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SOUND LIBRARIES www.postmagazine.com 35 POST SEPTEMBER 2018 PRO SOUND EFFECTS ANNOUNCES SOUND LIBRARY SOLUTIONS FOR JAPAN BROOKLYN, NY — Pro Sound Effects (www.prosoundeffects.com) has an- nounced that, due to increasing demand from customers, its general sound effects libraries are now available in Japanese. "Having access to a wide variety of high-quality and well-organized sound effects is essential for any studio or company creating professional media, and any sound library is only useful if you can find the sounds you need quickly," says Jeremy Siegel, licensing manager at Pro Sound Effects. "With our metic- ulously-detailed, rich, embedded metadata now being available in Japanese, companies and individuals in Japan now have access to the same essential audio resources relied upon by PSE clients around the rest of the World." The company's global customer base includes Nintendo, Turner and Electronic Arts, who create sound for film, TV, video games and more. FIRSTCOM WELCOMES NEW LABELS AND A FRESH APPROACH CARROLLTON, TX — FirstCom Music (firstcom.com) has added four new boutique labels to its growing roster — Aurora, Freshworx, Nova and True Stories — with a fifth launch this month of a new label, UK- based Pedigree Cuts, featuring 100-plus albums. Pedigree Cuts was created by Elliot Ireland and Alex Rizzo, with the idea of breaking down the walls between commercial and production music so that content producers and editors could easily find relevant, authentic music created by world-renowned commercial artists. According to FirstCom, the artists on Pedigree are what make the label's name so ap- propriate; their releases are no mere approximations, they are the "real deal." "We don't commission albums to be done 'in the style of'," confirms Rizzo. "We simply release the works of artists who do that style." That means albums featuring the work of commercial artists such as Goldie, Finley Quaye, Afrika Baby Bam (The Jungle Brothers), Ulrich Schnauss, Mark Peters and The Brand New Heavies. The label selection isn't the only thing evolving at FirstCom Music. In October, the company will launch an all-new firstcom.com with a more powerful search engine, simplified digital-friendly licensing structure and a fresh, contemporary brand update. "This is an exciting time for FirstCom Music," says Cristy Hyatt Coffey, director of marketing, FirstCom Music. "We are beginning a new journey with our cli- ents by building on the solid foundation that we have established over the last 38 years. Our entire team is committed to bringing new technology, and a relent- lessly helpful approach to customer service." FirstCom Music is expanding under the new leadership of Billy Stover, who recently joined the team as the new VP of sales and marketing. With a background in customer service, sales and technol- ogy, he plans to lead the tenured team by embracing a forward-thinking philosophy on sales and creativity. "From day one, it was clear the FirstCom Music team is extremely passionate about creat- ing quality music and about its clients," says Stover. "I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead and to grow with this extraordinary group of people. There are amazing times ahead and I want us to be successful. I also want us to have fun along the way. While things are evolving at FirstCom, the constant is the focus on our clients and our drive to bring them the music solu- tions they need. At the end of day, it's all about helping our clients reach their creative goals." INDUSTRY PRO MANNINO TO REP TEMP LOVE'S CATALOG SAN RAFAEL, CA — Audio storyteller Temp Love (http:// templove.com), currently celebrating its five-year anni- versary, has signed longtime music industry pro Marc Mannino to serve as representative of the company's mu- sic catalog. The announcement was made by Temp Love co-owners John McDermott and Christian Hanlon. A young and up-and-coming music company built from years of experience, the Temp Love team, comprised of 20 audio professionals nationwide — including composers, mixers, music supervisors and music legal specialists — brings a holistic audio approach to every one of its clients' productions. Temp Love's new headquarters is within the historic 32Ten Studios site in Marin, CA. "We are pretty damn happy and stoked to have Marc Mannino now representing our catalog," says Hanlon. "He's the type of guy that understands the value of music across all media, and has a laser focus on forging innovative and lasting relationships between multiple content creators." Hailing from New York City, Mannino has an exten- sive background representing some of the largest music publishers in the world. Before his association with Temp Love, Mannino had most recently been the East Coast director of music licensing for Elias Arts. There, he devel- oped strategic relationships with Netflix, Showtime, Grey Advertising, Ogilvy and McCann, among others. Prior to his role with Elias Arts, Mannino had earlier been the director of music synchronization for Imagem Publishing USA, also based in New York. There, he drove significant revenue growth across three wildly diverse catalogs: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Boosey & Hawkes, and Imagem Music Pop, including the acquisition of the Elvis Presley catalog.