Sound Studio Enthusiast Gifts

Though he wrote the world's most listened-to melody, few people know of Tony Bombosa, the genius behind AOL Instant Messenger's four-note jingle.

'Why don't you ever look at ME that way?'

'Office Woofers. For the quiet and obnoxious boss.'

Mozart on a computer,

'... and the winner for 'The Noisiest Picture of the Year' is...'

Artist and Musician

My other cello is a Stradivari

'He likes a room where he can reverberate.'

'Okay everybody, SMILE!'

"Our kids may like your giant soundbar, but the neighbors seem to have a different opinion."

One-man band rehearsal.

"Well dudes, gotta go. My honey needs a lot of attention."

"No, I'm still getting too much banjo."

'I told you we should have gone wireless.'

"Come up and purr in her other ear... she likes the surround sound."

"We tried six speakers, then twelve, and finally we put in the Pittsburgh Symphony, yet we still feel something is lacking."

People bell ringing - 'RING TONES'

The sounds of a tree falling in the forest.

"The sea waves on my sound machine are attracting a following."

The Gong

Some musicians discovering a noise from a boiling kettle

'If you see the congregation start to fall asleep, could you give me a little microphone feedback?'

'My bike is so loud I couldn't hear my tunes.'

'Access to the kids? No. I want access to the audio equipment.'

'Thanks to the billion dollar engine, this keyboard can store up to 14 songs.'

Older and wiser

Recording Studio

Looks like the band and the sound engineer in studio 8 had a difference of opinion again.

Musical Accidents

'Congratulations, its a six pound audio technician.'

The rise of nano-technologies.

'Okay,GREAT,that's perfect! Now don't move!'

"It's another one of our neighbors calling to complain. I think your sound bar may be working a little too well."

"Hey Cruz, check out my super-powered speaker system!"

'Whom should I call first? 911 or the audio technician?'