Revolutionary Web Interface Eases Production of Jingles, Sweepers & other Imaging

SparkNetworks announced that the network will be the exclusive source for a new radio imaging service called PHANTOM PRODUCER that enables subscribing stations to create their own customized production elements with no need for professional audio software. Phantom Producer is the brainchild of the award-winning producer Jeff Thomas who has developed the service in conjunction with programming executives at United Stations. Phantom Producer is poised to completely alter the way that customized imaging is created at radio stations. The service provides radio stations with the ability to choose, mix and create their sweepers, links and other interstitial production elements via a password-protected website. Phantom Producer works via a new and exclusive online user interface that accesses customized elements created just for the client station and allows anyone at the radio station to sequence those elements into perfectly mixed production elements that can be immediately downloaded, ready for air. No new gear or software is required and as a result, the Phantom Producer service ushers in a new era of “desktop imaging”. Much more information and a few tutorials are available at www.phantomproducer.com.

In making the announcement, Executive VP of SparkNetworks Jean-Marie Heimrath commented, “Every so often, an idea comes along that can change how we do things, and the Phantom Producer service is one of those ideas. Jeff Thomas and his partners figured out how to take an integral part of the radio business to a complete next level, and we’re thrilled to be able to introduce this service to Canada.” Andy Denemark, Executive Vice-President of Programming United Stations Radio Networks the licensor understood the concept from the start, and has helped fine-tune the product and create the strategy for getting it out there. “We couldn’t be more excited about the launch of Phantom Producer.”