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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…
From News, posted 8.13.09
BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film, Television, & Cable Music
David Newman Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Mike Post Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and Film/TV Relations Vice President Doreen Ringer Ross, the black-tie…
From News, posted 5.21.09
SCL and BMI Celebrate Awards Season with Film Screenings
To toast hard work and engage the industry during the current awards season, the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) and BMI recently hosted numerous screenings of critically acclaimed films. The events featured Q&A sessions with each project’s composer, along with the director and industry executives. The screenings are open to SCL members, many of whom are also voting members of the Academy’s music branches, as well as Emmy and…
From News, posted 1.24.09
It’s ‘Four Christmases’ For Composer Wurman
During a recent session at the Warner Bros. Eastwood scoring soundstage, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross visited BMI composer Alex Wurman, who was working on compositions for the upcoming feature film Four Christmases, due in theaters November 26. Shown are (front row l to r): Director Seth Gordon and Alex Wurman. Back row (l to r): Agent Richard Kraft, New Line…
From News, posted 11.25.08
Fellows Benefit From BMI-Sponsored Sundance Composer Lab
BMI celebrated 10 years of sponsorship and participation at the 2008 Sundance Composers Lab, which ran from July 22 thru August 7 in Sundance, Utah. This year’s Composers Lab Fellows were Matt Cartsonis, T. Griffin, iZLER, JJ Lee, Vivek Maddala and Nicholas Pavkovic. During the two-week Lab, Fellows participated in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of the industry’s leading film composers and film music professionals.
From News, posted 8.08.08
NYU ‘BMI Day’ Featured Composer Guide To Career Development
New York University‘s Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions presented BMI Day April 3 at the Blackbox Theatre of Pless Hall. The informative “one-of-kind” event focused on career development for film and television composers. NYU’s Ron Sadoff, Associate Professor & Director of Scoring for Film and Multimedia moderated the discussion open to NYU students enrolled within the department. Charles Fox Songwriter…
From News, posted 4.09.08
BMI Celebrates The Craft Of Filmmaking
BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross hosted her annual filmmaker’s dinner in conjunction with the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. The dinner held March 9 at Manuel’s, gave filmmakers, producers, directors and composers the chance to mix and mingle amid those who share their craft. Nina Seavey, Doreen Ringer Ross, John Califra Matador Anne Cecere, Bela Fleck,…
From News, posted 3.22.08
BMI Presents “Music for Film” Panel at SXSW
BMI sponsored the 2008 SXSW Film Festival kicking it off with the “BMI Presents: Music for Film” panel moderated by BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross. The panel focused on the process of putting music to picture, how filmmakers and composers find the right music for film as well as licensing and budgeting issues and advice. Director Erik Nelson, “Dreams With Sharp Teeth”; Director/Screenwriter Steven…
From News, posted 3.10.08
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…
From News, posted 7.27.07
‘Coffee Talk’ Gets a Jolt at 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival
BMI presented its sixth annual "Coffee Talk" panel at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (LAIFF) on Sunday, June 24. Moderated by BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, and featuring composers John Ottman (The Usual Suspects, X-Men 2), Alex Wurman (March of The Penguins, Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby), Theodore Shapiro (The Devil Wears Prada) and…
From News, posted 7.25.07
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