ATLAS PLUG Featured on RalliSport Challenge 2 and Volvo Commercial; New Breed of Electronic Artist Releases Debut Album 2 Days Or Die.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004 ATLAS PLUG (www.atlasplug.com), also known as recording artist, composer and producer Tom Salta Tom Salta, from Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, is a recording artist and soundtrack composer. He has composed soundtracks for many popular video game titles, including; Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2, Cold Fear and Red Steel. (www.tomsalta.com), today announced the release of his debut solo album 2 Days Or Die. The album includes the track "2 Days Or Die" from the upcoming Microsoft Xbox videogame "RalliSport Challenge RalliSport Challenge is a 2002 video game of rallying for the Microsoft Windows and the Xbox. It allows a career with up to 25 cars including the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 and the Suzuki Grand Vitara. 2," developed by Digital Illusions and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The new Volvo S40 'Video Game' commercial, featuring footage from "RalliSport Challenge 2," is also using the same song ("2 Days Or Die") that Microsoft licensed for the cinematic opening of the game. An expert in programming and mixing hit records, Salta has previously toured with and worked on releases by a diverse array of artists such as Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. He first came to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. , Junior Vasquez Junior Vasquez, born Donald Mattern in 1949 (some sources say c. 1946) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a famous New York City club DJ and remixer/producer. Career , Everything But The Girl, Primer 55, Deep Forest, Mary J. Blige and Sinead O'Connor. Building on his success in the music industry, video games and soundtracks are now Salta's main focus and the primary source of inspiration for 2 Days Or Die. "Writing soundtracks for the latest games is a lot more exciting than the limitations and 'rules' of Pop music," said Salta. "Composing for visual media allows me to experiment with a hybrid of styles that I love to create." Peter Davenport, music acquisitions manager for Microsoft Corp., said, "Atlas Plug (aka Tom Salta) has produced precisely the kind of hard-driving orchestral electronica-rock we were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. when we envisioned the ideal RalliSport Challenge 2 soundtrack. His music aptly embodies the energy and ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence n. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . . of the game." For more information on Atlas Plug and Tom Salta, visit www.atlasplug.com and www.tomsalta.com. |
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