We are three!
We are three years old this week! Yeaaaahhhh!
WMP is three this week, it’s been an absolutely amazing three years and just keeps getting better and better. Thanks to all those who have been involved and we look forward to working with you all again soon!
Peace,
Ben M
soundlounge convo…
@paulbroadie really unique music choice for your promo film http://www.mantocreativemedia.co.uk - liked it! What track is it? @soundlounge Thanks! It's an original composition by the undescribably brilliant Ben McAvoy from @wavemediaprod. He does most of my music.
First Direct
We're currently working on a new project for First Direct...
WMP Completes Project For Harrods
We have recently completed a new internal project for Harrods...
Wave Media were recently commissioned to provide music for a large scale internal Harrods film.
Box-Head/Redeem Cities Is Amazing
So we have just finished a brand new project for the wonderful Box-Head*, look it's above you right now, check it out!
Top-B collaborate with WMP
We're really excited about working on a brand new project...
So Top-Banana based in Birmingham have started there collaboration with WMP. We’re really really excited about this project as well as working more with Top-B in the future!
CREATIVE!
creative - adjective -relating to or involving the imagination or original ideas, esp. in the production of an artistic work : change unleashes people's creative energy | creative writing - • (of a person) having good imagination or original ideas : Homer, the creative genius of Greek epic.
Centre Screen Collaborate with WMP
Manchester's very own Centre Screen are collaborating with us on a brand new project, we're really excited about it so watch this space...
New Mainframe/ULI Film Online
Check it out, it's above you right now...well not literally over your head, above these words...
New Pieces!!!
New pieces, new ideas, new creativeness, new compositions, new excitement!
Hey people! Ben here, we’ve got some brand spanking, shiny new pieces that we’re going to put up on the site over the next few weeks so make sure you check out our library page - http://www.wavemediaproductions.co.uk/library/
Poster Love & Venturefest
We have posters...kind of like we have lift off but with posters instead of lift off...
Muchos gracias to the guys at Box-Head* for creating an outstanding poster design for our limited print concept. It’s absolutely perfect! We’re going to be at Venturefest at York Racecourse tomorrow giving away these posters and are really excited about meeting some new people and making a bit of an impact there. We are going to be taking a studio and during the course of the day, creating, editing, playing and performing some of our composition and sound design work so come and grab a coffee and have a chat with us!
Audio Tips & Tricks - 002
Every month of 2010 we are going to be releasing some audio tips and tricks that we have learnt and use when creating our own work and working on our projects. The goal of these little snippets of info is to help you out with your own audio editing, mixing and mastering. Check the new one for February in the news section...
Audio Tips & Tricks - 002 - Duplicating Audio Tracks
Have you ever tried duplicating the audio tracks you’re working with? It’s a pretty good way of giving audio tracks an extra edge and depth for your productions. Most editing software has the ability of adding a number of audio tracks for effects, atmos, dialogue and music so try simply adding two music tracks together, maybe with a tiny bit of delay on one of them, or separate panning (left or right) and EQ. Take care to reduce the volume of your music though as duplicating will add quite a few DB’s to the master channel. Hope this helps!
If you want any more information or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at
Take care,
Ben M
PSA Films
I like PSA, I like them a lot, and they like us...
PSA Films (http://www.psafilms.co.uk) over in Manchester are using us for another, very cool project. This project has literally just started so more to come soon…
Mainframe collaborate with WMP
We have literally just completed a music composition & sound design project for Mainframe over in Manchester...
We have now completed a new project for Mainframe over in Manchester and are really pleased to be collaborating with them. The project is still under raps at the moment so shhhhh! More to come soon though…
Audio Tips & Tricks - 001
Every month of 2010 we are going to be releasing some audio tips and tricks that we have learnt and use when creating our own work and working on our projects. The goal of these little snippets of info is to help you out with your own audio editing, mixing and mastering. Check the first one out this month in the news section...
Audio Tips & Tricks - 001 - To Compress Or Not To Compress, That Is The Question?
Put simply, compression is a tool used to squash the dynamic (volume) range of a particular audio track. Compressor plug-ins are usually available on most audio and video editing software but need to be used carefully and subtly as they have the power to totally destroy the depth and width of an audio track. Used properly, with dialogue tracks for example, they can allow a user to create a clear, smooth, professional sounding audio. Used badly, they can ‘pump’, when the compression of an audio signal becomes audible. There are a couple of rules that I go by, firstly use a compressor subtly! If you don’t know what each part of a compressor plug-in does, find out! I tend to keep compression at a -3db level only. Secondly, create your own presets! If you can, when you have found a sound with a compressor that you like or works well for a particular application, save the preset so that next time you need it you can just load it up straight away. Thirdly, apply analogue knowledge to digital compressors! Back in the day, different compressors had different sounds and different uses, for example some acted like glue, sticking audio together, some warmed audio and some expanded width and depth of an audio signal. Find out what you want to do and how to apply it to the simplest of computer based compressors and you’ll be onto a winner.
If you want any more information or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at
Take care,
Ben M
WMP exhibiting at Venturefest 2010
10th of Feb, 250 exhibitors, 2000+ delegates, lots of excitement and lots of audio...
WMP will be exhibiting as part of the university showcase part of Venturefest Yorkshire on the 10th of February at York Racecourse. Although Venturefest has mainly been science and technology focused, we are insanely excited about the prospects this might bring in terms of exposure but also in terms of people’s knowledge of what goes into the creation of music composition and sound design. If you are going to Venturefest this year, or are thinking about it, come and check us out and see what we’re up to, we’re going to be doing some pretty interesting stuff…come on…you know you want to…
Exciting prospects on the horizon…very exciting…
Over the last month we have had three new clients sign up with WMP...
It has been an incredibly exciting End Of 2009/Beginning Of 2010 with the phone ringing off the hook and loads of exciting contacts being made as well as new projects and clients signing up with WMP and what we are doing. If the rest of 2010 is anything like this first month so far, it’s going to be a lot of fun! More details of the projects and clients to come so watch this space…
New era for WMP sound design
WMP is working on new sound design concepts with The 3D Facility and Factory 311
Wave Media Productions is embarking on an exciting new area of development and discovery. Working closely with The 3D Facility and Factory 311 we are attempting to push the boundaries of sound design and move forward into this exciting area of production. A few examples of the beginning of this work is available to hear in the library.
WMP completes first tv advert for PSA Films
Wave Media Productions on a TV near you?
A new client of ours, PSA Films, commissioned us to write a piece for a client of theirs who wanted to be set apart from the rest. We wrote three concepts, they chose one to finalise and then we put some finishing touches to the piece and delivered. The advert is going live in the next few months in the north west region. This is an exciting step forward for WMP with a new client that we look forward to working with more in the future.
The Post Office uses WMP again
We have recently been chosen for another Post Office project...
The Post Office have recently chosen a WMP piece for another short film that they are using for an internal training project. We are really pleased that they like using our music and are looking forward to working with them more in the future.
CGI Brows wins the People’s Choice Award!!!
Well, we did it, we won the People's Choice Award in the Virgin Media Competition...
Well we entered, we were confident, we were pleased with what we’d created and…well…we’ve only gone and won the People’s Choice Award. The results were announced a few weeks ago and WMP and the guys from Rocket Sausage are really pleased! Check out http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/winners if you want to check it out.
HomeServe Training Video
WMP were chosen to provide library music for a HomeServe training video this summer...
WMP were chosen to provide library music for a HomeServe training video this summer. The project is still ongoing so watch this space for more information soon!
Vote for CGI Brows! Peter Serafinowicz says you should!
I wrote the music for a short comedy film called CGI Brows and it needs your vote...
I recently wrote the music composition for a short comedy film called CGI Brows that was entered in the Virgin Media Shorts competition. They had over 600 entries but ours had made the final 12 and is now being shown in 200 cinemas up and down the UK. We need your vote to win! Please go to http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk to have a look and help us out.
Working with Box-Head*
The wonderful boys at Box-Head* have commissioned us to write some music/sound design for a couple of their projects they have on at the moment.
So, we’ve started working on a couple of commissions with Box-Head* and so far things are going really really well! We’re really trying to push the boundaries on what is possible with these works and hopefully the end result will be fantastic. Stay tuned for more…
The Post Office use WMP
The Post Office have chosen one of our pieces for an internal training video...
The Post Office have chosen one of our pieces for an internal training video that will be shown to their staff as part of their new training regime.
Wave Media Productions and the Grand Designs Live Expo
One of our library pieces is used for First Directs' showcase at the Grand Designs Live Expo...
We were asked to provide a piece of music for the First Direct (http://www.firstdirect.com) showcase at the Grand Designs Live Expo in Londons Excel Centre from the 25th of April to the 4th of May 2009.
WMP and Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water commission Wave Media Productions...
Yorkshire Water have used a commissioned piece of work for a short promotional film that will be used to profile their business.
Sound Design in the Bowes and Clitheroe Museums
We have been commissioned by The Continuum Group (http://www.continuum-group.com) to design, produce and deliver three soundscape projects for use in permanent installations in the Bowes and Clitheroe museums.
Bupa and Wave Media
We have just finished two pieces for a large scale live event for 'Bupa Healthcare'. We will have video online soon so watch this space.
Glenmorangie
We have now completed the music being used for the new web site for Glenmorangie whiskey. The site should be up and running soon so keep an eye out!
Just before Christmas Logistik Ltd commissioned us to provide them with a piece of music for the new Glenmorangie website (which should be up and running soon).