Reliable Source Music

British music production company

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Reliable Source Music Ltd.Industry| Music

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Genre| Various
Founded| 1997
Headquarters|

London

United Kingdom

Products| Music
Website| reliable-source.co.uk

Reliable Source Music (RSM) is a UK music production and publishing company that provides music to media professionals. RSM creates music for advertising, TV, video, radio, film, multimedia, and corporate use, either off the shelf or written to order.[1] As of March 2019, the company had a library of over 100,000 tracks.[2] This includes RSM's music and sub-publishing deals with other music libraries worldwide.

## Key staff

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The company was established in 1997[3] by Dr. Wayne Bickerton, the managing director until November 2015. Following the passing of Dr. Wayne Bickerton in November 2015, the company was sold to Intervox Production Music in October 2017. In January 2019, Martin Weinert was hired as the chairman of the board of Directors alongside Kenny Orr and Gilda Fulco as Directors.

## Notable clients

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Reliable Source Music has provided music to many TV programs, including Top Gear,[4] The X-Files, A Question of Sport, EastEnders, and Doctor Who Confidential.[5] RSM has also supplied music for advertising campaigns for companies such as Easyjet, Johnnie Walker, Persil, and Vodafone.

## Composers

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Several composers have worked for the company, including Brian Bennett, John Cameron and Wayne Bickerton, founders of the company and composers of successful songs throughout the 1970s.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "About Reliable Source Music". www.reliable-source.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. ^ "Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
3. ^ "Reliable Source Music Limited". Cdrex.com. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
4. ^ "VW Beetle Dropped from Helicopter Vs Porsche in 1 Mile Race Against Gravity! - Top Gear - BBC Two". YouTube. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
5. ^ "RSM Production Music Library // Show Reel". Reliable-source.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
6. ^ "The Songwriters". Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

## External links

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www.reliable-source.co.uk