Heavy Duty Projects crafts bespoke audio and music solutions that sound like nobody else.
We partner with brands and media companies, creating award-winning Original Scores, Songs, Music Supervision, Artist Collaborations, Covers, Remixes, Sound Design, VO Records, and Final Mix. As a badged TikTok sound partner we are a trusted resource for audio on the platform.
With studios in Los Angeles, New York, and London, we offer direct access to the recording industry, offering our clients strategic guidance at every touchpoint.
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Join us in congratulating HD Creative Director Daniel Nigro on six GRAMMY nominations for his work with Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo! Dan has been a key collaborator, in both production and songwriting, behind Chappell’s debut album, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”, as well as both Olivia Rodrigo albums “Sour” and “Guts”. Get to know him via the recent Music Business Worldwide interview.
ICYMI, Chappell Roan was giving this past weekend on SNL, performing her hit “Pink Pony Club”, while also debuting new song “The Giver.” Both songs were co-written and produced by Heavy Duty’s CD Daniel Nigro.
We are so very proud to bring this documentary film back into the chat after two impressive GRAND LIA wins at this year’s London International Awards! ‘We Are Ayenda’, tells the story of the Afghan Girls National Football Team and their heroic escape from Afghanistan after the Taliban took power in 2021. Congrats to CreativeX, Anonymous Content, and even/odd on this moving campaign for WhatsApp. Music Supervision provided by Heavy Duty.
Heavy Duty Projects’ Creative Director Daniel Nigro was profiled in the The New York Times with quotes from our CCO Ariel Rechtshaid, and shoutouts to his former collaborator and Heavy Duty’s Senior Composer Sean Fitzgerald, about their earliest days working together.
Have you heard your favorite producer’s favorite producer? Billboard spoke to some of the biggest names in music production including our founding partner Ariel Rechtshaid, who shares what makes HD’s Buddy Ross his favorite producer. Cate Le Bon (Wilco, St. Vincent, Kurt Vile) speaks about her favorite producer, a new signing to Heavy Duty, Cecile Believe!
Fall is here, and so is our latest newsletter. Loewe, Chappell Roan, Domino’s, Tropicana and The Joker all make an appearance, so get cozy and check out the latest from the Heavy Duty Projects team.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to celebrate Etsy: Your Mission Campaign for winning Silver for Best Re-Record of Licensed Music at the Kinsale Shark Awards! Thanks to Orchard for bringing us on to re-work the beloved theme and to Shark awards for the recognition!
ICYMI, Vampire Weekend performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, playing “Connect” off of Only God Was Above Us, their critically acclaimed album co-produced by HD CCO Ariel Rechtshaid. Shout out to Heavy Duty Publishing’s Chris Baio and Will Canzoneri for their performance!
Congrats to Ogilvy on their successes at the LIA Awards for “Recycle Me”. Heavy Duty was happy to play a part with original music for the broadcast portion of this campaign.
Our Holiday work for Etsy is truly the gift that keeps on giving! The brand’s Mission Impossible Campaign took home a bronze at the LIA’s in the category: Music & Sound for Music Adaptation. Thank you to Orchard Creative for trusting us to adapt the classic Mission Impossible theme for this beloved campaign! + thank you to the LIA Music + Sound jury of our esteemed colleagues for recognizing Heavy Duty.
