August 11, 2010 BMI’s annual “Don’t Knock the Rock” roundtable covered music in film, television and new media on August 7 at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles. The discussion was moderated by Michael Des Barres, who conducted a Q&A format with panelists including directors Stephen Kijak (Scott Walker, 30th Century Man, Cinemania, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, Stones in Exile), Allison Anders (Border Radio, Grace of My Heart, Things Behind the Sun) and Drake Doremus (Douchebag); composer Jeff Danna (Fracture, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Chicago 10); music supervisors Tiffany Anders (Pete Smalls is Dead, Douchebag, Kaboom) and Howard Parr (Monster, Herbie Fully Loaded, The L Word); Carter Armstrong, Senior Vice President of Music, Warner Brothers Pictures (Syriana, I Am Legend, The Hangover); music supervisor Michelle Belcher, GM West Coast Primary Wave Music (District 9, The Resident); and Doreen Ringer Ross, BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations. Pictured at the “Don’t Knock the Rock” roundtable are (back row) Michelle Belcher, Drake Doremus, Carter Armstrong, BMI’s Doreen Ringer Ross, Howard Parr, Allison Anders and Michael Des Barres; (front row) Stephen Kijak, Tiffany Anders and Jeff Danna.
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