Origin of Genres: Do The Reggay
In 1968 The Maytals released the song “Do The Reggay” and it became the first popular song to use the term reggae. It helped define the emerging genre by naming it. Reggae originated in...
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Member Spotlight: Noontides
‘We Are’ by Noontides was placed by Tracks&Fields in the latest VW iD6 campaign. And because the song is so good and we love celebrating our members, come with us to get to know...
Origin of Genres: Salsa Music
In this edition of our “Origin of Genres”, we talk about the history of the Latin music style: salsa music. When you are talking to any Latin music enthusiast, salsa music will inevitably get...
Origin of Genres: Soca- SOul of CAlypso
Soca was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s as an effort to revive calypso, a traditional form of Afro-Caribbean music, that had been losing popularity amongst younger...
Member Spotlight: Matt Beilis
In this edition of our Member Spotlight we celebrate Matt Beilis, whose song “Walk Like Giants” is featured on the latest VW Teramont commercial. Matt told us all about the song and the inspiration...
Origin of Genres: Gospel blues and Thomas A. Dorsay
When we hear the words ‘gospel music’ it is easy to imagine powerful choruses filled with booming and uplifting voices, mixed with the rhythms of jazz and blues. Although gospel music has been around...
Remarkable Women: Selena Quintanilla
If you have a Netflix subscription you may have caught the biographical series of Selena Quintanilla. If you are unfamiliar with the boy in apartment 512, you may have not been inclined to see...
Member Spotlight: Sam Smyers
On this Member Spotlight issue, we would like to shine a light on Sam Smyers. You might recognise Sam’s track “Summer Nights” from our recent work with Dettol Poland. Sam told us all about...
Member Spotlight: China Bears
We’re shining another one of our member spotlights on China Bears. You might recognise their heartfelt indie stylings from our recent work on FILA’s Tennis & Golf campaign, which features their track ‘Sunday’. The...
A Time for New Bedroom Hymns
Bag thrown on bed, Spotify turned on. It’s fair to say that most of us have songs we like to wind down to when we come home. Although Florence Welch has a particularly theatrical...