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Juno Composer Mateo Messina Partners With Bang For
Worldwide Spot Work
Los Angeles-based composer Mateo
Messina, best known for the acclaimed
underscore to Oscar-nominated director
Jason Reitman’s hit film “Juno” has linked
his talents and studio with New Yorkbased
Bang Music for all commercial
compositions. The move will give Messina’s
prodigious creative output deeper
production support and a broader
platform worldwide, and brings to Bang
one of Hollywood’s hottest musical talents.
With Bang’s newest partnership, the ad
world will have immediate access to one
of Hollywood’s hottest musical talents.
Messina and Bang view the partnership as
a natural expansion of their creative goals
in both the advertising and film arenas. Both
share creative philosophies, according
to Bang’s founder, Lyle Greenfield, who
says, “The depth and breadth of Mateo’s
musical experiences and interests give
him the complete palette for film scoring
of every kind and his energy is simply
next level. We’ve already begun working
together on a major ad project and are
looking forward to the final output.”
“Juno” followed on the heels of Messina’s
soundtrack work for Reitman’s previous
film, “Thank You For Smoking,” and
additional compositions for NBC’s “The
Office.” Mateo has also written his share
of music for spots, including scores for
Intel, AOL, Volkswagen, The North Face,
Microsoft and Sundance Film Festival.
Most recently Messina finished work on a
commission from the NFL, an arrangement
of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir,” which Messina
conducted and performed live with Alice
In Chains and members of the Northwest
Symphony Orchestra at halftime of the
Seattle Seahawks season opener.
As a film composer, Messina views his role
as a “story teller,” helping directors and
producers move their narrative forward
through sound. Messina comments, “I
believe viewers should feel the music
more than hear it.” In his symphonies and
commissions Messina has written for and
conducted orchestras, rock bands, a 200member
children’s choir, collegiate drum
lines as well as the intimate ensembles
he’s used in several feature films. Messina
concludes, “Music has so many languages
to speak in, there’s no reason to be limited.”
About Mateo Messina:
Mateo Messina has been credited with highly influential, awardwinning
revered compositions for motion pictures, television shows
and commercials throughout his illustrious career.
Recent accolades for Messina include a
Best Score Award for “The Freak” at the
Festival Tous Courts in France and an
Outstanding Score Award for “Terra” at
the One Reel Film festival in the States.
Messina is noted for a distinctive method
of approaching the development of his
musical endeavors which has proved vastly
successful. Messina notes, “The number
one priority in creating audio identities is
to ultimately enhance the director’s story,
because everything comes back to telling
a compelling story.”
Mateo also uses his music to give back to
the community. Each fall for the past 11
years, Mateo writes a new symphony and
produces a benefit concert to raise money
for Children’s Hospital in his hometown of
Seattle with all concert proceeds going
into a fund that helps families of the
patients.
About Bang:
For nearly two decades, Bang Music
has been at the forefront of the audio
production universe creating compelling
audio identities for film, television, radio,
commercials and emerging media. Bang’s
services include original composition,
soundtracks, licensing, radio production
and sound design. Through its partnerships
with LA-based Studio 8 Sound, composer
Espen Noreger’s studio in Stavanger,
Norway and Air-Edel/Cutting Edge Studios
in London, Bang offers music supervision,
ADR, Foley, sound editorial and mastering
globally.
Headed by AMP president and partner/
CD Lyle Greenfield, partner/composer
Brian Jones and EP Brad Stratton, Bang’s
NYC studios are located in the vibrant
Flatiron District just steps from Fifth Ave. in
a 150 year-old landmarked building which
houses three state-of-the-art recording
studios, including a Surround mix and
mastering suite.
Studio 8 Sound has an auspicious history
and reputation in the world of music,
sound and audio post-production. Their
credits include: “Collateral,” “Elf,” “XXX,”
“Spiderman III,” FOX’s “24,” and numerous
commercials. Bang’s credits span projects
for Victoria’s Secret to Mercedes Benz,
Heineken to Mountain Dew, Panasonic, McDonalds, Dairy Queen;
promos for MTV, VH1, ESPN, Comedy Central and TV work for
BRAVO’s “Shear Genius,” MTV’s “Real World” and NBC’s “Scrubs.”
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