Mello Moments - On Hold Music Collection

White Beetle proudly announces the release of On Hold Music Collection - Mellow Moments - available on Compacts disc or down loadable in MP3 and WAV format.

Mellow Moments - On Hold Music is a collection of twelve music tracks chosen carefully to keep your customers, having been put on hold, calm, patient and entertained. Light and melodic arrangements mostly based around the piano but also several pieces with guitar based melodies or dreamy ambient grooves. This collection of On Hold Music is typically designed with the general public in mind so is suitable for a wide range of businesses who deal with the public on a daily business.

Feel free to preview our other On Hold music products in our White Beetle On Hold Music category. Remember White Beetle On Hold products require no subsequent license fees or hidden charges, they are off the shelf solutions thus offering you excellent value for money. Please note licenses are sold per location: for instance two separate office locations would require two On Hold Licenses. For further information please consult our FAQ or On Hold Music License.

White Beetle proudly presents its latest Royalty Free Music CD release: Techno CD - Volume One is an original compilation of background music in the Techno genre. All sixteen tracks were composed by Steve G Veloudos, BMI apart from track 12: Safari Dance, which was composed by George McGarty/Ronnie Green. Offering outstanding value for money this compilation is rich in depth and variety, including within its genre many different musical themes with different keys and tempos.

Techno is a type of dance music featuring electronic instruments, principally electronic synthesizers and drum machines. Also its production is largely undertaken with music sequencers such as Cubase, Pro Tools and Logic. Originating in Detroit towards the end of the 1980s Techno now has many sub genres but its initial inspiration was the fusing of European synth based music with Afro American styles of music like House, Electro, funk and even electric jazz. There is a futuristic and aesthetic quality to Techno which some see as a marriage between technology and spirituality and even the transfer of spirituality from humans to machines... scary stuff!

A brief outline of the CD's tracks with audio preview links is laid out below:

1 - Can't Catch Me - 3m29s - This is a fast paced techno track with a fat bass line, heavy drum beat and great sequenced keyboard elements. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.


2 - Cops - 3m05s - A fast paced energetic Techno style piece of music. Hard Rave drum beat with analogue synthesizer bass lines and chord patterns, scratching effects and other interesting array of added electronic sounds. Nineties 90's sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

3 - Do It - 4m02s - This Techno track uses electronic drum machine, synthesizer bass, synthesizer sounds, and percussion elements to create some dreamy layered parts and funky parts. Feelings of fun and positive energy. Nineties 90's Industrial/Electronic sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

4 - Faster Faster - 4m05s - (Fast and energetic Techno track. This tune makes use of heavy analogue bass synthesizer sounds and electronic drum sounds. Nineties 90's, Rave club sound. Sounds like The Prodigy, Orbital. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

5 - Game Plan - 3m15s - Electro style piece of music featuring electronic snare drum, compresses piano, analogue synthesizer chords and sounds. Has a classic club scene feel. Medium tempo and variation in the music. Nineties 90's sound. Sounds like Depeche Mode, Sneaker Pimps. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

6 - Jump - 3m48s - Techno track with a pulsating bass synthesizer and programmed electronic drums. Featuring some classic sampled effects. Medium tempo, Nineties 90's sound. To suit all kinds of media especially advertising, documentaries and film. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

7 - Number One - 3m11s - Techno/Electro piece of music with fat analogue bass synthesizer parts. Call and answer with various electronic synthesizer (DX7) riffs. Sounds like Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, MOD. Eighties 80's Nineties 90's sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

8 - Perpetrator - 3m23s - Fast paced electronic/techno track. Big synthesizer bass sounds, piano stabs and guitar riffs drive this non-stop action track. Eighties 80's Nineties 90's sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

9 - Production Line - 4m08s - An Electro/Techno piece of music. Featuring cool synthesizer bass lines, electronic drum machine grooves, sampled vocal sounds, and handclap. Has a real Electronic vibe with Roland TB-303 synth sounds and classic Nineties 90's Electro Dance Music feel. Medium tempo. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

10 - Profit - 3m40s - Techno/Electro style piece of music. Nice grooves with insistent electronic bass lines and classic Nineteen Nineties Dance record drum sounds (808). Catchy synthesizer melodies and good ambient sections of music. Medium tempo. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI

11 - Redline - 3m02s - A solid and energetic techno track with a sequenced bass and sampled orchestra hits. Medium tempo and featuring excellent drum grooves and interesting techno sound effects. Perfect for depicting a Rave club setting. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

12 - Safari Dance - 2m59s - Hard hitting techno dance piece. Classic Nineteen Nineties 80's dance sounds. Perfect for depicting a Rave club scene. To suit all kinds of media especially documentary and film. Composed by George McGarty/Ronnie Green.

13 - Spotlight - 0m60s - A concise and trippy Techno tune with a driving synthesizer bass lines and electronic drum machine grooves. Featuring orchestra hits and analogue synthesizer parts. Medium tempo. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

14 - Teamwork - 3m28s - An upbeat Techno piece of music with solid dance beat and repetitive synthesizer bass lines. Nicely implements dreamy synthesizer effects, hand percussion and House Music style piano rhythms. Ambient and Nineties 90's sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

15 - Thumpin - 3m44s - A Techno styled track with solid insistent fat bass line and drums and cool orchestration hits. Medium tempo with off beat guitar stabs and classic Roland TB-303 parts/melodies. Eighties 80's Nineties 90's sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

16 - eMarketing - 3m32s - Infectious synthesizer melody with handclaps and a Techno sound. Uses syncopated electronic tom toms and other drum sounds, piano elements and synthesizer arpeggios to create a modulating dance track. Medium slow tempo. Eighties 80's Nineties 90's sound. Composed by Steve G Veloudos BMI.

Smooth Jazz CD - Volume Two

White Beetle proudly presents its latest Royalty Free Music CD release: Smooth Jazz CD - Volume Two is an original compilation of background music in the Smooth Jazz genre. All twenty tracks were composed by the very talented William E Peklinsky, BMI. Offering outstanding value for money this compilation is rich in depth and variety, including within its genre many different musical themes with different keys and tempos.

Smooth Jazz is modern blend of R&B, funk and pop music to produce relaxed, background music that features typical Jazz instrumentation and improvisational elements. Sometimes also known as new adult contemporary Smooth Jazz has a laid back tempo of between 88 and 110 beats per minute and is usually instrumental. Saxophone and guitar are popular lead instruments in this genre due to their expressive nature. Jazz purists are not generally that keen on Smooth Jazz as it is seen quite commercial and very radio friendly, some feel that it is more like background music and that it lacks originality, others though like it for precisely the same reasons finding it soothing and not too taxing.

A brief outline of the CD's tracks with audio preview links is laid out below:

1 - AMPED UP - (Latin rock) grand piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums, percussion; smooth tight groove, makes you want to move.

2 - AT FIRST SIGHT - (smooth jazz/fusion) grand piano, B-3 organ, electric bass, tenor sax, drums; velvety smooth tenor sax and electric bass play in unison while being lifted up by the driving drums and Hammond B-3 organ this song takes flight from the first note.

3 - DREAMS OF YOU - (soft jazz rock) grand piano, Fender rhodes electric piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, synth pads, drums; Every time I close my eyes I’m faced with dreams of you...

4 - FAITH - (smooth jazz) tenor sax, electric bass, electric piano, drums; blues riffs take it to church.

5 - FRUMOS - (African rhythm) - grand piano, synth pads, acoustic bass, drums, acoustic guitar; Frumos means ‘Beautiful’ in Romanian, and this song has a beautiful melody, chord changes and arrangement.

6 - I DREAMED OF JEANNIE - (SAMBA) Fender Rhodes electric piano, vibes, flamenco guitar; a musical nod to “I Dream Of Jeannie” American TV show of the 60’s, it’s fun and whimsical!

7 - I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU NEED - (swing-nova) grand piano, electric bass, drums, acoustic guitar, electric piano, B-3 organ, trumpets, saxes, trombones, percussion; Your woman is laying down the law on this one, man! Better listen up!

8 - I RAN AWAY - ( smooth Latin rock) acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums;

9 - IT MAKES ME WANT TO DANCE - (swing-nova) grand piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums; swing-nova beat was started in the 60's after the popularity of the Bossa-Nova craze by jazz musicians who blended the bossa beat with the swing of be-bop. just what the title implies, you have to move to this one.

10 - LITTLE GARDEN - (soft Latin rock) grand piano, synth pads, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums, percussion, finger snaps; soft bluesy and sultry, with a bit of intrigue.

11 - MYSTERY MAN - (soft samba) tenor sax, electric piano, electric bass, drums, synth pads; seductive, clandestine and dangerous

12 - SAY WHAT? - (swing-nova) grand piano, acoustic bass, drums, acoustic guitar; swing-nova beat was started in the 60's after the popularity of the Bossa-Nova craze by jazz musicians who blended the Bossa beat with the swing of be-bop.

13 - SCHOOL DAYS - (soft rock blues ) Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic guitar, B-3 organ, drums; Elementary my dear! It’s fun kid stuff set to music.

14 - SEND ME YOUR LOVE - (soft jazz rock) grand piano, electric piano, electric bass, drums; straight ahead rock theme with a bouncy cheerful feel.

15 - SONG FOR JAMES - (soft samba) grand piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums; sadly sweet song for my brother, or your brother...aren't we all brothers after all?

16 - SWEET REMEMBRANCES - (soft jazz rock) Fender Rhodes , electric piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums, synth pads; A tender melody to reminisce on the good times.

17 - TELL ME ONE MORE TIME - (smooth jazz fusion) tenor sax, electric piano, electric bass, drums, synth pads; seductive sax brings it down and dirty, bass & drums get your groove on right here.

18 - THE WATER IS BLUE - (smooth jazz) electric piano, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums; deep longing as blue as the sea.

19 - TRAVEL BY NIGHT - (jazz rock) Fender Rhodes electric piano, grand piano, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums; gliding through the darkness on silken wings.

20 - YOU KNOW JUST WHAT I LIKE - (smooth funky) electric piano, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, drums, percussion; feel good possibilities, happy good time blues.

Smooth Jazz CD - Volume One

Whitebeetle.com proudly presents its latest Royalty Free Music CD release: Smooth Jazz CD - Volume One is is an original compilation of background music in the Smooth Jazz genre. All twenty tracks were composed by the very talented William E Peklinsky, BMI. Offering outstanding value for money this compilation is rich in depth and variety, including within its genre many different musical themes with different keys and tempos.

Smooth Jazz is modern blend of R&B, funk and pop music to produce relaxed, background music that features typical Jazz instrumentation and improvisational elements. Sometimes also known as new adult contemporary Smooth Jazz has a laid back tempo of between 88 and 110 beats per minute and is usually instrumental. Saxophone and guitar are popular lead instruments in this genre due to their expressive nature. Jazz purists are not generally that keen on Smooth Jazz as it is seen quite commercial and very radio friendly, some feel that it is more like background music and that it lacks originality, others though like it for precisely the same reasons finding it soothing and not too taxing.

Whitebeetle.com's is professional production music/ background music for use in media production such as commercial and corporate film, television, radio, websites, pod casts and video games.

Whitebeetle.com's 12th Royalty Free Music Podcast

Hello everyone,

Our 12th Royalty Free Music Podcast has now gone live and can be accessed in either AAC or MP3 format from our podcast page.

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Basic rules and tips for recording music (continued) - Part 2

Two - Playing in Time. Ok you have got your click track all set up and you cannot wait to start laying down some cool vibes. You and your fellow musicians put down your tracks live or one at a time but when playing back it sounds slightly disjointed and, frankly, quite loose and a bit dodgy. Just knowing it sounds not quite there is a good sign. Why does it sound like this? Well this is where being a good musician comes into it. The closer you play to the click track the tighter your music will sound, you can still play to the click track while playing before or after the beat (slightly) : great musicians can do this at will but for us mere mortals it is best to try to hit the beats, that’s right : bang on the money! Practice helps enormously. In the digital domain editing can really improve slightly out of time parts but it is very labor intensive and it is not for the dabbler as once you start you have to finish to make any tangible improvements.

Three - Tuning. I do not need to go big on this one, just make sure all your instruments are in tune with each other, use a pitch fork, piano, guitar tuner or whatever but make sure all your instruments are all good to go before the tape rolls. If your singer cannot sing in tune to the detriment of the music then do not buy some auto tune software rather go out and find another singer.

Four - Level : get it down hot. No matter what type of equipment you use, how you record the signal of each instrument is crucial to the end result. People sometime get nervous about this and there are numerous articles out there that completely over complicate this issue. If a recorded signal goes over 0 DB then it will distort and generally speaking be good for nothing. If a recorded signal is weak then it is difficult to place in a mix without turning it up very loud and this can make it very noisy. On tape you can record very hot, this means the level of the signal going onto tape can be quite high.. but still you do not really want the loudest parts to over -4 to -2 db. For recording digitally your highest peaks should not probably be over -4 db: leave yourself some head room… the odd peak a -2 db is acceptable. Many of us do not use compressors while laying down tracks but if you have one and have a very dynamic part that is difficult to record then you should use the compressor to control the peaks so that you do not overload signal – be conservative so as not to squash the sound just control those naughty peaks.

Royalty Free Tango Music CD - Volume 1

Whitebeetle.com proudly presents its latest Royalty Free Music CD release: This latest release is an original compilation of music in the Tango dance genre. All ten tracks were composed and performed by the very talented William E Peklinsky, BMI. All ten pieces feature several themes and are played in several different keys with differing tempos.



Tango is a musical dance that originates from Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the latter part of the nineteenth century and more precisely the Spanish /Italian immigrant communities. It took on fast and soon became very popular, spreading to Europe, particularly Paris and London before being introduced to New York before the onset of the First World War. The Tango dance is well known for its sensual and passionate qualities, usually exhibiting sexual overtones:

Photo: The Street of Buenos Aires (Tango) I - Copyright: Romain Donadio

Fast and slow tempos have been applied to this Dance which was typically in a 2/4 or 4/4 time signature. Tango dance and its music, although going in and out of style in the twentieth century, remains a popular dance and music genre all over the World today.

Whitebeetle.com's Tango Music CD - Volume 1 is professional production music/ background music for use in media production such as commercial and corporate film, television, radio, websites, pod casts and video games.