Best Fan-Footage Videos
From our recording studio in London, we like to keep our headphones to the ground when it comes to any occurrences in the music industry. And few things are more exciting than a new track by an ol’ favourite. Blur have been long considered one of the best bands to emerge from the ranks of […]
Musical Collaborations… The Good, the Bad and the Really, Really Weird
Every now and then, two or more artists decide to join forces and make sweet, sweet music together. Sometimes it’s incredible, other times not so much, and then there are the collabs that are just plain weird. Join us today as we take a look at some of the best and worst musical collaborations ever […]
Stars of YouTube
The digital age has changed the face of music. It’s changed the way we listen to music and the way we make music. But one of the biggest things it has changed is the way we discover new music. YouTube has launched or improved the careers of a huge number of artists, some that you […]
Artists to Watch Out For in 2015
2014 was a good year for music, with chart topping albums like Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’ and Pharrell Williams releasing the happiest song ever. 2014 has also been a good career-launching year, with names such as Sam Smith, Tove Lo and Ariana Grande hitting the big time. So looking forward to 2015, what names have we […]
Video Game Music Documentary – From Red Bull
We love video game music in all it’s synthetic glory. At last someone has made a documentary about the people who invented this genre, and what effect it has had on modern day music. From the Red Bull Music Academy – the music of video games played more in our households growing up than any […]
The Fun Theory – Piano Stairs
We found this really fun video on the Fun Theory website. It’s an initiative sponsored by Volkswagen to see if we can change people’s behaviour through making it fun. ”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually […]
Europe In 8 Bits documentary – Old Skool Music Creation
Europe In 8 Bits is a great documentary directed by Javier Polo that explores the world of chip music, a new musical trend that is growing exponentially throughout Europe. The stars of this musical movement reveal to us how to reuse old videogames hardware like Nintendo’s GameBoy, NES, Atari ST, Amiga and the Commodore […]
3D Printing Records
We at MTN noticed this recent innovation in 3D printing. It seems that record labels are trying to make a physical comeback. Vinyl record sales are rising, as collectors are demanding vinyl LPs again. There is a new method being developed – converting MP3 files into a vinyl record, created with a 3D printer. […]
Classical Music Can Be Fun – Salut Salon “Competitive Foursome”
We love what these four women have done with their take on Classical music. Competitive behaviour is normally associated with rock or country music – who can play the loudest or the fastest… In this funny clip these four phenomenally talented players attempt to outdo each other – the pianist even does the Mozart upside […]
Instrumental Dictionary – Distortion
We at MTN spend a lot of time thinking about music – listening to it, composing it, playing it… What we’ve noticed is that we each have our own relationship with the sounds of various instruments. This ranges from the love we have for the instruments we play, all the way down to our petty […]
Interview With TV Producer: Kirsten Kates
Welcome to the second in our series of interviews with UK advertising TV producers – the people who make the commercials, sponsorship spots and marketing films happen. Last time we posted an interview with Gemma Crawley. This time we talk to: Kirsten Kates is a really experienced TV producer for the advertising industry having worked […]
Pentatonix – Evolution of Music A cappella
We wanted everyone to see American A cappella group Pentatonix’s mind blowing video called the ‘Evolution of Music’. They give snippets of well known songs from the middle ages all the way through to the 2000s – see how many songs you can guess.. We love these guys and the amount of control they exert […]
The Vendor Client Relationship – In The Real World
Now we’re not saying that all our clients are like this – far from it, but when you see a video like this that takes the rules of doing business in the media industry and apply them to the real world, it really puts things in a different light! We thought this was a good […]
MTN Musical Dictionary: Strings
STRINGS – Welcome to our second installment of the L&F Instrumental Dictionary. Last time we explored the legacy of the fuzz guitar – this time we’re going to think about the guitar’s ancient ancestors: bowed string instruments. Violins, violas and cellos in their current form have been staple instruments in western music since the early […]
Interview with TV Producer Gemma Crawley
This is the first in a series of interviews with TV producers from the advertising industry. This interview with Gemma Crawley was reproduced from Mediargh. Gemma Crawley has freelanced extensively in UK television production, starting off as a Runner in 2003 and working her way up through roles as a Researcher, Assistant Producer and then […]
In Studio: Alice Chater
Up and Coming contemporary jazz pop/soul artist Alice Chater from London has launched her Youtube channel. The intro video shows her recording here at the MTN studio. Check it out.
Sapporo – ‘Lounge’ Commercial
Here at MTN we are always interested in how culture is represented through music. In this Sapporo ad they have used the sound of the traditional Japanese Taiko drums with modern pop music in a way that neatly references the old and the new. Visually they have referenced the drummers and samurais as well. What […]
Old Spice Muscle Music
Old Spice’s ongoing challenge is to find new ways to engage young guys. With this effort, we partnered with Vimeo to create ‘Old Spice Muscle Music’ – the first-ever embeddable interactive player that allowed guys to play custom musical creations using Terry Crews’ muscles. The embeddable player allowed guys to post and share their muscular […]
Keane – In The MTN Studio For British Airways
Keane are making a comeback and recently released their new song ‘Won’t Be Broken’ back in November 2013. We had the pleasure of meeting the guys down at Make This noise where they recorded an interview for British Airways. Check out their new single here!
Schwartz – The Sound of Taste
Schwartz – ‘The Sound of Taste‘ This remarkable commercial for Schwartz suggests that the contents of their sachets and jars are so full of flavour they’ll explode. The depiction of this idea has been beautifully filmed with hessian sacks of exotically-coloured spices blasting in sequence, with the classiness underlined by a well-judged piano score. Each […]
The Sunday Times: Icons TV Commercial
In marketing, sometimes the greatest obstacle to greatness can be attempting to re-create greatness. Advertising seems to know only how to cheapen art, making it incredibly rare to find an homage that doesn’t feel like a commercialized cardboard cutout of the original. So it was ambitious enough for The Sunday Times and agency Grey London […]
Music + Driving Skills = Volkswagen Golf GTI Ad
[media width=”570″ height=”320″ link=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mss2tv8PYBw”] Volkswagen Golf GTI has worked with the London arm of Tribal Worldwide and dance act Underworld to create an experience called Play The Road, which sees a unique piece of music composed depending on the way the car is driven. The companies developed software and Underworld exclusive music compositions that synchronise […]
Best Superbowl Ads 2014
http://www.kftv.com/news/2014/02/03/Top-3-Super-Bowl-commercials As the cries of “Touchdown” fade, and empty beer bottles all over the world are swept away, it can only mean one thing: the Super Bowl is another 365 days away. For some years now, advertising slots during the massive sporting event, which regularly garners over 100 million viewers globally, have become sought […]
Mark Strong in the Studio
Mark Strong, a remarkable actor in such films as Sherlock Holmes, Kick-Ass and Green Lantern came down to the studio to do a voiceover recording for the WaterAid ad.
Coke Zero Urban Experience
As a part of the Coke Zero Israeli promotional campaign, Coca-Cola offered the chance to win a day’s experience across 3 different European cities. The London experience was held in a recording studio in London. The head producers of MTN ran the session which included recording a track with session musicians from the late Amy Winehouse’s band.
Leona Lewis in the Studio
Recently, we were glad to have the spectacular Leona Lewis winner of X Factor 2006 in the studio with us. Leona recently created her fifth studio album and will be making her film debut in 2014.
Winning Samsung #Over To You competition
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