2012 - Happy New Year!

I have not posted anything in awhile, I know. Happy New Year to all! May 2012 bring new beginnings, hope and prosperity to all.

Where is the music industry heading...?

-The "big four" music labels ((Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and EMI)) are quickly crumbling, as they struggle to solve their financial woes.
-Music artists are trying to adapt to the transformation of the industry.
-Professional music studios have become fewer, as artists can make cost effective quality sounding music at home with sound editing/recording software like Pro Tools,Logic,Reason, and Abelton Live
-Consumers are purchasing on a per song basis rather than by album.
-iTunes accounts for 70% of worldwide online digital music sales, making the service the largest legal music retailer.

Where is the music industry heading? Who will come out on top? Independent artists? Major record labels? Independent labels?

Here is a link to a very informative article posted on Gizmodo about the music industry's dilemma. Check it out.

copy/paste:
http://gizmodo.com/5481545/record-labels-change-or-die?skyline=true&s=i

Song: For_You

Produced/Mixed by:
C. Cruz Jr
H. Greene

The_Fifth_Element

This is my first ever sound project. I stripped the original audio from this scene of The Fifth Element. I implemented sound f/x from the sound libraries we had access to at Ex'pression College. I also added foley, ADR, and music. I used Logic Pro 8.

This clip is property of Sony Pictures. All rights reserved. My use of this clip is not for profit.

ADR actors_
Corben_Brian Gilliam
Leeloo_Bianca Salinas
Cop_#1_Carlos Cruz Jr.
Hungry Cop_#1_Jesse Curry
Hungry Cop_#2_Carlos Cruz Jr.

Music_
Carlos Cruz Jr

Follow the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnb2MCKLgs

Orange_Commercial

This is a sound project I had worked on while I was attending Ex'pression College. The visuals for this commercial were made by Sean Turner, a motion graphic design Ex'pression College alumni. I took the video and added sound f/x and original music. I used the sound editing program Pro Tools HD 8 to arrange, mix, automate and master the audio.

PhotoShop_Commercial

This is a sound project I had worked on while I was attending Ex'pression College. The visuals for this commercial were made by a motion graphic design student. I took the video and added the sound f/x. I used the sound editing program Pro Tools HD 8 to arrange, mix, automate and master the audio.

Song: Twilight_

Produced/Mixed by:
C. Cruz Jr
H. Greene