 | We recently licensed Skrillex's remix of La Roux's "In For The Kill" for use in Oakley's video about star hurdler (and 2012 Olympian) Lolo Jones. The clip is part of Oakley's new Beyond Reason campaign, and we're excited to be a part of it. If this doesn't get you inspired, nothing will. |
 | Carlsband, CA-based Reef is one of the world's premier surf and surf-related apparel brands. We're thrilled to be sourcing music for use in their promotional web clips. Music providers, visit BrandsForBands for details. |
 | We just licensed M83's "Outro" for use in this totes awesome World Of Red Bull TV and web spot that features a slew of RB athletes doing things that defy logic, reason and, most of all, gravity. It's their world - we just live here. |
 | Seoul, Korea-based GDW Productions is a young production company that's made a name for itself working with a litany of blue chip consumer brands, including Samsung, Audi, Nike, New Balance and Puma. We're excited to be providing them with music for use in web clips, DVDs and TV commercials. Watch this space for links! |
 | Stoked to be working with the awesome team at French production company Band Originale to source and license music for use in the promotional web videos that they produce for brand clients that include Adidas, Dior, Carslberg, Volkswagen and others. |
 | Very excited to roll out a series of monthly product give-away contests for hip women's shoe brand Rocket Dog as a way to promote their music.rocketdog.com blog, which we oversee and program. Visit the January contest page to download an exclusive track from The Duke Spirit's new album and enter to win a prize pack of Rocket Dog shoes! |
 | Burton Snowboards' crack team of video editors is back at it, cranking out tons of videos to get you stoked for some fresh pow this winter. We're once again providing the tunes, with songs from Kanine, Century Media, Polyvinyl, Stone's Throw and others having been featured so far this year. Get pumped for winter! |
 | Congratulations to Brain Farm Cinema and Red Bull Media House on the release of The Art Of Flight snowboard film, which we music supervised. We were in NYC for the premier and it blew minds. This is truly a landmark film and we're honored to be a part of it. Look for a screening near you and check out the trailer. |
 | Congrats to Pepper Rabbit and Eternal Summers (and their label Kanine Records) for having their songs chosen for use in a recent training video produced by Marc by Marc Jacobs. Both songs were licensed via our BrandsForBands system. |
 | Many thanks to all the labels and providers who contributed songs gratis to Paddle2Live, the cancer research charity founded by cancer survivor and champion paddle-boarder Jack Shimko. This year Jack paddled 260 miles of open ocean to raise $1 million for cancer research. But the fight's far from over. Donate now! |
 | When our homies DC Shoes wanted to license Poison's "Nothin' But A Good Time" for use in their highly anticipated new Gymkhana video, they hit us up. Peep the mind-blowing skills of DC rally car racer (and co-founder) Ken Block. DC pulled out all the stops - literally - for this year's installment. The word "sick" does not begin to describe this... |
 | As an office of audiophiles, we've been thrilled to work with Sonos to source and license music for playback on retail demo units of their new Play:3 speaker. Participating artists include Fitz & The Tantrums, Dave Alvin, Eisley, Aceyalone and even the late great Albert Collins. We also licensed tracks from Charlemagne and The Dashing Suns for use in product videos. See one of 'em here. |
 | We recently licensed a couple inspired covers for use in Bethesda Softworks game trailers. First up is the Prey 2 trailer, featuring Johnny Cash’s rendition of Soundgarden’s “Rusty Cage”. Next up: the trailer for Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, featuring Filter’s epically dark cover of The Turtles’ hit, “Happy Together”. Get yer game on! |
 | As hardcore fans of legendary British mod-rockers The Jam (we have 12 mirrors on our Vespa!), we were more than happy to license the band's "In The City" for use in this web promo for the upcoming Quiksilver Pro NYC. This event promises to be massive good time; if you're on the East Coast, consider a road trip. |
 | Our friends Roxy have partnered with Ford Motor Co. to produce some awesome web vignettes that feature the Roxy surf team traveling up the California coast in a Ford Fiesta. We sourced and licensed the music for these clips, the first of which features LA's own Leftover Cuties and their excellent track "Places To Go". See the rest of the clips -- and enter to win a Fiesta -- here. |
 | Stoked to be assisting ThirtyTwo, the snowboarding division of action sports goliath Sole Technology, in music supervising AMMO, their upcoming feature-length film about the trials and tribulations (and shredding) of amateur snowboarders. Check the awesome trailer, most of which makes our bones hurt. Ouch. |
 | We've been busy sourcing and licensing tracks for our friends Forever 21. Here's a clip chronicling a day in the life of British blogger Bip Ling featuring Charlotte Hatherley's "New Worlds". The track was uploaded and licensed in minutes via our BrandsForBands web app. |
 | Happy to announce the launch of our proprietary contesting platform, designed to help brands and artists leverage each others' audiences to promote their products and music, respectively. First up: a collab between action sports powerhouse etnies and four of today's best rock bands -- Red Fang, Rival Schools, Trail of Dead and Funeral Party. etnies prize packs for winners, a year-long sponsorship for the top-voted band, a ton of eyes and ears on the product and the artists. Everyone wins. |
 | We're excited to be working with Rodney Strong Vineyards, one of Northern California's premier wineries, on a free MP3 promotion to coincide with their Summer Music program. Each month we're pairing RS wines with free downloadable MP3s from established, rock, alt-country, folk, blues and retro soul artists. |
 | We've been managing Zippo's Encore music program for the last 18 months. Now we're helping them expand it to their international affiliates, including China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, India, France, Italy, Germany and the UK. Beginning in June, each affiliate will feature 5 promotional MP3 downloads every 2 months, including at least two indigenous-language tracks from local artists. Got tracks sung in Korean? Hindi? Cantonese?? Hit us up! |
 | Congratulations to Roxy for this year's awesome Chicken Jam event, March 24-27 in Mammoth, California. We booked Grammy winner La Roux to perform a free show and chaperoned her and her team while they were in town (they love to ski!). Great people, great show, and a great time. Thanks to all the amazing Roxy folks who made it happen. Check out our blog for photos. |
 | We recently assisted Bethesda Softworks in licensing "Burning Jacob's Ladder", an all-new, original song by Mark Lanegan that was created for and featured in the trailer for Bethesda's Rage Untethered video game (coming on 9/13/11). The song is currently available as an exclusive free MP3 download on the Bethesda site. Click here to grab it! |
 | Congrats to Quiksilver North America on the completion of their new short film Moments, which profiles a bevy of Quik team members, including Dane Reynolds, Clay Marzo and ten-time world champ, Kelly Slater. Brandracket music supervised the film, which includes tracks from Panda Bear, Gypsyblood, Blacklist, Light Pollution, Casiokids and others. |
 | Very happy to announce the launch of Forever 21 free MP3 downloads, sourced and licensed by BR. The initial line-up includes tracks from Anya Marina, Cut Copy, Hellogoodbye and Gold Motel. With the F21 Music section clocking over 10K uniques/day, this is key promotion for artists, and a great way for F21 to draw traffic. |
 | Well, it's been a long time coming but it's finally here: behold the new and improved Rocket Dog music blog, conceived and updated by us. Featuring free weekly MP3s and daily news and featured artist updates, it's your one stop shop for all the music that matters. Bookmark it now! |
 | We'd like to congratulate Kelly Slater, the greatest competitive surfer of all time, on his record 10th ASP World Championship title. This is kinda like Jordan winning 10 NBA titles, people, i.e. a mind-bogglingly amazing feat. And what better song to accompany this video of Kelly's triumph in Puerto Rico than Stone Falcon's "Invincible", submitted and licensed via BrandsForBands? A huge high-five to Kelly and the entire Quiksilver family. |
 | Rob Dyrdek is one of DC Shoes' top athletes and its foremost brand ambassador. His latest venture is Street League, a bonafide professional skate organization that features the sport's top athletes. The league recently wrapped its first tour, the DC Pro. Here's a clip featuring music we sourced and licensed as part of our on-going gig providing pre-licensed tracks to DC. Kudos to Rob and all the league riders for a killer debut season. |
 | We'd like to congratulate etnies for their 2nd Place finish in Transworld's annual Skate & Create competition. Their "Crap Shoot" entry (featuring old-school jam "Sweet Premium Wine" by KMD, sourced and licensed by us) is a masterful homage to all things mid-90s, right down to the pixilated logos. Based on comments from the skate community - and the fact that Etnies lost by 27 votes - we're declaring victory anyway. Congrats, homies. |
 | We're thrilled to partner with the fine folks at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a true sporting juggernaut, to source and license aggressive and heavy music for inclusion in visual media that'll be deployed across their many channels, including web, cable TV, DVD, PPV and mobile. Expect great things...and stay tuned. |
