Tad Sisler Sr.

Tad Sisler is an American Composer and Producer of films, music and literary works. More than a thousand of his original works are available through ITunes, Amazon and virtually every other major marketplace. His media corporation, Mainstream Source, develops films, projects for television, books, audio books and podcasts. Mainstream Source contains a music store and vast collection of music for film and television usages, in addition to published screenplays and books. Tad is a voting member of The Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Mainstream Source is a trademarked corporation in good standing by the United States Government, United States Patent and Trademark Organization. Mainstream Source, with Tad at the helm as President of the Corporation, releases films including, "The Ghosts of Brewer Town", a mystery (2018), and "Tis' The Season", (2019). Mainstream Source produces the Journey To An Extraordinary Life-Legends Among Us documentary series, which chronicles the lives and careers of legendary artists, actors, sports figures and heroes of medicine, in a feature-film format. (2019) "It's Everyone Else Who Has a Problem!", is a Mainstream Source series for television which tackles polarizing issues of today. (2019) Mainstream Source produces the "My Life Story" personal documentary program. (2019) Books, Audio Books and Podcasts by Mainstream Source include "Reflections in the Key Of Life-The Steve Madaio Story", chronicling the life and times of America's most prolific trumpeter. (2019) "Mafia Baby" is a shocking true story of a woman raped by a Mafioso, who then raised his child alone. (2018) "But What About The People?" is a reflection and history of the American people, penned by a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. (2019) and Tad's autobiography, "It's a Long Climb To The Middle" (2019). Screenplays in development by Tad Sisler include "The Incredible Spark of Franklin Benjamin", (2018) and "Please Don't Forget (2019) The Mainstream Source production music catalog tripled in size with the addition of thousands of excellent production music tracks, as well as hundreds of sound-alike tracks for the DJ/Karaoke industry, now distributed on ITunes, Amazon Marketplace, CD Baby, Spotify, Rdio, Xbox Music and dozens of other outlets Worldwide. Mainstream Source released "The Barcelona Sessions" to 1000 radio stations Worldwide, with never- before-heard original performances by Miles Davis' bassist, Bill Evan's drummer, Frank Sinatra's saxophonist, Maynard Ferguson's guitarist, and Andrae Crouch' flutist/saxophonist, produced by Tad Sisler at the Mainstream Source studios. (2016) Tad Sisler composed the full score to "The Encore Of Tony Duran", an indie feature film starring Elliott Gould, William Katt, Nicki Ziering and Cody Kasch, along with his co- composer Andrew Fraga, Jr. After having the distinction of being the first film to sell-out at the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival, the film won the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Las Vegas Film Festival and the Santa Fe Film Festival, as well as the Indie Spirit Award at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival and the Audience Favorite Award at Tallgrass Film Festival, in conjunction with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Elliott Gould. The film is distributed by Cinedigm.(2012) Tad completed the music and audio editing for the TV Series "American M.C.". The first 7 episodes are complete and distributed by ITunes. Tad scored the Main Title theme to American M.C. as well as underscore and providing Music Supervision and source through Mainstream Source. (2018) Tad Sisler is a valuable member of the team of specialists and project developers for Yamaha Corporation of America, delivering hundreds of intricate projects to exact Yamaha specifications over 10 years. (2001-2010) Tad received accolades in 2011 after being given the honor and challenge of doing the "official" remake of the iconic "Andy Griffith Theme" for the estate of the composer Earle Hagen as a perfect sound-alike, along with his composing associate Andrew Fraga, Jr. Following a stint composing for a series entitled "Famous Families" on Foxstar and working as assistant to composer Jeff Edwards on the television series "Silk Stalkings" and "Renegade" in the late 1990's, Tad Sisler and founded & developed the Mainstream Source corporation, starting with a production music catalog, containing thousands of high quality music tracks available for sync licenses in film, television and advertising in more than 150 genres.(2001) Under the careful direction of Tad Sisler, the Mainstream Source music division continues to grow to include countless, unique performances by Grammy winners and legendary artists. Most recently, Mainstream Source handled Music Supervision on "The Encore Of Tony Duran", and on "American M.C.", "The Ghosts of Brewer Town", "Tis' The Season", the "Journey To an Extraordinary Life" series, the "It's Everyone Else Who Has A Problem!" series, and placing music on NBC, ABC/Disney, Warner Brothers Television, TNT, US National Infomercial campaigns through Guthy/Renker and Script To Screen, and custom composing for the TV and Advertising industry. For over a decade, Tad's media corporation Mainstream Source has become a valuable provider of production music in the industry, representing the works of hundreds of composers and publishers from twenty countries worldwide, as Tad continues to expand and market the catalog with his team. Mainstream Source Pro Karaoke contains hundreds of top-quality sound-alike tracks produced by Tad and his associates, for DJ and Karaoke usages, currently on ITunes, Amazon Marketplace, Spotify, Rdio, XBoxMusic, and many other outlets. Prior to Tad's experience founding and building Mainstream Source, he produced a series of live headliner events at multiple venues from the ground up, including sold-out performances by Kenny Rogers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Los Lobos, Glen Campbell, The Righteous Brothers, Lou Rawls, Tito Puente, the Power Jam featuring Timmy T, Tara Kemp, Candyman, Soul To Soul and more. As a very young man, Tad Sisler worked as a performer for Frank Sinatra, studied music in choreography under world-famous Broadway Dancer/Choreographer Jacque D'Amboise, received superior ratings in classical piano performance in tough Joanna Hodges international competitions, and received private acting lessons from Richard Burton, a friend of his family. Tad attended the prestigious Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts on vocal music scholarships during the period when it was affiliated with the University of Southern California. In High School, Tad was one of 100 statewide vocalists elected to the prestigious All-State Choir in Missouri. During his storied career, Tad has also had the honor of performing with and working among such greats as Gladys Knight, Rita Coolidge, B.B. King, Marilyn McCoo, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Rogers, Tito Puente, Sonny and Mary Bono, Gene Barry, Teri Cole Whittaker, Shecky Greene, Peter Marshall, Mary Hart, Blackwell, Herb Jeffries, Trini Lopez, Glen Campbell, Jennifer Hudson and other legends. Tad also co-founded the non-profit 501(c)3 Foundation For Arts and Music Preservation, Inc., which will raise money for much-needed student music programs throughout the United States as well as preserving the legacy of hundreds of artists through the aforementioned Legends Among Us series. Tad Sisler's extensive experience, state of the art facility and history of delivering quality feature films and music on time and on budget, as well as the ability to draw from an extensive catalog of production music, allows his experienced team to offer complete services in custom film and television production as well as in music composition and production efficiently. Tad is proud and humbled to be a voting member of the Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, which allows him to have a voice to vote for great artists worthy of winning a Grammy Award. Many of Tad's works have been placed into Grammy consideration.