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IGM beautiful music questions

Erik Lindgren

Erik Lindgren

IGM
International Good Music
Seattle, WA

I know some basics, but trying to identify some materials that are not familiar with me and recall talking with some folks about the rumor IGM produced custom music like the rest of the gang

My understanding is IGM was huge, and was directly involved, owners at KIXI in Seattle and Broadcast Programming that offered many beautiful music later EZ reel formats for everyone. AEI was also part of this IGM kingdom of radio. And reel automation equipment.

I have a 120 min of AEI "Easy Instrumentals" on cassette from satelite, fall 1991. All the material on that 120 min segment is on the TM-Century Gold Discs (64-79 -- 80-99) discs. That doesnt mean much, but it says AEI was probably out of the reel business in 1991. TM Century, 1990s were purveyors of CD libraries to radio industry then, after the IBMA affiliation TM Communications used to have.

All my knowledge says, NO, IGM did not produce thier own exclusive material. They used Rediffusion, and “Reditune” obviously, AEI bought it in the late 80s Maybe they used Muzak arrangements? Also the usual suspects such as Starborne, Kerr, Greeley, Loose (Good Music), and Canadian Talent Authority among others..

Any thoughts, memories you guys can dust off the shelves would be great and please share any thoughts on IGM's endeavor in BM/EZ.

Thanks
 
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"Music for the Two of Us" had no original or "custom" music. It went to BPI as a product of their purchase of San Diego based Peters Productions. It did not use Canadian Talent Library, either.
 
So which beautiful/easy listening syndicators commissioned some of their own music? I heard the orchestra was often in Britain. Every so often, maybe once or twice a year, it would record a few dozen songs for American stations.

I think Bonneville did it. And I know WPAT-AM-FM, in the NYC market, also did it. The station told the orchestra what songs should be performed and the orchestra would comply.
 
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So which beautiful/easy listening syndicators commissioned some of their own music? I heard the orchestra was often in Britain. Every so often, maybe once or twice a year, it would record a few dozen songs for American stations.

I think Bonneville did it. And I know WPAT-AM-FM, in the NYC market, also did it. The station told the orchestra what songs should be performed and the orchestra would comply.
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Shulke and Bonneville did the most custom music. Churchill did some, and the group led by KalaMusic and EZ Communications and Jerry Lee from Philadelphia was the one that did the most independent stuff. Almost all was done in England, but some came from private national radio stations in France and Germany.

I did my own in Spain for Música en Flor which mostly had clients in Latin America using arrangers who principally did tracks for club singers who wanted to do hit songs but with more than a piano and a drum set. In my case, we added a solo instrument, usually piano, sax or even flute, instead of the lead vocal in club usage.
 


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