“These spots — beyond being terribly adorable because of the furry creatures — were all about the dialogue. Colle McVoy creatives had approximately 13 hours of dialogue to play with… They gave us such great bits of stuff that we had trouble picking the perfect line to convey, say, a rodent’s love of deep dish pizza.”
“It’s always an adventure with Colle McVoy. We’re just happy it was Hamsters and not Circus Clowns. We’re scared of Circus Clowns.”
January 2010
Jingles Are Back!
Rick and Jess have been sayin’ it for a while …
Here’s a good article about how jingles are back, and that “getting stuck in your brain forever…” can mean some seriously real ROI for advertisers.
A fresh take on “The Twelve Days of Christmas” … Minnesota-Style
Our friends at VocalEssence, with help from Target, are ringing in the season with a new take on an old carol:
Twelve trucks a-towing,
Eleven plastic Santas,
Ten thousand lakes,
Nine warming houses,
Eight skaters skating,
Seven Snoopy statues,
Six loons a-laying,
Five hours of sun,
Four Fargo jokes,
Three salt bags,
Two “ya, you betchas,”
and a giant cherry on a huge spoon!
December 2009
TommyB Plays Grammy Show with Nick Jonas
Rick: Tommy’s hair was better than Nick Jonas’.
Just sayin’.
Jess: true, the new Nick Jonas hair is not as good as old Jonas brothers era Nick Jonas hair.
Rick: It used to be more Nick Jonas-ey and truly Jonas Brother-y
Camille: Yeah, Nick Jonas does have the best hair in the Jonas brothers, but Tommy’s is still better than Nick Jonas’ or any of the Jonas brothers
Jess: Which Jonas brother is Nick Jonas again? Is he the funny Jonas Brother? or the serious Jonas Brother? Or the brooding Jonas brother?
Camille: Nick Jonas is the cute Jonas Brother. Kevin Jonas is the cute Jonas Bother and Joe Jonas is the cute Jonas Brother.
Jess: what she said. But does Tommy have to change his last name to Jonas now?
October 2009
Rocket Club Charts with “One More Day”
Rumblers Don Smithmier and Matt Kirkwald have been getting some nice buzz going lately for their band, Rocket Club. Originally recorded for the “Hope Rocks” CD, the song “One More Day” was picked up by several radio stations around the country and found itself on Billboard’s Country Music Chart, where it recently climbed to #60.
Click on player below to listen:
Produced by Matt Kirkwold & Joel Sayles
Recorded & Engineered by Matt Kirkwold at Rumble, Minneapolis MN
Additional Recording by Chad Carlson at Hipposound, Nashville TN
Mixed by Alex Oana
Additional mixing by Chad Carlson
Chris Hawkey: Lead & Background Vocals
Matt Kirkwold: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Background Vocals
Brian Kroening: Acoustic Guitar
Joel Sayles: Bass, Background Vocals
Don Smithmier: Lead & Background Vocals
Billy Thommes: Drums
Tommy Barbarella: Organ
Jonathan Yudkin: Fiddle
Mike Johnson: Pedal Steel Guitar
