Exclusive: Timbaland is getting into graphic novels and television.
The music producer behind Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me A River and Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly is getting involved in Neon Empire.
Neon Empire, which was created by Jared Gutstadt, founder and CEO of podcast company Audio Up Media, is being released as a graphic novel from Z2 later this fall.
Timbaland is co-producing the original soundtrack to go with the graphic novel and will exec produce a television adaptation, which is in the works.
Neon Empire centers around the fictional character Kountry Boi, a “hick-hop” star who goes from rap rags to hick-hop riches while coming to terms with his troubled past. The story centers around a criminal enterprise set in Nashville.
Timbaland will write and co-produce the soundtrack with Gutstadt with a number of country and hip-hop artists involved including Bezz Believe, who will also voice the...
The music producer behind Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me A River and Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly is getting involved in Neon Empire.
Neon Empire, which was created by Jared Gutstadt, founder and CEO of podcast company Audio Up Media, is being released as a graphic novel from Z2 later this fall.
Timbaland is co-producing the original soundtrack to go with the graphic novel and will exec produce a television adaptation, which is in the works.
Neon Empire centers around the fictional character Kountry Boi, a “hick-hop” star who goes from rap rags to hick-hop riches while coming to terms with his troubled past. The story centers around a criminal enterprise set in Nashville.
Timbaland will write and co-produce the soundtrack with Gutstadt with a number of country and hip-hop artists involved including Bezz Believe, who will also voice the...
- 5/1/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Harlequin romance novels are getting a new lease of life in audio form.
The company has struck a deal with podcast company Audio Up, which is behind Stephen King’s Strawberry Spring, to adapt a number of its books into audio series.
Harlequin is the company responsible for the books behind series such as Sweet Magnolias and Virgin River. The plan is to turn 52 books into podcasts.
First up is Montana Mavericks, a scripted dramatic podcast based on In Search of the Long-Lost Maverick, written by Christine Rimmer.
The series is set in Bronco Heights with its small-town charm and Western allure, where Melanie Driscoll, seeking a fresh start, returns home from the big city into the waiting arms of Gabe Abernathy, a rugged cowboy from the town’s most powerful family with secrets of his own.
It will also have an original soundtrack from a number of rising stars...
The company has struck a deal with podcast company Audio Up, which is behind Stephen King’s Strawberry Spring, to adapt a number of its books into audio series.
Harlequin is the company responsible for the books behind series such as Sweet Magnolias and Virgin River. The plan is to turn 52 books into podcasts.
First up is Montana Mavericks, a scripted dramatic podcast based on In Search of the Long-Lost Maverick, written by Christine Rimmer.
The series is set in Bronco Heights with its small-town charm and Western allure, where Melanie Driscoll, seeking a fresh start, returns home from the big city into the waiting arms of Gabe Abernathy, a rugged cowboy from the town’s most powerful family with secrets of his own.
It will also have an original soundtrack from a number of rising stars...
- 10/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anna Delvey, best known as the inspiration for Shonda Rhimes’ Inventing Anna, has dropped her debut single.
Delvey has performed vocals on What The Hell?, a single from TikTok celebrity and rising country star Brooke Butler. Listen above.
The song will serve as the intro and theme song to Delvey’s new podcast The Anna Delvey Show, which comes from Audio Up and Reunion Audio.
The song features never-before-heard audio from Delvey including a recording of a phonecall she made while imprisoned on Riker’s Island. She is currently on house arrest after being convicted of a series of crimes including attempted grand larceny.
What The Hell? is available on music platforms later today.
The song was written by Audio Up CEO and producer Jared Gutstadt, known for his work with Lil Wayne, Jelly Roll, DJ Khaled and Machine Gun Kelly, alongside his longtime writing partner Scarlett Burke.
The single also features Audio Chateau,...
Delvey has performed vocals on What The Hell?, a single from TikTok celebrity and rising country star Brooke Butler. Listen above.
The song will serve as the intro and theme song to Delvey’s new podcast The Anna Delvey Show, which comes from Audio Up and Reunion Audio.
The song features never-before-heard audio from Delvey including a recording of a phonecall she made while imprisoned on Riker’s Island. She is currently on house arrest after being convicted of a series of crimes including attempted grand larceny.
What The Hell? is available on music platforms later today.
The song was written by Audio Up CEO and producer Jared Gutstadt, known for his work with Lil Wayne, Jelly Roll, DJ Khaled and Machine Gun Kelly, alongside his longtime writing partner Scarlett Burke.
The single also features Audio Chateau,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
From Inventing Anna to a newly invented career. On Tuesday, Anna Delvey — the convicted fraudster and fake socialite who served as inspiration for Netflix’s Inventing Anna — announced that she’ll be releasing a weekly podcast and a debut single.
Delvey, who’s currently on house arrest, will work with podcast company Audio Up on The Anna Delvey Show, a new project which will feature interviews with the likes of Emily Ratajkowski, Julia Fox, Julia Cumming, Jeremy Harris, and Whitney Cummings.
Given her legal status and house arrest, the project...
Delvey, who’s currently on house arrest, will work with podcast company Audio Up on The Anna Delvey Show, a new project which will feature interviews with the likes of Emily Ratajkowski, Julia Fox, Julia Cumming, Jeremy Harris, and Whitney Cummings.
Given her legal status and house arrest, the project...
- 5/30/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
House arrest isn’t stopping disgraced faux-heiress Anna Delvey from entering the podcast business.
Delvey, real name Anna Sorokin, the criminal con artist who inspired the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Inventing Anna”, is gearing up for a big entrepreneurial stint as she focuses her ambitions on podcasts and music.
Read More: NYC Officials Condemn Part Of Anna Delvey’s Manhattan Apartment
The Russia-born swindler is linking up with Audio Up, a music studio and podcast network based in Los Angeles, for her new project, titled “The Anna Delvey Show”, which is planning to feature big-name guests, including fellow podcaster Whitney Cummings, fashion enigma Julia Fox, and runway model Emily Ratajkowski.
The podcast will revolve around themes of right and wrong, discussing what it means to be a rulebreaker in 2023, given Sorokin’s status as a criminal who illegally frauded $200,000 from banks and socialites in New York City between 2013 and 2017. She will...
Delvey, real name Anna Sorokin, the criminal con artist who inspired the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Inventing Anna”, is gearing up for a big entrepreneurial stint as she focuses her ambitions on podcasts and music.
Read More: NYC Officials Condemn Part Of Anna Delvey’s Manhattan Apartment
The Russia-born swindler is linking up with Audio Up, a music studio and podcast network based in Los Angeles, for her new project, titled “The Anna Delvey Show”, which is planning to feature big-name guests, including fellow podcaster Whitney Cummings, fashion enigma Julia Fox, and runway model Emily Ratajkowski.
The podcast will revolve around themes of right and wrong, discussing what it means to be a rulebreaker in 2023, given Sorokin’s status as a criminal who illegally frauded $200,000 from banks and socialites in New York City between 2013 and 2017. She will...
- 5/30/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Exclusive: Anna Delvey, the fake heiress who was the inspiration behind Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series Inventing Anna, is getting into the podcast business.
Delvey, who is currently under house arrest after being convicted of a series of crimes including attempted grand larceny, is launching a weekly podcast series – The Anna Delvey Show.
She has teamed up with Audio Up, the company behind The Playboy Interview, and Sean Glass’ Reunion Audio on the project.
The series will feature guests including Julia Cumming, Whitney Cummings, Julia Fox, Jeremy Harris, Emily Ratajkowski and Kenny Schachter. Listen to the trailer below.
It will be recorded from Delvey’s East Village apartment given her house arrest. Delvey and her guests will discuss traditional concepts of right and wrong while unpacking what it means to be a rule breaker in 2023.
Delvey will also use the podcast to debut her first single, featuring original words and lyrics...
Delvey, who is currently under house arrest after being convicted of a series of crimes including attempted grand larceny, is launching a weekly podcast series – The Anna Delvey Show.
She has teamed up with Audio Up, the company behind The Playboy Interview, and Sean Glass’ Reunion Audio on the project.
The series will feature guests including Julia Cumming, Whitney Cummings, Julia Fox, Jeremy Harris, Emily Ratajkowski and Kenny Schachter. Listen to the trailer below.
It will be recorded from Delvey’s East Village apartment given her house arrest. Delvey and her guests will discuss traditional concepts of right and wrong while unpacking what it means to be a rule breaker in 2023.
Delvey will also use the podcast to debut her first single, featuring original words and lyrics...
- 5/30/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Spiral International, the company behind Amazon Latin America original Falco, has teamed up with Jared Gutstadt’s podcast studio Audio Up.
The two companies have launched a joint venture to co-develop a slate of podcast and TV projects to be released around the world.
They have set their first project; a Spanish language podcast to be released around Day of The Dead.
Dia De Los Muertos In Hell is a four episode fictional podcast based on the tug of war between the American “scary” Halloween vs. the “light-hearted all-out party” of Day of the Dead. The story follows four broke musicians that will do anything to succeed, including agreeing to a pact devised by Satan in order to destroy the Mexican celebration. The musical comedy podcast is written by Mexican writer Alejandro Gerber Biececci (Toda La Sangre) and will include original music and participation by Latin American artists.
Zasha Robles,...
The two companies have launched a joint venture to co-develop a slate of podcast and TV projects to be released around the world.
They have set their first project; a Spanish language podcast to be released around Day of The Dead.
Dia De Los Muertos In Hell is a four episode fictional podcast based on the tug of war between the American “scary” Halloween vs. the “light-hearted all-out party” of Day of the Dead. The story follows four broke musicians that will do anything to succeed, including agreeing to a pact devised by Satan in order to destroy the Mexican celebration. The musical comedy podcast is written by Mexican writer Alejandro Gerber Biececci (Toda La Sangre) and will include original music and participation by Latin American artists.
Zasha Robles,...
- 4/18/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Audio Up, the podcast studio behind series from the likes of Anthony Anderson and James Ellroy, is ramping up its moves into TV and film.
The company, run by Jared Gutstadt, has hired Halloween and Black Swan producer David Thwaites to head up its nascent moving picture division.
Thwaites has been tasked with helping to create scripted audio series with established writers and oversee the film and TV development and production of its podcast IP.
Audio Up series include sci-fi synth-pop musical Sonic Leap, led by Anderson, The Playboy Interview with Michael Shannon, Midnight at the Sun Diner starring Shea Whigham, Ellroy’s Hollywood Death Trip and Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn with Jason Alexander and Lance Bass as well as Halloween in Hell featuring Machine Gun Kelly and Uncle Drank featuring Dennis Quaid and Gary Busey.
The company has a number of partnerships in this space, including a deal with MGM Studios,...
The company, run by Jared Gutstadt, has hired Halloween and Black Swan producer David Thwaites to head up its nascent moving picture division.
Thwaites has been tasked with helping to create scripted audio series with established writers and oversee the film and TV development and production of its podcast IP.
Audio Up series include sci-fi synth-pop musical Sonic Leap, led by Anderson, The Playboy Interview with Michael Shannon, Midnight at the Sun Diner starring Shea Whigham, Ellroy’s Hollywood Death Trip and Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn with Jason Alexander and Lance Bass as well as Halloween in Hell featuring Machine Gun Kelly and Uncle Drank featuring Dennis Quaid and Gary Busey.
The company has a number of partnerships in this space, including a deal with MGM Studios,...
- 3/9/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Range Media Partners, which manages stars including Emilia Clarke, Bradley Cooper, Gabrielle Union and Michael Fassbender, is getting into the audio space.
The company has signed a partnership with fast-growing podcast company Audio Up that will include Range helping Audio Up adapt its slate of podcasts, which include Anthony Anderson-fronted Sonic Leap and James Ellroy’s Hollywood Death Trip, for film and television. The deal will also see Audio Up create branded audio content for Range clients.
It is the latest tie-up between a podcast company and a TV/film firm, following the likes of Chernin Entertainment and Spotify signing a first-look deal.
Range will package talent and other content opportunities for Audio Up’s IP and will be designated as the studio or executive producer on all Audio Up projects across film, tv, or non-scripted television series and features.
The two companies have entered into early discussions...
The company has signed a partnership with fast-growing podcast company Audio Up that will include Range helping Audio Up adapt its slate of podcasts, which include Anthony Anderson-fronted Sonic Leap and James Ellroy’s Hollywood Death Trip, for film and television. The deal will also see Audio Up create branded audio content for Range clients.
It is the latest tie-up between a podcast company and a TV/film firm, following the likes of Chernin Entertainment and Spotify signing a first-look deal.
Range will package talent and other content opportunities for Audio Up’s IP and will be designated as the studio or executive producer on all Audio Up projects across film, tv, or non-scripted television series and features.
The two companies have entered into early discussions...
- 10/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: James Ellroy, the demon dog of American crime fiction, is doubling down on the world of podcasting.
Ellroy, who Deadline revealed in April was working on true crime audio series Hollywood Death Trip, has teamed up with podcasting firm Audio Up to adapt his American Tabloid novel into a scripted podcast series.
The idea is that the L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia author and the Jared Gutstadt-run company are going to go where many others – including David Fincher, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks and James Franco – have tried and failed before and take his book from the page. But rather than make it as a film or a TV series, he’s going to turn it into a 12-part audio project.
Ellroy will adapt himself with Audio Up’s Cco Jimmy Jellinek. The series, which will be exec produced by Gutstadt, Jellinek and COO Phil Alberstat, will...
Ellroy, who Deadline revealed in April was working on true crime audio series Hollywood Death Trip, has teamed up with podcasting firm Audio Up to adapt his American Tabloid novel into a scripted podcast series.
The idea is that the L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia author and the Jared Gutstadt-run company are going to go where many others – including David Fincher, Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks and James Franco – have tried and failed before and take his book from the page. But rather than make it as a film or a TV series, he’s going to turn it into a 12-part audio project.
Ellroy will adapt himself with Audio Up’s Cco Jimmy Jellinek. The series, which will be exec produced by Gutstadt, Jellinek and COO Phil Alberstat, will...
- 9/8/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It didn’t take that much convincing to get actor Garrett Hedlund to star in Stephen King’s very first podcast adaptation: “Strawberry Spring,” a short story from 1978’s creepy collection Night Shift.
Jared Gutstadt, of podcast network Audio Up, first approached the Mudbound actor about the concept. “He said, ‘I want you to come over to chat about something. We got this project, this Strawberry Spring, which is going to be Stephen King’s first-ever podcast,'” Hedlund tells Rolling Stone. “‘And it deals with a journalist who’s...
Jared Gutstadt, of podcast network Audio Up, first approached the Mudbound actor about the concept. “He said, ‘I want you to come over to chat about something. We got this project, this Strawberry Spring, which is going to be Stephen King’s first-ever podcast,'” Hedlund tells Rolling Stone. “‘And it deals with a journalist who’s...
- 8/25/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: The Ever After with Jaleel White podcast, featuring the actor behind 90’s uber-nerd Steve Urkel from ABC sitcom Family Matters, is getting the TV treatment.
The podcast, which comes from Jared Gutstadt’s Audio Up, launched last year and Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, has now ordered a 30-minute TV pilot.
It marks the first podcast from Gutstadt burgeoning business to make it to the small screen and comes as audio series continue to be a Hollywood goldmine.
Ever After will see White reminisce on his early days in the industry, and give viewers an insight into what life was like after the iconic run as Urkel ended. It will look back on White’s early to mid-90’s fame, as he shares the microphone with an array of fellow child star guests, to discuss how their paths diverged from their early days of fame.
The...
The podcast, which comes from Jared Gutstadt’s Audio Up, launched last year and Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, has now ordered a 30-minute TV pilot.
It marks the first podcast from Gutstadt burgeoning business to make it to the small screen and comes as audio series continue to be a Hollywood goldmine.
Ever After will see White reminisce on his early days in the industry, and give viewers an insight into what life was like after the iconic run as Urkel ended. It will look back on White’s early to mid-90’s fame, as he shares the microphone with an array of fellow child star guests, to discuss how their paths diverged from their early days of fame.
The...
- 8/3/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hero the Band is looking for its big break. In a different kind of year, the Atlanta rock quartet, a recent signing for Jason Flom’s Lava Records, would be hitting the festival circuit to pick up an opening gig for a bigger act and build up their fanbase in person. With the pandemic stretching its dark shadow over the entire live music circuit, the band and the label have veered toward a much less orthodox plan: They’ll roll out an album in the form of a scripted narrative podcast.
- 6/25/2021
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: A slew of stars including Rosanna Arquette, Taye Diggs, Gael Garcia Bernal and Maya Hawke, are to portray famous figures across history in a new podcast series from Playboy and Audio Up.
The two companies are launching Playboy Interview, an audio series that features teleplay-style re-enactments of the most iconic Playboy interview conversations.
Other stars also include Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Kevin Corrigan and Gina Gershon.
The series, which is set to debut in September, will see Arquette voice feminist pioneer Betty Friedan, Diggs will portray Muhammad Ali, Garcia Bernal plays Salvador Dali, Shannon is Tennessee Williams, Shea Whigham is John Wayne, Maya Hawke is Helen Gurley Brown, Kevin Corrigan is Frank Sinatra and Gina Gershon is Oriana Fallaci.
The first two episodes will feature “conversations” with Friedan and Ali.
The series is based on the classic Playboy Interview, which started in 1962 with Alex Haley’s conversation with Miles Davis...
The two companies are launching Playboy Interview, an audio series that features teleplay-style re-enactments of the most iconic Playboy interview conversations.
Other stars also include Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Kevin Corrigan and Gina Gershon.
The series, which is set to debut in September, will see Arquette voice feminist pioneer Betty Friedan, Diggs will portray Muhammad Ali, Garcia Bernal plays Salvador Dali, Shannon is Tennessee Williams, Shea Whigham is John Wayne, Maya Hawke is Helen Gurley Brown, Kevin Corrigan is Frank Sinatra and Gina Gershon is Oriana Fallaci.
The first two episodes will feature “conversations” with Friedan and Ali.
The series is based on the classic Playboy Interview, which started in 1962 with Alex Haley’s conversation with Miles Davis...
- 6/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The podcasting business is at an unusual crossroads; the market, which is set to see revenues of $1B this year, has attracted A-list names from The Obamas, Harry and Meghan and Matthew McConaughey and has become one of the leading farm systems for IP, but there is still a wild west sense to the medium.
While it’s an exciting place for talent and creators, there is still a chaos surrounding the business of podcasting and arguably outside of a handful of largely true-crime stories and celebrity interview shows, there hasn’t been a culture defining hit since Serial launched in 2014.
Jared Gutstadt, founder of Audio Up and formerly the man known for writing theme songs to shows like Pawn Stars through his Jingle Punks business, is one of those who is strapping on his cowboy hat as he sets off on the ride.
In a wide-ranging interview, conducted over...
While it’s an exciting place for talent and creators, there is still a chaos surrounding the business of podcasting and arguably outside of a handful of largely true-crime stories and celebrity interview shows, there hasn’t been a culture defining hit since Serial launched in 2014.
Jared Gutstadt, founder of Audio Up and formerly the man known for writing theme songs to shows like Pawn Stars through his Jingle Punks business, is one of those who is strapping on his cowboy hat as he sets off on the ride.
In a wide-ranging interview, conducted over...
- 6/8/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Palm Springs circa 1975 is the setting for a new scripted podcast starring Jason Alexander and Lance Bass.
The pair, along with Richard Kind, and Michael McKean, are voicing characters in Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn, a new series for podcast firm Audio Up.
Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn is inspired by the memoir of Melvyn Haber, the irrepressible owner of the infamous Melvyn’s Restaurant and Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, CA. Alexander stars as Mel.
Palm Springs was an ancestral home to legendary figures like the Rat Pack, a vacation staple for the mafia, and the favored haunt for celebrities behaving badly. Mel, completely inexperienced in the hospitality industry, struggles to get his new business off the ground, clashing with and catering to Hollywood’s elite – as well as a few drag queens, pornographers, and mobsters to boot.
Laura Ramadei and Ryan Willison wrote the audio series,...
The pair, along with Richard Kind, and Michael McKean, are voicing characters in Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn, a new series for podcast firm Audio Up.
Bedtime Stories of the Ingleside Inn is inspired by the memoir of Melvyn Haber, the irrepressible owner of the infamous Melvyn’s Restaurant and Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, CA. Alexander stars as Mel.
Palm Springs was an ancestral home to legendary figures like the Rat Pack, a vacation staple for the mafia, and the favored haunt for celebrities behaving badly. Mel, completely inexperienced in the hospitality industry, struggles to get his new business off the ground, clashing with and catering to Hollywood’s elite – as well as a few drag queens, pornographers, and mobsters to boot.
Laura Ramadei and Ryan Willison wrote the audio series,...
- 5/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: James Ellroy, the Demon Dog of American literature, is time-tripping back to hellacious Hollyweird in a five-part podcast series.
The L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia author has teamed up with podcast firm Audio Up – the company behind Where The Bodies Are Buried and Michael Cohen’s Mea Culpa – to produce Hollywood Death Trip, a series that will take listeners on a nocturnal tour of murder and mayhem in LA.
The series, based on his own true crime reporting, will be narrated by Ellroy and will tell the story of a slew of memorable mid-century murders.
Episodes include Glamour Jungle, which explores the 1963 unsolved murder of Karyn Kupcinet, daughter of Irv Kupcinet, famed columnist and friend to mobsters. Stephanie tells the haunting tale of Stephanie Gorman, who met an untimely end in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1965. Clash By Night fast forwards to 1976, to the...
The L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia author has teamed up with podcast firm Audio Up – the company behind Where The Bodies Are Buried and Michael Cohen’s Mea Culpa – to produce Hollywood Death Trip, a series that will take listeners on a nocturnal tour of murder and mayhem in LA.
The series, based on his own true crime reporting, will be narrated by Ellroy and will tell the story of a slew of memorable mid-century murders.
Episodes include Glamour Jungle, which explores the 1963 unsolved murder of Karyn Kupcinet, daughter of Irv Kupcinet, famed columnist and friend to mobsters. Stephanie tells the haunting tale of Stephanie Gorman, who met an untimely end in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles in 1965. Clash By Night fast forwards to 1976, to the...
- 4/14/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anthony Anderson, star of long-running ABC comedy Black-ish, is getting into the podcast game.
He will star in the lead role of scripted audio series Sonic Leap from MGM-backed podcast studio Audio Up.
The series is a sci-fi, synth-pop musical with a comedy twist that tells the almost-true story of new signings Hero The Band.
It follows four brothers – Justin, Jerramy, DJ and Nick – who form an experimental, 1980s music outfit, steeped in the works of Depeche Mode and The Cure. Already feeling out of place amongst their musical peers, the band come across Leo James, voiced by Anderson, a music loving, genre-bending mastermind, who has discovered the secret to time travel. Through his deep desire to manifest the destiny of bands and musicians alike who may have been born at the wrong time, he orchestrates his powers to re-shape the journey of Hero The Band and successfully...
He will star in the lead role of scripted audio series Sonic Leap from MGM-backed podcast studio Audio Up.
The series is a sci-fi, synth-pop musical with a comedy twist that tells the almost-true story of new signings Hero The Band.
It follows four brothers – Justin, Jerramy, DJ and Nick – who form an experimental, 1980s music outfit, steeped in the works of Depeche Mode and The Cure. Already feeling out of place amongst their musical peers, the band come across Leo James, voiced by Anderson, a music loving, genre-bending mastermind, who has discovered the secret to time travel. Through his deep desire to manifest the destiny of bands and musicians alike who may have been born at the wrong time, he orchestrates his powers to re-shape the journey of Hero The Band and successfully...
- 4/8/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: LiveXLive Media, a purveyor of live-streamed and on-demand audio, video and podcasts across music, comedy and pop culture, has formed a two-year joint venture with podcast producer Audio Up Media.
Led by CEO Jared Gutstadt, Audio Up is known for titles like true-crime hit Where The Bodies Are Buried, Michael Cohen’s Mea Culpa and Tom Green’s The Tom Green Interview.
LiveXLive, which went public on the Nasdaq in 2017, owns PodcastOne, Slacker Radio and React Presents.
The venture is said to be worth a low-seven-figure sum, according to a source familiar with the terms. It will support the creation of podcast and vodcast properties and help both companies explore TV and film soundtracks and secure music publishing assets.
Podcasting has been booming of late, even though Covid-19 slowed listenership for a time, with commuting and public transportation paused or diminished. The sector’s growth has spawned a raft...
Led by CEO Jared Gutstadt, Audio Up is known for titles like true-crime hit Where The Bodies Are Buried, Michael Cohen’s Mea Culpa and Tom Green’s The Tom Green Interview.
LiveXLive, which went public on the Nasdaq in 2017, owns PodcastOne, Slacker Radio and React Presents.
The venture is said to be worth a low-seven-figure sum, according to a source familiar with the terms. It will support the creation of podcast and vodcast properties and help both companies explore TV and film soundtracks and secure music publishing assets.
Podcasting has been booming of late, even though Covid-19 slowed listenership for a time, with commuting and public transportation paused or diminished. The sector’s growth has spawned a raft...
- 12/21/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Cassandra Vargas, who previously served as Vice President of Entertainment Strategies at Rogers & Cowan/Pmk, has joined the Los Angeles office of 42West as Vice President in the Entertainment Marketing Division. The company has also promoted its west coast public relations professionals Greg Cortez, Britney Ross, and Julia Rossen to VP roles. All are joining existing VPs Tara Fitzpatrick Portanova, Todd Nickels and Jodie Oriol in New York, and Ashton Fontana, Jordan Van Brink, and Megan Zehmer in LA.
“We are so happy that Cass has joined us. Her tremendous expertise, relationships, creativity, and ability to collaborate on all types of campaigns are a perfect fit within our culture and integral to our growth,” said CEO Amanda Lundberg, who made the announcement. “Greg, Britney, and Julia have all done excellent work representing longtime clients while also bringing new talent to the firm. They are outstanding, innovative strategists and their...
“We are so happy that Cass has joined us. Her tremendous expertise, relationships, creativity, and ability to collaborate on all types of campaigns are a perfect fit within our culture and integral to our growth,” said CEO Amanda Lundberg, who made the announcement. “Greg, Britney, and Julia have all done excellent work representing longtime clients while also bringing new talent to the firm. They are outstanding, innovative strategists and their...
- 12/9/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Playboy Interview,” long one of the signature editorial features of Playboy magazine, is getting the podcast treatment.
Playboy Enterprises and Audio Up, the podcast studio founded by Jared Gutstadt and co-founded by actor Dennis Quaid, will launch a scripted podcast based on Playboy’s archive of nearly 500 interviews. The format will see actors re-enacting some of the magazine’s most iconic conversations, with each one-hour episode based on an interview from the archives.
“It lends itself well to the medium of audio, which is so much more intimate, and you feel like you are really connected ...
Playboy Enterprises and Audio Up, the podcast studio founded by Jared Gutstadt and co-founded by actor Dennis Quaid, will launch a scripted podcast based on Playboy’s archive of nearly 500 interviews. The format will see actors re-enacting some of the magazine’s most iconic conversations, with each one-hour episode based on an interview from the archives.
“It lends itself well to the medium of audio, which is so much more intimate, and you feel like you are really connected ...
- 12/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“The Playboy Interview,” long one of the signature editorial features of Playboy magazine, is getting the podcast treatment.
Playboy Enterprises and Audio Up, the podcast studio founded by Jared Gutstadt and co-founded by actor Dennis Quaid, will launch a scripted podcast based on Playboy’s archive of nearly 500 interviews. The format will see actors re-enacting some of the magazine’s most iconic conversations, with each one-hour episode based on an interview from the archives.
“It lends itself well to the medium of audio, which is so much more intimate, and you feel like you are really connected ...
Playboy Enterprises and Audio Up, the podcast studio founded by Jared Gutstadt and co-founded by actor Dennis Quaid, will launch a scripted podcast based on Playboy’s archive of nearly 500 interviews. The format will see actors re-enacting some of the magazine’s most iconic conversations, with each one-hour episode based on an interview from the archives.
“It lends itself well to the medium of audio, which is so much more intimate, and you feel like you are really connected ...
- 12/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miranda Lambert has released the new song “Champion,” recorded for the scripted country-music podcast Make It Up As We Go. The song appeared in the series finale, which premiered on Thursday.
Written by Nicolle Galyon, Jared Gutstadt, Scarlett Burke, and Jeff Peters, “Champion” is a stripped-down ode to experiencing heartbreak and finding resilience to push through. “I’d do it all again, everything I had to lose to win,” Lambert sings in the chorus. It mirrors the journey of the young songwriter played by Burke in Make It Up As We Go,...
Written by Nicolle Galyon, Jared Gutstadt, Scarlett Burke, and Jeff Peters, “Champion” is a stripped-down ode to experiencing heartbreak and finding resilience to push through. “I’d do it all again, everything I had to lose to win,” Lambert sings in the chorus. It mirrors the journey of the young songwriter played by Burke in Make It Up As We Go,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Machine Gun Kelly & Audio Up Conjure Up A Spirited Four-part Halloween Musical Special Podcast “Halloween In Hell” To Premiere October 10th Conceived And Produced By Audio Up And Machine Gun Kelly, This First-time Collaboration With Original Concept By Audio Up CEO Jared Gutstadt Will Feature Original Music By Major Artists Across All Genres Including …
The post Machine Gun Kelly to Star in New Audio Up Podcast “Halloween In Hell” appeared first on Hnn | Horrornews.net.
The post Machine Gun Kelly to Star in New Audio Up Podcast “Halloween In Hell” appeared first on Hnn | Horrornews.net.
- 9/2/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
Exclusive: Dennis Quaid recently saved a cat, named Dennis Quaid, from an animal shelter in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The actor, who starred in Amazon’s Goliath and has upcoming feature Reagan, is to turn the story into a non-scripted TV project after teaming with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures, producer of History’s Alone and Forged In Fire.
Saving Dennis Quaid will follow the actor, who also recently starred in feature films A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey, and his business partner Jimmy Jellinek as they set out on a mission to adopt the cat.
The series, which is being taken out to broadcasters imminently, will document the journey and the ensuing crusade to bring the feline from Lynchburg to Los Angeles.
Quaid recently co-founded a podcast company, Audio Up Media, alongside Jared Gutstadt, and the story will also be turned into a companion podcast mini-series. It will sit alongside...
The actor, who starred in Amazon’s Goliath and has upcoming feature Reagan, is to turn the story into a non-scripted TV project after teaming with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures, producer of History’s Alone and Forged In Fire.
Saving Dennis Quaid will follow the actor, who also recently starred in feature films A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey, and his business partner Jimmy Jellinek as they set out on a mission to adopt the cat.
The series, which is being taken out to broadcasters imminently, will document the journey and the ensuing crusade to bring the feline from Lynchburg to Los Angeles.
Quaid recently co-founded a podcast company, Audio Up Media, alongside Jared Gutstadt, and the story will also be turned into a companion podcast mini-series. It will sit alongside...
- 8/24/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A new scripted podcast will follow a female singer-songwriter as she navigates the complex and often dysfunctional country music industry. Make It Up As We Go, starring actor-songwriter Scarlett Burke as the lead character, debuts via IHeartPodcast Networks on October 1st.
Burke co-created the series with Jared Gutstadt, CEO of podcast network Audio Up, and executive produced with Miranda Lambert, who stars in the podcast and contributes music. Lindsay Ell and songwriter Nicolle Galyon join Lambert and Burke in shaping the series’ music, while Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton costar.
Burke co-created the series with Jared Gutstadt, CEO of podcast network Audio Up, and executive produced with Miranda Lambert, who stars in the podcast and contributes music. Lindsay Ell and songwriter Nicolle Galyon join Lambert and Burke in shaping the series’ music, while Dennis Quaid and Billy Bob Thornton costar.
- 8/3/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Epix comedy documentary series Unprotected Sets is moving from television to podcasting with a 12-episode audio series.
MGM and Audio Up, the podcasting company that the studio invested in earlier this year, will launch the series on August 5.
It is the latest MGM series to move into the podcast form after the company launched audio series based on its unscripted franchises including Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.
The Unprotected Sets TV series ran for 12 episodes, launching in October 2018, on Epix. Exec produced by Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz, it featured rising comedians including Zainab Johnson, Mia Jackson, Becky Braunstein and Paris Sashay.
Epix President Michael Wright inherited the series when he took the network job and said he “loved it” but told Deadline last year that he wasn’t sure that a weekly comedy series works on Epix.
The podcast (listen...
MGM and Audio Up, the podcasting company that the studio invested in earlier this year, will launch the series on August 5.
It is the latest MGM series to move into the podcast form after the company launched audio series based on its unscripted franchises including Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.
The Unprotected Sets TV series ran for 12 episodes, launching in October 2018, on Epix. Exec produced by Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz, it featured rising comedians including Zainab Johnson, Mia Jackson, Becky Braunstein and Paris Sashay.
Epix President Michael Wright inherited the series when he took the network job and said he “loved it” but told Deadline last year that he wasn’t sure that a weekly comedy series works on Epix.
The podcast (listen...
- 7/30/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: UTA has signed multi-hyphenate Dennis Quaid for worldwide representation in all areas.
The Day After Tomorrow and Midway actor recently co-founded podcast studio Audio Up with Jared Gutstadt. Pods launched to date include The Dennissance, which sees the actor chat through life experiences with fellow celebrities, The Pet Show with Jimmy Jellinek, and Uncle Drank: The Totally Hammered Podcast with Gary Busey, which debuts in October.
On the film side, Quaid is in development on Charley Pride Story, which he will produce along with Ben Howard’s production company Third Coast Content. Quaid is also set to star in the Ronald Reagan biopic, Reagan, produced by Mark Joseph, with production aiming to begin in the near future.
For TV, Quaid recently starred in and executive produced Netflix’s upcoming holiday-themed comedy series Merry Happy Whatever. He was also in the third season of Amazon’s Goliath opposite Billy Bob Thornton,...
The Day After Tomorrow and Midway actor recently co-founded podcast studio Audio Up with Jared Gutstadt. Pods launched to date include The Dennissance, which sees the actor chat through life experiences with fellow celebrities, The Pet Show with Jimmy Jellinek, and Uncle Drank: The Totally Hammered Podcast with Gary Busey, which debuts in October.
On the film side, Quaid is in development on Charley Pride Story, which he will produce along with Ben Howard’s production company Third Coast Content. Quaid is also set to star in the Ronald Reagan biopic, Reagan, produced by Mark Joseph, with production aiming to begin in the near future.
For TV, Quaid recently starred in and executive produced Netflix’s upcoming holiday-themed comedy series Merry Happy Whatever. He was also in the third season of Amazon’s Goliath opposite Billy Bob Thornton,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Earlier this week, the cast of 1998’s “The Parent Trap” reunited for the first time since the movie was made. The film’s stars Dennis Quaid, Lindsay Lohan (who played twins Annie and Hallie) and Elaine Hendrix (Meredith Blake) joined Katie Couric to reminisce.
Variety caught up with Quaid, who plays Nick Parker in the film, to talk about his memories, what he remembers about meeting Lindsay Lohan for the first time, whether he’d want to do a “Parent Trap” sequel and his memories of the late Natasha Richardson, who played Elizabeth James. Quaid also talks about his new podcast production company Audio Up and teases a new animated podcast series.
It’s been 22 years since the cast of “The Parent Trap” last got together — what was the reunion like?
I can’t believe it, just to see how it has sustained itself over the years and to see...
Variety caught up with Quaid, who plays Nick Parker in the film, to talk about his memories, what he remembers about meeting Lindsay Lohan for the first time, whether he’d want to do a “Parent Trap” sequel and his memories of the late Natasha Richardson, who played Elizabeth James. Quaid also talks about his new podcast production company Audio Up and teases a new animated podcast series.
It’s been 22 years since the cast of “The Parent Trap” last got together — what was the reunion like?
I can’t believe it, just to see how it has sustained itself over the years and to see...
- 7/24/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court will soon be available as a podcast. MGM and Audio Up, the newly launched podcast content production studio, platform and network, are set to launch a new podcast based on the studio’s Emmy-winning, nationally syndicated courtroom series. Additionally, Lake has expanded her relationship with the studio, with an exclusive first-look deal. Under the pact, Lake will work with MGM to develop unscripted and soft-scripted content across platforms, including podcasts.
In Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court, Lake, a former criminal defense attorney and family attorney, presides over highly emotional paternity cases, helping litigants resolve legal paternity issues through mediating discussion and presenting DNA results.
With more than a thousand episodes produced over seven seasons, Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court currently has more than 1.5 million subscribers on its YouTube page. In 2019, the show received its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program.
The...
In Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court, Lake, a former criminal defense attorney and family attorney, presides over highly emotional paternity cases, helping litigants resolve legal paternity issues through mediating discussion and presenting DNA results.
With more than a thousand episodes produced over seven seasons, Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court currently has more than 1.5 million subscribers on its YouTube page. In 2019, the show received its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program.
The...
- 7/22/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ASCAP raises the curtain on its second virtual celebration of annual award winners today through June 25, recognizing its top film, television and video game composers as recipients of 2020 ASCAP Screen Music Awards.
The accolades will take place with the hashtag #ASCAPAwards on ASCAP’s Facebook, Twitter, and on Instagram @ASCAP and @ASCAPScreen. Each winner will be honored in a post that enables fans, friends and peers to join in congratulating the music creators that bring their favorite onscreen entertainment to life. ASCAP will share exclusive photos and videos from the winning composers — and special celebrity guests — as part of the event.
Top Box Office Film goes to Hans Zimmer for The Lion King.
Other Top Box Office winners include Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel), who will appear on video on ASCAP social media providing a tour of her home studio, and Lorne Balfe (Gemini Man), who created a special video documenting the receipt of his award.
The accolades will take place with the hashtag #ASCAPAwards on ASCAP’s Facebook, Twitter, and on Instagram @ASCAP and @ASCAPScreen. Each winner will be honored in a post that enables fans, friends and peers to join in congratulating the music creators that bring their favorite onscreen entertainment to life. ASCAP will share exclusive photos and videos from the winning composers — and special celebrity guests — as part of the event.
Top Box Office Film goes to Hans Zimmer for The Lion King.
Other Top Box Office winners include Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel), who will appear on video on ASCAP social media providing a tour of her home studio, and Lorne Balfe (Gemini Man), who created a special video documenting the receipt of his award.
- 6/24/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A week after ASCAP gave out its pop awards, the performing rights organization rolled out another round of kudos with the ASCAP Screen Music Awards for composers, announced online Tuesday morning as the kickoff to a two-day online event taking place in lieu of the org’s usual black-tie dinner in Beverly Hills as a result of ongoing quarantining.
Hans Zimmer won the trophy for top box office film for scoring the blockbuster remake of “The Lion King.” In television, the award for most performed themes and underscore went to David Vanacore, whose most-heard work of the year included “Survivor” and “Deal or No Deal.” Siddhartha Khosla, of “This Is Us” fame, won for top network television series.
Although those awards represent acclaim represented in sheer commercial numbers, ASCAP also polls its composer and songwriter members to give out three peer-voted awards. In the Composer’s Choice categories, John Powell...
Hans Zimmer won the trophy for top box office film for scoring the blockbuster remake of “The Lion King.” In television, the award for most performed themes and underscore went to David Vanacore, whose most-heard work of the year included “Survivor” and “Deal or No Deal.” Siddhartha Khosla, of “This Is Us” fame, won for top network television series.
Although those awards represent acclaim represented in sheer commercial numbers, ASCAP also polls its composer and songwriter members to give out three peer-voted awards. In the Composer’s Choice categories, John Powell...
- 6/23/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Audio Up, the podcast company co-founded by actor Dennis Quaid, has made a number of senior hires including the appointment of reality veteran David Hurwitz.
Hurwitz, who has exec produced series including ABC’s Don’t, NBC’s Fear Factor and Ellen’s Game of Games, joins the company as Head of Content.
This comes after the business, which is led by Jingle Punks founder Jared Gutstadt, scored investment from MGM and publishing and talent management company Primary Wave.
“The share of ear between people spending their time on Spotify, Apple, and countless other platforms, is now a full arm’s race. Whoever has the best content and the best talent, wins. We’re aiming to be the first in that race,” said Dennis Quaid.
Quaid, who recently starred in Amazon’s Goliath and Midway, is also chief artist-in-residence at the company, which made his podcast interview series, The Dennissance.
Audio...
Hurwitz, who has exec produced series including ABC’s Don’t, NBC’s Fear Factor and Ellen’s Game of Games, joins the company as Head of Content.
This comes after the business, which is led by Jingle Punks founder Jared Gutstadt, scored investment from MGM and publishing and talent management company Primary Wave.
“The share of ear between people spending their time on Spotify, Apple, and countless other platforms, is now a full arm’s race. Whoever has the best content and the best talent, wins. We’re aiming to be the first in that race,” said Dennis Quaid.
Quaid, who recently starred in Amazon’s Goliath and Midway, is also chief artist-in-residence at the company, which made his podcast interview series, The Dennissance.
Audio...
- 6/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: With podcasting continuing to surge as a form of media and entertainment, and audio properties increasingly of interest to the film and TV business, MGM is taking a stake in a new entrant in the field called Audio Up.
The company was founded by Jared Gutstadt, former founder and CEO of the audio agency Jingle Punks, as a production studio, platform and network dedicated to podcasts. Its debut title last month was the Dennis Quaid-hosted interview show The Dennissance.
Audio Up’s scope includes scripted podcasts, including musicals, as well as interview series. As part of MGM’s investment, Audio Up will produce and distribute up to five podcasts per year for MGM and give its new investor an exclusive first look at developing, producing or distributing adaptations of its work.
Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. MGM is privately held. The news of the stake...
The company was founded by Jared Gutstadt, former founder and CEO of the audio agency Jingle Punks, as a production studio, platform and network dedicated to podcasts. Its debut title last month was the Dennis Quaid-hosted interview show The Dennissance.
Audio Up’s scope includes scripted podcasts, including musicals, as well as interview series. As part of MGM’s investment, Audio Up will produce and distribute up to five podcasts per year for MGM and give its new investor an exclusive first look at developing, producing or distributing adaptations of its work.
Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. MGM is privately held. The news of the stake...
- 5/7/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Dennis Quaid came roaring back into the spotlight in 2019 with the low budget suspense thriller The Intruder, which turned into a sneaky box office hit, an ensemble role in the World War II epic Midway, and Netflix’s Happy Merry Whatever. Could the 66-year-old actor be making a resurgence? Is this the start of the “Dennissance”?
Jared Gutstadt, who is credited with coining the title of Quaid’s new podcast, The Dennissance, seems to think so.
“Last year was a Dennissance, and that’s really where the word came from,” Gutstadt tells Den of Geek. “Driving my kids to school every morning, I’d see his face on a poster on different streets. So you were literally like The Intruder one week, Happy Merry Whatever the next. Everyone said, ‘We’re living through a renaissance of Dennis,’ because I think one time he excitedly told me on the phone, ‘It...
Jared Gutstadt, who is credited with coining the title of Quaid’s new podcast, The Dennissance, seems to think so.
“Last year was a Dennissance, and that’s really where the word came from,” Gutstadt tells Den of Geek. “Driving my kids to school every morning, I’d see his face on a poster on different streets. So you were literally like The Intruder one week, Happy Merry Whatever the next. Everyone said, ‘We’re living through a renaissance of Dennis,’ because I think one time he excitedly told me on the phone, ‘It...
- 4/13/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
Brand Storytelling is returning to Park City this year to host its fifth annual media and marketing event at the Sundance Film Festival, with a lineup of keynotes, panels, screenings, music performances and more.
Launched in 2016, the company’s “festival within a festival” at Sundance will again bring together execs from major brands with media and production companies, platforms, talent, advertising, content and PR agencies at a series of events from Jan. 22-25, 2020, in Park City, Utah.
Brand Storytelling, a media company focused on brand-funded content, expects over 250 attendees for the invitation-only event. Its basecamp is at The Lodges at Deer Valley with special events to be held at the Stein Eriksen Lodge.
Highlights of the week include the first-ever Clio “Storytelling for Good Award,” to be presented Thursday (Jan. 23), which will recognize branded entertainment and content that creates or promotes awareness for a cause, foundation, organization and/or political or social issue.
Launched in 2016, the company’s “festival within a festival” at Sundance will again bring together execs from major brands with media and production companies, platforms, talent, advertising, content and PR agencies at a series of events from Jan. 22-25, 2020, in Park City, Utah.
Brand Storytelling, a media company focused on brand-funded content, expects over 250 attendees for the invitation-only event. Its basecamp is at The Lodges at Deer Valley with special events to be held at the Stein Eriksen Lodge.
Highlights of the week include the first-ever Clio “Storytelling for Good Award,” to be presented Thursday (Jan. 23), which will recognize branded entertainment and content that creates or promotes awareness for a cause, foundation, organization and/or political or social issue.
- 1/22/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Dennis Quaid’s career is bustin’ out all over. The actor-turned-rocker demonstrated his range Saturday night, taking the stage at Los Angeles music club the Mint with his band The Sharks. The group delivered a raucous set that had the audience of more than 200 on its feet as Quaid danced through the crowd, belted like a Delta bluesman and briefly abandoned his acoustic guitar to tackle the keyboard with flying fingers, his denim-clad derriere, his chest and the heels of his cowboy boots. The over-the-the top physical display – a nod to Jerry Lee Lewis, who Quaid portrayed in 1989’s “Great Balls of Fire!” – was an apt metaphor for a guy whose debut album is “Out of the Box.”
Quaid’s unboxed activities include narrating iHeart Media’s new “Bear and a Banjo” podcast, announced Sunday, March 10, at SXSW. “I’m really excited about it, because podcasting is a new medium...
Quaid’s unboxed activities include narrating iHeart Media’s new “Bear and a Banjo” podcast, announced Sunday, March 10, at SXSW. “I’m really excited about it, because podcasting is a new medium...
- 3/11/2019
- by Paula Parisi
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Dylan and T Bone Burnett are collaborating with Americana group Bear and a Banjo on their new eight-song project, Variety reports. Dylan contributed lyrics to the project’s “Gone But Not Forgotten.” The project is due in early 2019.
Bear and a Banjo is a two-man band of Jared Gutstadt, the cofounder of production company Jingle Punks and hitmaker Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd. The duo are also planning a podcast that complements the songs. The eight songs were co-written and recorded by Poo Bear and produced by Burnett. The music...
Bear and a Banjo is a two-man band of Jared Gutstadt, the cofounder of production company Jingle Punks and hitmaker Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd. The duo are also planning a podcast that complements the songs. The eight songs were co-written and recorded by Poo Bear and produced by Burnett. The music...
- 12/18/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
In a typical post-awards show scene, two music professionals start a friendly conversation at a bar. “I start telling him, ‘I’m the king of all jingles,’” says Jared Gutstadt, co-founder of Jingle Punks, the venerable production music house that he launched 10 years ago.“I thought I was talking to a complete stranger.” Turns out he was chatting up Justin Bieber, who was himself interested in the jingle game. As Gutstadt recalls, the pop star “was riffing on, like, a Wrigley’s commercial, going, ‘What if I did a pitch and nobody knew my voice was on it?’”
Waving over a couple of friends, the Biebs proceeded to change Gutstadt’s life.“In that brief interaction I met Poo Bear and Maejor, who I’ve worked with more in the last three or four years than anyone outside the company,” Gutstadt says.
The 2015 incident at an American Music Awards afterparty...
Waving over a couple of friends, the Biebs proceeded to change Gutstadt’s life.“In that brief interaction I met Poo Bear and Maejor, who I’ve worked with more in the last three or four years than anyone outside the company,” Gutstadt says.
The 2015 incident at an American Music Awards afterparty...
- 12/13/2018
- by Paula Parisi
- Variety Film + TV
Hitmakers DJ Khaled and Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd recently teamed up for an anthem. No, it’s not a new single by Justin Bieber, but rather, a baseball banger: the theme to the Miami Marlins, “Just Gettin’ Started.”
The two performed the song, which was written with Jingle Punks’ Jared Gutstadt and Sasha Sirota, on Opening Day at Marlins Park when Miami faced the Chicago Cubs (never mind that the Marlins lost). Marlins CEO Derek Jeter presided over the local activities.
“Derek Jeter wanted to have a song that represents all the different cultures of the city — pop, latin, urban — with an anthemic sports catch phrase,” Gutstadt tells Variety. “And from there, we sprung into action. Poo Bear and I wrote the song in late December and slowly put the pieces together. … Poo Bear really led the talent procurement side of things by bringing in his amazing relationships with Nicky Jam,...
The two performed the song, which was written with Jingle Punks’ Jared Gutstadt and Sasha Sirota, on Opening Day at Marlins Park when Miami faced the Chicago Cubs (never mind that the Marlins lost). Marlins CEO Derek Jeter presided over the local activities.
“Derek Jeter wanted to have a song that represents all the different cultures of the city — pop, latin, urban — with an anthemic sports catch phrase,” Gutstadt tells Variety. “And from there, we sprung into action. Poo Bear and I wrote the song in late December and slowly put the pieces together. … Poo Bear really led the talent procurement side of things by bringing in his amazing relationships with Nicky Jam,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Naya Rivera is back in the classroom in a whole new role, and People has the exclusive first look.
The 31-year-old Glee actress is transitioning from student to teacher in Step Up: High Water, the new 10-episode YouTube Red series based on the Step Up film franchise.
Executive produced by original Step Up stars (and real-life couple!) Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum as well as Step Up director Adam Shankman, Step Up: High Water turns the spotlight on a contemporary performing arts school in Atlanta and the lives of several ambitious young dancers.
Rivera plays school administrator Collette Jones in the show,...
The 31-year-old Glee actress is transitioning from student to teacher in Step Up: High Water, the new 10-episode YouTube Red series based on the Step Up film franchise.
Executive produced by original Step Up stars (and real-life couple!) Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum as well as Step Up director Adam Shankman, Step Up: High Water turns the spotlight on a contemporary performing arts school in Atlanta and the lives of several ambitious young dancers.
Rivera plays school administrator Collette Jones in the show,...
- 1/31/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Ok... Maybe my headline is a tad dramatic for a blog about theme songs and my journey as one of the industry's most sought after composers in the field of TV music.
I'm Jared Gutstadt, a composer for television and film. Through Jingle Punks, the music licensing and production company I co-founded in 2008, I've written and performed music for literally hundreds of television shows. You may know me from my theme song for Pawn Stars which was the most played piece of music on cable TV in 2011. You may have also heard my work on countless pop culture gems like Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Kardashians and The Voice. Needless to say I make a lot of music. Ok... with all the braggadocio out of the way I'll just jump into why I'm filling this space. This is my Jerry Maguire moment and my 2012 mission statement to bring back catchy...
I'm Jared Gutstadt, a composer for television and film. Through Jingle Punks, the music licensing and production company I co-founded in 2008, I've written and performed music for literally hundreds of television shows. You may know me from my theme song for Pawn Stars which was the most played piece of music on cable TV in 2011. You may have also heard my work on countless pop culture gems like Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Kardashians and The Voice. Needless to say I make a lot of music. Ok... with all the braggadocio out of the way I'll just jump into why I'm filling this space. This is my Jerry Maguire moment and my 2012 mission statement to bring back catchy...
- 1/27/2012
- by Jared Gutstadt
- Aol TV.
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.