October 2007 marked a new phase in the life of Heavy Hitters Music. Ownership was transferred to Cindy Badell-Slaughter, a 23-year music executive in the film and television industry, the last 10 of which she was Director of Music Operations for CBS Broadcasting Inc. Our offices are now located in Glendale, California. This will enable us to personally meet with and easily service many of our clients on a regular basis.

New owners Cindy Badell-Slaughter and Bill Slaughter, and at right, founders Barbara Jordan and John Sansone

During the past 23 years, Cindy handled the music clearance for such television shows as Dallas, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, Full House, Perfect Strangers, Touched by An Angel, Promised Land, The District, Survivor, all three CSIs, and On-air Promotion for three networks: FOX, CBS and UPN. Cindy, along with husband and co-owner Bill Slaughter and creative tech wizard Philip Levy, manages the day-to-day operations of Heavy Hitters Music and will continue to provide the excellent service that has built Heavy Hitters Music into the company it is today.

Heavy Hitters Music was a true pioneer in the business of providing independent artists’ music to the film and television industry. It is one of the first catalogs assembled specifically for the purpose of providing great songs in many genres that “work to picture.”

In the burgeoning field of film and television synchronization licensing, the Heavy Hitters Music catalog is well known and highly respected, used and appreciated by post-production departments across the industry. It has been a leading supplier to that industry for many years, growing from the nucleus of its songwriter-founder’s own catalog into the multi-dimensional collection of songs it is today. The Heavy Hitters Music catalog is an assemblage of little gems spanning a wide range of musical styles from contemporary R&B, hip-hop and rap to all forms of rock, electronica, latin, country, oldies, chill-out, jazz, ethnic, holiday, children’s and even classical.

Our new offices on 440 Western Ave. in Glendale, CA

Music supervisors, particularly those working with music-driven shows, regularly call Heavy Hitters Music because they know the chances of finding what they need are excellent. Shows like The Sopranos, CSI, Seventh Heaven, NCIS, Las Vegas, Brotherhood, ER, Men In Trees, to cite just a few recent examples, have been consistent users of Heavy Hitters Music, along with most other prime time shows and several daytime dramas for which the catalog is the principal outside supplier.

The catalog’s reputation for quality and performance attracts a lot of talented songwriters, many with charted hits, who continue to approach Heavy Hitters Music seeking representation and opportunities. This has enabled the catalog to expand its musical range to the breadth and depth it contains today. It is a distinguishing mark of the catalog’s overall excellence that most of the tracks it contains - including the most recent additions -- have a classic, timeless sound. There is a distinctively evergreen quality to the catalog at the same time as being hip and contemporary. Its potential to meet the source music needs of almost any film and television show is virtually unlimited.

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