July, 2008 - New Music of the Month -
"Spies!" - Orchestral - a jazzy cinematic orchestra piece in the style of 1960's spy films. Click HERE to listen!
July, 2008 - Electronic Philharmonic has recently contracted with American Music Company of New York for a fourth CD of music for the company's production music library. The CD will focus on orchestral fanfares. Work is beginning immediately. Also, Universal Music Group Europe will be including 2 - 4 classical recordings from EP on an new compilation CD to be released later this year.
June 30, 2008 - Electronic Philharmonic has completed a :30 television spot for First Command Financial Planning, Inc of Fort Worth, Texas, and a corporate communications video for IBM.
April, 2008 - Electronic Philharmonic has just finished the third in a series of library CDs for American Music Company in New York. The CD is titled: "Enchanted Wonder" and features themes of magic and sorcery with a very large orchestra.
February 18, 2008 - "In Love with Jazz" a compilation album from Sony/BMG has hit the number 2 spot in Poland. The album features one song by Patrick Smith; "Make Love to Me", featuring Emme St. James on vocals.
February 17, 2008 - Patrick Smith was interviewed by "The Writing Show", a monthly podcast about authors, books, publishing and other articles of interest to wordsmiths of all kinds. Paula Beristein, the show's host, discussed "Guide to Digital Sound Design" with Patrick for about 40 minutes. The podcast can be heard or downloaded at: http://writingshow.com/podcasts/2008/02172008.html.
February 3, 2008 - Patrick Smith, composer, producer, author and president of Electronic Philharmonic, now has a new title to add to his list: grandfather. First grandaughter Milla has born on Feb 3, at about 4:30am (why can't these kids wait until mid-afternoon or something?). Mom and Dad; Heather and Ian Smith, are both doing fine.
January 30, 2008 - QL Music, distributed by Universal, has released
"Living with the Classics",
a four-CD compilation of famous works in classical music. Patrick Smith is featured in the compilation, performing the Beethoven "Moonlight Sonata".
Click HERE to listen.
The collection is initially available in Europe.
January 20, 2008 - Electronic Philharmonic has been contracted to provide a new orchestration
of the Bach "Air on the G-String" as accompaniment for renowned European harmonica artist, Pierre Herbineaux. Pierre's classical approach to the chromatic harmonica has won him accolades in many parts of the world. The recording will be released by Sony/BMG later this year.
November 19, 2007 - Patrick Smith's new book, "Guide to Digital Sound Design" has been released by the Garth Gardner Company. The book is an overview of the arts and sciences of sound design for films, television and other media, with emphasis on the development of new technologies for audio design. It is currently available from a number of outlets, including
Amazon.com.
November 15, 2007 - Sony/BMG in Europe has released the three-CD boxed set, "The Second Smooth Jazz Avenue", containing two new songs by Patrick Smith; "Make Love to Me" featuring Emme St. James, and
"All to Say Goodbye" featuring Barry Gurley and Jan Davis.
September 4, 2007
- Electronic Philharmonic has signed a new contract to provide two new songs for inclusion on a jazz compilation CD set for Sony/BMG. The songs; "Make Love to Me" (featuring Emme St. James, vocalist) and "All to Say Goodbye" (featuring Jan Davis and Barry Gurley, vocalists) will be released on a compilation titled: "Smooth Jazz Avenue, Vol 2" before the end of 2007. Both songs were written by Patrick Smith. Click HERE to listen.
Also, two classical performances from EP; the Beethoven "Moonlight Sonata" and Maurice Ravel's "Pavanne por un Enfant Defunte" are scheduled for release in early 2008, on a CD compilation for Universal. Click HERE to listen.
Both compilations will be initially available in Europe.
May 25, 2007
- Electronic Philharmonic has finished production of music for "Omega 35", a science-fiction film from Dastoli Digital of Orlando, Florida. The film follows the path of two lovers across the universe in a high-energy, FX-intensive story. The movie is scheduled to be screened in multiple festivals worldwide. Click HERE for some scenes from the film.
February 10, 2007
- Electronic Philharmonic has begun production on a third CD of music for American Music Company. The new CD will be a collection of "magic and fantasy"-based themes, using large orchestration and unusual arrangements. The CD should be released late-2007. Other Electronic Philharmonic music can be auditioned at: www.americanmusicco.com.
January 30, 2007
- Electronic Philharmonic has finished work on a radio theme package for IBM. The program is a news discussion format show centered around the business of government. EP worked closely with Blochhouse Media (www.blochhousemedia.com) on the project.
March 16, 2006
- Electronic Philharmonic has just completed a new CD of production music for American Music Company of Oceanside, New York. The CD, titled; "Classical Romance", is a collection of new orchestrations of romantic classical music from Bizet, Verdi, Chopin, Donazetti, and many others. This is our second CD for American Music Company, following "Treasure Hunter", a collection of Hollywood blockbuster adventure themes. The music can be auditioned at: www.americanmusicco.com.
March 2, 2006
- Patrick Smith's new book, "Career Diary of a Composer" has been released by the Garth Gardner Company, a publisher of books and multimedia centered on careers in the media arts. The book is aimed at young people at the beginning stages of their careers. Mr. Smith is also currently working on a new book, to be released around mid-Spring, that is a guide to the arts and sciences of "Sound Design". The new book is also for the Gardner Company.
December 6, 2005
- Electronic Philharmonic has completed production of an original music score for a promotional video by the National Association of Homebuilders. The video, titled; "Make it Happen", is a 5-minute educational piece designed to inform young people about career opportunities in the homebuilding field.
The video is fast-paced and edgy, with an "MTV"-like look and feel. It will be distributed primarily to educational institutions.
Aug 8, 2005
- Electronic Philharmonic has recently completed a theme package for the University of Maryland School of Journalism. The program will be called "Changing Media", a weekly talk show about modern media as technologies and styles shift with the times.
The music is edgy and hard-hitting, with suggestions of hi-tech throughout. The program is scheduled to begin airing in September.
July 7, 2005
- Electronic Philharmonic is currently in production of a new CD for American Music Co., a New York-based production music library. The CD will contain 12-15 romantic themes taken from classical music and newly arranged and orchestrated.
The CD will feature music from Ravel, Saint-Saens, Puccini, Debussy, and many others.
This is our second CD for American Music Company, following last year's release of "Treasure Hunter", a collection of grand epic/heroic Hollywood-style themes.
March 25, 2005
- Electronic Philharmonic opened its doors on Mar 21, 2005, by launching WWW.ELECTRONIC-PHILHARMONIC.COM. The site offers information about our products and services as well as the entire Electronic Philharmonic Music Library online! Music can now be searched, auditioned and licensed right from your desktop, using the fastest music search engine on the internet.
Over time, our libraries will continue to expand, and we will continue to provide our clients with the highest-quality original music and music-related products possible.
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