If you've been by the studio lately you may have heard some horrifying and strange sounds billowing from upstairs.
Well, remember back in early December when I wrote about Billy T's involvement in first person shooter game Far Cry 3?!
Source E Creative caught up with Billy T to discuss creating vocalizations for Ubisoft's Far Cry 3. Check out the full article here. Special thanks to Source E Creative and Billy T. It was great working on this article together!
Voted Game of the Year by Gamespot against some stiff competition like Assasin's Creed III, sales have been impressive with over 400, 000 copies sold in just its first month!
Accolades in the gaming community include "Once in a generation experience " EGMNOW.com, "9.5/10" Digital Trends, & "Incredible" IGN.
Above is a game capture that is sure to send shivers up your spine!
Please contact me directly for any further media relations pertaining to this article.
*Update: A big congratulations to the FAR CRY team and
our wonderfully talented Billy T, who won the BAFTA (British Academy for
Film & Television Arts) for Best Action Game! We
couldn't be more thrilled and proud.
http://www.bafta.org/
Monday, January 28, 2013
Are there Creatures at Tattoo Sound + Music ?!?
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Jarvis Church and the Soul Station
Tune into the radio lately? I'm sure you've heard Jarvis Church's new single "Do It Better". It's getting alot of radio play as of late and press galore.
Check out Soul Station in iTunes for your listening pleasure.
www.jarvischurch.ca
New Studio Art - Showcasing Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Peter and I had a blast this morning hanging up our newest edition of studio art
"Phoenix Highway Exchange".
This piece specifically has been getting a lot of great local and international press and has been featured in Episode 8 - Season 2 of "Suits", Esquire Russia, Communication Arts and Audi's US 2013 Brand Catalog to name a few.
Check out his kick ass work on his website here
as well as the promo video on his landing page that we worked on together.
We absolutely love it and it looks fabulous in the space.
Thanks so much Peter!
Press:
The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/08/flying-highway-hunter-captures-interchanges-sky/3004/
Esquire Russia:
http://esquire.ru/photo/highways
Fubiz:
http://www.fubiz.net/2011/12/22/peter-andrew-photography/
Fast Company:
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670537/the-surprising-beauty-of-america-s-crumbling-interstate-system#1
Some Awards:
2012 Communication Arts
2012 IPA (whole highway series)
2012 Graphis
2012 PX3 Paris Photo awards
Featured in:
"Suits" (Season 2 - Episode 8)
2013 Audi Brand Catalog
Thursday, January 10, 2013
X FACTOR!
What's good Toronto?!
I'll tell you what. Tyson has recently worked with Producer Jon Lavine out of L.A. to mix the background tracks for 3 of Season 2's finalists!
Mixes include:
Diamond White - "Hey Soul Sister", "Out Here On My Own" & "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word"
Paige Thomas - "Last Dance" & "Take My Breath Away"
Cece Frey - "Anyway", "All By Myself", "Because of You", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me", "Eye of Tiger", & "Because the Night".
Hope you enjoyed the mixes this season. Until next time!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Far Cry 3
Billy T has just finished working on this kick ass first person shooter video game in the studio developed by Ubisoft!
The game is set on an island between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The object of the game is to rescue your kidnapped friends and escape from the island and it's dangerous inhabitants.
The game promises lots of gushes, explosions, gunfire, terror, anguish... You get the point.
Check out Globe and Mail's review here giving it ten out of ten!
Stay tuned for it's release tomorrow.
To quote Billy T:
"It was so much fun. I peed my pants. Thank you Tony Gronick"
Monday, November 12, 2012
Jake Zeldin - Inside Edition Interview
Got a call in mid October asking if our studio could be used for piece showcasing Lil' Jaxe (Jake Zeldin) to be aired on Inside Edition.
This 13 year old rapper has been getting alot of press lately with an interview on CTV, performing at the Argo's half-time game this past Sunday, as well as sharing the stage with Reema Major & Waka Flocka on the Triple for Life Tour.
This incredible story depicts how his hard work, dedication and unfailing ability to not let his stutter hold him back has transformed into undeniable success.
Way to go Jake! The sky's the limit from here. It was a pleasure having you at the stu. Until next time.
Many thanks to the whole team involved, Philippe at G7 Records and Pascal at Lone Wolf Artists!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Music Video Shot at TA2 - Ray Robinson "Trippin"
Michael gave us a shout and asked if he could film some of the music video at the stu for Ray Robinson's "Trippin". We happily agreed and here's the end result.
Big shout outs to Ray Robinson and Michael P Douglas at Superfly Media. Well done!
Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos Showcase Ft. FALLS
*All above photos courtesy of Ryan Joyce/Live music provided by Supersonic Creative.
FALLS completely rocked our studio showcase night last Thursday! They brought explosive energy, enthusiasm and the crowd went wild! Smoke machine was a nice touch as well.
They are fabulous and I encourage you to check out their facebook page here.
There was a mariachi band that walked through out the studio, kick ass traditional Mexican fare from Rebozos & Pancho's Bakery who provided decadent Churros, and Ryan Joyce did an fantastic job documenting the night with his camera. Gira Moin rocked the turntables. The most talked about props throughout the night were the 8ft + Day of the Dead sculptures!
You can check out all the pictures of the event here on our facebook page.
Again, thank you to everyone who was in integral part of this event! It was a smashing success!
Until next time.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
TA2 Welcomes our new Assistant Engineer, Adam Png!
As a rule, Assistant Engineers don't boast much in the way of experience. Exception: Adam. He's lived on a couch in Amsterdam. May have committed a slight B&E in Barcelona. Built his own computer out of organic fair-trade parts. Worked in finance for a short time before realizing it sucked.
Masquerades as a cat whisperer.
These days Adam plays guitar in a band with no name. Composes. Juggles. BBQ's. And makes sure your sessions are tighter than...well, security at a certain auditorium in Spain we're not at liberty to mention.
Adam's been with us since August and we couldn't be happier to welcome him officially into the TA2 sandbox!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Hell ya!! Two Golds at the Bessie Awards!
What a success the Bessie Awards were last night.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Gift of Life - Be a Donor
TA2 Audio Director extraordinaire, Steve Convery had the pleasure of working on this spot with the wonderful folks at Bensimon Byrne.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the epic-ness that is Steve Convery well here's a pretty damn good intro. Steve used to work on a show called SCTV and has run a handful of successful audio houses in the past.
After listening to this sensational score that Steve I think you'll agree that there's a reason we call him an audio sensei at the studio.
One organ donor can save up to eight lives. That's right, eight lives!
To register go click on the link below:
https://beadonor.ca/
Friday, August 24, 2012
Goodwin vs. Badwin Episode # 5 - "The China 4000"
*Adult content. May not be suitable for children*
We're back!!! Check out the latest and greatest Goodwin vs. Badwin Episode "The China 4000".
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
TA2 Showcase Night #6
Our showcase night was a rockin' success! Many thanks to all the talented visual artists, Supersonic Creative, Lioness and Sapporo for their generosity.
We set the night on fire!
You can check out pics of the evening here.
Monday, July 16, 2012
CMA Awards 2012 Interactive Audio
Check out the fantastic voice direction and interactive audio that we did for the CMA's website!
Link and full experience here.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Half Life - Escape from City 17 Trailer
Half Life: Escape from City 17 is a dual part film, written and developed by the Purchase Brothers. We were approached to to the sound design on this trailer and happily agreed. Above is the end result of our efforts.
With lots of explosions, aliens and a ridiculous music score I think you'll agree that your ears will thank you.
Let us know what you think.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Toronto Animation Arts Festival International
Checked out TAAFI's opening night premiere of Ronal the Barbarian, attended the Nelvana Bouncing Ball Party and The Rock and Rule screening and Q & A.
It rocked. It ruled. Well done TAAFI!
We're so thrilled to have had the opportunity to be part of such an innovative and creative festival.
Check out the bumper we did for the festival here with Style5.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Holy Guacamole There's a New Website in Town!
www.ta2music.com
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Style5 Bumper for The Animated Arts Festival International
We had the pleasure of working with Style5.tv on an animated bumper for The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International. Such stellar talent coming out of Toronto!
Check out all the amazing events at the festival here as well as a write up from Sam Chou of Style5.tv on how it all came to fruition.
Events run from July 6 - July 8, 2012 at the TIFF Lightbox.
Thank you to everyone involved!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Topanga Unveils New Song, Roll Out Canadian Tour Dates
You can stream or download the track from this link. Full article in in exclaim.ca here.
Oh yeah, they just got signed with a Japanese record label:
http://www.thistimerecords.com/release/index.htm
English translation to the write up:
"Sound of lightning burst leave the band a year of unprecedented Topanga! Come Wakamusha of <age of 10 born and raised tropical indie 90s). Rock new powers from Canada. Topanga hottest bands making great strides in just a few months Japan has debuted with great fanfare. Physical limit of the world's firs EP "Lionheart" to "Oceans" CD was rare vinyl-only release, was his debut release, was added to the two songs as a bonus track further Unused Track CD (CD). Produce by Jon Drew engaged in Tokyo Police Club, the Fucked Up!"
You get the point...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Mrs. Brickles - "Death of a Turd Gobbler"
*Adult content. May not be suitable for children.*
As you know, we've been working on an animated web series with Style5.tv called Goodwin vs. Badwin. We just finished the above webisode where one of the characters from the series debuted yesterday with her very own show.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your listening and viewing pleasure I present to you, Mrs. Brickles!
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