Wizardz of Oz

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The Wizardz Of Oz are Andrew Bojanic and Liz Hooper. They are American, multi-platinum selling record producers and songwriters, who have worked with The Cheetah Girls, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Avril Lavigne, Olivia Newton-John, Britney Spears, Krystal Meyers, Liz Phair, Krezip, Vanessa Amorosi and many others.

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Songs written by the team have been featured in hundreds of TV shows and films.

In 2012, Bojanic and Hooper started the successful production, publishing and licensing company Superpop.Co, the catalog of which has been licensed to Sony/ATV/Extreme Music for exclusive licensing to film and television.

TV and film spots

60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, America's Septuplets Turn 13, Better With, Biography, The Bold and the Beautiful, Canada in the Rough, Celebrity Parents SOS, Child Of Our Time, CSI: Miami, Dallas Cowboys Cheerlead, Den Brother, Early Show, Fired Up, Fix This Kitchen, Flog It, Future Food, Game Trailers TV With Geoff Keighley, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Giuliana and Bill, Gossip Girl, Hawaii Five-O, Hellcats, How I Met Your Mother, How To Beat Tough Times, Jersey Couture, Jersey Shore, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Show with David Letterman, Let's Make A Deal, Lo Mejor De Los 00 S, Made, Mike and Molly, Modern Family, Nate Berkus Show, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, One Angry Junior, Outdoor Channel Outfitters, Pawn Stars, See Dad Run, Sell This House, Short List, Sins of the Mother, Smallville, The Client List, The New Price Is Right, Tiny and Toya, Today Tonight Australia, True Life, Two and a Half Men, Tyra Show, Undercover Boss, Vampire Diaries, VH1 News Presents, Wanted Down Under, What Chilli Wants, The Young and the Restless, You're Cut Off

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