OMD - Dresden (Bounce Darkside Remix)

Since launching Bounce at the start of 2012, we've been involved in a whole range of great projects. From radio and TV, through to events and live music. Creativity in audio is what Bounce is all about.

So I'm pleased to share with you our latest project which comes under the 'music production' banner!

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are one the UK's pioneers of electronic music. From their first hit 'Messages' in 1980, and throughout the last 3 decades, they've been writing and producing brilliantly catchy and clever electronic pop.

Their latest album 'English Electric' is their 12th studio album and was released last month.

Taken from the album, the single 'Dresden' has the hallmark OMD sound, and getting the opportunity to remix it for the Dresden EP was great.

The 'Bounce Darkside Remix' provides a moodier take on the song, and hopefully something fans of OMD will like, particularly if they're in a more melancholy place!

You can download the full EP with other mixes from John Foxx, Mike Jolly and Zebra and Snake. Get it from iTunes here.

In the meantime, here's a clip of the Bounce Darkside Remix for you. Enjoy!

And if you fancy checking out the album on Spotify...

Android Car Radio

I love gadgets. Especially ones connected with radio.

So when the Programme Director of client station Kronehit, based in Vienna, told me he had a new car radio, I was keen to check it out.

And when he told me it was the latest Android 'in car' radio he'd imported from China, I thought ... this, I gotta see.

The Infinite Dial 2013: Navigating Digital Platforms

Want to understand the latest trends in digital and online radio consumption? You can do no better than check out the latest study from my friends at Edison Research in conjunction with Arbitron.

'The Infinite Dial 2013: Navigating Digital Platforms' is the latest in a series of studies that really track the changes in digital consumption particularly within radio / audio in the US, and are a great indicator of how things may develop in other markets over the next few years.

So, stick on the kettle... make yourself a cup of tea... and enjoy the show.

WARNING - There are lots of charts, graphs, pie charts, figures and statistics. If you have an aversion to research, then this is certainly not for you!

(And I know it sounds like they're presenting it from a base on the moon - but it's really interesting... honest!)

'Spotify - For Music' - Ad Campaign

Spotify have launched their first ever ad campaign in the US, showing the power of music.

Nice work from Droga5

Radiodays Europe 2013 - Tony Wadsworth

Radios' relationship with the record industry has always been important... perhaps never more so. With more alternatives for record companies to get their music promoted, is radio still relavent... and is the DJ recommendation more powerful than the algorithmic recommendation?

Who better to address some of these issues than former CEO and Chairman of EMI (UK & Ireland) and the current Chairman of the BPI, Tony Wadsworth.

I invited him to give the keynote record industry speech at this year's Radiodays Europe. If you weren't able to make it to Berlin... panic not. Here it is...

(Update - it seems the producers of the video content have made this video 'private'. Not sure why! I will see if it can be shared again)

The Story of The Rise of Storytelling

It's been interesting to see the rise of 'storytelling' as a powerful force in marketing.

Storytelling is of course as old as time itself, and for years in radio we've always known the best presenters are the ones who tell the best stories. We respond vetter as individuals when people are telling us stories... not just selling us stuff, or promoting something.

Over the last few years we've seen storytelling creeping more and more into mainstream commercials for high street brands.

The latest to jump on board this fashion is Waitrose... who are selling us both their values (wholesome, natural, steeped in culinary tradition etc) and their products with this technique.

I like these ads. Simple stories told in an effective way. And even with 'The Boy and The Lamb'  they've managed to weave their celeb chef into the execution.

Livemau5 on BBC Radio 5 Live

Radio's always best when it's live, and responds to things that happen there and then.

Even if it's unexpected and certainly unwanted.

I love how Shelagh Fogarty deals with this. An honest reaction to an unwelcome guest.

She still manages to back-anno the guests very well though...