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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Urban Shines at 2011 Grammys

The annual Grammy Awards mark highlights and milestones in the careers of many artists.  For those that grew up dreaming about a life of music stardom, it gets no better than hoisting a golden gramophone trophy.  A nomination in and of itself is recognition of outstanding achievement in the recording arts.  Yet, while Grammy night [...]

The Affix A-List, Episode 9: The Music of Black History

As Black History Month draws to a close, we want to take this opportunity to shine a light publicly on what we’ve been observing internally here at Affix.  While we celebrate the ground breaking social achievements of activists and leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., W.E.B. DuBois, and Frederick Douglas, we feel like it is [...]

The Affix A-List, Episode 8: Bouquet

Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching.  Of course we want to show that we’re thinking of you, but flowers seemed a little too easy.  So this year we’ve bundled up a bouquet of awesome tunes – one dozen of the hottest new songs to hit the Affix catalog – and we’re delivering them straight to your [...]

Happy New Year From Affix

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