McDonald’s Chant Winner Completes First Album For Content Licensing of Music for Commercials

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 05, 2008 – When you log onto Jason Harper’s page on MySpace, the first tune that comes up his winning hip-hop jingle for McDonald’s. The Boynton Beach, Florida, composer-arranger, 29, won the national jingle contest with an online vote.
  Then a logo of a Buddhist goddess appears, backed by music you might find in a yoga studio, followed by “The Time Has Come,” reminiscent of the ‘60s. A moody R&B ballad with a hot female vocalist is next up.
 To say Harper is an eclectic composer would be an understatement.
 Harper calls his music “soundscapes,” and says songs have been rolling around in his head since he was a kid. He picked up his first instrument, an electric guitar, at age 12, a gift from his musician uncle. So it was never a question of what path his life would take. “The Post Nasal Drips was my first garage band,” he laughs.
 His musical tastes changed from rap to hip-hop in high school, where he played in bars, clubs and toured in-state. That’s when he put together his first six-song EP and sold some tapes, and turned the corner into composing and arranging.
 Harper credits his wife Abi for inspiring him to invest in his own musical future by buying his own studio equipment. He has since embraced digitized music using specialized software. “One thing that separates my music is the live music aspect of it,” he says. “I create my own music, my own live samples and loops.”
 He used a trip to a Cannes music festival as a reality test, and was encouraged to keep going, perfecting his mixing skills when he returned.
His first album of songs, Art of Sound, new school Hip-Hop Instrumentals, with big body beats was released Oct 13, 2008. Downloads are available from these online music providers: ITunes, Napster, EMusic. Juno Download and Amazon Digital. Go to http://www.sunzoostudios.com/SunZoo_Studios/STORE.html.
 In June 2008 he decided to enter the McDonald’s jingle contest after reading about it on the MySpace home page.
 “Winning was some validation,” he said.  
 He hopes the exposure he received nationally will launch a career not only as a composer, but providing the musical backdrop for commercials that people remember.
 “We want to make music that lasts the ages,” he said.
 What’s next for Harper?

 “We’ve started to let ad agencies know our content is available for licensing and I can customize content,” he said.
His first album of songs, Art of Sound, are new school Hip-Hop Instrumentals, with big body beats was releases Oct 13, 2008. Downloads are available from these online  music providers: ITunes, Napster, EMusic. Juno Download and Amazon Digital. Links can be found below.
A practicing Buddhist, he has this to say about success: “Grow your passion, and money will find you.”
Visit Jay Harper online at www.sunzoostudios.com
                                                       

I Tunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAl ...
Amazon Digital:
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Sound-Vol-1/dp/B001H4P4WM/ref= ...
Emusic
http://www.emusic.com/album/Jay-Harper-The-Art-of-Sound-Vol-1-MP3-Download/11294093.html
Juno Download
http://www.junodownload.com/products/1359213-02.htm
Napster
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