30 stories above the Chicago skyline and overlooking Lake Michigan and historic Grant Park, resides production music and editorial boutique, music & pictures.

Founded in 1990 by musician and editor Dean H. Anderson, the company has provided
contemporary music for film, television, radio and web clients around the world. Major label music videos, commercials, and long form projects have also been edited by Anderson, in and out of house.

Designing musical soundscapes and visual sequences in which to present stories, ideas and products, is what music & pictures does best. We can also provide writers, talent, crew and directors from our A-list network, should your project require them.

music & pictures' productions are inspired, original, and precisely recorded to the highest standards.

ADDRESS: 2025 South Indiana Avenue, unit 501, Chicago, IL 60616

Recognized by leading agencies and licensors, music & pictures has provided music for a wide range of programs including Smallville, The Bernie Mac Show, NFL Films, Dateline NBC, The Oprah Winfrey Show, MTV, ABC World News Tonight, HBO, Showtime, and ESPN. The music has been featured in a variety of domestic and international commercial spot productions including Saturn Automobiles, Tribune Entertainment, The Discovery Channel, Johnson and Johnson, Adidas, and Chevrolet.

In addition to composing for television, Anderson has also penned three Billboard-charting club tracks and co-scored the feature-length Japanese anime, "Ghost Sweeper Nakami" for Manga! Entertainment.

Our music is powered by the Digidesign Pro Tools LE digital recording system, and Korg's cutting edge digital audio synthesis workstations.

Most of the music editing and sound design has been done for The Oprah Winfrey
Show. Over a decades-long relationship with Harpo Studios, m+p has been involved in the creation of dozens of tape packages and promos at the post production level.

The combination of fully integrated video and audio systems - Digidesign's AVID for pictures and PRO TOOLS LE for audio - provide our clientele with powerful tools to create, enhance, and revise effortlessly, in a seamless digital environment.

'Extreme Editorial' is what puts the "picture" in music + pictures! The synergy of compositional and editorial skills brings a unique perspective to the post production party. Appealing to the senses we use most – sight and sound – are the keys to communicating effectively. Bringing experience, creativity and fun to that process is what keeps our customers coming back.

Anderson has edited award-winning music videos for such major recording artists as
R. Kelly, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, Soundgarden, and De LaSoul. Click on the 'music video medley' link on our home page for the pictures that say a thousand words!