One of the most expensive elements of producing films is the cost of sourcing and licensing good music. It has been a huge challenge for the Nimbus budget. Not only do we have to source and pay for music on our DVD's but we also needed music for five Hunting Yeti webisodes last year and three En Route webisodes this year. So going into it we knew our operating costs for music would be really high. We actually couldn't afford to pull it off.

Luckily there is a solution to every problem and our solution was Chris Stolz, TiredEyes and H-Mob Productions. Not only have they provided affordable tracks, the music is better than most you can find in music service provider libraries. Chris Stolz started producing music six years ago. His first album came as an original score for an award winning ski film called IDEA. Maybe you've heard of it? He is a master on the piano, bass guitar, trumpet and violin. His well rounded skills and ability to bend and blend samples makes his music a great fit for Nimbus videos.

Many of you have asked where you can buy TiredEyes Music. Well, being part of the digital age, we have an embedded music player where you can download the tracks. Click on the plus symbol to view a list of tracks and listen to 30 second samples of each song. You have the option of purchasing each song for $0.99 or the whole EP for $5.99.

TiredEyes has a new self titled album featuring 21 tracks that will be available soon. For more information on TiredEyes, check out: www.myspace.com/hmobproductions.

So where does H-Mob Productions come in? That's the production company that Nimbus Independents principle cinematographer Justin Wiegand and Chris Stolz run together. That's how this whole network and association came into being. Justin is the cameraman, editor of special projects and photographer while Chris produces the music. I should also point out that Mr. Wiegand is a featured guitarists on a number of TiredEyes tracks. For more info on H-Mob, go to their site at: www.hmobproductions.com.

Attached is some imagery of Chris, his studio and new album artwork.