Create a Jingle
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A jingle is a 10-20 second musical introduction that you can play at the start of your show. They are a great way to make your show stand out and create a unique brand and style!
Here's a quick and easy guide to the 4 steps to creating a great jingle:
- Find an instrumental you like! This can be anything, maybe a piece of instrumental music that evokes the mood of your show or the karaoke version of your favourite tune. You could also search YouTube for "free (lofi/trap/pretty much anything) beats" that can be downloaded with YouTube mp3 converters. Alternatively, if you can't find quite find the right track, message our Head of Production [email protected] with details of what you are looking for and he can try to make something from scratch!
- Choose your favourite section. Find your favourite section of the instrumental, there's no specific limits but 10-20 seconds is usually a good length. If you are doing voiceover you might want to think about finding a section that will make it easier to hear your voice on top of.
- Record a voiceover (optional). While listening to the instrumental on headphones, record a voiceover of you introducing your show. If you have co-hosts on your show who also want to feature on the jingle they are welcome to record voiceovers with you or separately. Maybe you have a particular catchphrase or show tagline? What you say is totally up to you but remember this is your chance to build a unique brand for your show! You can use free software such as Audacity to record this or just record with your voice notes on your phone. Don't be afraid to re-record as many times as needed until you find the perfect take. Alternatively if you want your jingle to just be instrumental with no voiceover, then feel free to skip this step.
- Email the files to our Head of Production. Email the audio files of the instrumental (preferably just the section you want to use but if not timestamps of the section will work too) as well as your final voiceover (if you have one) to [email protected]. Feel free to send guidance on how you would like it all to piece together.
Once your jingle's ready, it'll be put into the playout system and you will be able to play them at the start of your show!
For some examples of great jingles from last year check out the jingles for The Record and OK UK.