Jason Donnelly, known as DJ Puzzle, is a pioneering music producer, sound designer, and composer with a career spanning over two decades. He is widely recognized for his contributions to sample libraries, loop production, and music for film, television, and video games. He played a crucial role in developing ACID Pro’s earliest professional loop libraries while working with Sonic Foundry in the late 90s, helping shape the modern landscape of loop-based music production under his artist brand Dj Puzzle. As an entrepreneur, he founded Peace Love Productions (sold in 2007) and Soundtrack Loops, which continues to provide high-quality samples used by producers worldwide. Over the years, he has created and contributed to countless sample packs across multiple genres, working with major audio companies such as Storyblocks, Roland, The Grammy Museum, Native Instruments, Antares, Soundtrack Loops, Magix, 1010Music, and Sample Logic.
In 2010, Donnelly transitioned into production music, becoming one of eleven artists selected for the launch of the APM Music x ReverbNation partnership. His #1 ranking on ReverbNation’s charts brought him to APM’s attention, leading to the release of his first production music album. Since then, he has composed over 200 cues for the APM / Reverbnation library, securing placements in major films, TV shows, and video games, including Road House (2024), Carbon (2017 French film), Tom Clancy’s The Division, Saints Row, MTV’s Catfish, Saturday Night Live, and CNN’s Parts Unknown. His music has also been widely featured in MLB Network and Tennis Channel broadcasts.
Donnelly continues to push the boundaries of production music, combining his deep expertise in sound design and composition to create compelling music for media worldwide.
Sync licensing through APM Music, Hollywood CA and Down Boys Inc Las Vegas NV. Song on Nightmoves, Growing Up Hip Hop, Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Wicked Tuna, Despicable Me 2 menu featurette, OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENCE, Royals, Kroll Show, Birthday Boys, Pitbulls & Parolees, Portlandia, 1600 Penn, Tia and Tamara, Saint Row The Third, Saints Row IV, Animalist News, The Wahlburgers, Shark Week, Lock Up, Duck Dynasty, The Getaway, COMCAST SPORTS, MLBTV, MMA, Auction Hunters, Chasing Classic Cars, TV Guide Network, IFC, E! News Weekly, Triple Rush, Design Squad Nation, 40 Most Shocking Breakups, and 40 Funniest Fails, Discovery, IFC, Comedy Central, NBC, MTV, VH1, PBS Kids, E!, YouTube, Cartoon Network, The Travel Channel, Saturday Night Live, WWE COUNTDOWN, FORMULA D, Golf Channel BIG BREAK PALM BEACHES, SIRIUS XM SATELLITE TV SHOWS, SELLING IT IN THE ATL, BIG BREAK PALM BEACHES, FLEX AND SHANICE, Shoplifters and Proud, (documentary about Britain's most brazen petty criminals), Fox News, Zoolander (the first one) special edition DVD/Blu-ray extra features featurette, Tom Clancy's The Division (video game), The Transporter Refueled DVD/Blu-ray menu featurette, MLB 2015 Winter Weekend Recap 2015, WKAR Michigan Off The Record, Now This News, Lost Girl, The Vanilla Ice Project, THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (Canada), ESPN FC, Xtreme Waterparks, Bazillion Dollar Club, The Verge, Animals Gone Wild, Dark 5.
