Fellowship winners are given the opportunity to intern with renowned BMI composer Mike Post in his Los Angeles studio and meet with other distinguished theatrical, film and TV composers. Post, Carpenter's longtime writing partner, has penned some of the most memorable theme songs in television history, including Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Magnum P.I., NYPD Blue, Law and Order, L.A. Law, The Rockford Files, Quantum Leap and City of Angels. A stipend for travel and living expenses is also part of the award.

David Fleming first became involved in composition during his high school years in upstate New York. While writing a piece for a friend's video project he realized he had a particular interest in scoring to visual. After high school, David was accepted into the Studio Composition program at the music conservatory at Purchase College, where he recently finished his junior year. At school he has concentrated on composing for film and television with Emmy award-winning composer Allyson Bellink. This past year he also earned an internship at Eargoo, a Manhattan-based company that specializes in original music, sound design and general post-production for commercials. Outside of school and work, David enjoys recording and performing with his band, The Locomotive Espada.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, more than 97% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work for 4-5 weeks with BMI composer Mike Post, Carpenter’s partner and friend and writer of such TV themes as NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and Law and Order. There will also be an opportunity to meet with other distinguished theatrical, film, and television composers. In addition, the winner will receive a $3,000 stipend for travel and expenses.

Applications for the 2008 Pete Carpenter Fellowship will be available online at www.bmifoundation.org, via e-mail to carpenterfellowship@bmifoundation.org, or by writing to Linda Livingston, BMI Foundation, 8730 Sunset Blvd., 3rd Floor West, Los Angeles, CA 90069. The postmark deadline for entries is January 26, 2008.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 95% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.

Fellowship winners are given the opportunity to intern with renowned BMI composer Mike Post in his Los Angeles studio and meet with other distinguished theatrical, film and TV composers. A stipend for travel and living expenses is also part of the award. Post, Carpenter's longtime writing partner, has penned some of the most memorable theme songs in television history, including Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Magnum P.I., NYPD Blue, Law and Order, L.A. Law, The Rockford Files, Quantum Leap and City of Angels.

David Fleming first became involved in composition during his high school years in upstate New York. While writing a piece for a friend’s video project, he realized he had a particular interest in scoring to visual. After high school, David was accepted into the studio composition program at the music conservatory at Purchase College, where he recently finished his junior year. At school, he has concentrated on composing for film and television with Emmy-winning composer Allyson Bellink. This past year he also earned an internship at Eargoo, a Manhattan-based company that specializes in original music, sound design, and general post-production for commercials. Outside of school and work, David enjoys recording and performing with his band, The Locomotive Espada.

Bryan Senti has been commissioned by Lisa Moore of Bang on a Can and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and has had his work performed in Europe, Australia, and throughout the United States. He has scored numerous independent films, and has composed dance works, rock songs, and a body of concert of music. Recent endeavors include a student fellowship at the Ostrava Days Festival in the Czech Republic and the American Pavilion Student Filmmaker Program at the Cannes Film Festival. As a complement to his musical abilities, Bryan also received a master’s in arts management from Carnegie Mellon University, and has published research in the field of arts policy. He is a master’s student in composition at Yale School of Music, studying with Ingram Marshall. He is also co-founder of a new music production company, Found Objects Music Production, that is planning to launch this summer.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 97% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work for four to five weeks with celebrated BMI composer Mike Post, Carpenter's longtime partner and friend, and writer of such memorable TV themes as NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and Law and Order. There will also be an opportunity to meet with other distinguished theatrical, film and television composers. In addition, the winner will receive a $3,000 stipend for travel and expenses.

Applications for the 2007 Pete Carpenter Fellowship are available online, via e-mail at CarpenterFellowship@bmifoundation.org, or by writing to:

Linda Livingston
BMI Foundation
8730 Sunset Blvd.
3rd Floor West
Los Angeles, CA 90069.

The postmark deadline for entries is Jan. 26, 2007.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 95% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.]]> 2006-11-01T04:00:01-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/334706 Carpenter, Pete, Post, Mike, Tripi, Gregory, Foundation, Pete Carpenter Fellowship Gregory Tripi, winner of the BMI Foundation's 17th Annual Pete Carpenter Fellowship for aspiring film composers under the age of 35. Tripi will intern with renowned BMI TV composer Mike Post at his Burbank studio for several weeks, with the opportunity to meet other distinguished theatrical, film and TV composers. Winners also receive a $2000 stipend for travel and living expenses.

Carpenter Fellow Gregory Tripi (seated) is congratulated by BMI TV composer Mike Post and BMI's Linda Livingston. Photo by Randall Michelson

The Fellowship was established in 1989 by the BMI Foundation and Carpenter's family, colleagues and friends to honor the late composer whose credits include such television themes and scores as The A-Team, Magnum P.I., The Rockford Files, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hunter and Riptide. Post, Carpenter's longtime writing partner, has penned some of the most memorable theme songs in television history, including Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Law and Order, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap and City of Angels.

Tripi is a classically-trained composer of music for film, television and multimedia. An accomplished musician on piano, bass, bassoon and sitar, he has studied film scoring, music synthesis and composition with many extraordinary teachers at both Berklee College of Music and the University of Alabama. The Boston-based musician has won several other prestigious awards for his music, including the Georges Delerue Film Scoring Award, the Thomas Dolby Production Award and the 2005 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Music Internship, working with BMI composer W.G. "Snuffy" Walden.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 97% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.

Fellowship winners are given the opportunity to intern with renowned BMI composer Mike Post in his Los Angeles studio and meet with other distinguished theatrical, film and TV composers. A stipend for travel and living expenses is also part of the award. Post, Carpenter's longtime writing partner, has penned some of the most memorable theme songs in television history, including Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Magnum P.I., NYPD Blue, Law and Order, L.A. Law, The Rockford Files, Quantum Leap and City of Angels.

Gregory Tripi is a classically-trained composer of music for film, television and multimedia. An accomplished musician on piano, bass, bassoon and sitar, he has studied film scoring, music synthesis and composition with many extraordinary teachers at both Berklee College of Music and the University of Alabama. His dedication to the art has earned him recognition as a talented composer and a well-versed electronic musician.

Tripi has won several prestigious awards for his music, including the Georges Delerue Film Scoring Award, the Thomas Dolby Production Award and the 2005 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Music Internship working with BMI composer W.G. Snuffy Walden.

Based out of his studio in Boston, Tripi's recent projects include Trust The Process, a documentary featured on Cambridge Television Network; Fire Stream, a short film by Fireside Productions & Gourly Filmworks; Trumpery, a short film by Fallenstar Film Productions featured at the Canadian Youth Film Festival; Life Is a Cabaret, a film by David Zermeno; The Five Essential Messages of Family Literacy, a commercial for Child Care Resource Center; and the short film Conversations in Black and White by Boston-based Anima Films.

The BMI Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985 to support the creation, performance, and study of music through awards, scholarships, commissions and grants. Tax-deductible donations to the Foundation come primarily from songwriters, composers and publishers, BMI employees and members of the public with a special interest in music. Because both the Foundation staff and the distinguished members of the Advisory Panel serve without compensation, over 97% of all donations and income are used for charitable grants.

Applications for the 2005 Pete Carpenter Fellowship are available here, via e-mail at carpenterfellowship@bmifoundation.org, or by writing to:

Linda Livingston
BMI Foundation
8730 Sunset Boulevard
3rd Floor West
Los Angeles, CA 90069

The deadline for entries is January 24, 2005.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work for 4-5 weeks on a day-to-day basis with BMI composer Mike Post, Pete Carpenter's partner and friend, and writer of such TV themes as NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and Law and Order. There will also be an opportunity to meet with other distinguished theatrical, film, and television composers. In addition, the winner will receive a $2,000 stipend for travel and expenses.

The BMI Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1985, supports and encourages the creation, performance, and study of music. The Foundation offers direct grants to music organizations; scholarships, internships and commissions for young composers and songwriters; and special awards that recognize outstanding musical talent, achievement, and service. Most programs of the Foundation focus on American music and American musicians.]]> 2004-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234229 Petrie, Mark , Carpenter, Pete, Post, Mike, Film-TV, Foundation 2004 Pete Carpenter Fellowship arrived at the Los Angeles studio of BMI TV composer Mike Post, ready to start their internship. The Fellowship was established by the BMI Foundation and Pete Carpenter's family, colleagues, and friends to honor the late composer who was also Post's longtime writing partner.

Shown at Post's studio are Pete Carpenter Fellow Mark Petrie, BMI composer Mike Post, BMI's Linda Livingston and Pete Carpenter Fellow Jon Ophoff.

This year's winners are Mark Petrie and Jon Ophoff who will both intern with the Grammy Award-winning composer of some of the most memorable theme songs in television history, including Hill Street Blues, Magnum P.I., The Rockford Files, NYPD Blue, The A-Team, Law and Order, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap and City of Angels. A stipend for travel and living expenses are also part of the award.]]> 2004-10-24T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234130 Artists, Beal, Jeff, Captain, Carpenter, Pete, Features, The, Golijov, Osvaldo, Golub, Peter, Kambon, Camara, Kent, Rolfe, Mancini, Newman, Thomas, Shearmur, Ed, Spears, Britney, Awards, Musical Styles, Classical, Country, Dance, Film-TV, Jazz, Musicworld, Feature, Type, Important, International Sundance Institute Composers Lab, which marks its seventh year beginning July 20 and runs until August 4 in Sundance, Utah. BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, returns as a founding advisor.

This year's lab features Composers Lab Fellows Peter Fitzpatrick, Aiko Fukushima, Joseph Julian Gonzalez, Gary Louris, Raz Mesinai and Frank Macchia. During the two-week lab, fellows participate in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of leading film composers and film music professionals. The Composers Lab participants also collaborate with filmmakers from the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program to explore the process of writing music for film and to create accompanying scores for scenes shot by the Filmmaker Fellows during the Institute's Filmmakers Lab.

The Composers Lab is a major component of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program, which is dedicated to supporting emerging film composers and enhancing the role of music in independent film. First offered from 1986-1989, the Composers Lab was re-introduced in the summer of 1998 to provide a collaborative and supportive environment in which composers can experiment and expand their musical language. The Composers Lab provides valuable first-hand experience in composing for film and enhances the musical understanding of independent filmmakers participating in the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program.

"This is a program that we've always been involved with - from its inception to its reintroduction in 1998," said Ringer Ross. "By supporting and educating composers who have unique and independent vision, we're helping to foster a new community of original and important music. By pairing it with the Directors and Producers labs at the Institute, we're able to build relationships and understanding of the creative process and help both sides understand the process behind each art."

"Music is a crucial and often overlooked part of the filmmaking process," explains Peter Golub, Director, Sundance Institute Film Music Program. "This Lab provides a unique opportunity for emerging composers and directors to work together in an atmosphere that encourages experimentation. Interest in this program continues to grow and this year's fellows represent an extraordinary level of accomplishment and range of musical experience. We're very excited about the work we'll be doing with them and the impact we have on the fellows in the Filmmakers Lab."

In addition to their work with the Filmmakers Lab Fellows, Composers Lab participants will work under the mentorship of a distinguished group of composers, film composers, filmmakers and film industry professionals. For the first time, two internationally renowned and widely performed composers, John Adams and Osvaldo Golijov, are joining the Lab's group of creative advisors.

In addition to Adams, Golijov and BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, other creative advisors include film composers Thomas Newman (FINDING NEMO, AMERICAN BEAUTY, THE SHAWSHANK REDEPTION), Rolfe Kent (MEAN GIRLS, ABOUT SCHMIDT, ELECTION), Ed Shearmur (SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, WINGS OF THE DOVE, CHARLIE'S ANGELS); Jeff Beal (POLLOCK, CARNIVALE, MONK) and former fellow Camara Kambon (CITIZEN KING, BIKER BOYZ); director Mark Waters (MEAN GIRLS, FREAKY FRIDAY, HOUSE OF YES); music editor Bill Bernstein (ROAD TO PERDITION, AMERICAN BEAUTY, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION); music supervisor/consultant Evyen Klean (ANGELS IN AMERICA, S.W.A.T., REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES); music supervisor Tracy McKnight (EVERYDAY PEOPLE, MY ARCHITECT: A SON'S JOURNEY, THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND); film music agent Robert Messinger (First Artists); and sound designer Leslie Shatz (ELEPHANT, FAR FROM HEAVEN, GERRY).

2004 Sundance Institute Film Music Lab Fellows

Peter Fitzpatrick
Peter Fitzpatrick is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. His band, The Pee Wee Fist, recently released The Rusty Bantam LP with the video "Herons," which he directed. Fitzpatrick is also in the band Clem Snide, whose music is featured in the movie BOOK OF LOVE, which premiered at Sundance in 2004. He recently directed and scored a short film called IRIS, starring a robotic hamster.

Aiko Fuskushima
Aiko Fukushima studied Filmscoring and Jazz Composition at the Berklee College of Music. She has participated in the BMI Pete Carpenter Fellowship, Henry Mancini Institute and Society of Composers and Lyricist mentor program. She works primarily with jazz and classical music to create a unique blend of styles and vocals. Fuskushima is currently working as a freelance composer and orchestrator in the Los Angeles area.

Joseph Julian Gonzalez
Joseph Julian Gonzalez is a film and television composer with credits that include the features CURDLED and PRICE OF GLORY, the television series RESURRECTION BLVD and the Britney Spears' music video "Oops, I Did It Again." His concert music includes commissions for the Kronos Quartet and he has been awarded residencies from Meet The Composer and the American Composers Forum.

Gary Louris
Gary Louris is the immensely gifted songwriter, lead guitar player and vocalist for the Jayhawks - arguably the most widely acclaimed band to merge from the alternative country scene.

Raz Mesinai
Raz Mesinai is a New York-based composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in Middle Eastern percussion and electronics. His music has been performed at the Lincoln Center Festival, Roulette and the Next, Next Wave Festival, and has been heard in the feature films BLACK HAWK DOWN and THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE, as well as several independent and documentary films. Mesinai also records under the name "Badawi."

Frank Macchia
Frank Macchia is a jazz/classical composer whose works have been performed by the San Francisco Symphony and local professional jazz musicians at the Summer Music Workshop Programs. He attended and later taught at Berklee College of Music, and won Down Beat magazine's DB award for original big band composition in 1979. He has worked with many musicians as a composer and arranger, including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and many others. He has worked as a composer and orchestrator on many film and television projects, including Miracle, X2-Xmen United, Ghosts of the Abyss and The Tonight Show.

The Sundance Institute Composers Lab receives continuing major support from founding sponsor BMI. Additional in-kind support for the 2004 Composers Lab is generously provided by Alesis, Apple Computer, Mark of the Unicorn, Mackie and Yamaha.

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE
Founded by Robert Redford in 1981, Sundance Institute is dedicated to the development of artists of independent vision and the exhibition of their new work. Since its inception, the Institute has grown into an internationally recognized resource for filmmakers and other artists. Sundance Institute conducts national and international labs for filmmakers, screenwriters, composers, writers and theatre artists.

The annual Sundance Film Festival, a major program of Sundance Institute, is held each January and is considered the premier showcase for American and international independent film. The Institute supports non-fiction filmmakers through the Documentary Film Program by providing year-round support through the Sundance Documentary Fund and a series of programs that nurture their growth, encourage the exploration of innovative nonfiction storytelling, and promote the exhibition of documentary films to a broader audience. Through the Sundance Institute Theatre Program, the Institute is committed to invigorating the national theatre movement with original and creative work and to nurturing the diversity of artistic expression among theatre artists. The Institute also maintains The Sundance Collection at UCLA, a unique archive of independent film.