Tracey & Vance Marino
Composers ♦ Songwriters ♦ Producers
Making Marketable Music
Composers ♦ Songwriters ♦ Producers
Making Marketable Music
"Because somebody has to write this happy stuff."
- Tracey & Vance Marino
- Tracey & Vance Marino
Recent National Commercial Placements
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Recent National TV Placement on
SNL (Saturday Night Live) "Pug Wigs" Dog Infomercial Skit
SNL (Saturday Night Live) "Pug Wigs" Dog Infomercial Skit
Background music: "Beautiful Way" and "When We Get Together"
from the Organic Sweets, vol. 1, collection, APM/Sonoton
from the Organic Sweets, vol. 1, collection, APM/Sonoton
TV Reality Show "Forged In Fire"
Tracey & Vance's instrumental "Big And Bad" is heard on every episode of "Forged In Fire" as
the contestants are being introduced (around :40)
the contestants are being introduced (around :40)
Indie Folk Pop Collection for APM / Sonoton
In 2017, Tracey & Vance signed their upbeat, acoustic Indie Folk Pop collaboration song project, Organic Sweets, to Sonoton / APM (Universal / Sony), in the Mark-Award-winning Surefire Artists Collection. Since Organic Sweets was released, the songs have been placed several times daily in TV shows around the world, including the Hallmark Channel, SNL, and on the popular long-running CBeebies show on the BBC. Organic Sweets, Vol. 2, will be available in mid-2019.
Organic Sweets is a collection with up-and-coming Singer-Songwriters and Producers, co-written and executive produced by Tracey & Vance Marino with Trevor Alan Paul, Heather Ramsey, Patricia Bahia, Savannah Philyaw, Tolan Shaw, Jacqueline Van Bierk, Juliet Lyons, Stacy Kim Johnston, Catharine Wood, Ian McCartor, Nitanee Paris Lawson, Steve Collom, Jessica Collom, Paula McMath, Mark Dorflinger, Katie Ekin, and Jason Paras.
ABOUT TRACEY & VANCE MARINO
Composing and Songwriting husband-and-wife team TRACEY J. MARINO and VANCE MARINO met at the iconic Belly Up Tavern in San Diego after they realized their friends stood them up at a concert. They've been writing songs, producing, and composing instrumentals together ever since.
As Songwriters, Tracey and Vance write in various styles, particularly upbeat, positive Indie Pop and Indie Folk Songs with award-winning, up-and-coming Indie Singer-Songwriter Artists.
As Instrumental composers, they specialize in Acoustic Hybrid cues with Contemporary beats: Emotional Drama, Contemporary Tension, Urban Dramedy, Circus/Carnival, World Music, Island & Beach Ukulele, EDM, Hip Hop, and Upbeat, Happy, Quirky Music.
With nearly 3,000 songs and instrumental cues in their BMI catalog, The Marino's receive accolades for their interesting arrangements, catchy themes, musicianship, playing real instruments, crafted lyrics, and their ability to provide a quick turnaround in the fast-paced music world. They've had thousands of placements in TV, film, trailers, promos, advertising, video games, and other media.
Besides working with Sonoton / APM (Universal / Sony), Tracey & Vance also have music signed with international publishers BMG, ole (MusicBox), and Megatrax, as well as with several exclusive boutique publishers and music licensing companies such as Black Toast, Imaginary Friends Music Partners, Four Jays / Harry Warren Entertainment. They are currently signing a new project with collaborator Larry Hopkins for the trailer library Spider Cues, distributed by 5 Alarm Music. They also work directly with music supervisors with their one-stop catalogs of happy and hybrid music.
As Songwriters, Tracey and Vance write in various styles, particularly upbeat, positive Indie Pop and Indie Folk Songs with award-winning, up-and-coming Indie Singer-Songwriter Artists.
As Instrumental composers, they specialize in Acoustic Hybrid cues with Contemporary beats: Emotional Drama, Contemporary Tension, Urban Dramedy, Circus/Carnival, World Music, Island & Beach Ukulele, EDM, Hip Hop, and Upbeat, Happy, Quirky Music.
With nearly 3,000 songs and instrumental cues in their BMI catalog, The Marino's receive accolades for their interesting arrangements, catchy themes, musicianship, playing real instruments, crafted lyrics, and their ability to provide a quick turnaround in the fast-paced music world. They've had thousands of placements in TV, film, trailers, promos, advertising, video games, and other media.
Besides working with Sonoton / APM (Universal / Sony), Tracey & Vance also have music signed with international publishers BMG, ole (MusicBox), and Megatrax, as well as with several exclusive boutique publishers and music licensing companies such as Black Toast, Imaginary Friends Music Partners, Four Jays / Harry Warren Entertainment. They are currently signing a new project with collaborator Larry Hopkins for the trailer library Spider Cues, distributed by 5 Alarm Music. They also work directly with music supervisors with their one-stop catalogs of happy and hybrid music.
ADDITIONAL NOTABLE PLACEMENTS
Feature film placements include: a circus song Carnival Lights in the Disney Touchstone Pictures film "The Last Song" starring Miley Cyrus and Greg Kinnear. Their mariachi song No Snow In Mexico was in the Sundance feature film "Goats" starring David Duchovny, Keri Russell, Vera Farmiga, "Modern Family" star Ty Burrell, and "Fifty Shades of Grey" star Dakota Johnson. The Marino's also have placements in dozens of documentaries, indie films, and trailers.
TV placements include: SNL (Saturday Night Live) skit "Pug Wigs"; NBC's Emmy-winning show, The Voice (multiple placements); ABC's Happy Endings; FOX's New Girl; NBC's The Tonight Show; Last Call with Carson Daly; Access Hollywood; Bates Motel on A&E; the award-winning Oprah's Lifeclass on the OWN channel; the popular Pawn Stars on the History Channel; MTV's award-winning shows Made and Catfish: The TV Show. Their song "Kiss Goodbye," co-written with Singer-Songwriter Sierra West, has been placed in several episodes of Bravo's Southern Charm. Since the show began, their rock song "Big & Bad" is heard on every episode of the popular History Channel show "Forged In Fire" as the contestants are being announced.
Composers for TV Daytime Talk Shows including: The Marino's custom-composed and placed hundreds of upbeat, positive custom cues in the Emmy Award-winning shows The Dr. Oz Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Nate Berkus Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and many others.
National Commercial placements include: Most recent national commercial placements include Clorox (“Live A Little,” partnered with Disney and running continuously for over two years), Ebates (which ran for two years), Gazelle, LL Bean Holiday (November through December 2018), and Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Holiday (November through December 2018).
IMDb Credits HERE
TV placements include: SNL (Saturday Night Live) skit "Pug Wigs"; NBC's Emmy-winning show, The Voice (multiple placements); ABC's Happy Endings; FOX's New Girl; NBC's The Tonight Show; Last Call with Carson Daly; Access Hollywood; Bates Motel on A&E; the award-winning Oprah's Lifeclass on the OWN channel; the popular Pawn Stars on the History Channel; MTV's award-winning shows Made and Catfish: The TV Show. Their song "Kiss Goodbye," co-written with Singer-Songwriter Sierra West, has been placed in several episodes of Bravo's Southern Charm. Since the show began, their rock song "Big & Bad" is heard on every episode of the popular History Channel show "Forged In Fire" as the contestants are being announced.
Composers for TV Daytime Talk Shows including: The Marino's custom-composed and placed hundreds of upbeat, positive custom cues in the Emmy Award-winning shows The Dr. Oz Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Nate Berkus Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and many others.
National Commercial placements include: Most recent national commercial placements include Clorox (“Live A Little,” partnered with Disney and running continuously for over two years), Ebates (which ran for two years), Gazelle, LL Bean Holiday (November through December 2018), and Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Holiday (November through December 2018).
IMDb Credits HERE
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GIVING BACK TO THE MUSIC COMMUNITY
Tracey & Vance co-produced a Legacy Hit Songwriters concert series from 2018 to 2019. Songwriters told stories of how their hits came to be. The four-part series featured JACK TEMPCHIN, STEVE DORFF, MARTY PANZER, ALLAN RICH and JUD FRIEDMAN.
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The Marino's have been running the NSAI San Diego Chapter since the Fall of 2012 as a way to give back to the music community. They often host guest publishers, music supervisors, hit songwriters, and music industry professionals.
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