Featured Music Provider: Jon Pierre

Jon Pierre brings a unique element to the Affix catalog. His dramatic soundscapes blend the intensity of classic movie scores with the street-smart sounds of Urban sensibility. Jon began composing music in a friend’s college dorm room as a computer science and math major at the University of Illinois. Since he was a child, music [...]

Deeper Searches

Part of what makes Urban Music so relevant in today’s popular culture is the genre’s diverse breadth.  From Latin-influenced grooves, to Pop-inspired melodies and Hip-hop hooks, Urban certainly covers a lot of ground…which is great for building a killer playlist for your iPod, but what about when you know exactly what you’re looking for?  Our [...]

Video: Interview With A Hitman

Affix co-founder Simon Horrocks interviews Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Anthony Dent.  One of P-Diddy’s “Hitmen,” Dent’s credits include songs for Destiny’s Child, Jay-Z, Mya, and 112, and his company State of Mind Muzic now provides the same chart-topping caliber of music to Affix and our clients.  Check out what Dent has to say about making records and [...]

Parks and Rec., 16 and Pregnant Pick Affix

Spring has sprung in a big way here at Affix, and the temperature isn’t the only thing heating up.  Among other placements, NBC’s Parks and Recreation and MTV’s 16 and Pregnant are particularly notable.  No matter how many times it happens, we get excited any time that our Music Providers have the chance to be [...]

Featured Music Provider: Stacie Aamon

Stacie Aamon was the big winner of this year’s Affix Music Madness. She’s a Pop-Soul princess with songs as colorful as her voice and a sound as true as her story. February Story the EP is a musical story that overcomes, because the path to healing takes many turns. For emerging songwriting, vocalist and cellist [...]

Affix Music Madness Recap

Like many of you, we couldn’t resist the urge to jump in on the March Madness action this year.  But rather than following our gut and taking VCU and Butler to make it to the Final Four, we decided to stick to what we do best – Urban Music.  We picked 64 of the hottest [...]

Affix Music in Sprite Step Off II Videos

Sprite Step Off II recently selected Affix Music’s catalog to provide the soundtrack for highlight videos of the company’s search for the nation’s top college step teams. Based on elements of dance and marching, Stepping has deep roots among college students in the Urban community. Like the music that Affix represents, Stepping is more than [...]

Dubstep: From Underground to the Top of the Charts

London may not be the first city that comes to mind when one thinks about Urban Music.  But in the early days of the twenty-first century, the British capital served as a breeding ground for what would eventually become known as “dubstep” – an electronic Urban sub-genre built around “tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass [...]

The Affix A-List, Episode 10: Spring Break Mix Tape

Once a year students in search of warm weather and cold drinks descend upon lakes and beaches everywhere in an annual ritual known as Spring Break.  Sunscreen and bikinis replace midterms and sweaters and for one glorious (read: debaucherous) week, the kids cut it loose.  Of course, no self-respecting Spring Breaker would dare show up [...]

Simon to Speak at Kennesaw State

Affix partner, Simon Horrocks, will speak to students in the Music Business program at Kennesaw State University at 3:30 & 5pm on March 24.  Both sessions are open to students only.

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