California Copyright Conference Panel Discusses Film/TV Music

BMI’s Anne Cecere Moderates Discussion

BMI Associate Director, Film/TV Relations, Anne Cecere co-moderated the California Copyright Conference’s panel “Music In Television & Film: The Best Promotional Tools?” at the organization’s January meeting in Los Angeles. Along with The Winogradsky Company President Steven Winogradsky, Esq., Cecere guided panelists Danny Benair, Vice President of TV/Film, Natural Energy Lab; Battlestar Galactica and The Honeymooners composer Richard Gibbs; Mack Hill, Vice President of Film & Television Music Licensing, Sony Music Entertainment; Nancy Knutsen, Senior Vice President, Film and Television Repertory, ASCAP; Robert Messenger, Partner, First Artists Management; and Randy Spendlove, President of Motion Picture Music, Paramount Pictures through a discussion of pragmatic approaches to and possible uses of contemporary film and television music.

Pictured are (l-r): back row: Robert Messinger, Partner, First Artists Mgmt.; Mack Hill, Vice President Film & TV Music Licensing, Sony Music Entertainment; Steve Winogradsky, President of The Winogradsky Company; front row: Randy Spendlove, President of Motion Picture Music, Paramount Pictures; Anne Cecere, Associate Director, Film/TV Relations, BMI; Nancy Knutsen, Senior Vice President, Film and Television Repertory, ASCAP; Danny Benair, Vice President of TV/Film, Natural Energy Lab; Cheryl Hodgson, President of the California Copyright Conference; and composer Richard Gibbs.