Hi all, we are very happy to announce the release of three new Jazz albums today: Fresh Jazz, Vol. 5: 12 tracks of upbeat, feelgood jazz. Easy Jazz, Vol. 1: 11 tracks of laid back, breezy, pleasant jazz. Latin Jazz Vol. 1: 11 jazz tracks with a Miami / Cuban / Latin influence. It’s worth […]
Author: Bjorn Lynne
Bjørn Lynne is a Norwegian sound engineer and music composer, now living and working in Stavern, Norway. He was also known as a tracker music composer under the name "Dr. Awesome" in the demoscene in the 1980s and 1990s when he released tunes in MOD format and made music for Amiga games.
10 Music Documentaries to Binge-Watch on a Free Weekend
Many films have been made about music and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of those who produce it. Here we list, in no particular order, some of the best and most successful music documentaries to hit the screen, both big and small, over the last five decades. So pick a weekend, get some snacks and […]
“Super Condensed” track list now available
Hi all, today we are launching a new feature / improvement to our stock music website www.Shockwave-Sound.com: The Super condensed view. On any track listing (search result, genre browse, mood browse, etc.) you can now choose between the: Standard – shows a Play button for all versions of tracks, with prices, plus description. Condensed – shows only the main […]
A couple of small improvements at Shockwave-Sound.com today
Hi all, today we have launched a couple of small upgrades / improvements to our music browsing process: In the list of music tracks, the “PLAY” button now changes to a “PAUSE” button for the currently playing track, so you can easily see which track is playing, and click the “pause” button to pause/stop the […]
Happy Birthday Song now available royalty-free
The Happy Birthday Song (Happy Birthday To You) is one of the most famous and most used, most sung compositions in contemporary history. Despite this, you haven’t been able to find this song / melody as a royalty-free music download anywhere, until now. Why? Because the melody itself has been in copyright. Or at least, […]
Dan Morrissey – special Artist feature
If you’re a regular user of Shockwave-Sound.com you’ve probably seen the name Dan Morrissey (full name Daniel Peter Morrissey) mentioned as the artist and songwriter for many of our tracks. In fact, with 742 tracks in our database at the time of writing, Dan is the most prolific contributor to our stock music catalog and his music […]
Classical Piano Favorites Vol. 2 – and why it’s so great!
Classical Piano Favorites Vol. 2 (2016) Dear customers, visitors, passers-by and everyone who might stumble across our site today.. Today at Shockwave-Sound.com we released our new album Classical Piano Favorites, Vol. 2. I just wanted to take a moment to write a few words about this album because I feel that this […]
Where can I find royalty-free rap music with vocals / lyrics?
We received this question through our support contact form yesterday. A customer was looking for stock music / production music library of vocal rap music. Whilst we do have some music in this category for royalty-free licensing and immediate download, it may not be obvious exactly where to find it, as in our “Urban Styles: […]
From the Mind to the Page: A Composer’s Tips for Optimizing your Creative Process: Part 2
By Lukas StanleyIf you haven’t already read Part One of this article, I would recommend reading that first. It can be found here: http://blog.shockwave-sound.com/2015/07/from-mind-to-page-composers-tips-for.html In Part One, I discussed how to make the most of your creativity by effectively setting a writing schedule that coincides with your creative peaks during the day, having a plan […]
Mechanical Rights administration and stock music / production music
As I’m writing this article, my target audience is composers / musicians who would like to get into the business of writing music for stock music / production music, and who does not yet fully understand the way in which the administration of your Mechanical Rights through an organization such as GEMA, MCPS, STEMRA etc. […]
