The battle of the Imaging Titans is coming, soon. Only 2 days to the final round of Benztown’s Iron Imager Contest – live at the Worldwide Radio Summit at the W Hotel, Hollywood.
Check out the contest rules and the world-class celebrity jury: Read the rest of this entry »
I am so proud of you. The entries we received for Benztown’s first Iron Imager Contest have just been awesome. The entire jury had a hard time choosing and rating the best submissions, as most of the entries (from all around the world) have been outstanding! Four submissions were ranked first place, by having the exact same amount of points. So the jury was pretty clear on which pieces were their favorite. Check the four best guys and their submissions.
Paul Duffy
Brian Haddad aka “Sludge”
Binoy Joseph
Chris Davis
As we tried to invite all four contestants and change contest rules, sadly Binoy Joseph (Creative Director Radio City Network in Banglore, India) and Chris Davis (2dayFM’s Kyle & Jackie O Morning Show) had to pass, because of visa issues and other work commitments. (personal note from andy: I am really sad, cause your stuff really rocked and I will feature you guys in future blog articles)
So for the final it is Paul Duffy from Ireland (Creative Director Classic Hits 4FM) vs Brian Haddad aka “Sludge” from Philly (Creative Director WIP-AM). They are both battling for the Iron Imager crown at the Worldwide Radio Summit in at the W Hotel Hollywood this weekend. Both fight to become THE 2012 Iron Imager and win $1,000 US.
On Wednesday, you will learn more about our prominent panel of judges, the final contestants and the live session details.
It has been 3 months since my last visit and I am really thrilled to be back again in my favourite city in the world. Ok second favourite city (behind benztown). World Wide Radio Summit, Jingle Sessions and finding a bar showing champions league semi finals will be my missions. As well as interviewing some intersting people and share it with you…
Supporting acts this week will be Mike Santos (linken zu seinem blog), Oli Klenk, Shane Drasin – a world class composer (we will check his studio and gear later this weak), The Conon O’ Brin Horn Players and for sure + THE 1st IRON IMAGER CONTEST. Feels great to be back!
Here is some randon pics from the Larrabii studios, where we recorded the Jingles!
KC Styles is a very active member of our Benz Blog community and also a great Imaging diretor. He was so kind to share the following video by CTV in Calgary. Learn more about KC’s studio, his life and his work. If you’re interested in joining one of KC’s volunteer projects, feel free to drop your conatct data below or send an email to blog@benztown.com
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/top-picks/pain-and-music/#clip656637
Multi Band Compressors is an often discussed topic in Radio Imaging and Music Production. I like using those on VO Aux tracks sometimes, because in my opinion it gives the VO a nice extra cut through (especially if you compress the high-end and mid frequencies). It is important your levels is right, so the Multi Band Compressor can work properly. I do this after compression and EQ-ing on a VO Aux Track to give some extra highlights. Please let me know, if this works with your session setup as well. My Favs are C4 and C6 and a L2 for peak catching afterwards. To me, this combo is easy to use and the waves stuff still has a really nice sound. Give your VO a nice extra…..!?
Now it is official! Your Imaging Skills can be worth 1000US $ and world-wide FAME! Benztown’s Iron Imager is out there. The first Imaging contest ever, providing the same chances to all participants – no matter if ou work in NYC, LA , Tadzhikistan or anywhere else in the world. No matter what audio material you have access to, no matter who you are what DAW you work from !!! It is the ONLY Audio Battle of Will and Skill!
Why? All participants have to do their Imaging piece using the same world-class format specific ingredients powered by the Benztown libraries. I am really happy, Cumulus and we got this together and the prizes are amazing, same as the Industry Icon loaded Jury. Here is a short breakdown of the rules:
See how you measure up against the World’s greatest imagers
Element: TOH ID
Length: 15-30 seconds
Do you have what it takes?
Artistry…Innovation…Speed…Creativity
I am really looking forward to hear your stuff! Please also go to the official facebook event and share with all your imaging friends out there. BECOME THE IRON IMAGER!
Best,
Andy
Last week Jez B sent through a very inspiring piece by using Taio Cruz’s “Troublemaker”. There is a lot of Filtering going on as well as great listener audio and VO effects. A wonderful example how to position one of Australia’s most successfull morning shows! Check out the audio and learn from Jez!
Continue to see Jerimiah’s explanation and screenshots.
Brionne send this trough and I think the piece speaks for itself….F1 season here you go (and I know, Brionne you don’t want to hear this, Sebastian Vettel – Formula 1 champion 2012 / 2013…again..:))
“Hello Andreas,
I am a die-hard F1 fan and also a loyal Mclaren supporter! So I jumped to the opportunity to produce this quick promo as part of the start to the Formula 1 season!
Here’s the complete arrange page and master bus setup
It would be a dream to one day go and experience one of these races someday.
Anyway, hope the promo lives up to everyone’s expectations!”
Thanks to Brionne for sharing his audio and screenshot with us.
After doing some research on country imaging a few years ago, I stumbled over Matt’s name a ton of times. Mike, Ryan and many others named him as inspiration and mentor. Finally Matt and I connected and I had the chance to interview him for you guys. Matt gives you a little overview about country Imaging in general, his specific imaging style, his sources of inspiration + shares great audio examples of his work and screen caps with you. One of the most inspiring interviews to me personally in the last months (thanks Matt)! Read the rest of this entry »
You’ve seen the video, you’ve discovered the horrible truth and if not, you should watch it NOW. 60 million clicks in a few days – in media all over the world!
Here’s how the Benztown Team managed to image this worldwide topic from different perspectives and in different formats. Check it out and let me know what you think. Pls comment below!
Never look the other way. Stop Kony, NOW!
