Bad Stella Studios composer Munk Duane has now reached a new milestone with his production music catalog distributed through Extreme Music . Across multiple television networks and series, Duane’s cues have now been placed in more than 50 broadcast episodes. Many of the cues have been licensed across multiple episodes and series, reflecting continued editorial use by producers and editors. These placements span a range of programs including NBC’s Dateline along with numerou

Bad Stella Studios composer Munk Duane has recently had music placed in multiple episodes across two national television series. The A&E show Booked: First Day In has now used Duane’s music in five episodes, while the History Channel series The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd has featured his cues in four episodes. The placements come through Duane’s catalog with Extreme Music, a global production music library whose tracks are used across television, film, and streaming produc

Bad Stella Studios composer Munk Duane recently had another piece placed on the NBC series Dateline . The track “Entropy Level,” composed for STEM / Extreme Music , was featured in the episode “The Farmer’s Wife.” This marks the third episode of Dateline NBC to utilize Duane’s music. The placement comes through Duane’s catalog with Extreme Music , a global production music library whose tracks are used across television, film, and streaming productions. Duane continues to co

Pumped to announce I'll be speaking with Sonify Music compatriots, songwriters Justin Gray (John Legend, Mariah Carey) and Jesse Slack (CMA Songwriter of the Year) at Screen x Screen , a global music + tech online conference bringing artists, producers, managers, and creators together for real conversations about the future of music. We’ll be on at 12 PM EST talking “Using AI in the Studio: Practical Tools, Real Workflows” — no hype, no buzzwords — just how AI really fits

A recent piece I composed for STEM/Extreme Music will be featured on the new History Channel series History’s Greatest Picks with Mike Wolfe . The track appears in Episode 3, “Weirdly Wired.” Always grateful to the editors and music teams who continue to bring these cues to picture.

A piece I composed for STEM/Extreme Music was licensed to the History Channel series History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames , appearing in the episode “Engineering Disasters.” Always grateful to the editors and music teams who continue to bring these cues to picture.

FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION Best Alternative Music Performance Falsify by Munk Duane Written, produced and performed by Munk Duane Recorded at Bad Stella Studios, Whitman MA Mastered by Brian Lucey, Magic Garden Mastering, Los Angeles CA REVIEWS: Plastic Magazine (UK) - "Falsify once again sees Munk Duane serve up an engrossing alternative pop experience that brings together a range of styles in a thrilling collision to offer an unforgettable listening experience. It’s a s

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music (Sony) library was used in Season 2, Episode 3 of National Geographic TV 's show...

The animated short Book! by Chris Georgenes, featuring an original score by composer Munk Duane, has earned laurels at more than 45 film...

A movie trailerized cover of Florence And The Machine 's epic "Dog Days Are Over", producer, performed and arranged by Munk Duane at Bad...

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music (Sony) library was licensed in season 1, episode 4 of the A&E show "Extreme Road...

I’m honored to have been selected by the The Recording Academy for the GrammyU® Mentor Program . I will be mentoring a young artist from...

The Munk Duane  song "We've Talked About This Before" (released 3/1/24) is up For Your   Grammy® Consideration  for Song Of The Year ....

Boston based film composer Munk Duane was selected by the The Recording Academy/Grammys® to meet with U.S. House of Representative ...

Extreme Music's newest production label, called [stem] , has licensed four new pieces composed exclusively for their production music...

"Book!", the animated short by creator Chris Georgenes with an original score by Munk Duane , is an award winner and will be screened at...

BREAKING NEWS: Recording Artist and Film Composer Munk Duane has been honored with an invitation by The Recording Academy/GRAMMYs to...

"Rat Attack" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the History Channel series "The Unbelievable...

Book! ©2024 Chris Georgenes Munk Duane has composed and performed the original score for the animated short "Book!" by Chris Georgenes....

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in two episodes if the A&E series "Undercover: Caught On...

"Rat Attack" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the A&E series "Interrogation Cam". Season 1...

"Kill Room Service" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the Amazon Prime Video series premiere...

It has been busy December here at Bad Stella. Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed to the...

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed to the A&E series "Court Cam" for Season 6, episode 20....

"Kill Room Service" composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the Max series premiere of "Hostage...

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in the A&E series "Booked: First Day In" for 4 episodes...

Bad Stella's Munk Duane was confirmed by the Recording Academy as eligible for consideration in the 66th Annual Grammy® Awards for his...

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed in Season 2 of the National Geographic series "World War...

Music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was recently licensed to the A&E series "Hoarders" for Season 14, episodes 4....

Munk Duane produced, co-wrote and performed on artist John Taglieri's latest single “Talk To Me”, which was released today (August 18). The track, recorded at Munk's Bad Stella Studios , also features legendary bassist Leland Sklar (Phil Collins, James Taylor, Carole King) and drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Smashing Pumpkins, John Fogerty) and was mastered by Grammy winner Brian Lucey at Magic Garden Mastering (The Black Keys, Dr John, Lizzo). Stream and Share

Munk Duane's  new single "My Fellow Americans", along with recent releases "Myths" and "Just a Word" are featured in the brand new film " The Getback"  starring Theo Rossi  and Kim Coates  from "Sons of Anarchy" ), Dermot Mulroney  and Anthony 'Treach' Criss . Directed by Jared Cohn  and written by Chad Law  and Garry Charles . "The Getback" composer Daniel Figueiredo  made heavy use of Munk's tracks throughout the film with several key appearances of "Myths" during the runti

Dateline NBC has licensed music composed by Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library in the Season 31 episode "The Bad Man" (Episode 15)....

The official video for the Munk Duane single "Myths" was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2023 New York International Film Awards in the...

The official video for the Munk Duane single "Myths" is advanced from Quarter-Finalist to Finalist in the New York International Film...

The official video for recording artist/composer Munk Duane's single "Myths" has received its second film laurel as a Finalist in the Los...

On Tuesday, December 13, recording artist and film composer Munk Duane gave the Keynote at the Massachusetts DECA District 1 Conference...

At times, international broadcasts of popular shows need to replace songs in the soundtrack due to rights not being available in their...

WBZ NewsRadio Boston reporter Chris Fama paid a visit to recording artist/composer Munk Duane's Bad Stella Studios on Monday to talk...

A piece composed by Bad Stella's Munk Duane for the Extreme Music library was licensed to the Netflix series "Snowflake Mountain" for...

The Lifetime series "#textmewhenyougethome"licensed a piece composed by Bad Stella Studios for the Extreme Music library for Season 1,...