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Lift – Fellowship Kids

Mtclearpro — Thu, 12 May 2016 17:09:48 +0000

If you like “Hillsongs Young and Free” you will love this dance/pop project from Fellowship Kids.

It was a blast to program these tracks!

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Woodlawn

Mtclearpro — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:26:33 +0000

We are thrilled to be apart of the music production team working on the new movie Woodlawn.

Watch the trailer below. Music composed by Paul Mills

also Roll Tide!!

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Tina Campbell – It’s Personal

Mtclearpro — Sat, 23 May 2015 21:11:55 +0000

Mountclear Productions is excited to be apart of Tina Campbell’s (from the Grammy winning group Mary Mary) first solo project “It’s Personal”

Working with Jason White our team produced the track “Only Jesus Did it” and was also apart of the song “I’ll Wait”

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Bolder Sounds Spotlight

Mtclearpro — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:33:54 +0000

Our friend Dennis Burns over at Boulder Sounds was kind enough to feature us in his Newsletter Spotlight the month.
If you are into samples and soft synths, you really need to check out the products that Dennis has made. They are sonically great and easy to use. I personally own the handbells, the banjo, the mandolin, and the dulcimer plugins. In the musical “Josiah for President” there was a section where they needed to feature the dulcimer. I used the Bolder Sounds dulcimer pluig-in with stunning results. Here is more information about Bolder Sounds from their website www.boldersounds.com

“Bolder Sounds roots date back to 1992 when Dennis Burns began making sample libraries for the Akai S1000 sampler. The original libraries were sold in floppy format (back when CD burners cost more than your average used car) and later became available for “DAT RAM” – a proprietary DAT tape format for hard drives connected to Akai samplers. Today, Bolder Sounds has a very loyal customer base and unusual catalogue that one customer described as “in the vein of such intrinsically musical yet somewhat unusual choices that you have shown to be your ‘hallmark’.
Meet Dennis Burns, the man behind Bolder Sounds. After graduating high school in New Jersey where he grew up, Dennis relocated to Colorado with his family. When they got homesick and moved back east again, Dennis stayed in Colorado and has resided in Boulder ever since.
Dennis attended the University of Colorado, where he would later go on to receive a BM degree in Classical Guitar Performance. While teaching private guitar lessons at a local music store, Dennis stumbled into a Casio CZ 101 synthesizer – his world has never been the same since! For the past 25 years Dennis has played and taught guitar in Boulder as well as running Bolder Sounds since 1992. In 2005 Dennis released a solo guitar CD entitled A Rose On The Lake which is distributed on the Avant Acoustic recording label.
Bolder Sounds employs the talents of the musicians, web designers, recording engineers, producers and sound designers in the Denver metro area as well as in Europe and Asia. Bolder Sounds libraries can be heard the world over, from small home project studios to the silver screen in Hollywood.”

Here is what Dennis’ wrote in his Spotlight

Kris has been a full time programmer-producer in Nashville going on 13 years now. He has worked on thousands of songs with the different companies – Lifeway, Hal Leonard, Sweetwater Studios, Brentwood Benson as well as artists Rascal Flatts (Rewind), Jason Crabb, and the Gaither Vocal Band. His sacred compositions are published by Hal Leonard, and Chorister’s Guild.

Kris recently joined Grammy winning producer Phil Naish to form MusicPro Consulting (www.musicproconsulting.com). They guide artists and musicians trying to break into this crazy business. They also will partner up to produce various projects. Kris has additionally started a Music Education resource company with his wife at www.boompak.com.

I first discovered Bolder Sounds when I was desperately needing authentic Hand Bells sounds for a publication project. I was very impressed with the quality and the thoughtfulness in which the hand bells had been sampled. I have since purchased the Bluegrass Banjo and the Pure Mandolin libraries. I have already gotten great mileage out of both selections. Their versatility and ease of use are GREAT, and stand alone in the sample world. I was working on an artist project last week and the song needed mandolin. I used the sample and got the always great, “ Who played mandolin on this?”. Both products have been made so that a natural realistic performance is not only possible but easy.

Visit Kris Crunk at www.mountclearproduction.com

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Rascal Flatt’s Rewind

Mtclearpro — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:57:20 +0000

We were thrilled to be apart of the synth and orchestra programming on the newest CD for the Grammy winning group – Rascal Flatts

Take a listen a few of the songs we worked on:

Buy it today here:

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Mountclear Productions to Team Back Up with Blue Gate Theatre

Mtclearpro — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:27:48 +0000

Josiah for President – The Musical!

Mountclear Productions is thrilled to team back up with Dan Posthuma and Russell Mauldin in the creation of Josiah for President “The Musical”!

Synopsis:

“When former Congressman Mark Stedman throws in the towel on his presidential campaign, his only choice is to return to his home state and decide how to spend the rest of his life … until he meets Josiah Stoltzfus, an Amish farmer from Pennsylvania. Stedman learns more from Josiah in a few hours than in his many years in office. He comes to the conclusion that someone like Josiah should be running the country. Not a career politician, but someone with a little old-fashioned common sense, someone who’s not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and getting his hands dirty. Someone like Josiah Stoltzfus. Using his old campaign headquarters for a base, Mark Stedman determines to introduce a new candidate to America. Without Josiah’s consent or knowledge, he becomes a write-in candidate for the Presidency. Mark pledges to do everything in his power to make sure Josiah gets elected. But can a plain man of faith turn the tide of politics and become the leader of America, and what will he have to risk to do it?”

This musical is based on Martha Bolton’s best selling Book.

About the Author:

Martha Bolton was the genius behind the two previous adaptations for the Blue Gate Stage The Confession and Half-Stitched and has written comedy for such performers as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Ann Jillian, Jeff Allen, Mark Lowry, Fritz Coleman, and more. A speaker and author of over 50 books, Martha is also the Cafeteria Lady for Brio magazine. (If you’re looking for The Cafeteria Lady’s newest recipe book, you’ll find it listed under Notable Toxic Waste Dumps of the South.) Martha has also written for both Bob Hope’s and Wayne Newton’s USO shows. Martha began her comedy writing career as a church secretary. “I saw a lot of comedy in the church,” Martha says with a laugh. “I used to perform a Friar’s Club-type roast on the pastor, deacon, or any other church staff member who was celebrating a special occasion. I had to change churches a lot.” And thus began Martha’s writing career. She’s been going strong ever since. For more information, visit www.marthabolton.com/.

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Boompak Gets Distribution with Pine Lake Music

Mtclearpro — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:16:31 +0000

Pine Lake’s announcement:

Introducing Boompak! Music Resources for Boomwhackers

Pine Lake Music is proud to announce a partnership with BoomPak, an amazing new music resource for teachers who use Boomwhackers. Music teachers in schools and churches around the world are discovering that, through Boomwhackers and BoomPak, teaching music to children has never been easier…or more fun!

While each product is designed to work seamlessly with Boomwhackers, they can also be used for chorus, Orff instruments and recorders. Whether you’re using the Science of Sound PowerPoint presentation, the best-selling Simple Series, or any of thelesson extension paks, these products are ideal for music teachers, daycare teachers, Sunday school teachers, and even those who homeschool their children. They also have a great selection of Bulletin Board resources, Holiday songs, and a new Simple Orff Series that make learning music fun. Boompak’s music is delivered in PDF format, so you only print what you need, and you never lose your books! And Boompak’s products are so versatile, they’ll be a valuable resource to you even if you don’t own Boomwhackers.

To see all Boompak products, click here.

To see Boomwhackers, click here.

Testimonials:

“Awesome! My students loved the songs. They were perfect to sing and play. GREAT RESOURCE!”

“I love how nice these look, and my kiddos love practicing reading music using these songs!”

“Makes a non-music person feel confident!”

“Excellent!”

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Pop Production – REVIEW

Mtclearpro — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 19:37:44 +0000

We were thrilled when we found this great review of “Pop Production” from Kern Ramsdell over at Home Recording Weekly.

Here is Kern’s final thought on the product:

So, to wrap up what I think about “Pop Production“, with Kris Crunk, via The Mix Coach, Kevin Ward. Well if you are into production like I am, then this is an amazing video series. I love training videos anyway, and this one is unlike any that I have ever watched. Kris Crunk shows us what lies behind the “magic curtain of todays song production”. So many of us long to break into the business of song writing and song production and “Pop Production” shows us how to actually get our chops in order. I loved the video series, and highly recommend it to all of you! “Pop Production” showed me that I can do this, and it also gave me a lot of cool tips and insights that I was not expecting. Thanks for checking out my review!

This video teaching product was created by Kris Crunk and Kevin Ward and can be purchased at MixCoach.com

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Boomwhackers® Sheet Music and More!!! Boompak is here!!!

Mtclearpro — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 06:18:09 +0000

Pretty excited about this one!!!

www.boompak.com is up and running!

My wife is a Elementary School teacher and I have been wanting to make resources for her and all the music teachers out there. One of the instruments that she uses frequently are called “Boomwhackers®”! Basically, they are pitched colored tubes that make a sound when you hit them on the ground or with each other. It is a great way to teach children how to read music and learn rhythm too. So with her input, we are producing Boomwhackers® Sheet Music (Boompaks) that will have great accompaniment tracks. We want it to be fun, upbeat,and challenging all at the same time. I want to share a few excerpts, written by my wife, from the new site:

If you are here, I’m guessing you are a music educator like myself. Like you, I’m constantly scouring the internet to find my “next” lesson, or chorus piece. How cool is it when you stumble upon something new (like Boomwhackers® sheet music . . hint, hint ) and exciting that reminds you of why you got into music education in the first place. I love those moments. So much so that I (along with my husband) have set out to hopefully create a few of those awesome musical moments for you!

As an Orff certified teacher I love incorporating percussion instruments into my lessons and performances. In my experience, using percussion keeps the students engaged and gives them a hands-on connection to what I’m teaching. Speaking of hands on. . . lets talk Boomwhackers®.

Why Boomhwhackers®?

I’ve personally had success using Boomwhackers® with my students. I appreciate the affordability, portability and the instant success a student has playing them. That is why I’ve chosen to put my energy into making fun, energetic and action packed arrangements for Boomwhackers®.

Let me introduce you to “Boompak”!

With Boomwhackers® as the centerpiece, our team has worked hard to produce practical playable arrangements with great high quality accompaniment tracks that you and your students will love.

What’s included in Boompak?

Most Boompaks consist of a downloadable zip file containing a mp3 stereo accompaniment track, a mp3 listening demo, a teacher’s score and a student score. The student score can be copied as many times as you need! (hooray!) All scores are in PDF format so they can be printed out or displayed on a [highlight]promethium board.

Our Simple Series is an inexpensive Boomwhackers® sheet music bundle (or pak) of 10 traditional songs. These simple arrangements are perfect for young students. Each song has the lyrics and chords in addition to the color coded “big note” notation. (This product does not have an accompaniment track)

Our Percussion Series combines Boomwhackers® and what I call “classroom percussion”. ( percussion instruments that you will actually have access to) These arrangements are for your older students to use in different performances throughout the year. The pieces in this series are intended to be performed without a track so that you can tailor the tempos to your student’s ability (and in case someone gets out of sync you won’t have to deal with a rogue track that continues on . . . we like to avoid train wrecks around here;)

Music Educator’s out there! Get your FREE Boomwhacker® Resource “pak” by clicking on the picture below.

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MusicPro Consulting | Nashville Music Consulting

Mtclearpro — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:10:45 +0000

Kris Crunk and Phil Naish are teaming up to form a new Nashville Music Consulting Company.

Here are a few excerpts from the new site: Musicpro consulting is the teaming of Phil Naish and Kris Crunk. As a part of Grammy winning, Dove winning and platinum selling albums, we can apply our expertise to your project. This is an opportunity to go behind the scenes and take advantage of our experiences in the music business. While we are a “Nashville” Music Consulting company, we aren’t limited to our location. With our many global options such as online video conversations, Google hangout classes and training products we provide many tiered options to reach your goals. If you are in the Nashville area and want to have a meeting face to face, we can set that up as well. Make sure to connect with us and make your appointment today. Experience Matters – The Musicpro Consulting team has a proven track record of music production at the highest levels. We know what it takes to make great music and we don’t apologize for setting the standard high. To get that “radio sound”, we work in world class studios with world class musicians. The results speak for themselves. We’d love to join up with you and your music and make something special.

One Hour of Music Consultation with Our Experienced Production Team . . .

can help you keep your music making on the cutting edge for many years to come. Music Production can be very complex and time consuming. The majority of the foundational and ongoing elements needed in an music career or production are really things that should be handled by professionals. In these situations you end up saving time and money when something is done correctly the first time. That said, whenever possible, we like to encourage our clients to learn, know and try as much of what we do as possible.

Do You Need a Push in the Right Direction?

Perhaps you’ve got your music production skills fairly honed in or your music career has taken off, but you’re interested in fine tuning things even more. Or, perhaps you are a producer interested in taking your music production to the next level. No matter what your needs may be it always helps to consult with the experts who are consistently immersed in the industry.

How Can Musicpro Consulting Provide Useful Consulting For You?

Not only do we have years of experience under our belts, but we just simply love talking about our industry and everything relevant to it. With the rate at which the music industry changes it is always helpful to take advantage of any resources that can keep you and your music on the cutting edge. Let us save you the time it will take to learn what we already know by providing you with in-depth music consulting services to point you in the right direction. We have many options available for you to connect with us via phone, video chat, or face to face. Contact Musicpro Consulting HERE Visit the Musicpro Website : www.musicproconsulting.com

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