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Broken Face
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Posted - 05/07/2006 :  13:51:21  Show Profile  Visit Broken Face's Homepage  Reply with Quote
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002463721

Billboard Bits: Joey Santiago, Willy Mason, The Living End

May 05, 2006, 3:45 PM ET

As the first wave of the Pixies' reunion tour finally winds down, guitarist Joey Santiago has aligned with commercial sound agency Elias Arts. While based out of New York, he will focus on composing music for television commercials. As previously reported, Santiago also recently scored the Canadian documentary "Radiant City," which is about planned housing.

The Pixies will begin a short European tour July 14 in Trencin, Slovakia, but Santiago recently told Billboard.com the band has no further plans for the time being. "I'd only be interested if it happens in an organic manner; if all our schedules are aligned and we're all feeling it," he said of a possible new Pixies studio album. "That's the only reason to do it."

-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

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Carl
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Posted - 05/09/2006 :  16:19:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
A few other sites reporting this:

http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20060505/NYF03505052006-1.html

Joey Santiago of Pixies Fame Signs with EliasArts

NEW YORK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- EliasArts, the most awarded company in the commercial music and sound industry
(http://www.eliasarts.com/) announced today that Joey Santiago, lead guitarist of the legendary post-punk band, the Pixies has
joined the company as a featured artist, working exclusively in the realm of television commercials.

In making the announcement, Tag Gross, EliasArts' Executive Vice President & General Manager, New York, commented, "Joey
will be joining a group of uniquely talented artists at Elias each of whom offer a distinct perspective on music and bring something
amazing to every project we work on." Martin Pazzani, EliasArts' President and CEO adds "EliasArts has the broadest musical
range and the deepest talent pool of any company in the world. This new addition to our exclusive Featured Artist roster extends
that range and talent even further."

In his new relationship with EliasArts, Joey Santiago will function as a composer and a creative director on commercials out of
New York. He joins the company's roster of eclectic and renowned composers, producers, creative directors and brand strategists
as well as other featured artists including:

Andres Levin: Andres has arranged and written for Diana Ross, INXS and The B-52's. He has written for and produced Tina Turner,
Chaka Khan and Byrne, while helping produce the Red Hot compilations to benefit AIDS research. Andres' focus on Latin
alternative music has brought him multiple Producer-of- the-Year awards and Grammy nominations, through his work on records for
Amigos Invisibles, Gran Silencio, Ely Guerra, Caetano Veloso, Maris Montae and Carlinhos Brown. Recently, he has collaborated
with D'Angelo, Macy Gray and Ricky Martin. Andres also arranges and performs with his Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban-hiphop
fusion supergroup, Yerba Buena. His TV/film tracks include "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," "Cheaper By The Dozen," "ER" and
"3rd Watch".

Paul Conte/Camus Celli: Originally a singer-songwriter on the Jersey Shore, Paul was signed by Amanda Scherer-Demme to her
Ventrue label. Camus has long been one of New York City's top producers and engineers working with Nile Rodgers on some of
the era's major artists. Together, Paul and Camus are one of the most lauded and requested writing and production teams in the
country. Partnering with artists such as Gavin DeGraw, their work can be heard on numerous albums and films, as well as
commercials including Nike, Coke, Fila and Adidas.

Knox Chandler: A truly unique talent, Knox has managed to bring a completely original sound, texturally and atmospherically, to
the electric guitar and cello. Amongst those to recognize and use his gift in the studio and on the road are such luminaries a The
Psychedelic Furs, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Golden Palominos, Gahan, The Creatures, REM, Paula Cole
and Cyndi Lauper. Knox has also appeared numerous times on MTV, VH1, and national network shows like Conan and Letterman
(although the latter involved a Stupid Pet Trick with an Airedale and a double bass.)

At a private screening of the heralded documentary loudQUIETloud, recently hosted by EliasArts in New York City as a prelude to
today's announcement, Tag Gross commented, "Elias' featured artists, together with our full time staff, offer the most solid
credentials and diverse levels of capabilities anywhere. There's a synergy and collaborative creative spirit at EliasArts that is hard
to beat."

For over 25 years, EliasArts has applied their talents to launch, grow and reposition the most recognized brands and companies
around the world. With offices in Santa Monica, New York, Paris and London, EliasArts' mission is to use the powers of music and
sound to create value for their clients.

Contact for Elias Arts:

Vivian H. Brooks, #508-347-2368

Website: http://www.eliasarts.com/





http://www.ifmagazine.com/new.asp?article=2928

Music News: PIXIES GUITARIST
JOEY SANTIAGO SIGNS DEAL WITH
ELIASARTS

Now working exclusively in the realm of television
commercials, will this mean the Death of the Pixies all
over again?


By: NUTS MCDOUGAL
News Editor

Published: 5/5/2006

LOCATION: Commercials

THE SKINNY: One of the most influential bands of the late '80s and early '90s -- The Pixies -
- reformed last year and discovered they were just as relavent today as they were 15 years
ago.

Unfortunately, a full-fledged reunion, to result in a brand new album, with everyone splitting
up again to do their solo work.

Stellar guitarist Joey Santiago has just been tapped by EliasArts, a company in the
commerical music and sound industry to work exclusively in the realm of television
commercials.

In making the announcement, Tag Gross, EliasArts' Executive Vice President & General
Manager, New York, comments, "Joey will be joining a group of uniquely talented artists at
Elias each of whom offer a distinct perspective on music and bring something amazing to
every project we work on."

Martin Pazzani, EliasArts' President and CEO adds "EliasArts has the broadest musical
range and the deepest talent pool of any company in the world. This new addition to our
exclusive Featured Artist roster extends that range and talent even further."

In his new relationship with EliasArts, Joey Santiago will function as a composer and a
creative director on commercials out of New York. He joins the company's roster of eclectic
and renowned composers, producers, creative directors and brand strategists as well as
other featured artists including:

Andres Levin: Andres has arranged and written for Diana Ross, INXS and The B-52's. He
has written for and produced Tina Turner, Chaka Khan and Byrne, while helping produce the
Red Hot compilations to benefit AIDS research. Andres' focus on Latin alternative music has
brought him multiple Producer-of-the-Year awards and Grammy nominations, through his
work on records for Amigos Invisibles, Gran Silencio, Ely Guerra, Caetano Veloso, Maris
Montae and Carlinhos Brown. Recently, he has collaborated with D'Angelo, Macy Gray and
Ricky Martin. Andres also arranges and performs with his Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban-
hiphop fusion supergroup, Yerba Buena. His TV/film tracks include "Dirty Dancing: Havana
Nights," "Cheaper By The Dozen," "ER" and "3rd Watch".

Paul Conte/Camus Celli: Originally a singer-songwriter on the Jersey Shore, Paul was
signed by Amanda Scherer-Demme to her Ventrue label. Camus has long been one of New
York City's top producers and engineers working with Nile Rodgers on some of the era's
major artists. Together, Paul and Camus are one of the most lauded and requested writing
and production teams in the country. Partnering with artists such as Gavin DeGraw, their
work can be heard on numerous albums and films, as well as commercials including Nike,
Coke, Fila and Adidas.

Knox Chandler: A truly unique talent, Knox has managed to bring a completely original
sound, texturally and atmospherically, to the electric guitar and cello. Amongst those to
recognize and use his gift in the studio and on the road are such luminaries as The
Psychedelic Furs, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Golden Palominos,
Gahan, The Creatures, REM, Paula Cole and Cyndi Lauper. Knox has also appeared
numerous times on MTV, VH1, and national network shows like Conan and Letterman
(although the latter involved a Stupid Pet Trick with an Airedale and a double bass.)

Source: EliasArts





http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/may06/20060508_pixies.html

Pixies’ Santiago To Write Music For Television Commercials
by Daniel Zugna

May 8 2006


Joey Santiago, guitarist with influential indie
outfit The Pixies, has joined EliasArts as a
featured artist and will work exclusively in the
realm of television commercials.

EliasArts is a New York-based advertising
agency, with a string of high-profile clients
such as Nike, Adidas, Audi, eBay,
Mastercard and Coca Cola.

Tag Gross, EliasArts’ Executive Vice
President & General Manager, New York,
announced, “Joey will be joining a group of
uniquely talented artists at Elias each of
whom offer a distinct perspective on music
and bring something amazing to every project
we work on.” Martin Pazzani, EliasArts’
President and CEO adds “EliasArts has the
broadest musical range and the deepest
talent pool of any company in the world. This
new addition to our exclusive Featured Artist
roster extends that range and talent even
further.”

EliasArts’ Featured Artist roster also
includes Paul Conte, Camus Celli, Andres
Levin and Knox Chandler.

It is not known how the appointment will
affect the Pixies’ reunion. The band are
scheduled to hit the European summer
festival circuit this year. Pixies vocalist Black
Francis has indicated that the band intend to
record a long-awaited follow-up to 1991’s
‘Trompe Le Monde’ album, although he has
recently been more involved with his solo
project, Frank Black and the Catholics.




The Pixies





http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060505/nyf035.html?.v=44

Edited by - Carl on 05/09/2006 18:11:08
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Daisy Girl
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Posted - 05/11/2006 :  19:07:14  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thanks bf. my cousin just showed me some episodes of Weeds for the first time. I wish I could get a cd of Joey's sound track.

does anyone know of the names of the commercials Joey scored? I would love to know :)
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Broken Face
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Posted - 05/11/2006 :  21:31:20  Show Profile  Visit Broken Face's Homepage  Reply with Quote
you can get the Weeds soundtrack w/ 2 Joey songs off iTunes...

-Brian
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -

Ireland
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Posted - 05/12/2006 :  11:33:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Not sure if he's scored anything yet, Daisy.

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jaylst
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USA
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Posted - 05/12/2006 :  23:08:10  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face

you can get the Weeds soundtrack w/ 2 Joey songs off iTunes...




That's true, but to get Joey's song you have to buy the whole album, which isn't $10 but $12! I hate when itunes does stuff like this.
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Daisy Girl
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Belize
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Posted - 05/14/2006 :  20:04:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
cool thanks for the info bf. that's really cool.

thanks for the chuckle Carl. i guess you can say is we all score when Joey does a score.

anyway, i will have to download it.
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madtempest
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Posted - 05/14/2006 :  20:12:39  Show Profile  Visit madtempest's Homepage  Click to see madtempest's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
It's kind of funny reading these press releases and news features... I remember back at the Hammerstein shows in NYC in Dec 04, a lot of the people I was sitting with were from Elias Arts, and even back then they were talking bout 'developing his talents'...
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Carl
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Ireland
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Posted - 05/15/2006 :  04:19:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
'Develop' Joey's talents-what a lofty claim! :)






http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=3884

So you think the worlds of rock ‘n’ roll rebels and TV advertising don’t mix?
Santa Monica’s EliasArts, international TV advertising soundtrack giant, begs to
differ. EliasArts has recently snared such independent music icons as Joey
Santiago of the Pixies and DJ Nic Harcourt of KCRW to sign on as music and
licensing directors. The Pixies have been credited by some with being inventors
of alternative music as we know it. Likewise, Nic Harcourt is known to have
shaped the face of independent music tastes internationally.

Edited by - Carl on 09/15/2006 07:42:53
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Daisy Girl
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Posted - 09/15/2006 :  20:20:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
nice carl, that sounds like a super cool job for Joey. not sure what it is but it sounds really cool.
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Carl
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Ireland
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Posted - 09/18/2006 :  12:19:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It's an advertising agency, and Joey's job is to write music for commercials!






Joey composed the soundtrack to Radiant City, which is showing at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832937/fullcredits

http://www.viff.org/tixSYS/2006/filmguide/eventnote.php?notepg=1&EventNumber=1644

Featuring songs by
Joey Santiago of The Pixies (stars of loudQUIETloud, also playing in this year's VIFF).

Edited by - Carl on 09/21/2006 10:17:26
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Daisy Girl
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Belize
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Posted - 09/24/2006 :  10:03:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Very cool!!!! I'd like to know which ones he's writing for. Or maybe it's just more fun to try to guess. Thx Carl.
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Carl
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Posted - 10/17/2006 :  04:45:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=14953

So you think the worlds of rock ‘n’ roll
rebels and TV advertising don’t mix?
EliasArts, international TV advertising
soundtrack giants, beg to differ. Santa
Monica’s EliasArts has recently snared
such independent music icons as Joey
Santiago of the Pixies, and DJ Nic Harcourt
of Santa Monica’s KCRW to sign on as
music and licensing directors. The Pixies
have been credited by some with being
inventors of alternative music as we know
it. Likewise, Nic Harcourt is known to have
shaped the face of independent music
tastes internationally.
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madtempest
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Posted - 11/09/2006 :  05:34:19  Show Profile  Visit madtempest's Homepage  Click to see madtempest's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
I think thats giving Harcourt a LOT of credit... but pretty spot on for Joey and the Pixies.
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Carl
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Ireland
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Posted - 03/31/2007 :  17:16:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=131ed79b-c509-4ee9-8f72-1ee04edd942f

Plus, there are plenty of well-timed rock-'n'-roll tunes on the
soundtrack, courtesy of The Pixies' Joey Santiago.





http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=f0e22e34-3c2a-4475-897c-5d83267737af

Humour, whether in the form of biting sarcasm, unintentionally funny
billboards or wacky real-estate agents, is an integral part of this film. With
such a strong sense of isolation and desperation permeating every scene, it
helps ease the tension--as does the punk-rock soundtrack, courtesy of The
Pixies' Joey Santiago.

Edited by - Carl on 03/31/2007 17:17:35
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josephmichael
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Posted - 04/02/2007 :  21:32:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.radiantcitymovie.com/

Click on "view trailer" at the above site and you can listen to 3 pretty cool samples from Joey's soundtrack for the film.
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theonecontender
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Posted - 04/03/2007 :  11:09:17  Show Profile  Visit theonecontender's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Interesting tunes. The first one is kind of neat cuz Joey cuts out the last 2 beats from the 16 neat bar. Very Frankish. Works well with his style of play.
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Daisy Girl
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Posted - 04/03/2007 :  17:36:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks josephmichael. I love the sound. Very unique and cool. Just like Joey's music. I hope they release a soundtrack just of his instrumentals.

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Carl
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Posted - 04/04/2007 :  04:45:16  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yeah, thanks jm. Good stuff, the first track particularly, I hear ya contender!
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josephmichael
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Posted - 04/04/2007 :  23:44:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I also found these samples of Joey's work on the Showtime show "Weeds":

http://www.last.fm/music/Joey%20Santiago

This is probably all old news for most of you but I didn't even realise he had worked on that show until now. Soundtrack is available with both songs.
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Daisy Girl
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Posted - 04/05/2007 :  20:18:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Weeds is cool. Joey always does such great work.

bluefinger
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stymie
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Posted - 04/06/2007 :  18:37:07  Show Profile  Visit stymie's Homepage  Reply with Quote
what about that martini's concert?
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Daisy Girl
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Posted - 04/06/2007 :  18:54:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
you mean this one? :)

http://forum.frankblack.net/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17496

bluefinger
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pixie punk
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This is from The Breeders'Jose Medeles Blog-6/10/2007
Topic: TIME FLYS...

Message: Recently i've been in the studio with Joey Santiago (pixies) handling the drums, percussion and noise on a soundtrack. Fun stuff. Hooked up Josh Klinghoffer and played some music at Daniel Lanois beautiful studio. Josh is definately one of my favorite musicians. Finished up an EP for 1939 ENSEMBLE, its a duo project with Jim Brown on upright bass, currently booking some shows around LA. My new solo drum record is finished, just waiting for Manny to find time to mix it. I'm really happy with it. Hopefully i'll have some tracks from it up soon. My other band has been working in the studio harder then ever. Thats it for now. All the best...


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