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12th Annual Conducting Workshop Continues Acclaimed BMI Tradition

BMI continued to celebrate and nurture the art of conducting musical scores through its 12th annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop, taught by BMI Classic Contribution Award-winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman. Kicking off July 21 and concluding on August 1, the six-day course developed the conducting skills of eight hand-picked BMI composers during classes at The Musicians Union on Vine in Los Angeles. The exemplary…
BMI and Cal State Fullerton Celebrate Musical Anniversary

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Cal State Fullerton (CSF) hosted a panel titled “Sights & Sounds: Music for Film, TV & Video Games,” with BMI’s Anne Cecere serving as co-moderator. Also featured on the panel were BMI composer and youngest Emmy Award-winning composer, Camara Kambon (Diary of a Mad Black Women, La Corona, Girlfriends, Any Given Sunday); video game composer (World of War Craft), audio…
L.A. ‘Industry Insider’ Spotlights Latin Music
BMI, Gibson Guitar and Billboard magazine will present a Latin music-focused “Industry Insider” panel series on Wednesday, October 17. Focusing on Latin music, the “Producers Roundtable” will be held from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gibson Guitars Showroom in Beverly Hills. The showroom is located at 9350 Civic Center Drive, Suite 130. The panel will be moderated by Billboard Latin music correspondent Ayala Ben-Yehuda, and will feature some of…
BMI Conducting Workshop Celebrates Ten Years of Honing Talent
BMI’s Conducting Workshop recently celebrated 10 years of teaching composers the art of conducting musical scores. BMI Classic Contribution Award-winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman once again led the program. Conducting for the Film Composer is a two-week course taught by Richman and designed for eight BMI composers who seek to refine their conducting skills. The class is taught at the American Federation of Musicians Local 47…
BMI Conducting Workshop Begins 10th Year
Celebrating ten years of teaching composers the art of conducting musical scores, the BMI Conducting Workshop will kick off in Los Angeles on June 5 with recent BMI Classic Contribution award-winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman once again leading the program. “Conducting for the Film Composer” is a two-week course taught by Richman, designed for eight BMI composers who wish to refine their conducting skills. The class…
BMI Conducting Workshop Completes Ninth Year
The BMI Conducting Workshop recently completed its ninth year at the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Hollywood, Calif. "Conducting for the Film Composer" is a two-week course taught by conductor/composer Lucas Richman and coordinated by BMI's Ray Yee, Senior Director of Film/Television Relations. Front Row (L-R):…
Ninth Annual BMI Conducting Workshop Kicks Off in L.A.
Marking its ninth year, the BMI Conducting Workshop kicked off in Los Angeles on July 20 with conductor and composer Lucas Richman once again at the helm. "Conducting for the Film Composer" is a two-week course taught by Richman and coordinated by Ray Yee, BMI's Senior Director of Film/Television Relations. The class is taught at the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in…
Rafa Sardina

With a résumé stretching from Sheryl Crow to Alejandro Sanz, 10-time Grammy winner Rafa Sardina wears many hats: musician, engineer, mixer and producer. First breaking into the business as a live sound mixer in northern Spain and the south of France, he translated his affinity for musicians into the studio. "I think that at the end of the day they represent the same…
8th Annual BMI Conducting Workshop Kicks Off Aug. 5 in LA
Lucas Richman Photo: Pittsburgh Symphony The BMI Conducting Workshop will kick off its eighth year on August 5 at the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Hollywood, Ca. "Conducting for the Film Composer" is a two-week course taught by conductor/composer…
2004 Sundance Composers Lab
The 7th Annual Sundance Institute Composers Lab was recently held in Sundance, Utah, and BMI was on-hand to lend support. This year's Composers Lab Fellows were Peter Fitzpatrick, Aiko Fukushima, Joseph Julian Gonzalez, Gary Louris, Raz Mesinai and Frank Macchia. During the two-week lab, Fellows participated in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of leading film composers and film music professionals. The Composers Lab participants also collaborated with filmmakers…
