Reliable Source Music (RSM) is a UK music production and publishing company that specializes in providing music to media professionals. RSM creates broadcast-quality music for use in advertising, TV, video, radio, film, multimedia, and corporate use, either off the shelf, or written to order. As of March 2019 the company had a library of over 100,000 tracks. This includes RSM's music along with sub-publishing deals with other music libraries around the world.
Key staff
The company was established in 1997 by Dr.
Wayne Bickerton
Wayne Bickerton (born Arthur Ronald Bickerton; 11 July 1941 – 29 November 2015) was a British record producer, songwriter and music business executive. He became well known, with Tony Waddington, as writer and producer of a series of UK chart ...
who was the Managing Director until November 2015. Following the passing of Dr. Wayne Bickerton in November 2015, the company was sold to Intervox Production Music in October 2017. In January 2019, Martin Weinert was installed as the Chairman of the board of Directors alongside Kenny Orr and Gilda Fulco as Directors.
Notable clients
Reliable Source Music has provided music to many TV programs, including ''
Top Gear'', ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
'', ''
A Question of Sport
''Question of Sport'' (previously ''A Question of Sport'') is a British television sports quiz show produced and broadcast by the BBC. It is the "world's longest running TV sports quiz". Following a pilot episode in December 1968, broadcast on ...
'', ''
EastEnders'', and ''
Doctor Who Confidential
''Doctor Who Confidential'' is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Each episode was broadcast on BBC ...
''. RSM has supplied supply music for advertising campaigns such as;
Easyjet
EasyJet plc (styled as easyJet) is a British multinational low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 927 routes in more than 34 countries via its affiliate airli ...
,
Johnnie Walker
Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky now owned by Diageo that originated in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire. The brand was first established by grocer John Walker. It is the most widely distributed brand of blended Sco ...
,
Persil
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, and
Vodafone
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.
Notable composers
Several notable composers work for the company. They include:
Brian Bennett
Brian Laurence Bennett, (born 9 February 1940) is an English drummer, pianist, composer and producer of popular music. He is best known as the drummer of the UK rock and roll group the Shadows. He is the father of musician and Shadows band me ...
, John Cameron and Wayne Bickerton, founder of the company and composer of commercial hits throughout the 1970s.
References
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External links
www.reliable-source.co.uk
Local mass media in London
Production music