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Phoenix artists whose music appears in films, TV this month

Arizona-based music, some decades old, continues to find new life in everything from streaming shows to commercials

Christopher Blue, who recorded in Phoenix in the early 1970s, saw their 1972 song “Gently as I Hold You” appear this month in “The Miniature Wife,” a new sci-fi dramedy on Peacock.

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1990s Phoenix hip hop duo Phunklogistix, D’Mosis (left) and Tone Brown, had their 1995 recording “Call It What You Want” used by the Jordan Brand for a campaign celebrating the UCLA women’s NCAA basketball championship.

(Photo provided by Fervor Records)

Bruce Connole, who first found popularity with the Valley’s groundbreaking punk rock outfit Billy Clone and the Same and later with his new wave band The Jetzons, saw a 2010 solo song, “She’s A Friend,” appear in an ad this month for Chewy, an e-commerce pet retailer.

(Photo provided by Fervor Records)

The question “seen any good movies lately” could change to “heard any good music in movies lately” for Arizona fans.

It’s already been a good spring for current and past Arizona musicians who have seen — and heard — their songs appear in everything from streaming-on-demand shows to network TV shows and commercials.

Recent appearances include:

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