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West One Music Group

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West One Music Group
Industryproduction music
Founded2003 (in Soho, London)
FounderRichard Harvey, Tony Prior, Edwin Cox
HeadquartersLondon, W1
United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Edwin Cox[1]
DivisionsAnd Then Some, Asia Record Collective, Electronic Dance Series, Fired Earth Music, Kaptain Music, Little Assembly, Real to Reel, Refuel Music, The Scoring House, SOMOS, West One Music, Zero Degrees

West One Music Group is a British global production music company.[2] Founded in Soho, London, in 2003,[3] the group consists of twelve labels, including And Then Some, Asia Record Collective, Electronic Dance Series, Fired Earth Music, Kaptain Music, Little Assembly, Real to Reel, Refuel Music, The Scoring House, SOMOS, West One Music and Zero Degrees.[4][failed verification] Recording live music in locations around the world, including Abbey Road Studios,[4] West One Music Group focuses on writing and producing music for use in media.

Adding to offices and in-house recording facilities in London, Los Angeles, Munich, Paris, Hong Kong and Bangkok,[5] the company expanded into the United States, in January, 2016, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, to deliver music directly to US clients.[1] West One Music Group is deeply ingrained in the history of the British music scene and boasts connections through its co-founder, Richard Harvey, with Hans Zimmer, John Williams, and The Who, among others.

West One Music

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West One Music is the signature label within West One Music Group and releases music across a wide range of genres, placed in programmes aired on Sky Living,[6] Showtime,[7] ABC.[8] The label also releases 'Artist Focus' albums intended to deliver commercial music for media use. Previous albums have featured artists such as George Timothy[9] and London rock band Gem & The Deadheads,[10] and Perfect Shadow is the latest release from LA-based, Greek-born singer-songwriter Kid Moxie.[11]

Amber Carrington of The Voice USA was featured on a 2014 album released on West One Music, Country Pop.[12]

The Scoring House

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The Scoring House[13] features music composed and produced for corporate films and documentaries. The Scoring House is produced by Peter Cox, former managing director of EMI's label KPM.[14][15]

Fired Earth Music

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Fired Earth Music is an LA-based label focusing on music for blockbuster trailers and TV promos. BAFTA award-winning film Ex Machina was promoted using "Siren of the Damned" and "Submerged" from the album SoundDesign Vol.2.[16] "Infinite, Immortal" was used by British dance troupe UDI for their performances on Britain's Got Talent.

SOMOS

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SOMOS, is West One Music's Latin America-focused label,[1] launched in January 2016, is one of West One Music Group's collection of independent labels, created in partnership with Colombian-born producer Felipe Arévalo.[1] The music released on the SOMOS label is recorded in and around Latin America and is composed and produced entirely by Latin American musicians.[17] The first release on the label, Os Jogos, was created with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in mind, in partnership with Brazilian producer Comando S. The resulting album was described as "inspirational, vibrant and emotive Brazilian music for sports, action and leisure" by Brazil Music Exchange.[18][19][1][20][21][22][23]

Since its release, SOMOS has had multiple nominations for its albums in local and international award ceremonies, including The Lukas (2018 - "Album of The Year" Nominee; 2019 - "Album of The Year" 2 Nominations), The Mark Awards (2018 - "Best Use of Production Music in Commercial Advertisement" Nominee[24]), The Production Music Awards (2019 - "Best Use of Production Music in Commercial Advertisement" Nominee[25]) and the Jerry Goldsmith Awards (2018 - "Best Score for a Free Creation Form"[26] Nominee).

Little Assembly

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Little Assembly is an independent commercial label—a later-added part of West One Music Group, broadening their music offering, with Edwin Cox as Creative Director and Adam Le Blanc as Head of A&R. An independent commercial label, Little Assembly focuses on experimental, often left-field pop music.[27][28] Little Assembly launched in July 2017 with its first artist, Anna Lann. Anna Lann's single, Moist was the first release from the label, premiered by Bob Boilen of NPR Music.[29] Anna Lann's previous releases had premiered with the likes of Wonderland.[30]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Cobo, Leila (2016-02-09). "West One Music Expands to the U.S., Launches Latin American Label". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. ^ "West One Music - Music for Media". Westonemusic.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ^ "West One Music". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  4. ^ a b "Music for Sync | TV Music Catalogue | Commercial Use Music". West One Music Group. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ "West One Music : Contact Us". Westonemusic.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  6. ^ "Sky Living select Black Dawn to score The Enfield Haunting promo". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  7. ^ West One Music Group (2015-05-02). "Showtime uses Trap And Beats to promote Mayweather v Pacquiao fight". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  8. ^ West One Music Group (2015-04-01). "Quirky Vintage II - Making An Album of Authentic 20's & 30's Jazz Standards - Used in Mad Men". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  9. ^ West One Music Group (2014-08-22). "George Timothy: Songs For The Soul - Artist Focus". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  10. ^ "Gem & The Deadheads release REBELLION on West One Music| Nerdy Frames". Nerdyframes.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  11. ^ "Stream Kid Moxie's Entire New Album 'perfect Shadow' Right Here". 12 August 2016.
  12. ^ West One Music Group (2015-04-22). "Amber Carrington of The Voice USA Features on Country Pop". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  13. ^ "Interview with Edwin Cox". trailermusicnews.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  14. ^ Library Music Film (6 May 2017). "The Library Music Film - Peter Cox (KPM) Teaser" – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (8 July 1995). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ West One Music Group (2015-05-01). "Ex Machina official trailer meets Ecliptium". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  17. ^ West One Music Group (2016-02-08). "Introducing SOMOS: Latin America For The World". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  18. ^ Design, Flex Comunicação e. "COMANDO S AUDIO PRODUCES TRACK FOR THE OLYMPICS | Brazil Music Exchange". bma.org.br. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  19. ^ "BBC Two - Hairy Bikers' Bakeation, 1 Hour Versions, France - Music used in the programme". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  20. ^ Lebrun, Clothilde (2014-02-16). "Noise Refinery: Beyond Imagination and Forgotten Dreams". Trailer Music News. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  21. ^ "West One Music / APM Music. Информация о компании". Game-ost.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  22. ^ "Fired Earth Music : Homepage". Trailermusicnews.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  23. ^ "Listen to Assassin's Creed Composer Jesper Kyd's New Album, Ultimatum". Nerd Reactor. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  24. ^ "Mark Awards Winners 2018".
  25. ^ "Production Music Awards Nominations 2019".
  26. ^ "Jerry Goldsmith Awards".
  27. ^ Paine, Andre (2017-10-09). "West One launches Little Assembly label". Music Week.
  28. ^ "West One Music Group launches new record label, Little Assembly - Music Business Worldwide". 6 October 2017.
  29. ^ "First Watch: Anna Lann, 'Moist'". NPR.
  30. ^ "Video Premiere: Anna Lann - "Forming A Moon" - Wonderland Magazine". 14 July 2016.
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