Art Hays

There’s been quite an onslaught of activity coming out of the studio at 373 Park Ave South and elsewhere!! I will start with a brief rundown of the new TV ads featuring my music.

1. Big Boy’s – This childhood favorite of mine is running very funny new ads in Michigan, 5 versions to be precise! They all feature my composition, “East Grand”, inspired by the incredible music that came out of a house on that very street in Detroit named Hitsville!

2. Olay – Mother West’s Charles Newman and I composed inspiring music for this new Olympic ad for Oil Of Olay.

3. Freestyle – The incredible Toby Lightman and I worked on an awesome instrumental version of 10,000 Maniacs’ hit song “These Are Days” for Abbott Pharmaceutical’s diabetic testing system. Rumor has it that Natalie Merchant heard and approved!!!

4. Eggland’s Best – There are 6 versions of this new ad which feature’s a tune I wrote with the awesome producer Ming!!! Eggs can rock!!!! Coincidentally, the ads feature the very talented actor Thomas Poarch, whom I worked with in a earlier project.

If you’ve been watching the 2010 Olympics, then you may have heard many of my compositions scattered throughout the coverage. Specifically, the “Uplifting Moments” segment has been featuring a song I wrote with The Hotcakes’ Matt Stamm called “Coming Out Of The Dark”. That’s gold, Jerry, GOLD!!!!!

And most importantly, my greatest production credit (or rathter, co-production credit!) has arrived in the form of my beautiful new daughter Avery Jane Hays!!!!! She was born on February 15th at 9:52 pm in Park Slope, Brooklyn. She is a joy. Her mother and I are very proud!