April 16, 2014
Media Alert
WHO:
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, along with White Bear PR, proudly return to WonderCon to present the “Game On! Music & Sound in Video Games” panel discussion. BMI Director Film/TV Relations Anne Cecere and motion-capture and voice-over actor Thomas Mikusz (Red Dead Redemption) will moderate this intriguing panel. In addition, there will be a special introduction by video game composer and creator of Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico (@TommyTallarico), with a Q&A following the discussion.
WHAT:
The “Game On! Music & Sound in Video Games” panel will be comprised of composers, sound designers and music executives who will break down the business of integrating music and sound into popular video game franchises. Panelists include:
• Composer David Buckley (forthcoming Batman: Arkham Knight)
• Composer Inon Zur (Fantasia: Music Evolved) @InonZur
• Senior Director of Audio, Blizzard Entertainment Russell Brower (World of Warcraft) @Hordeland
• Sound Designer Charles Deenen (Need for Speed series) @cdeenen
• Head of Business Affairs Music, Disney Interactive Gwen Bethel Riley
WHERE:
Anaheim Convention Center
700 W. Convention Way
Anaheim, CA 92802
WHEN:
• Saturday, April 19, 2014
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Room 213
• Photo call time is at 2:00 p.m., Room 212A
About WonderCon:
WonderCon, one of the country’s best comics and popular arts conventions, is part of Comic-Con International (CCI), a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms. The organization achieves its mission primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to WonderCon each spring, CCI organizes San Diego Comic-Con each summer (the world’s largest comics convention of its kind) and San Francisco’s Alternative Press Expo (APE) each fall. On the web: www.comic-con.org/wca,www.facebook.com/wondercon, www.twitter.com/wondercon.
About White Bear PR:
White Bear PR provides integral PR services to the media-hungry markets of Music, Film and Entertainment. Raising awareness for composers, independent films and events, we get our clients visible, talked about, and propel them into a position of demand. Learn more about us at www.whitebearpr.com, follow us on Twitter @whitebearpr.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
For BMI:
Marlene Meraz /
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Office 310-289-6325 / Cell 310-500-7177
For White Bear PR:
Chandler Poling /
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Office 323-800-2570
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