What's happening at rippleFX:
03/02/2010 Congratulations to Indianapolis ad agency
St. Claire Group for their 2010 Gold Addy award for the TV spot "We Thought About You" for
St. Vincent Health System.The hauntingly simple score was written by rippleFX: composer
Chris Lieber. The silver-throated
Jack O'Hara wrote the copy and gave voice to it under
Curt Chuvales' creative direction. Cinematography and editorial was handled by
Caviar. Take a look at the campaign
here.
Thomas Productions and
Scofield Editorial helped St. Claire Group create "This Place" for
Peyton Manning Childrens Hospital at St. Vincent, which was awarded a Silver Addy.
08/09/2009 We'd like to congratulate our friend and former ripple FX: staffer
Jennie DeVoe for her recent distribution deal with Sony Records. Hooray!
DeVoe is a long-time Indy favorite due to her soulful voice, honest lyrics and charming stage presence. Her music has reached audiences far & wide whether it's live, on the radio, or on popular television show soundtracks.
She was recently voted by Nuvo's People's Choice Award as Indy's Best Local Musician. To read the full Nuvo article click
here.
07/06/2009 ripple FX: was asked to come up with lyric driven musical content for the new
Subway $3 Flatbread. We said "So... you want a jingle?" Bill really put himself in the place of a flatbread. Asking questions like: "How would a flatbread feel? What does a flatbread do all day?" And came up with tasty meal magic. Click
here to check out the video. (Note the cowbell player in the background)
07/02/2009 Ladymoon is an Indianapolis based jam-band that has been called a "band on its way to becoming one of the most creative and influential groups to come out of the Midwest jam-band scene". They have recently received Runner-Up in Relix Magazine's "Jam-Off" and had an editorial piece in the November edition.
They are working on a new album with the basic tracks cut at Cedar Rock studios. Additional overdubs, vocals and pre-mix is being done by ripple FX's own
Chris Lieber and keyboard recording/production by
Bill Mallers. To listen to Ladymoon go to their
myspace page or
sonicbids.
07/01/2009 MTV began airing a show called
"16 & Pregnant". With all the glamorized hullabaloo surrounding teen pregnancy from movies like "Juno" and the hit show "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," MTV decided to show viewers the real struggles a teenage mom goes through. Episode 3 features a teen couple from Indiana,
Amber &
Gary. MTV turned to ripple FX: engineer (&
Pitbulls on Crack bassist)
Jason Rowland to record narrative voice-over for the teen mom and dad. Whether you think it helps or hurts teen pregnancy awareness & prevention, at least MTV is putting it out there and making it an unavoidable topic of discussion. "16 & Pregnant" airs on MTV on Thursdays at 10:00pm.
09/22/2008 The never-ending
David Officer a.k.a.
Mr. O project got an infusion of funk with some sizzlin' hot sax licks by the incredible
Gregg Bacon. This powerhouse
player is one of Indy's busiest musicians and we were jazzed to have him contribute to this labor of love. This Bacon is HOT!