Thompson Creative
| Type | Producer of jingles and other music for radio and television |
|---|---|
| Industry | Radio |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Website | http://www.thompsoncreative.com/ |
Thompson Creative is an American radio jingle production company formerly based in Dallas, Texas.[1]
History
In 1986, broadcasters Larry and Susan Thompson set up Thompson Creative with the idea of updating the "traditional" jingle sound. Utilizing a wide variety of singers, composers, arrangers and engineers, Thompson Creative has become one of the top producers of musical station identification jingles and promo music for radio stations worldwide.[2]
Thompson have creative and syndicated radio IDs for radio stations all over the world, including WOR, WYYY Y94, Cat Country 107.5, WSYR, W4 Country, WXLM Mix 102 and Kool 107 in America, as well as Atlantic 252, Clyde 1 and Amber Radio in the UK.[3][4][5]
In 1991 Ben Freedman was recruited from TM Century to become Vice President and Sales Manager at Thompson. In less than 4 years Ben and Larry managed to turn Thompson into one of the top 3 jingle companies in Dallas. However, Ben left in 1995 to form his own jingle company Ben Freedman Productions.[6]
On September 14, 2010 it was announced that Music Oasis, Inc. of Scottsdale, AZ; parent company of ZONE Radio Imaging, acquired Thompson Creative. Bruce Upchurch, its founder and president, has been in the business of creating radio imaging and advertising music under the ZONE moniker for two decades and previously worked for JAM Creative Productions and TM Studios amongst others. The collected reference tape archives of Thompson Creative reside with Media Preservation Foundation in Springfield, MA.
Studios
Thompson's studio facilities were originally located at 4631 Insurance Lane in Dallas, TX --- prior home to The Sundance Organization and JAM Creative Productions. The Thompsons' gutted and built new studios at 4141 Office Parkway in Dallas. This famous address has been synonymous with jingle making since the early fifties, and had been home to PAMS Productions from 1961-1978. Literally, thousands and thousands of radio jingles have been recorded here.[7] The Office Parkway property has been for sale since early 2010.here
Larry Thompson is also sought-after to voice radio commercials
The UK agent for Thompson is Dave Langer.[8]
References
- ↑ "Thompson Creative website containing contact details, about section, demos, etc". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Company details". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Atlantic 252 tribute site featuring Thompson Creative jingles". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Jingle collectors list referring to Thompson packages". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Jingle collectors list referring to Thompson packages". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Ben Freedman's involvement on jingleuniversity.com". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Photos and reference to PAMS at 4141 Office Parkway". Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ↑ "Dave Langer Thompson Creative demo page". Retrieved 2010-10-01.