Licensing news
The track 'Never Enough' has recently been accepted for licensing representation by Crucial Music.
 Based in Los Angeles, Crucial Music is a bridge between the artist and the film/television/multimedia industry.
 

It's wide array of clients and placements include Academy Award winning films Brokeback Mountain and A Beautiful Mind,
 Emmy winning shows such as Six Feet Under, Malcolm in the Middle, The Simpsons, House, and Judging Amy,
 national commercials such as Sprint and Verizon and many major television networks and film studios.


Several tracks from 'Mosaic' have recently been selected to be included in the Noteborn Music Library.
Based in Michigan, Noteborn Music Company is an international publishing company that hand picks quality artists and music
for use in movies, TV shows, advertising campaigns,and for music producers.

This groundbreaking company values independent and signed artists of all styles and genres. 

Noteborn has made a difference for countless indie artists by collaborating with established media outlets such as Spike TV,
On Demand cable, MTV, and national advertising campaigns.


Stay tuned for info on 'Mosaic' gigs in 2007.
Amadee has been on the road with Elvis Costello and Allen Touissaint over the summer and fall.
We are currently working on new recordings and planning shows for the late spring and summer, 2007.



Stay tuned for info on 'Mosaic' gigs in 2007.
Amadee has been on the road with Elvis Costello and Allen Touissaint over the summer and fall.
We are currently working on new recordings and planning shows for the late spring and summer, 2007.



Be sure to check out the The Gary Backstrom Band.  
The Gary Backstrom Band is a high energy, innovative original act featuring the infectious licks and songwriting
of guitarist extraordinaire Gary Backstrom, the mesmerizing grooves and songwriting of award winning keyboardist
Dave Osoff and the dynamic and soulful rhythm section of bassist Brian O'Connell and drummer Jeremy Esposito. 


This is music featuring infectious, hook filled songwriting and arrangements, intense improvisation and interaction
among the musicians and the excitement and unpredictability only found in the best of the jam bands. 


Commercial Music Production:


I have recently signed a contract with Darien, Ct based Jupiter Media to produce 20-25 Music loop packages in 2006
for their online division, Jupiter Images.

Jupitermedia Corporation headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading provider of original images and information
for creative, business and information technology professionals.

Jupiter Images offers online subscriptions and single image downloads for clipart, Web graphics, photos, footage
and music (including flash versions) via a comprehensive network of design-oriented Web sites for industry professionals
and individual consumers.   http://www.jupitermedia.com

I am also composing and producing new loop packages and content for my own Groovinloops Music Library (http://groovinloops.com)
and Atlanta based http://bbm.net

New!
The Groovinloops Music Library is now online!


This new library offers an extensive selection and variety of royalty free music
available for licensing for internet, corporate and multimedia use.

Genres include funk, acid jazz, contemporary jazz and electronica,
as well as pop, rock R&B, blues, boogie, and much more.

Check out the Groovinloops Multimedia Slideshow Demo.

The demo is 2.7 mb. You will need Macromedia Flash Player 5 or higher to view the movie.

Visit http://groovinloops.com


I have just launched a sister site to Daveosoff.com that is optimized
for Netscape, Mozilla and Safari Browsers. 

The link to new optimized site, http://daveosoff.com/netsaf-index.html
can be accessed in the top bar menu on every page of this site, as well as at the top of the home page. 

I'm in the studio this fall and winter working on my 2nd instrumental album
as well as a solo piano album.  

Both are planned for release in spring, 2006.


An expanded reissue of 'Mosaic' will be released as well, with remixes of several tracks,
as well as bonus tracks not on the original album. More information soon!



The Gary Backstrom Band's new live cd compilation is now available. 
Live clips from this cd will be posted on the music pages very soon as well.

The band will be in the studio working on a new album this spring and summer. More info soon.



5/11/05:

 The album track 'Why Not? has been licensed to Concord, MA Public Access television
for a show entitled 'The Conversation', focusing on domestic issues. 

Airing now in the Concord area.



The Gary Backstrom Band's new live cd compilation will be available very soon. 
Live clips from this cd will be posted on the music pages very soon as well.

The band will be in the studio working on a new album this summer,
and are also planning live summer webcasts. More info soon.



2/1/05:

 Special thanks to New England Performer for their support and write up in the February, 2005 issue. 



The popular track 'Mosaic' has been selected as one of 18 tracks
for the new promotional compilation cd from 'The Music Oven Network'


The Music Oven is a unique digital music service that delivers music from independent artists
to your place of business. MIx fully licensed music from over 150 genres
to create that special audio image for your brand. 
The music is commercial free and available 24/7.


For more info, visit 'www.musicoven.com'



12/2/04 - 12/9/04:


Special thanks to MI2N, JazzReview.com and AllAboutJazz.com for their support
in featuring the JPF Awards news!


11/7/04


The Galaxy Music Theatre - Santa Ana, CA.



The Album 'Mosaic' was been awarded '2004 Instrumental Jazz Album of the Year'

as well as the track 'Never Enough' as '2004 Instrumental Jazz Song of the Year'

by Just Plain Folks, a community of over 25,000 Songwriters, Recording Artists, Music Publishers,

Record Labels, Performing Arts Societies, and numerous other type of members of the Music Industry.


This year there were over 100,000 song entries and 10,000 album entries in 60 genres of music.

It's an honor to be recognized from within this community of so many great artists and songwriters.


 

A slideshow of pics from the awards show...

Photos taken by David Sobel and Richard Carr


To view / download a web gallery of pics from the awards show click here

6/15/04


Mosaic has been added to rotation at over 60 commercial and college stations 
in the spring/summer radio promotion.


Visit the Radio airplay page for more information.


3/23/04


The Worcester Telegram and Gazette ran a feature story Dave Osoff and Mosaic
in the arts section of the 3/23 edition.


Special thanks to Scott McClennan his support.
Click here to read the article in jpg format.


3/3/04


The track 'QX5' has been placed in the show GKA,
a sports action show on the Fuel Network:



- reprinted from www.GKATV.com:

"A half hour all girl action sports show on Fuel, the 24/7 action sport network (www.Fuel.tv)
hosted by pro snowboarder extraordinaire Tina Basich.
Come for a ride with GKA as we travel the globe in search of cool footage, athlete profiles,
trick tips, and the best girl's riding on the planet."



Also visit www.GKATV.com and www.Fuel.tv for more info.

2/5/04


The Groove Boutique


The track 'Mosaic' was just picked up by Rafe Gomez's show, The Groove Boutique,

a series on WQCD - CD101.9 FM in New York City,
America's most listened to smooth jazz station.

(The following reprinted with permission from Groove Boutique.com)


"Hosted by d.j. Rafe Gomez, The Groove Boutique™ combines the world’s most exciting
rhythmic jazz genres, including:

70s soul jazz • 80s jazz-funk • 90s acid jazz and 
Today’s electrojazz, house jazz, and uptempo smooth jazz

The result is an exhilarating listening experience that melds vibrant jazz musicianship
with the funky thump of the dancefloor."



This show is also picked up by his affiliates around the US (70+ stations) in the morning hours,  
including KQJZ - Austin, TX, WSJZ - Melbourne, FL and WZMR - Albany, NY



Visit The Groove Boutique™ for more info and to listen online.



Dave Osoff and Mosaic performed a streaming live webcast at 
www.EvolvingArtist.com on January 21.
This show can be viewed for free anytime in the archive section of the Evolving Artist website.




Traders - Interested in a live recording of 9/11/03 Ryles Jazz Club show?

Leave a message for me in the Forum,
or email me at  dave@daveosoff.com .

The show is now available for download at  www.archive.org 


Check out the 'Mosaic' review from The Jazz Nation



Be sure to visit visit The Jazz Nation often for the latest news
and artists in contemporary jazz, and tune in to "The Jazz Is Out There"
on Blaze Radio, live on the net from the University of Alabama.


Hosted by:	Albert Khalis Pride



Show Times:

Saturdays - 6:00pm - 8:00pm CT

Sundays   - 5:00pm - 7:00pm CT

Sundays   - 7:00pm - 9:00pm CT

The finest contemporary jazz show in Birmingham.



Click here for all current radio and internet radio info.



Thanks to Jazzreview.com for featuring the track 'Why Not?' as the editor's pick

for their online listening station.






  Thanks to Metronome Magazine for the January cover story
  and your continued support of independent artists!




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'Mosaic' is available online at CD Baby, CD Street, The Jazz Nation,
and now at Towerrecords.com



Music is the gift the keeps on giving.
'Mosaic' CDs on sale: 



CD Baby: 20% discount when 2 or more CDs are purchased.


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01464-0157
 



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