Composers

John Sponsler and Tom Gire first collaborated by creating a new musical sound for the ad campaign for the highly anticipated special effects film The Matrix. The campaign and the movie were a massive success and it opened the door for an abundance of work in the world of motion picture advertising. John and Tom have since scored over 100 motion picture campaigns, including 300, I Am Legend, Blood Diamond, Batman Begins, The Last Samurai, Troy, The Passion of the Christ, A Beautiful Mind and all five Harry Potter films. John and Tom have collaborated with composer legend John Williams on Memoirs of a Geisha, and Munich, and provided additional music for Hans Zimmer on Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3. They have recently written cues for Trevor Rabin for the National Treasure: Book of Secrets film score.

John and Tom thrive on the diversity that each day brings, and are constantly dreaming of new and better music to create for the Brand X Music Catalogue.

John Sponsler

John Sponsler had his first piano lesson at age five. He was clearly passionate, and that passion motivated him to lead the proverbial rock bands as a teenager, when he frequented the now legendary LA club scene. John also worked as a songwriter, arranger and producer for independent artists and these skills eventually led him into film and television scoring.

Tom Gire

Tom Gire began his career traveling the world as a musical director for a luxury cruise line. By visiting so many places and experiencing world-wide culture, Tom infused his musical palette with spice from around the globe. Leaving a life of adventure behind, he came to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of composing for film and TV. Tom honed his MIDI skills producing pop songs and was introduced to John Sponsler in 1998. Their working relationship and friendship grew into what is now Magic Box Music.

Chris Garcia

From Santana’s Grammy Award winning hit, “Game of Love” to Apple iPod’s commercial “Feature Cast” to New Line Cinema’s Take The Lead film trailer, Chris Garcia’s musical versatility appears limitless.

Chris got his break in the record industry, working with Dido, Jewel, Stevie Nicks, The Pretenders, KD Lang, Johnny Guitar Watson, Cyndi Lauper, Ice Cube, Celine Dion, Jojo, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige. Chris has immersed himself in every aspect of music production for these artists including bass, guitar, keyboards, drum programming, vocal production and a sense of humor.

Having worked on over 100 records, including Dido, Jewel, Stevie Nicks, The Pretenders, KD Lang, Johnny Guitar Watson, Cyndi Lauper, Ice Cube, Celine Dion, Jojo, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige, Chris now brings these high production standards to the commercial music & movie trailer industry, distilling the classic three-minute hit song down to 30 seconds of sheer excitement.