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...
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STAFF PICKS: Favorite movie soundtrack
Sometimes you have something great, but something is missing. Something that takes it to the next level. Sometimes you have an amazing guacamole; you got avocado, onion, chili and tomato. It is great. But...
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...
Top Scores #16: The Godfather & Nino Rota
If you are even the slightest bit interested in pop culture then you’ve almost certainly seen or at least heard of the 1972 American crime film The Godfather – a classic gangster film often...
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...
STAFF PICKS: Favourite ‘unknown’ artist
This past year was rough huh. Full of unknowns; uncertainty. Now we hear “unknown” we get nervous instead of excited. So, here at Tracks & Fields we want to celebrate the unkown. The unkown...
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...
STAFF PICKS: Soundtrack to working
Working in the music industry means that we’re constantly listening to great new talent – but even we have our favourites to be productive to.
STAFF PICKS: Theme songs…
Time for another staff picks playlist and this instalment includes the team’s favourite theme songs. We all have a theme song that we can’t stop humming, a tune that triggers fond memories of stories,...