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McCartney Studios Produces First Audio Book
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- McCartney Multimedia, Inc – a woman owned production company and digital agency digital is announcing its entrée into the audio book market with its first full-scale production for Audible via its McCartneyStudios.com division.
The company partnered with best-selling Marshall Terrill for his 2014 book, Zora Folley: The Distinguished Life and Mysterious Death of a Gentleman Boxer.
“I recently read a statistic that almost half of all book titles are now consumed through Audible and that consumers want to hear authors narrate their works,” said Terrill, who has written more than 30 non-fiction books on iconic figures such as Steve McQueen, Johnny Cash, Billy Graham and Elvis Presley. “I felt this title was the perfect opportunity to take the plunge. I’m so happy I did because it was fun and painless.”
Terrill recorded the book at Otto D’Agnolo’s Mia Studio in Scottsdale, Ariz. in June, who in turn sent the audio to McCartney Multimedia. They edited and converted the tape into a suitable format for Audible. They also listed the title for Terrill.
“I don’t have the time or the technical know-how to get this done on my own, so it was a nice luxury that McCartney Multimedia Inc. could do this for me,” Terrill said. “It was an easy process for me and because they are so resourceful. McCartney’s Creative Director and producer Martin Nethercutt not only figured it out but were able to turn this project in quickly so I could take it to market in less than a month.”
The edit was conducted at the McCartney Studios in Los Angeles, Calif. using their state of the art LLM (large language model) software, and they also cast a female voice over artist to play an additional role towards the end of the book. Terrill’s voice has also been archived and protected in the firm’s VerifiedVoiceVault.com to hedge against future AI clones and bad actors.
“We believe audio will continue to be a cornerstone of content consumption, and with the podcast and audio book market growing, it was also a natural progression to offer the Voice Vault services for protection of voice prints going forward,” said Ruth McCartney, aka the “Digital Diva” and CEO and co-founder of McCartney.
Terrill wrote the book about Folley, who lived in Chandler, Ariz. almost a decade ago. Folley was a top heavyweight boxing contender in the late 1950s and 1960s. His career culminated with the loss of a heavyweight title match against Muhammad Ali in March 1967 in New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Folley was a decorated Korean War veteran; a consummate fighter in the ring; a role model for youth; a seemingly happily married father of nine children; a successful businessman; Chandler’s first black city council member, and the city’s most famous son.
His death at age 41 on July 8, 1972, however, remained shrouded in mystery for more than four decades, and the few available details concerning what happened hardly square with his distinguished and genteel life according to Terrill.
“This book was originally a three-part newspaper series I wrote in 2003. I was haunted by the words of Zora’s son Robert, who told me, ‘One day the truth will come out,’” Terrill said. “But how was the truth supposed to come out if no one was actively in search of the truth? Closure is an overused word, but it became my Great White Whale.”
Terrill took it upon himself to finally answer the decades-long mystery of Folley’s death at a Tucson motel. He did so by uncovering Folley’s long vanquished police and autopsy reports, which he unearthed after years of searching. He also interviewed more than a dozen Chandler residents as well as an eyewitness who was there the night of Folley’s death. The 93-page original ebook also contains photos and memorabilia of Folley’s career as well as excerpts of the police and autopsy reports.
Zora Folley: The Distinguished Life and Mysterious Death of a Gentleman Boxer is available for $9.95 exclusively through Audible.
Ruth McCartney
McCartney Multimedia, Inc
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McCartney Multimedia Newsletter Volume 44
McCartney Multimedia Newsletter Volume 44 is here!
Read all about our latest adventures and company developments. Click the image below to find out all about it.
McCartney Studios presents: McCartney.ai
McCartney Studios presents: McCartney.ai
Light travels faster than sound.
We see before we hear.
However, when we close our eyes and there’s nothing to see, we still perceive our environment with our ears.
This is why a sound or a voice can leave a deep, subconscious impression on our psyche.
At McCartney, we’ve worked with this sensory phenomenon for decades.
Whether it’s songs, scoring or spoken voice, we have kept the underlying principals of sound at our core.
The tone makes the voice, the sound makes the song.
Everything you just listened to was completely A.I. generated. Amazing isn’t it?
So, what can we do for you?
Please advise us how we can help you with your project.
McCartney
Audio Intelligence
TeaFlix Tuesdays with Dr. Sunshine
A very special TeaFlix show with Dr. Sunshine discussing the challenges and benefits of A.I. in the world of science and technology today.
Dr. Sunshine is Executive Producer of over 15 internationally acclaimed global films and series, as well as CEO, COO of companies, promoter, engineer, business adviser, futurologist, strategist, and Certified in Artificial Intelligence Organizational Strategy from MIT. Ameritech, Viacom, MGM, Sony, have some of her IT footprint, where she developed system optimization code that saved the company 1.95 million dollars annually. Other notables: Founder of Technical Quality Assurance, RAND IoT Cyber Security Think Tank participant, Autonomous car AI component advisory, AR Neuroscience Device Engineer, Mentor at UCLA DataFest, Philanthropist and cause based storytelling promoter, Degrees in Visual Communications, Technology Management, and MIT Tech in Artificial Intelligence.
Matsu - Oceanside, Ca
Matsu - Oceanside, Ca
Located in Oceanside CA, one of San Diego County’s most accomplished chefs, William Eick, has opened Matsu, a 48-seat fine dining restaurant focusing on the traditions and techniques of Japanese food, and marrying them with the Southern California terroir. Guests of the restaurant are treated to a 10 course tasting menu, showcasing the seasonal bounty from the areas farms as well as exquisite product direct from Japan. Matsu provides guests a bespoke hospitality experience in what is quickly becoming the dining destination town of Oceanside.
With over 15 years of experience cooking in restaurants, Chef/Owner William has worked at every level, from casual to fine dining. He was awarded Best Chef in San Diego from Thrillist Magazine in 2016, and won Best New Restaurant with his previous concept, 608. With Matsu, William aims to showcase the roots of his culinary career and passion for Japanese flavors and techniques, in a progressively modern setting.
Bent River Records
Bent River Records (website design)
Bent River Records is a new independent record label serving the independent music community, formed in 2022 by award-winning producer JoeBaby Michaels. JoeBaby has spent more than 50 years mixing the best in rock, rhythm, and blues. He’s worked with a wide range of talent and sound creators, ranging from the Rolling Stones, James Brown, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to New Orleans-based musicians-Neville Jacobs, Bonerama, Honey Island Swamp Band, Cyril Neville, George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners, and the Funky Meters. Back at home, JoeBaby has collaborated with Colorado musicians Richie Furay, Analog Son, Kinetics, Bobby Messano, and Johnny & The Mongrels.
Ross Hogarth’s (Hoax Productions) website design
Ross Hogarth’s (Hoax Productions) website design
Van Halen, Gov’t Mule, Roger Waters, The Black Crowes, Def Leppard, The Doobie Brothers, Edgar Winter, John Mellencamp, R.E.M.and Jewel are some of the artists this Multiple Grammy-winning producer/engineer/mixer has had the joy of working with in his over four decades in the recording studio.
Ross’ wide varied experience and taste opened up all creative doors and usual and unusual possibilities. He’s never allowed himself to be pigeonholed or trapped in any one musical genre as his studio work runs the gamut from the heavy metal insanity of Motley Crue and Coal Chamber to the Grammy-winning Keb’ Mo’ release Slow Down to recent releases by Van Halen, Grammy winning Ziggy Marley and Grammy winning Taj’Mo’.
Congratulations to Grammy Winner Edgar Winter!
Edgar Winter’s hard work on the 2022 all-star tribute album that he organized to honor his late brother, Johnny Winter, has been recognized by the Recording Academy. Edgar Winter and fellow producer Ross Hogarth were the recipients, on Feb. 5, 2023, of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Brother Johnny. Edgar called it “a momentous and unexpected honor.” The album, released April 15, 2022, via Quarto Valley Records, features an impressive array of renowned classic rock musicians who knew, or were inspired by the legendary blues guitarist, including Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr, Billy Gibbons, Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald, Joe Bonamassa, and many more. Listen to many of the recordings, including spirited covers of such classic songs as “Johnny B. Goode,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and “Highway 61 Revisited,” below.
Visit EdgarWinter.com
NFL Camera Woman Deena Sheldon on Teaflix Tuesday
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you health and wealth for 2023 from Martin, Ruth, Dr. Angie, Lucy, Caitlin, Pablo, Luis, David and the gang!
McCartney Multimedia Newsletter Volume 43
Hi folks,
Our latest newsletter is here!
All our latest projects are included in this far reaching edition.
Enjoy!
Beatle Stepmom Dr. Angie McCartney Releases CBD Line – at 92 years old
Topical CBD Line tagged “For Creaky Joints and Cranky Buggers”
I’m 92 and I have found that CBD works for me and I wanted to share it with people of a certain age who still may think that it's all “reefer madness” when in fact it is nothing like that at all!”— Dr. Angie McCartney
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With legalization spreading to many states, and increasing awareness of CBD products across the US, the almost 93-year-old Dr. Angie McCartney is releasing a line of topical Broad Spectrum CBD products in partnership with Colorado’s Primo Gardens, Inc.
The line – Mrs. McCartney’s CBD ~ For Creaky Joints and Cranky Buggers will be available in stores initially in Colorado and Ohio, as well as online at https://MrsMcCartneysCBD.com with an expanded distribution network expected to be announced very shortly thereafter.
McCartney Partners with Upstream for Utility NFTs
Digital Tokens / Tickets and VIP experiences in both the online world and IRL will become part of any agency / brand digital marketing plan as QR code adoption and mobile usage become ubiquitous.
We have aligned with Upstream a carbon-neutral ERC721 system which allows (for example) a venue, hotel, restaurant, rockstar or casino to leverage:
Mobile / App enabled Digital Tickets (aka NFTs)
Let us help you dream up, point, click & create:
VIP room packages not available on Expedia etc.
"Skip the line" VIP Access
Soundcheck access
Meet 'n Greets
Spa packages “+take home the robe” not publicly available on the website
Dinner/cooking class with the Chef
Wine tasting with the Sommelier
You name it. The system can create thousands or millions of NFTs at no upfront cost to you.
Upstream can also:
Name the # of Digital Tickets (NFTs) to be created/offered
Tie NFTs to rewards points
Name the price
Specify the NFT utility; for example, when they are redeemed they disappear and are replaced with a commemorative “I Was There” bragging rights collectible
Print a teaser QR code on receipts or social posts to entice scans to win / enter etc.
Create an “on property” scavenger hunt to win XYZ
Reach “off property” previous guests to participate via push notifications to SMS
And much much more.
McCartney Newsletter Volume 42
The latest edition of our company newsletter is here!
Click on the image above and read all about our recent endeavors. Enjoy!
GEIST - ‘One World Guitar’
GEIST - ‘One World Guitar’
Inspired by the GEIST song “One World’ Renato Giordano has offered his unbelievable talents to create a one of a kind Fender-based guitar for me. Fully loaded with custom pick ups and a unique album cover pick guard, this beauty will come fully loaded with all the elements guitar enthusiasts such as myself can only dream of. A light weight young Canadian maple body and neck will make this baby unbelievably fast to play!
Thank you so much, Renato!
(I will post all the applied elements and tech specs at a later date.)
Can’t wait to get my eager little hands on this one.
GourmetNFT Want to Help Culinary Creators Monetize Recipes & Food Experiences Using NFTs
The tried-and-true cookbook is dead. Long live the fractional cookbook.
The movement toward secure, one-of-a-kind recipes and food experiences are fueled by advances and acceptance of the technology surrounding Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). It could be a way to move beyond one-dimensional food presentations and feed the growing number of foodies who want more bells and whistles in their gourmet interactions. And then, there are chefs, who, faced with shrinking margins and the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses, are always on the hunt for new revenue streams.
“It has always baffled me as to why chefs and culinary creators, who are essentially IP creators and artists don’t get royalties unless they get into the whole hassle of writing and publish a cookbook,” Ruth McCartney, part of the team behind GourmetNFT, said in an interview with The Spoon. “When NFTs came along, my mind went to individual recipes and for foodies to be able to curate and compile all of their favorite recipes and cook from their iPads.”
McCartney believes those in the food industry—from three-star Michelin chefs to up-and-comers making indigenous pasta in Brazil—need to be rewarded for their skills. Like her brother—Sir Paul McCartney of that minor band from Liverpool.
SoCal Non-Profit Nexxt Foundation announces Italian-Themed Benefit Concert, Dinner & Gala 3/25 in Long Beach, CA
W/Michelin-star Chef De Marchi, Italian Guitar Hero Patrick Abbate, Doug "Blues" MacLeod & Beatle Stepsister Ruth McCartney
“I’m used to being around rockstars, but add in a Michelin starred Chef, and now you have the ingredients for a night to remember.” said Liverpool native and L.A. resident Ruth McCartney, EmCee”— Ruth McCartney
LONG BEACH, CA, USA, February 24, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Nexxt Foundation Inc. a Southern California based 501( c) 3 is pleased to announce its first annual all-star gala gourmet dinner and concert to be held at the Ovation Event Center in the Pine Ave District of Long Beach on the evening of Friday, March 25th, 2022, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the local, Orange County based Somerset Homes.
Event Details:
The event will feature fabulous Italian food by Michelin-Starred Chef Erik De Marchi, served family style, followed by a stellar line-up of guitar virtuosos starting with Memphis Blues Maestro Doug MacLeod and headlined by Italian star Patrick Abbate and VERY SPECIAL surprise guests for a jam session to round out this inaugural event. The Emcee for the evening is Ruth McCartney (yes she is one of THOSE Liverpool McCartneys) and the profits from the event will go DIRECTLY to building a recreation extension for the local LA Area Somerset Homes and Adult Residential Assisted Living Facility in Buena Park, CA.
Silent Auction:
The event will also feature a silent auction featuring many one-off items including 2 signed guitars from Superstars Steve Vai, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd; 2 handmade Renato Giordano Rock and Blue guitars; Italian oil paintings and sculpture; hand designed Pick Guards for Fender with electronics - also from Rock and Blue; a Mrs. McCartney’s Organic Teas, Books and Zoom meet ‘n greet experience with Dr. Angie McCartney (Sir Paul’s step-mom), and various Italian South Bay dining experiences. In addition, there will be a selection of artisanal “Made In Italy” goods supplied by the 50+ vendors coming in from Italy who will also be exhibitors at the Nexxt Expo taking place from March 24- 27 at Crafted at The Port of LA in San Pedro.
Welcome to Fab Island!
You can now be a virtual landowner in the #Metaverse where you can play in a world spanning from psychedelic rock to rhythm and blues, here comes the NEXT British Invasion, this time in the Metaverse. Experience the era like never before! Take a trip through Strawberry Fields, walk across Abbey Road, make your way down Penny Lane and enjoy a cuppa at Mrs. McCartney’s Tea Shoppe.
So, let’s, come together, remember the early days of Rock n’ Roll and psychedelic music, travel the long and winding road to experience the virtual ‘60s and ‘70s and visit our virtual May Pang NFT art gallery, Paperback Writer Bookstore and much, much more! Owning virtual land on Fab Island is your ticket to ride and will take you to the toppermost of the poppermost!
Secure your land now starting at just $100!
From psychedelic rock to rhythm and blues, here comes the NEXT British Invasion, this time in the Metaverse. Experience the era like never before! Take a trip through Strawberry Fields, walk across Abbey Road, make your way down Penny Lane, and enjoy a cuppa at Mrs. McCartney’s Tea Shoppe.
So, let’s, come together, remember the early days of Rock n’ Roll and psychedelic music, travel the long and winding road to experience the virtual ‘60s and ‘70s and visit our virtual May Pang NFT art gallery, Paperback Writer Bookstore and much, much more! Owning virtual land on Fab Island is your ticket to ride and will take you to the toppermost of the poppermost!