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Sales Director and Film Composer couple write Coronavirus song anthem during lockdown.
(Manchester, United Kingdom)
22nd April 2020
Joanne Staples, Sales Director and mother of two has written and produced an uplifting, emotional and empowering song alongside her Film Composer partner, Jon Brooks, during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Together for 18 months, being on lockdown was the first opportunity they had experienced to be creative together due to busy schedules. Initially, the track started as a fun project to ward off watching TV but the concept quickly evolved into much more… a musical message of hope and reassurance for everyone during this difficult time. When they posted it on YouTube and Facebook, their aim was to inspire friends and family; but it is now growing in popularity, and gaining radio play in the USA for audiences around the world.
For further information, please contact:Jon Brooks
Joanne Staples Bio:
Joanne Staples is a Sales Director and mother of two. The only singing she had done previously was at university and a little local theatre… Oh, and singing in the car to get her young children to sleep!
Jon Brooks Bio:
Jon Brooks is a music composer and specialises in music production for film, television, artists and advertising. His credits include: Walt Disney, Adobe, Coca Cola, Toyota, Cadbury… and now, Joanne Staples!
Song Title: Ghostly War
Purpose: To uplift, inspire and empower during the Covid-19 Coronavirus lockdown.
Game show electro pop background music bed. Intended use includes background music for game shows, radio and TV quiz sequences. A loopable electro instrumental music bed also appropriate for transitions, corporate videos and changes of scenery. The music is easy to loop should you require a longer duration.
'Game Show Electro Pop Music Bed'
Music by Jon Brooks.
Contact Jon to license music for your productions.
Also available for streaming and download on all other major platforms.
Cinematic, dark and suspenseful orchestral instrumental music soundtrack. Chilling, ominous and sinister thriller/horror film music full of tension and foreboding evil. However, in contrast, it does also feature some beautiful thematic music. Creepy, tense and haunting music with a sense of hideous insanity, urgency, desperation and exhausted melancholy.
Music composed and produced by Jon Brooks. A Japanese artist visits the Scottish Highlands to paint, but he becomes the target of a sadistic and psychopathic killer. Alone, suffering from exposure and hunted, he must find a way to survive.
- Percussion : Cymbals, Timpani, Celesta, Snare Drums, Japanese Taiko Drums, Bodhran, Metal Pipes, Crotales, Tubular Bells, Xylophone, Gong, Tam Tam, Sonic Boom, Congas, Kick Drum, Bells, Usurp, Anvil, Tambourine.
- Piano
- Prepared Piano
- Harp
- Synthesizers
- Drones
- OUD
- Male Chorus
- Female Chorus
- Bowed Acoustic Guitar
PRODUCTION TEAM :
Director : Mark Stirton
Music by : Jon Brooks
Writer : Mark Stirton
Production Company : Hats on Sticks Pictures
Producer : Michael Grant Clark
Executive Producer : Sylvia Hardie
Executive Producer : Forbes Hardie
Executive Producer : Junichi Kajioka
Executive Producer : Zani Mikyta
CAST :
Junichi Kajioka - The Artist
Steve Campbell - The Gamekeeper
Mike Mitchell - Ghillie
Brian Cox - Opening Narrator
Alec Westwood - Radio Voiceover
Barry Thackrey - Jogger
Michael Grant Clark - Rescue Worker 1
Alistair Ritchie - Male Hiker
Aria Morrison-Blyth - Female Student
Lucy Philip - Female Hiker
Fraser Napier - Male Student
Jane Nyokabi - Nurse
Mark Wyness - Driver
Faustas Talacka - Rescue Worker 2
CREW :
Cinematographer : Michael G. Clark
Film Editing : Mark Stirton
Production Design : Michael Grant Clark
Costume Design : Michael G. Clark
Key Makeup Artist : Michael Grant Clark
Prosthetics Sculptor : Andrew Glazebrook
Second Unit Director/ Assistant Director : Fraser Napier
Special Effects : Michael Grant Clark
Stunts : Mark Wyness
Additional Aerial Cinematography : Innes Gregory
Additional Aerial Cinematography Assistant : Kane Gregory
Camera Steadicam : Faustas Talacka
Aerial Cinematographer : Barry Thackrey
Costume and Wardrobe : Zani Mikyta
Transportation : Mark Maddock
Production Assistant : Zani Mikyta
Production Assistant : Mary Baird Sommerville
GENRE : Horror/Drama
COUNTRY : United Kingdom
Tags: Dramatic Orchestral Music, Orchestra, Film Composer, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Instrumental, Movie Music, Filmscore, John Williams, Soundtrack, Benjamin Wallfisch, John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, Bernard Herrmann, Psycho, Psychopath, Jerry Goldsmith. Movie Music, Film Scoring, Symphonic.
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Jon Brooks was born in South Manchester, UK in 1980. He studied music at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) followed by a Masters degree in Composition for Film and TV at Kingston University (London). Jon previously spent six years working as an in-house composer in Malaysia before returning to the UK. He is a professional composer specialising in music production for film, TV, advertising, sonic branding, animation series and corporate videos. His passion is writing dramatic and emotive scores for film and TV, whether scoring for solo instruments or full orchestra.
Jon is accomplished on piano and french horn and has performed on stage with Richard Clayderman, auditioned for Nigel Martin-Smith, performed at a variety of venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Kuala Lumpur’s Twin Towers and at the Vatican, Rome. He also had the privilege of performing for the Queen in London during her Jubilee Tour.
Writing from his purpose built recording studio based in South Manchester, UK, his clients and credits include: Walt Disney, Coca Cola, Saatchi and Saatchi, Sony Playstation, O&M, Breitling, Jaclyn Victor (Malaysian Idol winner), Cadburys, BBDO, Oxford University Press, Pepsi, X-Box, Leo Burnett, KFC, Malaysia Airlines, Unilever, McCann Erickson, Sony Music, Panasonic, TBWA, Strepsils, Pantene and Toyota.
I've been using Envato's platform for a few years now and it's great! I've bought and I've sold (mainly on AudioJungle) - it's changed my life for the better; thanks to Envato. The quality is getting better all the time because the artists, creators, authors and contributors are becoming more competitive.
Compiled below are a few referral links to Envato's numerous sites. Click on the images to take you to the sites. Here you can license and download royalty free music and audio on AudioJungle, video and video effects on VideoHive, 3D print files, CG textures on 3DOcean, Stock Flash Templates, Web Templates and Banner Rotators on ActiveDen. You can also buy plugins, code and script for PHP, Wordpress, Bootstrap, Javascript and HTML5 on CodeCanyon.
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Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann (of 'When in Rome' fame) had a No. 1 hit single in the USA called 'The Promise'. It was released in 1988. In 2004, 'The Promise' was used as the end title theme for the successful movie, 'Napoleon Dynamite'.
Jon specialise's in music production for film, TV, artists, corporate branding, animation series and advertising. Some of his clients/credits include: Disney, Coca Cola, Sony, Pepsi, X-Box, KFC, Panasonic, Strepsils and Toyota... His recording studio is based in Stockport, UK.
ABOUT BEN: Ben hit the small screen in 2003 on Channel 4 soap "Hollyoaks" and became a household name. However, his love of writing and performing music led to him amicably leaving the show to pursue a career he had always dreamed of… Having been in various bands since the age of 13, Ben has toured the entire UK on numerous occasions including a number of headline tours and support slots for Twin Atlantic, Wheatus, Zebra Head and The Foundations to name a few... Ben took time out to focus on his family and has now returned to the music scene solo with a blend of mature pop fused with his rock tones, perfected through years of punk... The results are breathtaking!
ABOUT JON: Jon is a professional music producer based in Stockport, South Manchester. He specialises in music production for film, TV, corporate branding, animation series and advertising but also works with artists. Some of his clients and credits include: Walt Disney, Coca Cola, Saatchi and Saatchi, Sony Playstation, Jaclyn Victor (Malaysian Idol winner), BBDO, Oxford University Press, Pepsi, X-Box, Leo Burnett, KFC, Malaysia Airlines, McCann Erickson, Sony Music, Panasonic, Strepsils and Toyota… He's been working professionally (locally and internationally) in audio/music production since 2002 and runs a recording studio based in Cheadle Heath, Stockport. He is able to record and produce in-house; calling in live musicians, vocalists, voice talent and other creative professionals when required. (Please see his website for studio details and demos). http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
Take That is an English pop group, formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Take That were formed in 1990 by their manager Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester.
Take That Love Rat: Howard Donald's secret lover speaks out about their 10-year affair after gagging order is lifted. He tried to gag her over spilling details about their secret ten-year affair. But today, Take That's Howard Donald's secret lover Adakini Ntuli has opened up about their illicit relationship after a 'super-injunction' he was granted against her was lifted. And it was also revealed that Donald, 42, cheated on both mothers of his two children with Ntuli after they met in 2000.
In April, Donald obtained a gagging order preventing details of his relationship with the soul singer being made public.
But last month it was lifted by the Court of Appeal and although intimate details must remain private, the fact the affair took place can be reported. Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Mirror, Ntuli, who sings in a pub band, said she didn't want to betray Donald but then she found out he had another mistress. And she added that she believes his court action was to stop any more women coming forward. She said: 'His court action has exposed his infidelity rather than keep it secret. I would never have shared our secrets. He knows I'd never have betrayed him.' Ntuli said she met Donald in July 2000 at the nightclub in Manchester where he was DJ-ing, while he was living with Victoria Piddington, the mother of his daughter Grace, now 10.
Single mother Ntuli, who came to Britain from Zimbabwe with her mother and step-dad when she was eight, said: 'I was single and craved some excitement. 'I was singing in a soul band and writing songs. I wasn’t a star-struck young girl. I didn’t even know who he was at first but I found myself chatting to him after his set.' And she said although their relationship started off as an affair, she fell in love with him even though she knew he was in a relationship.
But she added that she didn't feel like his mistress and they regularly went out in public together and with his friends.
She said: 'Anyone who noticed us would have assumed we were an item, not an attached guy out with his mistress, 'We would be in hotel lobbies together. He never tried to hide me or smuggle me in. I felt like an actual girlfriend.'
But in July 2003, they stopped meeting up after Donald split from Piddington and began seeing former model Marie Christine Musswessels, who is the mother of his youngest daughter Lola, now five. Ntuli said she felt hurt and tried to move on but the affair was rekindled soon after before stopping again in November 2005 and starting again in 2008, but then again ended again after a few months. Ntuli said they briefly saw each other last year but then it emerged in March this year that he had been cheating on Marie with another mistress - and it was the last straw for Ntuli.
She said: 'I snapped. I was so angry. I thought I was the only one he was having an affair with. It felt I had been led on and manipulated. I was devastated.'
She then sent Donald an angry text that read, 'Why should I continue 2 suffer financially 4 the sake of loyalty when selling my story will sort my life out?', but admitted that she was in a bad place when she sent it and was terrified when Donald's lawyers contacted her about him seeking an injunction against her. She said: ' I couldn't' tell a soul what was happening, not even my mum. It made me ill and I was admitted to hospital with depression, anxiety and neuralgia. 'I now want to tell the whole story. I think it is wrong that celebrities are able to use the law to cover up their actions. 'I loved Howard once but he let me down so badly.'
I wrote the music for this Kentucky Fried Chicken "Astro Boy" TV Commercial in 2005. Music composed and produced by Jon Brooks. Advertising agency: BBDO Malaysia.
Title: "Astro Boy".
Product: Kentucky Fried Chicken
Music Composer: Jon Brooks
Audio Mix: WASP Studios
"In the absence of great work, nothing else matters"
At BBDO and Proximity they live by the mantra 'The Work, The Work, The Work'. And their aim is to create the world's most compelling content for their clients.
Little wonder that they've won a multitude of business effectiveness awards; from Effie to AME to James E Burke. Their creativity has an enviable reputation too, having been ranked No. 1 in Malaysia, No. 1 in Asia, and No. 8 Worldwide with various Cannes, One Show, D & AD, Spikes, AdFest, NY Festival and Kancil awards.
Their mission is to create solutions to client problems. Traditional. Non-traditional. Out of this world. Everything goes.
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A can of Coke (12 fl ounces/355 ml) has 39 grams of carbohydrates (all from sugar, approximately 10 teaspoons), 50 mg of sodium, 0 grams fat, 0 grams potassium, and 140 calories.
The exact formula of Coca Cola's natural flavorings (but not its other ingredients, which are listed on the side of the bottle or can) is a trade secret. The original copy of the formula was held in SunTrust Bank's main vault in Atlanta for 86 years. Its predecessor, the Trust Company, was the underwriter for the Coca-Cola Company's initial public offering in 1919. On December 8, 2011, the original secret formula was moved from the vault at SunTrust Banks to a new vault containing the formula which will be on display for visitors to its World of Coca Cola museum in downtown Atlanta.
A popular myth states that only two executives have access to the formula, with each executive having only half the formula. The truth is that while Coca Cola does have a rule restricting access to only two executives, each knows the entire formula and others, in addition to the prescribed duo, have known the formulation process. On February 11, 2011, Ira Glass revealed on his PRI radio show, This American Life, that the secret formula to Coca-Cola had been uncovered in a 1979 newspaper. The formula found basically matched the formula found in Pemberton's diary.
Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history, as well as the best-known product in the world.
Created in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca-Cola was first offered as a fountain beverage by mixing Coca-Cola syrup with carbonated water. Coca-Cola was introduced in 1886, patented in 1887, registered as a trademark in 1893 and by 1895 it was being sold in every state and territory in the United States. In 1899, The Coca-Cola Company began franchised bottling operations in the United States.
Coca Cola might owe its origins to the United States, but its popularity has made it truly universal. Today, you can find Coca-Cola in virtually every part of the world. Global Brands Include: Coca Cola, Coca-Cola Light, Coca Cola Zero, Diet Coke, Fanta, Minute Maid, POWERADE, Sprite, and vitaminwater.
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Mayonnaise Unilever Advert - Lady's Choice TV Commercial. Jon Brooks is a British Music Producer specialising in Music Production for Film, Television, Artists and Advertising. He has written music for hundreds of TV/Cinema commercials. His recording studio is based in South Manchester, UK. For more information, please check out his website: http://www.jonbrooks.co.uk
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Lady’s Choice has been a trusted brand for many years, providing quality products at great value. Their range of jams, spreads and dressings are all aimed to create feelings of well being while adding a little more flavour to your life. Malaysians love their food and so do they! It’s with this understanding that they aim to bring great tasting food to life for everyone‘s enjoyment.
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Unilever (Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd
Level 33-35
Menara TM
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59200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 1 800 88 1315