"The Unsaid" licensed to TV's hugely popular UFC

T.V. Placement with UFC

Sandshifter Music adds to its long list of professional credits with the song, “The Unsaid”, now being played by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). UFC is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport and produces events worldwide. With cable deals in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, as well as South America UFC continues to gain popularity, along with greater mainstream-media coverage. “The Unsaid”, was co-written with the very talented Hugh Colocott and Jimmy Santis and sung by Sofia J who always delivers an expressive and passionate vocal performance. You can click on the link to hear the song.  http://www.musicxray.com/xrays/15598

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Luc Vareilles.

Sandshifter's sessions with American Idol's Tim Urban

Gail Vareilles and "Glee" producer Tommy Faragher just came back from LA where we recorded 2 songs with American Idol top 10 finalist Tim Urban

Tim was awesome on our award winning song "Wonderful Thing"- so Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz! Check it out here!

http://www.musicxray.com/xrays/396169

Also on "Reminds Me Of Home"- a song for the troops- Tim's vocals so poignant on it....

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.

HMMA AWARDS

Sandshifter Music is nominated for 2 HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Awards) awards in Reggae.  Songs nominated are "Wonderful Thing" and "No One's Content".

Gail Vareilles and Tommy Faragher walking the red carpet in Hollywood!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.

No One's Content Nominated for 'Hollywood Music In Media' Award!

Sandshifter is ecstatic to announce that "No One's Content" has been Nominated in Reggae for The Hollywood Music In Media Awards! Smokey Robinson will even be there to be presented with their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Look for SSM's President Gail Vareilles (& possibly co-writer Tommy Faragher) walking the Red Carpet to represent the Nomination in Hollywood on November 17th, 2011!

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.

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Dive Into What's Inside:

Tommy Faragher (co-writer on most Sandshifter Music songs) now a Music Producer on the mega hit show "GLEE"!!

ASCAP Expo - 'Wonderful Thing' a selected song!

New Website www.sandshiftermusic.com 

NEW-Ad Reel- We have the music for any ad you can think of in one convenient page on our website

New Awards

*ALL Sandshifter Songs Available for Licensing, Placements & Artists

Tommy Rox on Fox:

The whole company is full of GLEE for a member of the Sandshifter Family...our Cowriter/Colleague, the Grammy nominated songwriter/producer  

Tommy Faragher!   

(pictured with Gail at ASCAP EXPO 2011) 

Gail 

Gail and Tommy have over 15 songwriting awards together- heck, we stopped counting!

We are so happy for Tommy's recent success as powerhouse Music Producer for The Warblers hits on the unstoppable force that is GLEE. Tommy's first song for GLEE, (a cover of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream") went to NUMBER ONE

(Glee's biggest song to date) on Billboard's Digital Downloads chart. That success kept going with 11 other production numbers that all appear on the Dalton Academy Warblers album, which debuted at Number One on Billboard's Soundtracks chart...

selling over 1.3 million copies so far.

Warblers

Way to go, Tommy! There are some more exciting opportunities in the works with Tommy & Sandshifter Music's Gail Vareilles. She and Tommy are working as music producers on new feature films, one of which starred Mickey Rourke & the team is also writing an album for artist Jovi Rockwell! (Jovi has recorded with Bruno Mars, Akon, Flo-Rida, Mims, Ne-Yo, Major Lazer and opened for Sean Kingston on worldwide tours.)  She is the featured singer on Wonderful Thing, No One's Content, Dizzy, Something Good and Baisez-Moi.

 

Read more about Tommy and his Glee-ful adventures HERE  

Stay tuned to Fox AND the next Newsletter for more:)

 

Shifting the Sand in HOLLYWOOD!

ASCAP EXPO 2011:  

ASCAP SIGN 

 (more pix from Expo below)

"Wonderful Thing" was chosen as the subject of the ASCAP EXPO Music Feedback Panel and it was a Semifinalist in the International Songwriting Competition in TOP 40/Pop!  Industry heavy-hitter Fred Mollin who sat on the review panel called it "a definite hit"!

"Move over Gwen Stefani!" says Suzanne Hilleary of Wacbiz Music about "Wonderful Thing"...

Brooke Tommy Gail
Sandshifter Creative Director Brooke Lundy, Tommy Faragher &  Gail ASCAP Expo 2011

New "Music Supervisor Friendly" Website:

SandshifterMusic.com 

Check out all of Sandshifter's Catalog easier than ever! We have what you need for placements for any project...and if we don't, we'll write it for you! The music is nicely broken down in genres as well as featuring the useful instrumental tracks for each.

PLUS-NEW Ad Reel:

We have already seen how well some of our songs fit easily into setting the mood on TV&Film, phone apps, video games...and now our new exciting ad reel is also sure to show how our music could sell you on visions of new cars, tropical vacations, enticing beverages, you name it!  

 NEW! SandshifterMusic.com  

 

Recent Charts & Awards

 

7of our songs (in 6 different genres) are now in the top 10 charts at Broadjam!

Because I Dreamed You in Dream Pop

Dream On in Classic Rock

Brand New Eyes in Classic Pop

No One's Content in World/Reggae/Caribbean

No One's Content" (instrumental) in World/Reggae/Caribbean

Home in Classic Country

 3 Days in Classic Pop

 

 

 

There are many more Sandshifter songs being nicely talked about and getting much interest:

"Game I Play"

(written by Gail, Tommy and Exit59 Music) is the 6th Song on a new mixtape by the powerhouse DJ Q-Jay (The Game, 50, Kanye)

 See a Video About the Project HERE   

 
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LISTEN
To hear ALL of Sandshifter's Music & see Videos, go to: 
http://www.sandshiftermusic.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/sandshiftermusic
 http://www.myspace.com/sandshiftermusic
http://www.youtube.com/gailvar
http://www.musicxray.com/artists/gailvareilles

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 For TV/Film Placements, Licensing, Recording Artists or if you are a Producer/Artist who would like to discuss receiving a copy of any songs you're interested in,
                                           Contact:

 

Sandshifter Music, Inc.

212-988-7979

 

President: Gail Vareilles

gail@sandshiftermusic.com 

Brooke Gail Wine Glasses
For Web/Design/Newsletter Questions/Comments, contact Creative Director: Brooke Lundy sandshiftermusic@gmail.com







Posted on July 13, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.

"Home" enters the Broadjam Top 10/Country Music!

I now have 7 songs in 6 different genres in the Broadjam Top 10 charts!!!

 

Congratulations! Your song(s) have entered the following Broadjam Top 10 charts:

Home has entered the Country - Traditional Top 10 at Broadjam!

http://www.broadjam.com/browse/songs/top10/?l0=g&l1=1029

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.

5 Songs in Broadjam's Top 10 charts!!!!

I have 5 songs in 4 different genres in the TOP 10 Broadjam Charts:

"No One's Content" (both instrumental and vocal versions)  in World/Reggae/Caribbean

"Because I Dreamed You" in Dream Pop

"Dream On" in Classic Rock

"Brand New Eyes" in Pop

 

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.

"Brand New Eyes"

"Brand New Eyes" has entered the Pop - Classic Top 10 at Broadjam!

http://www.broadjam.com/browse/songs/top10/?l0=g&l1=1086

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Luc Vareilles.