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| Company type | Producer ofjingles and other music forradio andtelevision |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974; 50 years ago |
| Headquarters | Dallas,Texas,United States |
Key people | Jonathan Wolfert and Mary Lyn Wolfert, founders |
| Website | www |
JAM Creative Productions, Inc., is an American company that producesradio jingles, promo music for television, and commercial jingles for advertisers. It has made more radio jingles than any other jingle company and has become part of American pop culture.
The company was founded in November 1974 by husband and wifeJonathan M.andMary Lyn Wolfert. Prior to the formation of JAM, Jon worked forPAMS which he now owns and was a fan of their work. Jon also worked briefly at TM Productions (nowTM Studios) and did freelance work for several other studios.
JAM is the only production house of its type which has been continuously owned and operated by its founders for over 50 years. It produces jingles for clients ranging from local DJs to the most influential radio stations in the world.
WPEN and WMGK Philadelphia were among the company's earliest major-market clients. Within a few years, JAM jingles were used by many of the most listened-to radio stations of all time includingWABC,WFAN,WPLJ, andWHTZ in New York,WLS AM andWLS-FM in Chicago,KIIS AM & FM in Los Angeles,Jovem Pan,Jovem Pan FM,Transamérica FM,Metropolitana FM,Rádio Globo andManchete FM inBrazil andBBCRadio 1 andRadio 2 in London, UK. JAM also created themes and jingles for many syndicated radio programs, including those hosted byCasey Kasem,Dick Clark,Rick Dees,Dick Bartley,Bob Costas,Scott Shannon,Dan Ingram and others. In addition, JAM has worked for various TV clients includingABC,NBC (David Letterman),VH-1,GMA Network (Philippines), and more.[1]
In the UK, almost all jingles heard onBBC Radio 1 and2 between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s were made by JAM.[2][3]
In the United States, JAM has produced more custom jingles forKOST in Los Angeles than any other station, althoughWLS in Chicago is very close. JAM's top-selling package has been "Warp Factor," created forZ100 in 1985. Since 2001, bothXM Satellite Radio andSirius Satellite Radio (nowSirius-XM) make extensive use of JAM jingles on their music channels.[4]
In Brazil, JAM produced jingles for many stations, such asJovem Pan,Transamérica FM,Metropolitana FM,Manchete FM andAtlântida. The majority of these stations used "resings" from packages like: Double Plus, Meltdown, Music Jam and One FM.[5][6][7][8]
In Indonesia, JAM has produced jingles for many stations in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya among others.
In the Philippines, JAM has produced jingles for many stations in Manila (specifically89 DMZ,Campus Radio WLS-FM,Zoo FM 101.9,102.7 Star FM) andFM Radio 92.3, Cebu, Davao and Zamboanga among others.
JAM jingles have also been used in movies and TV shows to add authenticity to the era or location of a scene, including the jingle for the fictional mini FM station "KIWI" that appears in the 1991 filmEmbrace Me as Many Times as the Waves [ja].[9]
The JAM building, which houses two recording studios, offices, and a large media archive, is located inDallas, just east of thedowntown area.