The Mellotron Group

So far I've seen/heard three commericals using Mellotron in the past month 
or so.   Two of them use Flute (which is popular for commercials and catchy 
jingles lately).   The new Cisco commercial uses 3 violins.   Undisputed.   
Fritz, is this your doing? ;)
Bill Rudloff

I am hearing more and more Mellotron being used in commercial and pop  
music. Also heard it in the background score of a TV show the other  
night.

On Oct 14, 2009, at 6:41 PM, doctorwho8@aol.com wrote:

> So far I've seen/heard three commericals using Mellotron in the past  
> month or so.  Two of them use Flute (which is popular for  
> commercials and catchy jingles lately).  The new Cisco commercial  
> uses 3 violins.  Undisputed.  Fritz, is this your doing? ;)
> Bill Rudloff
>
>

Hence my poster in the photos section!

Erm. I first heard it in the Marriot-Courtyard commericals, MkII violins. Wal-Mart, Quaker Oatmeal, HSBC bank, and a few others that I can't recall have MkII flute. The HSBC one was hard to tell as the mix of other things was dense enough that you just couldn't tell if that was a 'tron or just tinny real flute. The ending note was the D above the staff and that resolved ALL POSSIBLE DOUBT. (AH! TRIO!)

Curse the corporate marketing machine! It used to be cool and awesome to talk to people about Mellotrons! Now it's, oh, oh, oh, didja see the Quaker Oatmeal Commercial? Yeah man!

thhhhbbbpppttt.... :|

-Sean

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, doctorwho8@... wrote:

>
> So far I've seen/heard three commericals using Mellotron in the past month 
> or so.   Two of them use Flute (which is popular for commercials and catchy 
> jingles lately).   The new Cisco commercial uses 3 violins.   Undisputed.   
> Fritz, is this your doing? ;)
> Bill Rudloff
>

Not me.

-----Original Message-----
From: doctorwho8@aol.com
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, Oct 14, 2009 9:41 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotron madness in US commercials






















    

                  
So far I've seen/heard three commericals using Mellotron in the past month or so.   Two of them use Flute (which is popular for commercials and catchy jingles lately).   The new Cisco commercial uses 3 violins.   Undisputed.   Fritz, is this your doing? ;)

Bill Rudloff

That's my little part of the music biz you're talking about, be careful.

fritz, commercial music composer and tron #1697 owner


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean <fourtytwominds@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, Oct 15, 2009 1:30 am
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron madness in US commercials






















    

                  
Hence my poster in the photos section!



Erm. I first heard it in the Marriot-Courtyard commericals, MkII violins. Wal-Mart, Quaker Oatmeal, HSBC bank, and a few others that I can't recall have MkII flute. The HSBC one was hard to tell as the mix of other things was dense enough that you just couldn't tell if that was a 'tron or just tinny real flute. The ending note was the D above the staff and that resolved ALL POSSIBLE DOUBT. (AH! TRIO!)



Curse the corporate marketing machine! It used to be cool and awesome to talk to people about Mellotrons! Now it's, oh, oh, oh, didja see the Quaker Oatmeal Commercial? Yeah man!



thhhhbbbpppttt.... :|



-Sean



--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, doctorwho8@... wrote:

>

> So far I've seen/heard three commericals using Mellotron in the past month 

> or so.   Two of them use Flute (which is popular for commercials and catchy 

> jingles lately).   The new Cisco commercial uses 3 violins.   Undisputed.   

> Fritz, is this your doing? ;)

> Bill Rudloff

>