Chop Shop Music Supervision

About Me

Alexandra Patsavas â€“ owner of Chop Shop Music Supervision â€“ got her start in the music business as a rock promoter in Champaign, Illinois. She moved to Los Angeles in 1990 and worked in the Film/TV department at BMI. She then moved on to work in 1994 for Roger Corman at Concorde Films, where she was music coordinator and supervisor on over 50 B-movie classics ("Caged Heat 3000," "Piranha 2," "Bucket of Blood," etc.) in a three-year span.
After her stint at Concorde, Alexandra started her own company, Chop Shop Music Supervision, where she music supervised the TV shows "Roswell," "Carnivale," "Boston Public," "Fastlane" and "The OC," and the films "Happy, Texas," "Wasted," "Dancing at the Blue Iguana," "John Tucker Must Die" and "The Invisible."
Alexandra and her staff at the Chop Shop â€“ talented music coordinators Kasey Truman, Ginger Whitman and Brittany Warfield â€“ are currently working on the TV shows "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," "Chuck," "Gossip Girl," "Without A Trace," "Rescue Me," "Mad Men," "Supernatural" and "Numb3rs."
the GOSSIP GIRL music guide and video blog is HERE
the GREY'S ANATOMY music guide is HERE
the PRIVATE PRACTICE music guide is HERE
and the MAD MEN music guide is HERE
Alexandra produced the soundtracks for "Grey's Anatomy," "The OC," "Rescue Me," "John Tucker Must Die" and "Roswell." She is currently working on the soundtrack "Grey's Anatomy Volume 3." The critically acclaimed "Music from the OC" soundtrack series (Mixes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) have sold over a million copies worldwide and "Grey's Anatomy Volume 2" was nominated for a Grammy (includes tracks by The Fray and Snow Patrol).
Alexandra has been profiled in Wired, Glamour, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, In Style, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, Elle, Jane, Billboard, Giant and The New York Times. In 2006 she was named by Advertising Age as "Entertainment Marketer of the Year," The Los Angeles Times as one of "The West 100," and Variety as one of fifty honorees for their annual "Women's Impact Report."

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Music Fans and Genius Bands

Music:

Everything from Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Husker Du and Elvis Costello to Band Of Horses, Bitter Sweet, Youth Group and Imogen Heap

Movies:

John Tucker Must Die, The Invisible

Television:

Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Chuck, Private Practice, Mad Men, Rescue Me, Without A Trace, Supernatural, Num3ers

My Blog

my interview with Australian magazine "Map"

ALEXANDRA PATSAVASinterview by Mikki Brammer, Map Magazine, September 2007A young surgeon adorned in a rose-hued ball gown lies, heartbroken, next to the body of her dead fiance his body still warm ...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:30:00 PST

my "Gossip Girl" video blog

hey gang,The first in a series of my vlogs for "Gossip Girl" just got posted -- you can find the link HEREthanks, Alex @ Chop Shop Music
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:04:00 PST

"Grey’s Anatomy" Vol. 3 soundtrack

The third volume of the "Grey's Anatomy" soundtrack series is being released Tuesday, Sept. 11th. I'm really happy with this one Gomez, Mat Kearney and John Legend recorded songs especially for "Gre...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:44:00 PST

Alex on Studio 360

It was fun being a guest on Kurt Anderson's radio show "Studio 360" I've been a huge fan of his since the Spy Magazine days. If you'd like to check out the podcast, click HERE...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:26:00 PST

Chop Shop Records!

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Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:48:00 PST

Aspiring Music Supervisors - a note to you...

I can't tell you how many emails I get from aspiring music supervisors. Awesome, enthusiastic letters from music fans all over the world (Yep-- UK, Australia, South Africa, Denmark, Greece, Iceland et...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:41:00 PST

MTV news

Hey all,MTV News just did a piece on me, with excellent views of my Pasadena loft -- you can check itHERE
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:03:00 PST

Chop Shop odds and ends

Hi, just wanted to tell everybody about a few things going on with the Chop Shop right now.Music From the O.C.: Mix 6 Covering Our Tracks is being released on Tuesday, December 5. It is the last O.C. ...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:20:00 PST

my interview with HITS magazine

from the music industry magazine HITS, October 18, 2006:TAKING HER CUEHITS Talks to Alexandra Patsavas, Music Supervisor for The O.C. and Grey's AnatomyAlexandra Patsavas' Chop Shop is one of the most...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:28:00 PST

YouTube music contest!

YouTube Goes Underground With Promotion to Discover Unsigned Bands and MusiciansAlexandra Patsavas, Gibson Guitar and ABC's "Good Morning America" Partner with YouTube to Provide Fantasy Prizes to Fou...
Posted by Chop Shop Music Supervision on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:42:00 PST