DJ ALYSON CALAGNA GOES FML ON NBC'S TRAUMA, MONDAY, APRIL 5 AT 9PM.

NBC's Trauma, the first drama series to be shot entirely in the field where the real action is, explores the dangerous world of first-responder paramedics in San Francisco. And you know that no real-life drama can possibly be without real-life action in a strip club!! International DJ/producer DJ Alyson Calagna's funky house track "FML" will be thumping in a stripper scene for all to pole dance to on the April 5 episode. Thank you, Oliver! This track is HOT so check it out. And if you hear that DJ Alyson Calagna is spinning at a club near you - GO! Her eclectic mix of electro, tribal and house beats will keep you dancing -- pole or no pole!
 
To license music by DJ Alyson Calagna, or if you want to know where to find Fiddle Faddle in the San Francisco area, contact The Song Pimp.

FORD AND BELLRINGER (FEAT. MECHELE HILL) ON FLY GIRLS ON THE CW, WED., MARCH 31

Well those Virgin America flight attendants are at it again and helping to provide the backdrop for the craziness that's bound to ensue on Fly Girls on the CW are more Song Pimp artists! This episode will feature One Love by internationally renowned producer/composer/remixer, FORD, from his upcoming release Psychonaut and "Galaxy" by international singer-songwriter/producer/remixer, Bellringer, and multi-faceted singer-songwriter Mechele Hill. Check out the show, check out the music and book a flight on Virgin America while you're at it!
 
To license music by FORD or Bellringer, or if  you'd like to know where to get the best Bloody Mary in L.A., contact The Song Pimp.

MIKE RUEKBERG SET TO "FEEL THE BURN" ON THE OFFICE, THURS., MARCH 25, 2010 ON NBC!!

So I was having a lovely glass of wine late last night when I got an email from the fine folks at NBC saying that Mike Ruekberg's "Feel The Burn" would be airing on The Office -- Thurs., March 25. I'm such a sucker for The Office... and for Mike!    
 
If you know Mike Ruekberg, you know that he's one talented freak of a man. One of the best singers, songwriters, multi-instrumentals and producers out there (AND he has an awesome pet pig named Peggy too). If you aren't familiar with Mike, I strongly suggest that you check out his album "Acrimony & Cheese". Any fan of great lyrics, huge hooks and amazing musicianship will fall in love. And if you don't, you're just not human! "Feel The Burn" was written by Mike Ruekberg and the one and only John "Strawberry" Fields (Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Jimmy Eat World, Swtchfoot). So check out The Office, check out Mike Ruekberg, and R.I.P. Alex Chilton.
 
A jumbo shout out to Kerri "The Hammer" Drootin!! By the way, for anyone who's going to be in the LA area on April 2, go see  Books On Tape Family Band at The Smell for Captain Ahab's CD Release!! You will be in for one hell of a ride!

To license music by Mike Ruekberg, or if you just need some good red wine suggestions for your next dinner party, please contact The Song Pimp.

FLY GIRLS ON THE CW TO FEATURE 2 NEW SONGS BY FORD IN PREMIERE EPISODE, WED., MARCH 24, 2010.

First, I have to  acknowledge that I really really really really suck at keeping this website updated.  I knew I was going to suck at it and resisted it for years so I wouldn't have to prove myself right. I apologize to everyone who had cool stuff in cool shows and films that I haven't acknowledged and will make it up to you by... well... making sure you get paid!!!!   

That said, who isn't excited about Virgin America Airlines (now with service to Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, thank you very much)? Looks like everyone is, considering a new reality show, Fly Girls, will premiere on the CW, Wed., March 24, 2010. Fly Girls, will follow the personal lives of 5 Virgin America flight attendants picked to live in a house together, have their lives taped... wait a second...

In this premiere episode, "Clear" a song from master composer/producer/mixer/remixer FORD's highly anticipated  upcoming Rocktronica release, Psychonaut, and "I'm Not The One" an in-your-face club hit featuring Ms. Take, will both be featured. Check out the show and check out the talented Mr. FORD!
 
To license music by FORD, or to find out the best place to park your car in Ft. Lauderdale Airport, contact The Song Pimp.

BLAKE MORGAN'S "BETTER ANGELS" FEATURED IN REAL WORLD BROOKLYN, WED., MARCH 18, 2009!

 
Blake Morgan, artist, producer and mastermind behind Engine Company Records, is at it again.  His hit song "Better Angels" is prominently featured in a very emotional scene in an historic episode of The Real World, Brooklyn -- arguably the best episode of The Real World ever. 
 
The roommates escort Ryan to the Veterans Day Parade in New York City and "Better Angels" is the underscore for the scene -- culminating in the phenomenal vocal performance over the war photo montage.  Very touching, very emotional, very sad foreshadowing considering Ryan gets the phone call that he's been called back to Iraq in the next scene.  Don't get me started on the war... but do go listen to "Better Angels" -- and all of Blake's music for that matter.  Wait, how 'bout all of Engine Company's music.  It's very soothing on the face and head and is known to cure foot pain.    
 
To license music by Blake Morgan or any other Engine Company Records artist, please contact The Song Pimp.  If your foot pain is severe, try this.    

FIGURE AND GROOVE AND FORD FEATURED IN EPISODES OF USA'S HIT SPY SHOW, BURN NOTICE!


Woo hoo... spy shows!!  Gotta love 'em... especially when they take place in your backyard AND they use great music by Song Pimp artists!  Oh, and it doesn't hurt that the show is actually good too!!  Two  heart-pumping-action-packed-suspense-building-thriller tracks by the incredible  composing duo of brothers Neil and Matthew deLuca (Figure And Groove) are featured in episode 214 of USA's hit show Burn Notice.  Also featured in that very same episode is the amazing Progressive Trance club monster mega hit "Sometimes" by master producer/composer/mixer/remixer FORD. Also, yet another heart-pumping-action-packed-suspense-building-thriller track by Figure And Groove will be featured in episode 216 so keep your ears open and your heart racing for these fantastic musical moments.
 
To license music by Figure And Groove and/or FORD or if you just want to know how many metal thingys there are in the Thomas B. Manuel bridge, contact The Song Pimp.      

SHAKTI'S "DO THE THANG THANG" FEATURED IN THE COLUMBIA PICTURES COMEDY PAUL BLART: MALL COP, STARRING KEVIN JAMES

 
"Do The Thang Thang", the acclaimed Bhangra hip hop track by the first Indian Hip Hop diva, Shakti (co-written and produced by producer-extraordinaire Marcus "Bellringer" Bell, Global Soul Entertainment), will be featured in the new Columbia Pictures release, Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Kevin James plays a mild-mannered, dutiful dad who works as a security guard in a New Jersey mall. He's always wanted to be a cop, but he can't pass the physical exam because of his... um... largeness. One day, a gang of organized thugs place the mall under siege and take hostages. Blart is trapped inside and, because of his sense of duty, becomes the police's eyes on the inside and has to stop the criminals on his own. Check out the film... and check out Shakti. Great, great stuff!  
 
 
To license music by Shakti, Marcus "Bellringer" Bell or Global Soul Entertainment, contact The Song Pimp. To find out how to solve a geometry proof, I strongly suggest contacting anyone else.  
 
 

MELISSA GIGES' "BEFORE I'M BARELY SEEN" FEATURED IN SEASON PREMIERE OF REAL WORLD: BROOKLYN JAN. 7 AT 10PM ET/PT ON MTV!


Perhaps you've already seen the promos for the brand spanking new season of MTV's Real World which takes place "in the town where I was born"... Brooklyn, NY. If so, you've undoubtedly been hearing Melissa Giges' amazing track "Before I'm Barely Seen" from her March 2, 2009 release Evident on Engine Company Records.  Well, the song will be prominently featured in the season premiere of The Real World: Brooklyn... so crack open a beer and check out MTV at 10PM ET/PT on Jan. 7. If you have a life and have to miss the initial airing, don't worry!!  It'll replay a ton, so check your local listings. Apparently, it'll be featured during a scene where the gay guy and the transgendered girl are bonding... in a cab maybe... or something like that. And by the way, the album will be released worldwide on March 2, 2009, but it is available right now on iTunes or you can go to Melissa's website to order a copy. The first 500 are hand-signed and hand-numbered by Melissa. The album is stunning, so be the first kid on your block to check it out!

For licensing info for Melissa Giges or any of the other great Engine Company Records artists, please contact The Song Pimp. It'll be so worth it. 
 

"SILENT I WILL BE" AND "BEDTIME STORY" FROM MELISSA GIGES' MARCH, 2009 RELEASE "EVIDENT" AND "THANK YOU GOD FOR TV" BY PATTI ROTHBERG ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF BAD GIRLS CLUB, DEC. 2, 2008 AT 10PM ON OXYGEN NETWORK!

I have no words.  Seriously.  Okay, I do have words, but they're mostly strung together to make phrases like "Oh My GAWD", "Holy Shit" and "How Did Your Mother Let You Live". Season 3 of Oxygen Network's  hit series, Bad Girls Club, premiered last night and the cast is absolutely brilliant. My initial inclination was to call my mother to tell her to watch so she could see how easy she had it. (Well, sort of.) Instead, I pictured Melissa Giges' phone call to her mother... "Hi mom, I know my album doesn't come out until March 2, but it made its national TV debut last night on Bad Girls Club. "Silent, I Will Be" played after the girls bought sex toys from a vending machine and "Bedtime Story" played after the girls got into a fight and were kicked out of the 2nd club of the evening. But don't worry, my licensing person thinks we'll easily get a murder scene soon." I love my job SO much!!  And I love Bad Girls Club!! Most of all I love Melissa's album Evident, scheduled for release March 2, 2009 on Engine Company Records . Speaking of Engine Company Records, another ECR classic      " Thank You God For TV " by Patti Rothberg from the Anywhere (Original Soundtrack), was also featured in the premiere episode.  
 
For licensing info on Melissa Giges, Engine Company Records and their amazing roster of artists, or if you'd like to call my mother to say positive things about me, please contact The Song Pimp .
 
 

"WE BALLIN" BY TRIP THEORY (FEATURING KEYZ) FEATURED ON MTV'S THE HILLS & FROM G'S TO GENTS!

I really love The Hills. Great show. And if I could pluck the ears off someone, it would probably be Spencer Pratt. Seriously, what is wrong with that guy? Funny thing, I saw Spencer and Heidi at Don Antonios in West LA in April and again at Cafe Vida in Pacific Palisades in August. Why are they following me? Anyway, when I heard one of my favorite hip hop tracks, We Ballin by Trip Theory (Feat. Keyz) -- now known as White Men Can't Crunk -- playing when Spencer was getting out of his car, I thought it was perfect. He's so full of himself and the track has so much swagger and attitude! And in the season finale of From G's To Gents We Ballin is also featured. So check out Episode 403 of The Hills and Episode 110 of From G's To Gents to hear this great song! 
 
So if you're interested in hearing more by Trip Theory, White Men Can't Crunk, or if you just need to know how long it takes to hard boil an egg, please contact The Song Pimp.
 
 

TRI-BORO'S "HOW WE LIVE" FEATURED ON MTV'S FROM G'S TO GENTS, TUES., AUG. 5 @ 10PM

Seriously, this show is almost as fascinating as Extreme Makeover without the big reveal.  From G's To Gents is a new MTV reality competition where 14 G's (uh, G stands for Gangsta, mom) try to transform themselves into gentlemen.  Kick ass, right?

So check out the show, and thanks to our friends at MTV, listen up for "How We Live" by Tri-Boro.  Actually, you can look out for it too.  It's actually ID'd on screen, but beware... the artist says Trio-Boro and the song says "On The Scene".  I assure you, that's just super secret code for "How We Live" by Tri-Boro.  
If you're interested in licensing great tracks from  Tri-Boro , contact The Song Pimp . Seriously. 
 

BLAKE MORGAN'S "BETTER ANGELS" ON SEASON FINALE OF THE REAL WORLD: HOLLYWOOD, WED., JULY 9 @ 10PM ON MTV!

With all the amazingness going on with Blake Morgan and his label Engine Company Records these days, I'm going to have to start calling him "maverick recording artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Blake Morgan" -- the way he's referred to in All Music Guide .  But I draw the line at having to call him Mr. Morgan, so there! 

Morgan's stunning  Better Angels will air on the season finale of The Real World: Hollywood , Wed., July 9 @10PM on MTV .  Taken from his acclaimed album Burning Daylight , Better Angels also appears on the album  Ever Since by legendary recording artist,  Lesley Gore .  Gore's version of Better Angels  aired a couple of times this month on  CSI: Miami .  Morgan's Caught In The Meantime  also aired in  Episode 7 of The Real World: Hollywood and  Right As Rain aired in Episode 8 .  Thanks again to the folks at  Bunim-Murray !     

For more information on Blake Morgan or any of the amazing artists on Engine Company Records, please contact The Song Pimp .    
 
 

"WE BALLIN" BY TRIP THEORY (FEATURING KEYZ) ON IN PLAIN SIGHT, SUN., JULY 6 AT 10PM ON USA NETWORKS!

Who says White Men Can't Crunk ?  Not me, that's for sure!
 
 We Ballin by Trip Theory (featuring Keyz) -- aka White Men Can't Crunk -- will air on In Plain Sight on July 6 at 10PM, USA Networks .  It's the first track on their  MySpace page so take it listen. The song has been featured on Girlfriends (The CW), Rob & Big (MTV), Psych (USA) and now In Plain Sight (USA). I have a feeling there's more to come.
 
For information on Trip Theory or White Men Can't Crunk, contact The Song Pimp .    
 

RONI SZPAKOWSKI'S "HOLLYWOOD" ON THE REAL WORLD: HOLLYWOOD, WED., JULY 2 @ 10PM ON MTV!

This is the true story... of 7 strangers... living in a house... drinking way too much... loving each other... hating each other... then loving each other again... all to some really kick ass music!  It's exhausting!
 
So while  RONI Szpakowski is tucked away in his studio in Manchester, England working like to dog, we'll be able to hear his Hollywood anthem, aptly titled "Hollywood", on  The Real World: Hollywood , Wed., July 2 on MTV !  Thanks to everyone at Bunim-Murray once again!
 
While I'm on the subject of RONI, check out his song  This Isn't Really Happening which aired on Biggest Loser Couples on March 18.  FYI, it's the 3rd song on his MySpace page.    
 
For more information on Roni Szpakowski's kick ass catalog, contact The Song Pimp .    



       

"MAKE UR NATURE RISE" BY BELIEF AND ALI BABA AND "WHATCHUNEED GIRL" BY BELIEF AND YUNG SAUCY ON IN PLAIN SIGHT, SUN JUNE 15, USA NETWORK

Okay, I admit it, I love shows and movies about the Witness Protection Program.  There, I said it.  So I was intrigued when the fine folks at NBC/Universal wanted to license some music for  USA's new hit show, In Plain Sight ... about the... uh... Witness Protection Program!  

Make Ur Nature Rise by Ali Baba and Whatchuneed Girl by Yung Saucy were both co-written and produced by producer extraordinaire Jesse "Belief" Shatkin  who also works with other notable artists including Wordsworth, Hanif Jamiyl, Mel Gates, Sumkid Majere, P-Swag, Bathgate, Pudge, Kosha Dillz, Ambush, Jeanine, Green, Karniege, Julius Smith, Presha The Marxman, Shabaam Saadiq and many more.  Great stuff, folks!  And if you missed the episode, they're replaying it a few times so check it out!
 
For more information on Belief's catalog (including tracks by all of the artists above), contact The Song Pimp .  It'll be fun.     
 
 

THE SERVER THAT ATE MY WEBSITE!!!!

To make a very long and sad story short, our dedicated server fatally crashed and all of the exciting news of the past few months was lost in the tragedy.  Since there's no way I'd ever be able to recreate old news with any sort of charm -- what do you want, I'm bitter -- it's probably best to look ahead.  So I now introduce to you the new $*%(�* newsless website.  Ugh!

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