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BRAND TUNING provides creative solutions for your event needs: compositions, tracks, albums, performances, music videos, books, plus marketing and merchandising support.
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BRAND TUNING applies seasoned problem-solving skills to foster your business's growth, purchase, or sale.
BRAND TUNING's creative business professionals collaborate to provide pitch perfect solutions:
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Justin Bartoo is a NYC-based music composer, arranger, performer and director. With over 20 years of studio and stage experience, he brings together unique artistic and technical production skills. Justin provides music for rock bands, opera companies, orchestras, and ensembles; plus for TV, film, and theater. His music is also used in video games, podcasts, and audiobooks.
Justin's special gifts include an uncanny ability to pull songs from people's hearts and minds, and he finds pleasure in helping others carry their music ideas from concept to finished work. Justin crafted his composition and film scoring skills as a Master's student at the Berklee and Juilliard Schools.
Music Industry Endorsements:
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“Justin is...one of the best composers...available for questions, and very skilled. His arrangement is incredible!!" - Jonathan Anderson, The Tiny Violinist, Guatemala
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“Justin demonstrated high ethics and musicianship in editing my recording.” - Natalia Lauk, Collaborative Pianist, Idaho State
“He was right on the spot. Perfect analysis of the most complex sound structures. Will hire again. He has a fabulous ear.” - Maha Vaj Ra, VoidOrchestra
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(Read and hear more about Justin's work at Bright Street Creative)
Dean Tsur
Dean Tsur is an award-winning saxophonist, bandleader (Dean Tsur Saxophone Choir), and arranger. A New Yorker for many years, Dean has performed at top jazz clubs with the likes of Grammy winners Wynton Marsalis and Roy Hargrove. He won the North American Saxophone Alliance Jazz Competition, was a semifinalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and won Austria's Carinthian International Jazz Awards. (See more at deantsur.com.) Dean earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Jazz Saxophone from the Juilliard School, which granted Dean multiple scholarships. Dean has toured the US, Europe, Russia, and Israel with his own bands.
His most recent album, Moments of Inspiration, was released November 6, 2020, on the Outside in Music label. To order, please go to deantsur.bandcamp.com
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Music Industry Endorsements:
"Dean Tsur's group sounds GREAT!-excellent. They sound fantastic. Everybody is clean as a whistle." - Charles McPherson, Jazz-legend
Trip Spencer is a NYC-based entrepreneur focused on media, advertising, and the performing arts. He uses lessons learned from 40+ years of NYC-based adtech and media business ownership, plus Vistage management skills, to help entrepreneurs resolve operational issues,and prepare for and evaluate sale and acquisition opportunities (more at LinkedIn). He's also a published author, composer, and member of the Dramatists Guild. Trip's music played in The Color Of Light (April, 2019, Schoolhouse Theater, Croton Falls, NY). He was featured on Philadelphia radio's WWDB-AM's "Interesting People" show that aired in August, 2019 (listen to or download the podcast). He holds a B.A. in American Civilization and History from Williams College.
Business Leadership Endorsements:
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(for Multimedia Skills) Larry Massacesi, Orlando Sentinel
(for Advertising Skills) Carl Dickens, American Income Life (formerly Media Sales & Management, Kantar Media)
Music Industry Endorsements:
"Trip was professional, kind, understanding, and easy to communicate with. Provided tracks, sheet music and lyrics that were clear and easy to use. Great experience working with him!" - Emily Afton, Vocalist
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“Trip is a pleasure to work with. He provided thorough instructions, scores, and lyrics, and was communicative throughout the process. I highly recommend working with him!”– Julia Pernicone, Vocalist
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Carlos Cuevas
Carlos Cuevas’s versatility as pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and producer has won acclaim from NEA Jazz Master Hubert Laws, Bette Midler, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Los Angeles Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, New York’s Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, and many others with whom he's worked. NYC-based, Carlos has performed at many prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center, yet Carlos is equally happy creating in his home studio. His albums “Depiction” and “Uninhibited Realm” have been praised by Downbeat, Keyboard, Modern Drummer, and Músico Pro magazines, The Los Angeles Jazz Scene, and CDBaby.com.
Carlos holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas and a Master of Music from The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, The City University of New York, where he received the prestigious Sir Roland Hanna Memorial Jazz Award. (https://carloscuevas.net)
Ariel Hyatt has been a fierce entrepreneur for more than 20 years and runs Cyber PR, an artist development, social media & content strategy firm based in New York City. Her agency advises on how to create online influence and release impactful projects. She has spoken in 12 countries to over 100,000 creative entrepreneurs and is the author of four bestselling books on social media, marketing, and crowdfunding including Cyber PR for Musicians and Music Success in 9 Weeks. Her newest book Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful and Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign went to #1 on Amazon in the music, investing and entrepreneurship categories.
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Matt Lewis is an award-winning cinematographer and photographer who works primarily in music video production and documentary film. He has been doing business as Sound Flash Films for over 8 years, working with artists, musicians, individuals, and businesses to create video content. With his background primarily in cinematography and film production, Matt assumes the task of effective storytelling with each project he takes. Matt also specializes in video editing, 2D motion graphic design, web design, VFX creation, and STEAM instructing. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.