My YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMatthewVO) has received over 6,000 upload views in it’s first year – pretty cool! But a good part of that is thanks to just one spot. About 4 months ago, a YouTube user posted a comment on one of my Toyota commercials, wanting to know the name of the song. Here is the clip in question:

I didn’t know myself, and suggested they try the Shazam app, which identifies music from short clips. A little while later I noticed that the view count on that video had shot up, way past all my other posts. I did a little digging and found that someone (probably but not necessarily the same person) had reposted the video on a site called Adtunes.

Adtunes (http://adtunes.com/) describes itself as ”…an ad music website that serves as a guide to music used in television commercials, TV shows, movie trailers, film soundtracks, video games and more.” It features news, forums, links and a store (which, curiously, in addition to music and DVDs, seems to sell pretty much everything).

So if you want to identify a music track you’ve heard recently, chat about movies and TV, watch a clip of Stephen Colbert making fun of the The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend for selling out – or buy a lawnmower – Adtunes is the place to go. I’ve poked around the site a little and it’s a fun resource for music and entertainment people, whether fans or professionals.

Enjoy!

JM

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