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Who is Strike Audio?

Composer and music producer Billy Jay Stein and television writer, Producer and Director Michael A. Rosen have over 40 years combined experience in the entertainment industry.
Billy Jay Stein is currently working on Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark on Broadway where he is the electronic music designer and keyboardist for the show.  He has worked closely with U2’s Bono and The Edge who wrote the score, and director Julie Taymor.

Billy, through his production house Strange Cranium Productions, has composed and produced original music for virtually every major television network and worked with numerous production companies.  A short list of his clients include ABC, A&E, Amblin Entertainment, Animal Planet, Artisan Films, CBS, Cinemax, CMT, Comedy Central, Court TV, Direct TV, Discovery, E!, Fox, G4, HBO (Sex and the City), History Channel, IFilm, Learning Channel. MTV, NBC, Nickelodeon, Focus Films, Showtime, Spice Channel, Spike, Style Network, USA, VH1, WB, and WE.

Billy was a member of the rock band The Hatters who recorded three albums for Atlantic Records. He has written, recorded, and performed with Ray Charles, Vanessa Carlton, Collective Soul, The East Village Opera Company, and Joe Budden, among countless others. In addition, Billy has produced and/or performed on the Broadway productions of Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show, Jekyll and Hyde, Altar Boyz, and Little Women.

Recently Billy produced Linda Eder’s new album for Verve Records and Joyful Noise, Handel's Messiah Rocks – a touring rock show and album based on Handel’s Messiah

Michael A. Rosen is currently the Executive Producer of The Haunted and Saved – both on Animal Planet.  His company Pretty People Productions has produced television programming for A&E, ABC, AMC, BBC, Comedy Central, Columbia Tri-Star, Court TV, Disney, Embassy Row, Fine Living, Food Network, MTV, Paramount, PBS, RDF, TLC, USA, VH1, WE. Michael also served as a development executive at VH1 for four years.
Michael is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and has penned over 200 songs. M. A. Rose – his independently released album garnered rave reviews and received national radio airplay.