Archive for September 2023
Composer Pinar Toprak Honored With Music City Maestro Award
During the 2023 Nashville Film Festival, composer Pinar Toprak was presented with the Music City Maestro Award for contributions to the media music industry in Nashville, Tennessee at a reception…
Read MoreSCL Career Symposium
The Society of Composers & Lyricists hosted its first Career Symposium at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 featuring 16 panels focused…
Read More2023 SCL Career Symposium
The Society of Composers & Lyricists hosted its first Career Symposium at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 featuring 16 panels focused…
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Score Analysis of The Black Dahlia with Mark Isham
Composer Mark Isham breaks down, with clips and notation, the score of The Black Dahlia with SCL Board Member and Academy of Scoring Arts President David Das.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Survival Skills and Work/Life Balance for Music Creators
Tom Salta, Danny Rader, and Jessica Louvertoure discuss strategies to maintaining mental health and establishing work/life balance with moderator Lauren Conklin.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Self-Promotion and Social Media
Emily Goglia, Beth Sass, and Leonard Wolf discuss using social media and self-promotion to stand out in the crowd with publicist and Costa Communications founder Ray Costa.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: The Co-Writing Relationship and Team Composing
Composers Jeff Rona, Dara Taylor, and Devin Powers discuss working together on projects with other fellow composers and songwriters alongside AWFC Co-President Heather McIntosh.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Songwriting for Sync and Writing to a Brief
Songwriters Russell Ziecker, Wayne Kirkpatrick, and Nina Ossoff talk with moderator Eddie Schwartz about creating songs for sync licensing.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Blending Songs and Score in “Flora and Son”
Composer and songwriter Gary Clark speaks with SCL President Ashley Irwin about creating the music for the Apple Original Film, Flora and Son.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Creating Your Own Sound on a Budget
Composers Dara Taylor, Chris Alan Lee, and Brent McCorkle speak with composer Jay Weigel about creating music for media without breaking the bank.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Relationship with the Composer/Songwriter
Composer Jeff Rona moderates a conversation on music supervision with Allison Wright Clark, Michael Jay, and Chris Wirsig about building and maintaining relationships with music makers.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Selecting the Right Voice and Getting the Performance
Composer Mark Evitts moderates a panel on vocal production featuring Lauren Cooksey, Lauren Lucas, and Tim Lauer.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Assembling Your Creative Team
Composer Joel McNeely, orchestrator David Shipps, and engineer Satoshi Noguchi speaks with music contractor Gina Zimmitti about putting people together to finish projects at a high level.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Score Analysis – Writing to Picture for Maximum Effect
Academy of Scoring Arts President David Das is joined by composer Mark Isham to analyze and discuss Isham’s film scores and their role within their corresponding projects.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Writing to Brief and Building a Library
Songwriters Jonathan Grow, Angela Lauer, and Chris Wirsig speak with 11 One/Music’s Founder and President Randy Wachtler about the ins and outs of writing production music.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Working in a Non-Linear Environment
EA Music’s Steve Schnur, composer Pinar Toprak, and engineer Satoshi Noguchi speak with composer Tom Salta about navigating the world of video game music.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Assembling Your Business Team
Attorney Charles Sanders, publicist Ray Costa, and songwriter Michael Jay speak with SCL President Ashley Irwin about finding help for the non-musical side of a media music career.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Communication Skills for Getting the Best Performance
A panel of veteran session musicians including Dayna Bee, Chris McHugh, and Danny Rader speak about effective communication in a studio environment with music contractor Whitney Martin.
Read More2023 Career Symposium: Getting Started After College
Pat McMakin moderates a discussion with Keith Mason, Dara Taylor, and David Das about the first steps a student should make toward their career in media music.
Read MoreBehind the Music for Children & Family Television
Music makers Bill Sherman, JP Rende, Kat Raio Rende, and PT Walkley speak with moderator Kaya Savas about their work on television shows for children and families.
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