THREE NEW SERIES
 Composer GARRY JUDD has recently written theme and incidental music for three new TV series. WATERBOATMAN and CENTRAL STEAM are both for DISCOVERY SHED and MORAY EEL - ALIEN EMPIRE is for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. Look out for more details in the national TV schedules.
3 NEW RELEASES FOR JULY
GREAT STUFF RECORDS have released a collection of remixes of CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON for the European club scene. These have been received extremely positively. They can be obtained from BEATPORT
Press/Online:
Danceradioglobal and 1mix: I must confess that I didn't know this track so I loved the idea of learning this track from these updated versions. The vocal is brilliant and the various remixers did their best to produce big quality party stompers that is impossible not to dance with them on the dance floor. Neuroxyde Meets Aki Bergen Remix mash ups the cool funny cheeky vocals with the stompy house beats with a superb result that your audience will remember for days. Jay lumen works with umek for a deeper version with less references to the original while Jay Lumen on his own takes the funkier more uplifting route with great use of the original melody and the vocals samples. This can be huge in clubs but radio stations will love it. Pure quality electronic music that bridges the past with the present and even the future. 10/10
 ATJAZZ Records have also released a collection of remixes of MESSAGES FROM THE STARS. These can be obtained from TRAXSOURCE HERE.
Messages From The Stars is such a favourite stitch in time for Martin 'Atjazz' that he could not help but contact the man behind this adorable song to see if any further versions could be reworked in order to keep the stars burning and the answer was a big YES!. Richard started digging through his ¼" tapes and found the vocal files, he sent them over and after a number of remixing sessions we are now proud to bring you "Messages From The Stars (Atjazz Remixes)" and we hope you love them as much as we do. Long live "The RAH Band".
- The third release this month is the new track CHAIN'D which is currently doing very well in the clubs in the UK. This will soon be available from ITUNES more information from www.therahband.co.uk
- AJA Music Publishing has recently acquired the publishing administration for the American company catalogue of ZOSAN STUDIOS, the TV commercial for Papermate, the songs TOUCH and ALL I WANT for RAY CHARLES and the song SHOW ME THE WAY from the LULU catalogue.
MARCH 2010
 The Second series of HIGHLAND EMERGENCY (with music by GARRY JUDD) is currently being broadcast on FIVE. This time, it is a series of one hour show's instead of half hour shows.
Garry has also written music for the following programmes that are currently being broadcast MISSION AFRICA (BBC1), AIRLINE USA (ITV2) and MY GREEK KITCHEN (Discovery Travel & Adventure).
 AJA Music Publishing has acquired the publishing administration for a number of songs from writers KATIE MARNE and RICHARD HEWSON.
- KATIE has written for Dance artists such as Lange, Judge Jules and Robbie Rivera and has a number of songs placed already this year and is well place for a great 2010........Look out for the Song 'ARE YOU LISTENING'.
- Richard Hewson is the sole writer for The RAH Band who had hits CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON and THE CRUNCH in the 70's adn 80's. He is still writing for the RAH Band and currently has the track VAPOUR TRAILS playing in the clubs.
- AJA Music Publishing is also Administering music for TV adverts for HYUNDAI & SEAT as well as the track CRAZY KINDA COOL for the film MORRIS MEN and music for the C4 programme MODERN TOSS.
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JULY 2009
The RAH Band feature on BEACH HOUSE Hed Kandi release
BEACH HOUSE 2009 has been released in the UK reaching No.10 in the compilation charts and No.6 in The Dance charts. The Track NO WAY by The RAH band features on this album and is currently being played in the clubs and on radio. It is being released in the US at the end of July The RAH band also feature on 5 other compilation albums mainly released in mainland Europe.
 MATT NORMAN is currently working on the the National Geographic commission GIANT OCTOPUS. It is due for broadcast in 2010
 SOLOS2 has been released by The ARTFUL MUSIC LIBRARY. AJA was appointed executive producer on this project. It contains some top names on this album including John Etheridge, Adam Wakeman and Simon Lea.
AJA are pleased to announce that they now represent tracks written and performed by KATIE MARNE. These include Dance anthems DRIFTING AWAY, ESCAPE, NO ORDINARY DAY and I DONT WANNA STAY. MORE NEWS NEXT MONTH.
 GARRY JUDD is currently having a string of his past programmes being repeated on UK television. Namely ROBBIE COLTRANES: B ROAD BRITAIN(ITV1), HIGLAND EMERGENCY (FIVE), AIRLINE USA (ITV2), DATING THE ENEMY (ITV1) , NEW HOMES DIY (Discovery Home & Leisure) and MY GREEK KITCHEN (Discovery Travel & Adventure).
MARCH 2009
THE HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH - BBC1
 The Hottest Place on Earth is a BBC1 documentary being shown on Thursday March 19th and 26th at 9pm. The music was composed by GARRY JUDD in 5.1 Surround Sound.
The Hottest Place on Earth is a major two x one-hour BBC / Discovery co-production produced by Lion TV. Presented by Kate Humble with vet Steve Leonard, and geologist Dougal Jerram, the programme investigates how people, animal and plant life manage to live in such a hostile environment."
GARRY JUDD's music can also be heard this month on Highland Emergency, Airline USA, New Homes DIY and the new series of Dating The Enemy.
 MATT NORMAN has also been busy recently writing music for the National Geographic documentary WHITE TAILED EAGLE as well as finishing off work for NORTH SEA. Both documentarys have been recorded in HD and 5.1 surround sound.
 The RAH Band will be releasing the new single NO WAY (To Treat Your Lover) soon. This follows recent releases in Germany of THE DEFINITIVE RAH BAND COLLECTION and the maxi-Pack Single LIVING FOR THE NITELIFE. Also, Sony in Germany have licensed CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON and THE CRUNCH for a couple of compilations.
January 2009
Happy Hew Year to Everyone!
 2009 has started briskly with the news that Airline USA is currently being shown in 5 countries including A&E Biography channel in the USA
 Also, the documentary ENGINEERING EYGPT has been shown on MORE 4 on their Middle Eastern series.
FIVE have re-commissioned HIGHLAND EMERGENCY for a second series. This time, it will be a series of 6x1 hour programmes with music by GARRY JUDD.
 The RAH Band have released the CD, THE DEFINITIVE RAH BAND COLLECTION through TOOLBOXX in Germany. It is available in all major retail records stores and online store in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. for more details go to The Official RAH Band website
October / November 2008
Composer GARRY JUDD has been commissioned to write music for the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC documentary JAPANESE BOW-BUILT TO KILL.
GARRY also has AIRLINE USA, HIGHLAND EMERGENCY and MY GREEK KITCHEN being broadcast at the moment. Click here for more information
 AJA has executive produced the new CD from The Artful Recorded Music Library. It is entitled THE FUNK COLLECTIVE is being distributed to 60 countries
 The RAH Band have now struck a partnership with German record label TOOLBOXX. As from October 17th, ALL of the RAH Band albums are available from iTUNES and most other Digital Download sites. To coinside with this, The RAH band have a new website where you can acccess audio sample, new CD's for purchase and all Digital Download sites .. go to www.therahband.com
- AJA has increasingly been asked to supply composers for 5.1 surround sound projects. As this is an art form that not all composers can do, here is a 30 second profile of the composers that AJA represent that can produce sound in 5.1 surround sound HD productions:-
- GARRY JUDD
 Since Garry Judd graduated from Leeds University with a B.A. (Hons.) in music composition, he has enjoyed success writing music for many television, film and advertising productions.
Over the past few years, Garry has written theme and incidental music for over 100 TV programmes. Recent productions include FREEMASONS ON TRIAL, HIGHLAND EMERGENCY and THE LOST TRIBES OF PALAU.
- MATT NORMAN
Matt graduated from Southampton University with a BA honours in Music.
Over recent years he has quickly made a name for himself as a talented
composer/orchestrator.
Recent credits include re-arranging the theme for THIS IS YOUR LIFE which
has made a come-back on ITV1 and two documentaries for Nat Geo in HD using
5.1 Surround Sound.
Philip Guyler is a media music composer.
Working primarily in Film & Television, Philip works from a full digital studio,
regularly utilising arrangers, live players and orchestras.
His client list includes: BBC and BBC Worldwide, ITV, Carlton/Granada, Channel 4, Channel 5, BSKYB, IWC Media, Wild Rover Productions, Mentorn, Carlton/Granada, Discovery, Hanrahan Media & UK TV. and has written themes for DAILY COOKs CHALLENGE (ITV1) and HELICOPTER HEROES (BBC1)
SEPTEMBER 2008
The RAH Band have had a good month signing four great deals that will be music to all RAH Band fans.
All of their past albums will soon be available for purchase from all leading digital download sites worldwide after brokering a deal with an aggregatorin Germany. It will mean that MYSTERY, RAH , GOING UP, PAST PRESENT & FUTURE and THE CRUNCH & BEYOND will be available for the first time in over 20 years.
Also, The RAH Band will be releasing 'THE RAH BAND DEFINITIVE COLLECTION' on CD which will be for sale in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. To promote this album, The RAH Band's new single 'LIVING FOR THE NITELIFE' will be released. for a preview of the song click here LIVING FOR THE NITELIFE
To cap off a great month, a remix of MESSAGES FROM THE STARS will be released by Mantis Records and available on Vinyl. Check this space for more news on this next month.
Composer GARRY JUDD is currently working on the documentary KNUT & THE POLAR BEAR which is about a Polar Bear being kept in Berlin Zoo. This Doc will be ready for MIPCOM.
MATT NORMAN meanwhile, is working on the documentary NORTH SEA ADVENTURES for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. This documents the lives and times of people who work in the North Sea.
JULY / AUGUST 2008
Composers GARRY JUDD, MATT NORMAN and PHIL GUYLER all have TV programmes that they wrote theme and incidental music for currently showing on UK TV.
- GARRY JUDD has TRINNY & SUSANNAH UNDRESS THE NATION, ROBBIE COLTRANE: B-ROAD BRITAIN and AIRLINE USA all showing on the ITV Network. While starting on FIVE on Monday August 5th, 7.30pm, HIGHLAND EMERGENCY starts its 30 episode run.
- MATT NORMAN has a number of wildlife documentaries showing on the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL and ANIMAL PLANET, namely HUMPBACKS: BREAKING THE CODE, THE BANDITS OF SELOUS and 21st CENTURY SHARK.
- PHILIP GUYLER also has a couple of high profile programmes showing on ITV and BBC. DAILY COOKS CHALLENGE with Anthony Worrell Thompson is in the middle of a 45 part run on ITV1 while HELICOPTER HEROES is showing on BBC1
Licenses continue to flood in for RAH Band tracks across Europe, securing deals with record companies in Germany, Sweden, UK and Holland.
The RAH Band also have new single which will be heard in the clubs from August 5th. click here to listen LIVING FOR THE NITELIFE
MAY / JUNE 2008
 With summer being cancelled for the time being, what a great time for SUNDAE CLUB to release their aptly titled album BRITISH SUMMERTIME. It is a fantastic collection of vocal and instrumental tracks which is a great follow-on from their first album TECHNOSTALGIA. Please click here to listen to three tracks. I think you will agree that they would be great for Adverts and film syncs. CIRCLES, HONEYBEE, GOODPEOPLE
 It is also building up to be a busy time on TV for AJA composers. GARRY JUDD has programmes, AIRLINE USA being constantly repeated on ITV2 along with MY GREEK KITCHEN on Discovery Travel & Adventure. A new series of TRINNY & SUSANNAH UNDRESS (ITV1) is starting soon and over on BBC1, HELL ON EARTH is scheduled for later in the year. Meanwhile, MATT NORMAN has wildlife documentaries BREAKING THE HUMPBACK CODE, THE BANDITS OF SELOUS and 21st CENTURY SHARK being shown on The National Geographic Channel throughout the world.
The RAH Band have unearthed a gem from their archive that is currently attracting attention on YouTube and Myspace. It is the 2005 remix of THE CRUNCH, but this time with vocals!. It's called EYE IN THE SKY and can be listened to here.
AJA have recently secured SUNDAE CLUB non-exclusive representation with GERARD TALBOT LICENSING in the USA who will be promoting tracks to TV and film projects. AJA have also facilitated a deal for The RAH Band catalogue to be represented by the Dutch company HIGH FASHION in Benelux. All their tracks will be available for compilation albums in that territory. Go to www.therahband.com for more details on The RAH Band.
APRIL 2008
Spring is here at last!
 The warm weather has brought-in some interesting commissions and licenses for AJA. Garry Judd has been commissioned to write music for HIGHLAND RESCUE. This is a 30x30min Granada Factual series for FIVE which documents the activities of the mountain rescue, police and ambulance services of the Scottish Highlands. This is due for broadcast in the Autumn of 2008.
Meanwhile, Matt Norman has been commissioned to write music for 21st CENTURY SHARK, a wildlife documentary for Animal Planet. This film is to be recorded in HD with Matt using his 5.1 surround sound skills to produce a powerful score.
The RAH Band continue their renaissance, having licensed the track ELECTRIC FLING to German label MUSIC THEME LICENSING for the album ELECTRIC ROCK DISCO. Also, SONY BMG (Netherlands) have licensed CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON for the forthcoming album GRAND 12 INCHES VOL.5. Finally, look out for a re-mix of MESSAGES FROM THE STARS due to be released onto old skool vinyl later this year.
March 2008
- The first quarter of 2008 has been a busy time for AJA. As well as completing commissons for BBC1, ITV1 and National Geographic, we have started to represent composers Hargreaves & Lea and also the music of the SUNDAE CLUB in the area of Track Synchronisation.
- Here are a few 'Hidden Gem' tracks that are available for synchronisation that we represent:-
THE CRUNCH by The RAH Band - a track 1st released in 1977 and reached No.6 in the charts. The master has been hiding in Richard Hewson's shed for the last 30 years. We dusted it down, released it on iTunes and is currently doing well. It is a track that obviously influenced bands such as Goldfrapp etc.. This is the first time it has been actively pitched for Sync .... take a listen, it may well spark a memory or two.
CLOUDS CROSS THE MUSIC by THE RAH BAND - Again, the master has been dusted down and is currently doing extremely well on iTunes. It is a track that is held in many people's hearts .... Once again, this hasn't been actively pitched before ... so go take a listen
 BEECHLEAVES By THE SUNDAE CLUB - This is the happiest track I have ever heard! ... please take a listen and I can guarantee that you will be smiling within 10 seconds! ... go on, give it a whirl.
CONSTANT RAINCHECK by The SUNDAE CLUB ... again, a happy happy track ..... this track needs an advert!
- GARRY JUDD has written the music for the new series of TRINNY & SUSANNAH UNDRESS THE NATION. This is due for broadcast in June on ITV1.
- PHILIP GUYLER has recently written music for 4468, a BBC R4 Drama and Helicopter Heroes for BBC1
- THE ARTFUL RECORDED MUSIC LIBRARY will be releasing SOLOS, their new instrumental CD that will be distributed to 60 countries. AJA executive produced the album with tracks from some of the best instumentalists in the country.
February 2008
2008 has certainly got off to a flyer!
 GARRY JUDD has now completed work on the HELL ON EARTH project for BBC1. The series is due for broadcast soon and is the account of a group of people attempting to survive in the hottest place on earth. 
GARRY is now about to start work on a JACK & DOREEN'S STORY. This is a documentary about a couple who decided to move from Australia to Birmingham. Instead of flying or going by boat, they decide to drive!
Meanwhile, MATT NORMAN is on the Final 5.1 Surround sound final stage mix of BREAKING THE HUMPBACK CODE for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. This is due for broadcast later-on in the year.
The RAH Band have recently released dance single TURN MY LOVE AR OUND on white label. The track is really doing well in the clubs entering the DMC commerical club chart straight in at No.8. It has also reached No.6 in the Music Week Commerical Club Chart. AJA are currently looking to license the track for commerical release. click here to listen to the track
AJA have also facilitated the license of the RAH Band track CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON to a Phillipside Pury and Co CD for the Art World. This will be released next month.
AJA have executive produced 2 CD's for THE ARTFUL PRODUCTION MUSIC LIBRARY. The first is entitled SOLOS which is a collection of solo tracks by some of the best instrumentalists in the country. The second is FUNKNATION, which is collection of cool grooves ideal for lifestyle programmes. They are both due for release in March/April.
January 2008
Happy New Year to one and all!
- 2008 has started well for all concerned.
- GARRY JUDD is busy working a primetime BBC1 series called HELL ON EARTH which is a survival documentary based in Ethiopia. It is due for broadcast in the first quarter of this year.
- MATT NORMAN has just started work on a documentary for the National Geographic Channel. It is called BREAKING THE HUMPBACK CODE and is about the way the rare Humpback Whale communicates. It is due for broadcast later this year.
- Also, Look out for the 1st new release from THE RAH BAND in 20 years .... more news soon!
December 2007
It has been a busy 2007 so far for Aaron Judd Associates and the composers and Labels it represents.
- GARRY JUDD has written music for the BBC Online Drama SIGNS OF LIFE
 as well as ITV1's TRINNY & SUSANNAH UNDRESS and ROBBIE COLTRANE: B-ROAD BRITAIN. He has also completed music for National Geographic's FREEMASONS ON TRIAL and OCTOPUS VOLCANO. He is currently working on a major BBC1 documentary project called 'HELL ON EARTH'
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 Matt Norman was commissioned to re-arrange the theme to ITV's THIS IS YOUR LIFE and has written music for National Geographics BANDITS OF THE SELOUS. He is currently working on library tracks for various projects.
- AJA has also been working closely with RICHARD HEWSON who is the writer/producer
 of all THE RAH BAND songs in the 70's & 80's. AJA has been responsible for making all the past hits available again via website, iTunes and You Tube. go to www.therahband.com for information. AJA has been given the task to find syncronization licences for all their past hits which include CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOON and THE CRUNCH.
- AJA has been appointed by The Artful Recorded Music Library to executive produce two forthcoming Library CDs. The first one named SOLOS and the second FUNKNATION. Both will be released early 2008.
- AJA are also proud to announce deals with record labels SUNDAY BEST, BLACKBIRD, EVASIVE and CHILLVILLE RECORDS to represent their catalogue in the field of licence synchronization. See the 'Record Label' section for the full story.
- Current TV projects 'on-the-boil' include:-
- TRINNY & SUSANNAH UNDRESS THE NATION for ITV1
- HELL ON EARTH for BBC1
- THE LOST TRIBES OF PALAU for National Geographic.
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