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HD Wins big at last Week’s ASCAP Awards! We’re celebrating HD Creative Director Dan Nigro, who along with Olivia Rodrigo, took home the 2024 Pop Music Award for Songwriters of the Year. HD Publishing’s SADPONY also won for his contributions writing and producing Drake’s “Search & Rescue”, which was recognized as the most streamed song of 2023. Rounding out a trifecta of wins, our CCO and founder Ariel Rechtshaid won an ASCAP Screen Award for his score for Disney+ ‘The Santa Clauses’.  Massive congrats all around!

Heavy Duty x SNL! Our CCO and Founder Ariel Rechtshaid joined Vampire Weekend on lead guitar for two songs off the band’s critically acclaimed ‘Only God Was Above Us’, alongside band members and Heavy Duty Publishing’s Chris Baio and Will Canzoneri.

Ogilvy and Coke crushed it! “Recycle Me” named #1 on AdAge’s The Top 5 Creative Campaigns You Need To Know About Right Now. Original music by Heavy Duty Projects.

This week we celebrate producer and songwriter Buddy Ross’ 2024 Ivor Novello Awards nomination for Best Contemporary Song, Fred again.. & Brian Eno’s “Enough” The awards honor creative excellence in British and Irish songwriting.

Planting lots of seeds this Spring! Enjoy the latest from Heavy Duty Projects in newsletter form. 

Congratulations Highdive on taking home two Webby Awards for Lay’s “Powered by Potatoes”! Original Music + On-Set Engineering by Heavy Duty Projects.

Every day is Earth Day. We’re celebrating Earth Day with Coke’s new global campaign. Heavy Duty provided original music for this inspiring campaign promoting sustainability from WPP Open X led by Ogilvy New York.

Missing the ‘march’ madness? Watch the epic marching band remix of Gary Clark Jr.’s “This Is Who We Are!” and let it take you right back to the excitement of the 2024 NCAA final four. For Turner Sports, brought to you by Heavy Duty Trailers.

Brunch essentials: Tropicana OJ, and some great tunes. Thanks to Cramer-Krasselt for bringing us in to soundtrack the new campaign for the juice giant.  Heavy Duty provided music supervision and original tunes across the campaign, out now on TV’s everywhere!