelaar
Online: Hectic Electric
Geluid: Wave
Music: 'That's Life' by Frank Sinatra (writers: Kay/Gordon)
Publisher: Universal Music
Music Supervision & Licensing: MassiveMusic

BLEND Magazine, Streetlab & MassiveMusic host New Talent Night / Music Special

Coming April 26, a special edition of the New Talent Night will take place at Amsterdam’s Pakhuis de Zwijger. In collaboration with BLEND Magazine and Streetlab, MassiveMusic will host the second New Talent Night Music Special.

From 7.30 PM until 10 PM that night, an impressive selection of professionals will be ready to provide you with some honest and effective feedback on your demos, organizational skills and other ideas. All of these so-called masters are willing to help you on your way to the top of the music industry by giving free advice in personal 10-minute-meetings.

The masters:

Ard Boer (New Music Labs / Into The Great Wide Open)
Auke Riemersma (MassiveMusic)
Bart Suer (Dox Records)
Bas Flesseman (Belmont Bookings)
Ben Kamsma (Paradiso)
Bertus de Blaauw (Lowlands)
Boef en de Gelogeerde Aap
Cedric Muyres (Snowstar Records)
Elant Wijtman (NON Records)
Gijs van der Togt (CrazyBirds)
Janne Schra (Room Eleven)
Job de Wit (22Tracks)
Joep Beving (MassiveMusic)
Kostijn Egberts (Magnetron Music)
Luca Cueni (MassiveTalent)
Michel Penders (MTV)
Perre van den Brink (BLEND Magazine)
Philip Oomen (MassiveTalent)
Remy Meijer (Manager Go Back To The Zoo)
Roel Coppen (Friendly Fire Bookings)
Tijs van Liemt (3FM Serious Talent)

Make sure you arrive early (7pm) so you can talk to the masters of your choice. There is a policy of first-come, first served, so don’t hesitate and sign up for free by sending an email to rsvp@blend.nl.

"The Ripple"

We’re excited to announce the final name and winner of the MMX-Guitar competition! We’ve been testing the 192 fantastic entries, but there was only one she’d listen to...

Please welcome: The Ripple

Congratulations to Wouter Boon with winning this fantastic guitar!

Thanks to all of you who joined the MMX guitar nickname competition!

- MassiveMusic