Dawn Sutter Madell

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Dawn Sutter Madell is a music writer and co-owner of Agoraphone a company that does music supervision, licensing, and original music production for commercials, television and film.

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Madell has worked with brands such as FedEx, Samsung, and Audi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She was the music supervisor for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Branford Marsalis called her "the music whisperer for the film." [6] Madell's Agoraphone was the music company for Hewlett-Packard's television commercial "Jane" which won multiple awards in 2016 including a CLIO and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. [7] [8] They also did the music for Audi's 2016 Super Bowl ad featuring David Bowie's song Starman. [9] Her musical score for The World Made Straight was called "the perfect blend of Appalachian folk music and country tunes." [10]

Madell often discusses music licensing issues in the larger world, explaining the ins and outs of commercial licensing. [11] [12] [13] Dawn Sutter Madell is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where she was a DJ for KWUR.

Personal life

Madell married Josh Madell, co-owner of Other Music, in May 1999. [14] [15] They live in Brooklyn. [16]

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