Hip Müzik Contracted as Music Supervisor For New Video Series

Sept. 30, 2009 - PRLog -- Confirming rumors in World Music circles, Hip Müzik announced today that the company has in fact been officially named the Music Supervisor for an upcoming video project focusing on oriental dance.

Maria Natera, Hip Müzik’s A&R Manager said, “The Hip Müzik team is proud to be working with Why Knot Productions and Asia Minor Productions on their upcoming production.  The quality of the video series will be an asset not only to the world of belly dance, but will be a spotlight for talented musicians in this genre.

“We (Hip Müzik) have been put in a unique position.  It’s not common to contract a company to undertake such an important role for the music and film industry, but we have an asset that no one else does: strong connections with diverse backgrounds that produce excellent oriental dance music.  Not only are we up to the challenge, but we are ready to be a part of a new, cutting edge video release.”

Traditionally, the role of music supervisor falls on one or two people in a production.  It is their responsibility to locate, negotiate and secure the master use and sync licenses of existing music recordings.  So why Hip Müzik?  Producer Kevin Sullivan of Asia Minor Productions in Istanbul, Turkey explains:

“The music associated with oriental dance is a very specific niche, and one that is not widely understood by many in the film industry.  This genre represents so many different cultures’ music and that makes the task very difficult for one or two people.  We needed a group that understood this and who was directly connected with the artists.  Hip Müzik is that group.  They have artists from around the world… some big names, some regional talent.  For a producer, it’s simple one-stop-shopping.”

The video series, which will be shot in both Turkey and the USA, will feature dancers from many countries and will highlight performances as well as teach the art of oriental dance to the viewers.  Shooting will begin in the first quarter of 2010.
In order to better reach out to musicians of oriental music, Hip Müzik recently developed a new company website where artists can submit information to the company to be considered for the project at www.hipmuzik.com.

“We have created a site where artists can fill out basic information for the A&R team to review.  While we are working with many artists now, this is a huge project and we need more,” Natera said.  “We know that this new site will aide in the search for the right musical talent to produce the best sounds for the video series.”

For more information about Hip Müzik, contact info@hipmüzik.com or go to www.hipmüzik.com.

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