The best music tracks you can buy!
Music for acts, video, film and jingles.
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Video and Film tracks I Jingles
What do Kurt's clients have to say about his tracks?
The best music tracks you can buy!
Music for acts, video, film and jingles.
Custom Tracks I Click Tracks I Listen to Tracks
Video and Film tracks I Jingles
What do Kurt's clients have to say about his tracks?
Custom Music Tracks for Acts
(Click are tracks available with written arrangements for live musicians.)
Custom Music Tracks: If you're not familiar with the term "Custom Music Track" this is a track that is created and orchestrated for your special needs and specifications. These are not "Karaoke" tracks. If you can find a pre-recorded track that meets your requirements, then you have no need for this service. When you buy a "Custom Music Track" from this studio you will own all rights to the track. Your track will not be sold to anyone else!
For instance, you may want a medley of tunes arranged, orchestrated and recorded for your act. Or maybe a special arrangement of an original tune that you have. This is what this service is all about ... "Custom Music." The tracks that are produced here far exceed the quality of your "over-the-counter" Karaoke tracks. Back to Top
Click Tracks:
Some of you may not be familiar with;"Click Tracks."
Many top stars in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Branson use them.
The act might be performing with a small combo or even just a piano player. But, playing along with them is a pre-recorded musical track that makes their group sound like a full orchestra!
Here's how they work ... The rhythm section wears headphones to hear the click track, enabling them to play along with the track containing all the added instruments. Thus, they can cue the other musicians. However, the audience does not hear the click track. They just enjoy the sound of a huge orchestra.
In most large venues today, this is the preferred way to perform. All sound engineers are familiar with click tracks and Kurt can write arrangements so that your group of live musicians can play along with the track.
This is hard to understand without actually comparing the two ...
Your combo alone vs. Your combo with the added orchestra track.
As an example:
When you listen to the next two tunes:
1. You will first hear what your combo sounds like without the orchestra provided by using a click track.
2. Now you will hear hear how your combo sounds playing with the full orchestra using a click track.
1. "Strangers In The Night" with your combo
2. "Strangers In The Night" with the full orchestra
1. "You're Gonna Like It Here" from the Broadway show "Annie" with your combo
2. " You're Gonna Like It Here" from the Broadway show "Annie" with the full orchestra
NOW YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHY MANY
MAJOR STARS NOW USE CLICK TRACKS.
HOW CAN YOU PERFORM A BIG DYNAMIC NUMBER WITH
PIANO, SAX & DRUMS? YOU CAN'T. HOW ABOUT A SWINGIN'
BIG BAND TUNE? I DON'T THINK SO ... THIS BRINGS ME TO
MY NEXT EXAMPLE:
Next you will find a video of me conducting a small band. A five piece group.
(Trumpet, sax, trombone, piano and drums.)
We were performing with a click track
BUT ... BEFORE YOU VIEW THE VIDEO
LET'S HEAR WHAT THE BAND SOUNDS LIKE WITHOUT
THE ADDED INSTRUMENTS ON THE CD TRACK:
It's a Count Basie tune called "Splanky."
Click below to hear what the band sounds like without the track:
Splanky / five piece band without the track
That's not what you'd call swingin'. (Maybe "weak" is a better word.)
NOW LET'S HEAR IT WITH THE ADDED TRACK ON CD.
You will note that the drummer and I are wearing headphones
to hear the click track that guides us.
CLICK ON PICTURE TO VIEW VIDEO.
This is just a small sample of what can be done with "click tracks."
I can add strings, more horns, Latin percussion ..., etc. to create an entire orchestra.
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Tracks available over the Internet or by mail:
Kurt's studio is located in Pompano Beach, Florida. But many top acts across the USA do business with him via the Internet and by mail. Some performers send him nothing but a cassette tape of them singing a tune without backup. This is all he needs to produce a custom track.
Listen to a few of the tracks produced and recorded (with the vocal) here in the studio.
Just click on any tune to hear the short demo.
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What do Kurt's Clients Say About Him?
Just a few comments from my many clients.
If you wish, drop an e-mail to any one of them for a personal reference.
IF YOU VISIT ONE OF MY CLIENT'S WEB SITES. PLEASE NOTE:
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Kaye Stevens ... Las Vegas star, Kaye has performed with "The Rat Pack," Johnny Carson, Bob Hope and many other stars. She has stared in Broadway shows including; Mame, Follies, Unsinkable Molly Brown and Gypsy. She became known to millions of daytime television fans for seven years as Jeri Clayton on NBC’s ‘Days Of Our Lives.” In that role, Kaye had the opportunity to be the first to introduce a new song to the TV audience ”You Light Up My Life.”
Since then, Kaye has formed her own ministry and has performed on TV shows such as Dr. Robert Schuller's "Hour of Power."
"Your music has lifted so many souls up to God that I'm certain our Lord is as proud of you as I am ... It's always a pleasure to work with you ,God bless you."
Walker & Wolfe: Songs - Impressions - Comedy and Dance
A fast paced show with nonstop entertainment!Performing in many of the top show rooms from Atlantic City to Miami Beach.
"We've worked with Kurt for many years ... At times we've just sent him an outline of the track we needed ... He's always sent us back a fully orchestrated track that was perfect ... We highly recommend him." WalkerandWolfe.com
Tony Bottoni ... Singer / Comedian / Impressionist: He's not just a singer, he's not just a comedian nor just an impressionist. He's all three rolled into one wonderfully entertaining package! He has starred in shows at the Taj Mahal & Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
"I've been working with Kurt for over 10 years ... He has used my 16 piece charts to create tracks for my act ... He's always made my charts sound great ...
His tracks sound like a live orchestra!"
TonyBottoni.com
Tracy Somers: Singer / Dancer / Actress / Impressionist ... She does it all ... Tracy tailors her shows to each audience ... She'll get your toes tapping and keep you laughing. (South Florida Entertainer.)
"I was one of Kurt's first clients. That was 15 years ago when he started his Custom Music Track business. He's always been honest, reliable and has produced all of the tracks for my many shows ... He's the best. TracySomers.com
DoubleTake: If you like 50s and 60s music along with a bit of
country you've come to the right place. The Ely brothers are twins
and when they sing they really sound that way. The Everly Brothers ... The Righteous brothers. They do them all, including The Coasters and many more! An upbeat show, recreating all your old favorites!
(California Entertainers)
"We just recently found Kurt on the Internet ... We were surprised to find such excellent tracks at a very reasonable price. He's easy to work with and some of his tracks sound better than the original ... We'll be steady clients in the future."
DoubleTake entertainment
Kurt has written and recorded original music tracks for many videos and films. He has the knowledge and experience to create just the right mood for your production. Just listen to one of the short excerpts of his tracks. This is all original music. Try "Africa" and see if you imagine yourself riding in a Land Rover driving over the plains of Africa.
Africa (PBS) | Love Theme (PBS) | Civil War Theme (PBS) |
Kurt has written, produced and recorded many jingles. One that you may recall was for: "Slinky" the spring toy. Kurt also worked for Swanson Studios in New York & Florida as a writer, musician, engineer and producer. Remember "Northwest Orient (gong) Airlines" or "T-I-D-E Tide?" Both were written and produced at Swanson Studios.
Let's listen to a few more recent jingles.
A Token of My Love (Jewelry store) | Make Me A Pizza (Pizza!) | Flowers (Florist) |
When Your Feet Hurt (Podiatrist) | Raise The Roof (Roofer) | Just Like A Diamond (Jeweler) |
Special Days (Florist) | Chinese Food (Restaurant) |
About the studio
MASTER TRACKING: 256 computerized tracks. All individually cued and mixed.
INSTRUMENTS: Kurzweil SE master keyboard. Akai and EPS samplers. Yamaha and Korg synthesizers. Yamaha, Kurzweil and Roland drums.
BOARD: Mackie 32 channel.
OUTBOARD: DBX compression, limiter and gate. Reverb and delay.
PLAYBACK: Crown amp and JBL studio monitors.
MICS: Sennheiser, Beyer and EV.
MASTERING EQUIPMENT: Reel to Reel: Tascam 8 track and Tascam 2 track with DBX / DAT: Sony DAT recorder / CD: Phillips CD burner / Minidisk: Sony Minidisk recorders / Cassette: Tascam cassette.
A 74 minute demo CD is available with a variety of full tracks recorded in the studio. This will show the many styles of music that can be produced here. If you're interested, the fee is $5.00 to cover the cost of production and mailing. Just drop an E-mail to: KurtWalter@aol.com
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