Blair Joscelyne

Blair Lyndon Joscelyne (also known as Moog) is an Australian composer, musician, producer, and film maker. He is best known for composing music for television and film, and for being a co-creator of the YouTube series Mighty Car Mods.[2]

Blair Joscelyne
Born
Blair Lyndon Joscelyne

(1978-09-05) 5 September 1978
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesMoog
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, producer, YouTube personality.
Years active2008–present
ParentChris Joscelyne (father)[1]

Career

After graduating from university he began working as a composer and audio engineer in the advertising industry. His music has been used in feature and short films as well as national and global advertising for companies for drinks companies for example Smirnoff, car companies, BMW and television and film companies for example, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel and Touchstone Pictures.[3] He has released four albums – 1978 (Solo), "The Sea Brings Rivalry", Finding May as part of the duo Finding May and "Coming Up For Air" under the name 'Solar'. The self-titled album from Finding May achieved considerable commercial success with songs licensed for use in high-profile TV shows and advertisements. The song "Rain Hail or Shine" was used by Arnott's across all of their commercials in 2009 while the song "Join In" was used in a TV commercial for Origin Energy which won the MADC for "Best use of a song in advertising 2009".[3]

"Finding May" also produced and performed the theme song for Jetstar in Australia.[4]

In March 2014, MOOG composed, recorded and produced the soundtrack to the MightyCarMods movie "Kei to the City". This soundtrack album reached all-time eighth most downloaded album on iTunes in Australia, and became the number one most downloaded electronic album in Canada, and Australia.

In 2015 he composed, recorded and produced the music for the National Geographic Channel series "Tales by Light". His music for this series was described as capturing the essence of the images with pure beauty.

Filmography

This is a list of films where Joscelyne has composed soundtracks.

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
2009Girl Clock!Jennifer UssiComposer
2009LizardJohn SkibinskiComposer
2008Mutt[5]Glen HunwickComposer
2006A Knight LostTom TateComposer
2006FishyDale SydneyComposer
2002Man Conquers Space[6]David SanderComposer

Discography

This is a list of albums Joscelyne has composed under the name Moog.

YearAlbumTrackList
2010.09.05The Sea Brings Rivalry[7]
  • 01. Neutral Territory
  • 02. Alive (feat. Js7)
  • 03. Overdrive (feat. Js7)
  • 04. Believe (feat. Js7)
  • 05. Sew It Seams (feat. Erin Renee)
  • 06. Everything Is Found (feat. Js7)
  • 07. Overdriven (bilX1r Tokyo Drift Mix)
  • 08. Believe (bilX1r Tokyo Drift Mix)
  • 09. Overdrive (Habitat Remix)
  • 10. Overdrive (Treeboi&Kone Remix)
2011.03.01Turbos and Temples [Soundtrack][8]
  • 01. Turbos & Temples
  • 02. One Foot Forward
  • 03. 88
  • 04. A New Place
  • 05. High Speed Run
  • 06. Feel It All
  • 07. The Kings of Hokkaido
  • 08. On Air (feat. Erin Renee)
  • 09. Lakeside (feat. Erin Clare)
  • 10. Going Home (feat. Js7)
  • 11. Ride [bonus track]
  • 12. The Pursuit of Speed [bonus track]
2012Transformer [EP]
  • 01. Transformer
  • 02. We Will Go Faster
  • 03. Little Symphony
2014.02.25Kei to the City[9]
  • 01. Kei to the City (feat. Simone Stockl)
  • 02. Everything Bang
  • 03. I Will Find You (feat. Alphamama)
  • 04. Amnesia (feat. Mark Agustin & Erin Renee)
  • 05. Flee the City
  • 06. Drive (feat. Erin Renee)
  • 07. Forced Induction (feat. Accalia Snow)
  • 08. Highway Crimes (feat. Accalia Snow)
  • 09. Remember (feat. Nat Joyce & Erin Renee)
2015.03.30Chasing Midnight [EP][10]
  • 01. Chasing Midnight (feat. Erin Renee)
  • 02. All in Your Mind
  • 03. Giving up on Time (feat. Julz)
  • 04. We Were Young (feat. Arc En Ciel)
  • 05. Forever (feat. Katia Fuscaldo)
2017.06.05Quarter Mile Dreams [EP][11]
  • 01. Before We Run
  • 02. Neon Lights (feat. Katie Turner)
  • 03. Rivals
  • 04. Parachute (feat. Glenn Cunningham)
2018.12.24Take me back to Tokyo [Single][12]
  • 01. Take me back to Tokyo (feat.Glenn Cunningham)
2019.09.01One You Find [Single][13]
  • 01. One You Find (featJordan Millar)
2019.09.01Bullet [Single][14]
  • 01. Bullet (feat. Erin)
2020.05.12Afraid To Lose [Single][15]
  • 01. Afraid To Lose (feat.Katia Fuscaldo)
2020.05.12Super Honk [Single][16]
  • 01. Super Honk
2020.11.23 Night Vision [EP]
  • 01. Player One
  • 02. Tunnel Run
  • 03. Cheat Code
  • 04. Final Boss
  • 05. Losing Purity

References
  1. "Blair Joscelyne travelled to Goulburn to reminisce about his dad Chris at 2GN". radioinfo. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. Newsome, Brad (26 August 2016). "Mighty Car Mods Marty Mulholland and Blair Joscelyne are refreshing TV motorheads". Nine Entertainment Co. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. "Melbourne Advertising and Design Club Award recipient – Best Original Music in an Advertisement 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Interview with Jetstar Magazine – Finding May". Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. "AFI Nominee 2008 – Non-Feature". Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  6. Interview with hobbyspace about 'Man conquers Space'
  7. "The Sea Brings Rivalry - Album Download".
  8. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Turbos and Temples - Mighty Car Mods Feature Film. YouTube.
  9. Kei to the City iTunes
  10. Chasing Midnight iTunes
  11. Quarter Mile Dreams iTunes
  12. Take Me Back To Tokyo Apple Music
  13. One You Find Apple Music
  14. Bullet Apple Music
  15. Afraid To Lose Apple Music
  16. Super Honk Apple Music
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