Davenport Music Library (Musikos Music Library)

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Davenport Music Library (Musikos Music Library)

A North Carolina-based music library founded in 1990, published in Charlotte, NC as Musikos, Inc. and distributed by Davenport Productions. A majority of the music was made by Neil Davenport, with some tracks made by Steve Dimond, Jamie Hoover, and Bill Soden. The Musikos Music Library lasted until 1992 and was succeeded by the Davenport Music Library (https://davenportmusic.com/royalty-free-music) in 1993, with many of the Musikos Music Library tracks being carried over.

Musikos Music Library (Also known as: Musikos Core Reference Library)
The Musikos Music Library consisted of the Core Reference Library (13 CDs), the Sports-Action Collection (4 CDs), the Corporate-Industrial Collection (5 CDs), the Gene Micheal Collection (3 CDs), and a sound FX collection (6 CDs).

BMI repertoire seems to link some of the Musikos titles to MIBE Music: https://www.mibemusic.com/

Core Reference Library (13 CDs)
Named after Pantone color numbers. None of the tracks have titles (except on Musikos 556), only vague descriptions, such as “Orchestral funk in a minor mode” and “Gospel-country piano riffs intertwined with pan flute and large orchestra sounds; many mood changes!”. Each album is named after Pantone color numbers. 13 CDs containing a variety of themes. One CD is edited for broadcast with stingers.

All of these were probably made by Neil Davenport since a lot of the music from this library was carried on to the Davenport Music Library, the successor to the Musikos Music Library that came out in 1993. All of the music is made with synths, potentially a Korg M1

M130
M178
M226
M254
M266
M280
M314
M321
M334
M368
M507
M542
M556 - New Frontiers • Space Age/High Tech/Industrial

Corporate-Industrial Collection (5 CDs)
CDs come with full tracks and shorter tracks (:59, :30, :15, etc.) that can be used as advertising/commercial music. Third CD is made up of original recorded orchestral music for radio and TV ads. Steve Dimond, Jamie Hoover, Bill Soden also worked on this series.

MCI1 - Corporate Industrial 1; Energetic orchestral themes designed to motivate and promote
MCI2 - Corporate Industrial 2; Power - Composite action, rock and high energy
MCI3 - Corporate Industrial 3; Identities - Original music selections fully orchestrated and recorded live by top recording artists for national radio and television applications
MCI4 - Corporate Industrial 4; New Age Sketches - Harmonic convergence of peaceful melodies
MCI5 - Corporate Industrial 5; Classics - Regal, celebratory themes with patriotic feelings

Sports-Action Collection (4 CDs)
Many compositions by William 'Bill' Soden, uncredited in addition to Mr. Davenport. Some tracks don’t carry over into the Davenport Music Library.

MS1 - Sports 1 (1990)
MS2 - Sports 2 (1992)
MS3 - Sports 3 (1992)
MS4 - Sports 4 (1992)

Gene Michael Collection (3 CDs)
3 CDs of variety mix including New Age, contemporary iazz, sports and classical. 2 CDs are high tech/corporate-industrial.

Sound FX collection (6 CDs)
Wide varietv of sound, special and future effects
Gene Michael's Special Effects - 1 CD
Future Effects - 1 CD
Hollywood Edge Effects - 4 CDs

Other
Buyout Demo

I was able to assemble various pieces from different sites, but by far the one I sourced the most from which contained a large amount of information is from a blog called 'Tasi Turney's Flashy Journey' from 7 years ago (https://tasiturney.tumblr.com/post/93173605371/the-production-music-ive-been-posting-is-from-the)

Davenport Music Library (est. 1993)
Classical
CL-1 - Andante

Country
COU-1 - Homegrown

Energy
EGY-1 - Overdrive
EGY-2 - Momentum

Holiday
HOL-1 - Christmas Favorites
HOL-2 - Sounds Of Christmas

Jazz
JAZ-1 - Mixed Bag
JAZ-2 - Bourbon Street

Latin
LAT-1 - Afternoon In Rio

Lite Rhythms
LR-1 - Breezin'
LR-2 - Clocking Out
LR-3 - Open Road

Mix
MIX-1 - Montage
MIX-2 - Showcase
MIX-3 - Freestyle
MIX-4 - Encore

Motivation
MOT-1 - Vision

Patriotic
PAT-1 - Spirit Of Liberty

Soft Sounds
SS-1 - Reflections
SS-2 - Dolphin Bay
SS-3 - Sketches
SS-4 - Footprints

Sports
SPO-1 - Marathon