| Opus 1
Productions has been providing the magic community
with quality royalty-free music since 2000.
While our CD's have always been designed for magic
shows, we've discovered more and more clients using
the music for their promo videos, web sites, etc.
Video production houses, web masters and multi-media
producers are also among the numerous clients that
have purchased from us for hassle-free usage of
great music. Because the music is
royalty-free, customers are able to use the music
for a variety of purposes --large or small
scale-- without any concerns for filling out cue
sheets or registering tracks with performing rights
organizations (PROs) such as ASCAP or BMI.
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The
greatest benefit to using music from Opus 1 has
always been the fact that the tracks were designed
with certain illusions or routines in mind; you may
find a better piece of music out
there, but you may discover the only way to get it
to 'work' is through extensive editing or
modification of your routine --and at a higher cost.
Our
prices our extremely competitive as well, esp.
considering the number of tracks on any one of our
CD's. Tracks purchased individually through
our Download Store are extremely affordable, too,
with the average price per track being under $3.00.
These tracks also include the hassle-free license
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| ...A brief history... |
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| Opus 1 Productions
was founded in 1999 by composer Tommy Tierney and
magician/composer Daniel Doss. The two
teamed-up with a simple philosophy: to create the
best royalty-free music-for-magic, at the best
price.
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Daniel's extensive knowledge as a life-long magician
gave Tommy the proper insight into what it takes to
write and record the perfect tracks for specific
routines/illusions. An accomplished musician
as well, Daniel is also the director and producer of
Thin Air Theatrics, has been commissioned to
write 4 original musical scores for Kansas City
theatres, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Music
Composition from the Conservatory of Music-Kansas
City.
Daniel is the author
of the manuals for 'Sounds of the Sorcerer', 'Illusionique',
and 'Imagination', and designed the 'Imagination'
cover.
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 Paul
Arthur has contributed his talents as the
voice-overs for the introduction and
announcement/warning tracks on 'Sounds of the
Sorcerer', and edited the Opus 1 manuals Daniel
wrote. Paul contributed his knowledge and
technical expertise in magic during the sessions for
'Sounds of the Sorcerer' and 'Illusionique', helping
to create the overall concept. He continues to
be active in stage and theatre productions.
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Tommy began composing on a professional level in
1997 when he began work on his first CD release.
While not a music-for-magic
CD, it marked the beginning of his passion for
making a good song, and a continuous pursuit to making sonically superior recordings.
 Classically
trained in piano and composition at the same
Conservatory Daniel attended, Tommy immersed himself
in orchestration techniques, composing string
quartets, choral pieces, and symphonic movements for
full-scale orchestras.
After the 2002
release of 'Imagination', Opus 1's third CD, "Sacred
Music: Hems for the Soul", was recorded as part of a
fund-raising campaign for his church. In 2004,
Tommy decided to expand the music into the
multi-media market, and began recording tracks for
small radio and television productions. His
latest accomplishment was writing 17 new tracks for
the Harpo Music Library, and has numerous tracks in
other East and West-coast music libraries.
Tommy is currently
the owner/operator of Opus 1 Productions, producing
all the music sold on this web site*. |
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