Music Brief

Project Sunstrike

BR-2026-2420 · Fielder & Sons · Summer Open House Campaign · Issued August 12, 2026
The Scene

Fielder & Sons is a mid-shelf bourbon moving out of its Tennessee-heritage foundation into lifestyle territory. The campaign captures late-afternoon gatherings on rooftops and lakeside docks where the brand shows up as a social anchor, not a craft showcase. These are people who drink bourbon because they like it, not because they read tasting notes. The visual register is warm sunlight, easy conversation, no performance.

The Music

We need music that splits the difference between rock-band energy and electronic-production polish without landing in either camp fully. The track should feel like a group of musicians who also know their way around a DAW. It needs forward motion and optimism but can't tip into hype-ad territory or nostalgic Americana. The challenge is maintaining momentum across a short duration while leaving consistent space for voiceover that carries most of the narrative weight. This is a brand repositioning itself toward approachability, so the music can't feel overly precious or craft-coded.

Direction
  • Electronic elements should feel like production choices (drum processing, spatial effects, synth pads) rather than genre signifiers.
  • Live drums or live-feeling programmed drums anchoring the groove, not four-on-the-floor dance patterns.
  • Guitar present but not leading, texture more than riff, warmth without twang.
  • Build happens through layering rather than dynamic shift, track arrives fully formed by bar 3.
  • Leave consistent headroom for VO throughout, no dense midrange competition.
References
Jungle, Back on 74
Use: The way live drums and electronic production sit together without either one apologizing for the other, optimistic without being saccharine.
Skip: The vocal-led structure and the amount of melodic complexity, we need something simpler and more open.
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Innerbloom (What So Not Remix)
Use: The warmth of the synth pads and how the track maintains energy without ever feeling frantic or club-targeted.
Skip: The buildups and drops, we need steady momentum not EDM architecture.
Sonic DNA
Genre
Electronic, Rock
Mood
Upbeat
Tempo
108-118 BPM
Key
Major or Mixolydian, warm but not overly bright
Length
15-30 seconds
Type
Instrumental
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