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The insistence for each musician in this trio to keep true to their personal styling and inspiration gives Blue Wave Theory a distinctive stamp of uniqueness and creativity.\n\nBlue Wave Theory and their hectic eclectic brand of instrumental surf rock has shared the stage with the legendary Dick Dale as well as some of the finest East Coast surf bands including Mister Neutron, The Octomen, and The Supertones. The band regularly performs at some of the coolest music venues in Philadelphia, New York City, and New Jersey including World Cafe Live, The North Star, The Record Collector and Otto's Shrunken Head. In addition, BWT has appeared at regional music festivals including Surfapalooza and Twangstock.\n\nMagnatune released the eponymous \"Blue Wave Theory\" album in 2010. A second album \"Superstorm\" was released in 2013. Individual songs have appeared on instrumental surf compilations including \"Off the Deep End\" (2011) and \"Radical Waves\" (2012). BWT's music has been licensed for a wide variety of purposes including DIY Network television broadcasts, Red Bull Media House productions, and hot rod DVD's.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/blue_wave_theory_new%20bw.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/blue_wave_theory/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "bluewavetheory-beachcombing", "name" : "Beachcombing", "artist" : { "name" : "Blue Wave Theory", "page" : "blue_wave_theory" }, "release_date" : "2018-11-20", "genres" : ["Alt Rock","Instrumental Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["energetic","playful","uplifting","quirky","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["vlog","travel","sports or action","gaming","skate or extreme sports","podcast intro or outro"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["electric guitar","drums","bass","surf rock instrumentation"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "High-energy surf-inspired instrumental rock with driving electric guitar riffs, perfect for energetic videos like travel vlogs, sports, or gaming.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Blue%20Wave%20Theory/Beachcombing/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/bluewavetheory-beachcombing/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/bluewavetheory-beachcombing", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=bluewavetheory-beachcombing" },{ "sku" : "bluewavetheory-superstorm", "name" : "Superstorm", "artist" : { "name" : "Blue Wave Theory", "page" : "blue_wave_theory" }, "release_date" : "2013-06-14", "genres" : ["Alt Rock"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["energetic","playful","quirky","nostalgic","driving","exotic"], "uses" : ["road trip","vlog","travel","sports or action","gaming","podcast background"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["surf guitar","drums","bass","theremin"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "High-energy surf-inspired instrumental rock with reggae, rockabilly, and psychedelic touches, ideal for energetic, nostalgic, or adventurous video and podcast projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Blue%20Wave%20Theory/Superstorm/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/bluewavetheory-superstorm/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/bluewavetheory-superstorm", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=bluewavetheory-superstorm" },{ "sku" : "bluewavetheory-bwt", "name" : "Blue Wave Theory", "artist" : { "name" : "Blue Wave Theory", "page" : "blue_wave_theory" }, "release_date" : "2010-02-13", "genres" : ["Alt Rock","Pop"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["energetic","playful","quirky","nostalgic","dramatic","mysterious"], "uses" : ["travel","vlog","skate or extreme sports","film score","trailer","podcast background"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["reverb-drenched electric guitar","drum kit","bass guitar","occasional odd time signatures"], "sounds_like" : ["Dick Dale","The Mermen","early King Crimson"], "summary" : "High-energy surf-inspired instrumental rock with retro and progressive twists, perfect for dynamic visual media like travel videos, action scenes, or energetic podcast backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Blue%20Wave%20Theory/Blue%20Wave%20Theory/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/bluewavetheory-bwt/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/bluewavetheory-bwt", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=bluewavetheory-bwt" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }