Joseph Maron Saba (born January 18, 1971) is an American composer and entrepreneur. He is best known as a co-founder (along with Stewart Winter) of VideoHelper Music, being known for theme songs for shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Saba is also known for having some of his tracks played on

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channels. He is a founding member of the Production Music Association.

Early life and education

Saba was born in

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. He graduated from

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Career

After graduating from

in 1993, Saba briefly played keyboards for the band Fabulon (EMI/Chrysalis). In 2022, the drummer of Fabulon, David Friendly, is quoted as saying, "Joe's good." He appeared on MTV's ''

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''. He later composed the original score for ''Two Ninas'', starring

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and

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. In 1995, he and Stewart Winter co-founded VideoHelper and launched it from a bootlegger's warehouse in

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. VideoHelper's music is used daily in over 60 countries by major international broadcasters (TV, cable and radio) and in films, movie trailers, websites, and almost anywhere audio-including media is created. The company operates out of a facility near

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. Some other notable credits include music for the

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, the ''

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'', the Olympics, and several

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. Former

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wrestlers such as

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and

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used tracks from Saba and Winter as their entrance music. In 1997, Saba was part of a group of eight composers and publishers who joined together to advocate on behalf of the production music community and subsequently founded the Production Music Association (PMA). From approximately ten members in 1997 the PMA's membership has grown to over 445 production music libraries and has now become the industry's leading voice.

Personal life

Saba plays several instruments. He is married with two children and lives in

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References

# https://web.archive.org/web/20170207122716/http://pmamusic.com/pma Production Music Association # http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/23/smallbusiness/hire_right.fsb/index.htm CNNMoney, September 23, 2009 # http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=1999-05-24#folio=028, ''The New Yorker'', May 24, 1999 # http://digitalcontentproducer.com/soundforpic/revfeat/videohelper_sony_creative/, ''Millimeter'', July 1, 2008 # http://mixonline.com/mixline/videohelper-modules-soundlibrary-120407/, ''Mix'' magazine, December 2, 2007 # http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/12/05/nine-oddball-sound-design-and-recording-techniques-from-videohelper/, CreateDigitalMusic, December 5, 2007 # http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/03/the_22nd_street_battle_of_the.html, ''New York Magazine'', March 27, 2009 # http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/send_up_the_clowns_EZ5tvzsxx5bwhiC3tvKFiI, ''New York Post'', March 31, 2009 # http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/composer-trailer.php?id=1322, SoundtrackNet, December, 2009

External links

VideoHelper's Official Website
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