Library - Morning Blue - Licensed To Audio Network.

'A New Way Home' - Licensed To Audio Network

Composer and Tenderfoot-frontman John Vella unveils an album of upbeat indie driven by guitars ranging from punky to gritty to jangly. Elsewhere you'll hear infectious drum grooves, playful synth melodies, bass and a mix of male and female backing vocals.

New Mixtape

I Need To See You Again

I Need It

Heartfelt modern songwriter pop.

Written by Clare Reynolds, Jordie Lane, John Vella
Mixed and Mastered by Paul Stefanidis
Drums by Mike Avenaim

Publishing: ORiGiN Music Publishing

Artist - Homesick - John Vella ft. Lollies

Library - New Mixtape - Licensed to Audio Network

Library - Haze - John Vella

Library - I Need To See You Again - Licensed to Audio Network

Old School Indie Rock tune, with lyrics about songwriting. Placed in Ep 1 of the Amazon Prime show Daisy Jones & The Six, in the Laundromat scene where Billy first meets Camila. Available on Audio Network

Library - Last Time Round - Featured in Daisy Jones & The Six

One of my favourite ad pitches. Licensed to Duotone Audio Group.

Advertising - Fisher Price Feat. John Goodman - 'Let’s Be Kids'(Pitch only)

Score - Baseline - Main Theme

Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story - Opening Titles

Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story - Dreamland

Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story - Combi Results

Score for Supercheap Auto - Mission: Improbable
Winner 2020 World Retail Awards - Best Integrated campaign

Score - Supercheap Auto - Mission: Improbable - Winner World Retail Awards

Heavy soundtrack for a first person shooter video game. 

For the guitars I used a PRS John Mayer Silver Sky guitar into the Digitech Whammy DT into the MXR Tom Morello Power 50 pedal, DI'd into Oram MWS preamp.

Score - Undead - Video Game

Score - Baseline

Score - Undead - Zombie Shooter Game

Library - Indemnify - Licensed to Audio Network

Composition for New Zealand campaign. TVC and inflight.

Advertising - QANTAS - 'Frequent Flyer'

'Curious Explorer' - Composiiton for the Telstra 360 Campaign with Tim Cahill

'Oceans Eleven meets Snatch' - Available for License

The Balance - Tenderfoot

Written, Produced and Mixed by John Vella

Main theme for 'The Cop Hunter'
A Short film by DAVROS

Score - The Cop Hunter - A short film by DAVROS

Original composition licensed for Dollar Shave Club's 'How It Works' Campaign.
Written/Arranged/Programmed/Mixed by John Vella
Mastered by Paul Stefanidis

Advertising - Dollar Shave Club - 'How it Works'

Written By John Vella, Julian Emery and Tenderfoot
Produced by John Vella and Julian Emery
Mixed by John Vella and Ryan Miller
Mastered by Paul Stefanidis

Vocals and Guitars - John Vella
Guitars - Julian Emery
Keys - Anthony Donlon
Bass - Joel Burton
Drums - Grant Gerathy

Artist - The Balance - Tenderfoot ft. The English Session Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios

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