Sound Screen

APM Music’s music director service is one of the company’s top value propositions. Eight full-time music experts provide exceptional service to clients, from selecting and pitching specific sounds for every scene to creating curated playlists for every content imaginable. In this month's New Music Monthly, our Music Director, Alia Johnson digs picks her top five tracks and her favorite album...

New Music Monthly Marketing Music Director Sarah Scarlata- August 2026 Join host Annika Dietiker as she joins APM Music's Marketing Music Director, Sarah Scarlata in naming this month's best new releases. Some highlights, include: KPM Legends Remastered: Johnny Pearson, and a bunch of cool artists form various labels. Tune in now!

The success stories of many artists are often told as tales of grit and skill. What is often overlooked, however, is the presence of luck. Yes, it is about having all the right ingredients to make beautiful music and then finding yourself in the right place at the right time for a catalyst to emerge, putting everything in motion on a path to glory. For Cate Martin and Micha Holland of Hamburg-base...

New Music Monthly Season 2 with Music Director Mark Gracious APM Music’s music director service is one of the company’s top value propositions. Eight full-time music experts provide exceptional service to clients, from selecting and pitching specific sounds for every scene to creating curated playlists for every type of content imaginable.   And just like that, we are in season two of our special...

Our June 2026 New Music Monthly episode has finally dropped! Join hosts Annika Dietiker and Ted Reyes as they chat with special guest and Senior Music Director Sarah Ponder, who shares her favorite tracks of the month from APM Music's vast catalog. She also highlights the amazing labels that debuted that month. Tune in now!

For anything in life, reaching a hundred anything is a cause for celebration. So, it’s no surprise that James Desmond and Panauh Kalayeh, the founders of one of the best Hip Hop libraries in the business, Red Line, popped champagne and shouted on the rooftops to celebrate the release of their 100th album: Hip Hop Sports 2.   The album is a classic Red Line release perfect for many use cases from s...

Our New Monthly Music episode for May 2026 is here! Join host Annika Dietiker as she chats with our special guest, Music Director Ashley Chain, breaking down the best tracks of the month. From songs about bodily functions to authentic 1980s hidden gems, this month’s new releases are true bangers. Listen now!

This podcast episode was recorded a few days before the 2026 Juno Awards.  History would inform us that early Christianity was disruptive. It was a radical, thought-provoking, bold, and aggressive movement made up of a band of common folk who challenged the status quo and eventually changed the course of human history. Christians then were rebels and provocateurs who used unconventional methods to...

In this special episode of Sound Screen , APM Music's Manager of Music Operations, Keiko McTingley, dissects April 2026's new releases and picks her favorites. She is joined by Sound Screen hosts Annika Dietiker and Ted Reyes. APM Music’s music director service is one of the company’s top value propositions. Eight full-time music experts provide exceptional service to clients, from selec...

Sun & The Saint is a Los Angeles–based music duo blending pop, rock, and blues into a high-energy, raw, and rhythm-driven sound. Featuring Reed Thomas Lawrence (guitar, lead vocals) and Paloma Estevez (drums, background vocals), the band has quickly gained attention for their undeniable chemistry and genre-bending style. In this episode of Sound Screen, host Annika Dietiker talks to the duo an...

In this special episode of Sound Screen , one of the industry’s top music directors—APM Music’s own Alia Johnson—joins hosts Annika Dietiker and Ted Reyes to break down the hottest tracks and albums of the month (March 2026). Listen now.

In commemoration of Women's History Month, host Ted Reyes interviews one of the best metal artists in the scene today: Kristyn Hope of Daedric. Daedric is an alternative rock and metal project led by vocalist and artist, Kristyn Hope, alongside producer, Geoff Rockwell. Kristyn launched the Daedric project in 2021 through a partnership with electronic rock label FiXT. With the debut full-leng...

February 2026 has a lot of great releases and our resident expert and marketing music director, Sarah Scarlata, discussed her top picks with host Annika Dietiker. Listen now.

In this special episode of Sound Screen , we sat down with Adam Wakeman, who just won a Grammy Award for his part in YungBlood’s live rendition of the Black Sabbath song “Changes” during the band’s final performance with the late Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England.  So, if you’ve got a few minutes to spare, sit back, relax, and listen to this exclusive interview with one of the greats as he spil...

Music is a strange thing, perhaps the strangest amongst all the artforms for it conjures up feelings with every note and every beat. These feelings are often familiar but sometimes completely alien, yet almost always, it is attached to a story that is deeply personal. Vinay Kaushal is a master of this art. With every reverb and delay-laden note from his guitar, he creates an atmosphere that allows...

In this episode, Ted Reyes talks to one of the pioneers of video game music, Brian Schmidt, who discussed his career and how he used APM Music for the new game Mutant Football League. About Brian Schmidt Brian Schmidt is a pioneering video game composer, sound designer, and audio technologist with a career spanning more than three decades. He got his start in the late ’80s at Williams Electronics,...

Sound Screen Season 3 Episode 1: New Music Monthly Join hosts Annika Dietiker and Ted Reyes in this special episode of Sound Screen as they discuss APM Music's hottest new releases with the best music directors in the business.  In this episode, they were joined by music director Mark Gracious, who talked about his top tracks for the months of December 2025 and January 2026. Listen Now. For m...

In this episode we spoke with Anna Roemer, a Danish musician known for her signature ambient guitar sounds that transcends the possibilities of what sounds the humble instrument could achieve. Her new album with danish label Stereo Royale entitled Ambient Drift is a landmark work full of beautiful sounds that evoke a lot of emotions without stating too much - a classic philosophy that permeates No...

Born in Morocco and raised between Spain and Canada, Prince Amine is a living embodiment of cultural fusion. From the earliest days he was introduced to Motown, R&B, live performance, and the spirit of the stage.  This multicultural background is the pulse of his sound. Afrobeat rhythms, R&B melodies, hip-hop swagger, and dancehall flair all converge in his work, making him one of the more...

Sound Screen Episode 218: Interview with Hip Hop Artist DEVMO The human voice is arguably the most powerful musical instrument in the world. Not only can it articulate melodies and rhythms, but it can also convey messages that have the power to change the world. DEVMO is a Hip-Hop artist who knows this well, and in fact, has used it throughout her entire career to both express and empower. Her lat...

For over two decades, Jason Schneider has built a versatile career that bridges both scripted and documentary storytelling. His editorial fingerprints are evident in works screened at prestigious festivals, including TIFF, VIFF, Hot Docs, DOXA, and the Venice Film Festival. That breadth of exposure speaks to both his ambition and the trust placed in him by filmmakers working across genres. Most re...

Sound Screen Episode 216: Interview with Billy Bell In this episode  I spoke with Billy Bell,  singer-songwriter who was active during legendary punk and post punk scene in New York City in the late 70s and dearly 80s. His album 80s New York  Power Pop, which is now available for licensing through APM music,  is a compilation of songs he wrote and produced in that era. Now, he is the head engineer...

In Los Angeles, where music and images constantly collide, Canadian-born Tamara Miller has quietly become one of the voices shaping how stories are felt as much as how they’re told. An award-winning composer, producer, singer-songwriter, and pianist, Miller has built her career in crafting music that doesn’t just go with a scene, it deepens it.  Her work has popped up in unexpected places: a comed...

In this episode, host Annika Dietiker chats with Belgian-French singer-songwriter Penelope Antena, whose new album  Antelope  was launched by Magnetic (Cezamé), and now available for licensing through APM Music. About Penelope Antena Penelope Antena is a Belgian-French singer, songwriter, and producer known for her ethereal blend of jazz, pop, and electronic textures. The granddaughter of jazz pia...

Back in the mid-2000s, York’s own Elliot Minor carved out a space in the UK rock scene with a sound that was equal parts catchy pop hooks and sweeping classical flourishes. Led by lead singer Alex Davies, the band stood out for its orchestral leanings—strings, piano, and vocal harmonies woven into alt-rock anthems that quickly found their way up the charts. Their self-titled debut landed at No. 6...