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Advertising Agency Jingles & Music

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Author: Barry Volk

Author Bio:

Barry Volk

Barry Volk, advertising consultant and music producer is a former producer/staff songwriter for ABC/Dunhill and Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing, 20th Century Fox solo recording artist, Musical Director for the West Coast Theater Company and National Director of Marketing for Metro Networks/Westwood One.

His San Francisco Bay Area based music production company Barry Volk's Sound Advantage, creates and produces musical identities, jingles and comedy spots for radio & TV advertisers worldwide from small market to international in scope.

“Some of the best creative I’ve ever heard…” Lynne Anderson, Sr. VP, Radio Advertising Bureau 1/12/05

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