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One of Germany’s most listened to stations SWR1 has commissioned a brand-new sound from London’s Wisebuddah. 

The SWR1 brand, which has individual stations for each state of Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz (broadcasting from Stuttgart and Mainz respectively), attracts nearly two million listeners per day, and plays the greatest pop and rock hits from the last 40 years – with a particular focus on the 80s.
 
The new Wisebuddah package is a complete overhaul of SWR1’s previous sound and features an abundance of Transition IDs, brand-new Show Openers and a full Information Suite.

Wisebuddah SWR1 2021 (Select Montage)

The Netherlands’ world famous Radio 538 has today launched their brand-new sound, once again produced by Wisebuddah. 

The 2021 package for the Talpa owned station sees the artistic talents of Marc Vickers, Ben Townsend, Steph Jansen (Wisebuddah) and Chris Hartgers (538) combine again, collaborating to take the sound of 538 even further.

With over a dozen new compositions, ranging from Drop House to Dance to Urban Pop, the package contains new generic station IDs and a fresh TOTH sequence, all reflecting the cutting edge of CHR imaging.

Chris Hartgers, Creative Lead, Radio 538, said: “ We’ve worked with Wisebuddah for almost 10 years now, our combined goal was to keep ahead of the trends and to come up with the next stage of imaging for Radio 538. We needed to make sure that our listeners could still recognize the well-known ‘Radio 538 sound’ over the new package, but more than ever we needed to push our sound forward. After 8 months of hard work, I can proudly say that we have brought Radio 538 to its new chapter of imaging and sound. And boy, it’s a good one!”

Wisebuddah’s Managing Director, Phil Tozer, added: “As one of the world’s most well-known CHR radio stations, and with over 2.5 million weekly listeners, we knew that we had to be at the top of our game to produce a sound that is considered a benchmark for contemporary production. Being able to blend industry-leading composers with a host of new vocal talent, alongside a stellar imaging team was a dream come true and we’re extremely proud of the result.”

Wisebuddah Radio 538 2021

Radio 538 heeft zondagavond een nieuw jinglepakket in gebruik genomen. Niek van der Bruggen had de eer om om 18 uur het nieuwe pakket in gebruik te nemen.

Nieuwe 538 Jingles 2021

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Sky Radio 2021

German public broadcaster, Deutschlandradio, has commissioned Wisebuddah to produce the new station sound for their alternative speech and music station, Deutschlandfunk Nova.

As the youngest member in the Deutschlandradio family, Deutschlandfunk Nova broadcasts nationally bringing dynamic, sophisticated and future-oriented radio to its young target audience.

The new package from the London-based production company features 12 bespoke themes, alongside a new punchy two-note sonic logo, which is built around and championing the unique ‘Nova’ character. 

Dominik Evers, Editorial Management for Deutschlandfunk Nova, said: “The basic idea of the new sound design is that the jingle sounds vary throughout the day - based on our content. For instance, in the morning we have a jingle that goes well with the news and current affairs coverage; in the evening it gets more electronic and modern. 

We have found Wisebuddah to be very professional, highly sophisticated and constructive. In this regard, we have truly benefitted from Wisebuddah's broad experience.”
 
Wisebuddah’s Managing Director, Phil Tozer, added: “Deutschlandfunk Nova is one of the most unique stations in Germany, with its eclectic delivery of speech programming alongside an incredible playlist of alternative music. We were tasked with creating a sound which embraced the station’s output and appealed to its core listeners, and working alongside the Deutschlandfunk Nova team allowed us to produce something which truly brings the station to life.”

Wisebuddah Deutschlandfunk Nova 2021

German state-broadcaster, WDR4, have unveiled their major first station sound overhaul in nearly a decade, produced by Wisebuddah. 

Promoting an 80s-centred Oldie-format, with modern production; the bespoke package features over 40 distinct compositions: including a host of genre and intensity-bridging Transition IDs; Generic Station IDs; a brand-new Information Suite; and 16 bespoke Show Themes, with a mix of Pop and Rock genre inspirations.

Wisebuddah WDR4 2023

In 2017, Germany’s public radio broadcaster NDR 2 came to us for a new sound and a brand new sonic identity. The station broadcasts across northern Germany, including throughout Hamburg and lower Saxony, and in recent years the format has shifted to a more contemporary AC sound.

WISEBUDDAH NDR 2 2017 MONTAGE

WISEBUDDAH N-JOY 2018 MONTAGE

It's been yet another incredible year at Wisebuddah Jingles. Here are some of our Best of 2019 sounds.

We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone that chose to #createwithus 📻🎤✨

🎼 #createwithus #Bestof2019 🎼

Wisebuddah Best Of Year 2019 Montage

German public broadcasting station, 1LIVE, have launched an extensive overhaul of their station sound and imaging, teaming up with London-based production company Wisebuddah for the first time.

Every day, nearly 3 million people listen to the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) station across North-Rhine Westphalia, tuning in for some of the most varied and progressive content on German radio. 

Reflecting this, Wisebuddah have produced a package that features over 35 distinct compositions, ranging from IDs to Show Openers and talkover Beds, along with a brand-new set of Information Elements and Sweepers. The new audio identity is then all brought together with the station’s brand-new sonic logo, which has been designed to underpin the uniqueness of the German station.

David Mannheim, Brand Manager, 1LIVE added: “For the “new 1LIVE” we were looking for an individual and unmistakable package that sounds urban, modern, warm, young, dynamic, but by no means cheap or stressful. In addition, the new sound package should pick up on current music trends and optimally adapt to the 1LIVE playlist. In the first meetings we explained to the Wisebuddah team our philosophy and conveyed what DNA 1LIVE carries. 

This balancing act - intense and dynamic, but not sounding stressful or annoying - was implemented very well by Wisebuddah. The final elements are very easy to drive and combine optimally with the range of content that 1LIVE displays daily in the program: events, comedies, topics from the sector, current news and listener interaction.”

Phil Tozer, Wisebuddah’s Managing Director, said: “David and the team asked us to create a wide-ranging package that really represented 1LIVE and its listeners and wanted us (like them) to be courageous and unconventional. From meetings in London, to great collaborative discussions and listening sessions, this was always at the forefront of our minds. 
It means we have created something that, from both a musical and a branding point of view, flows smoothly through and connects the stations programming, yet resonates on an individual level too; be that with a presenter’s personality or the next song on the 1LIVE playlist.

Check out the new Wisebuddah website featuring this package and many more (including work for BBC Radio 1 (UK), Radio 538 (Netherlands) and Fun Radio (France) at www.wisebuddah.com.

Wisebuddah 1LIVE 2020

12 months none of us will forget, with some unforgettable audio - here’s just a selection of who chose to #createwithus this year.
 
Discover Wisebuddah’s Sound of 2020 in our video showreel: https://vimeo.com/492537427 
 
Wishing everyone a safe and very Happy Christmas!

Wisebuddah Sound of 2020

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