35th Holiday Dinner

Honoring our 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
GIORGIO MORODER

Electing to the SCL Hall of Fame
HOYT CURTIN
&
CARL STALLING

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024
JOIN US FOR OUR 35th ANNUAL LA HOLIDAY DINNER

6:00pm – Reception
Wine & Beer – Hosted
Cocktails – Cash Bar
7:30pm – Dinner

~ Cocktail Attire ~
(no jeans)

Please be mindful of the SCL’s Code of Conduct.

REGULAR TICKET:
Unreserved Seating & Dinner
$225 each + Eventbrite fee

REGULAR RESERVED TICKET:
Reserved Mid-Section Seating – includes Wine with Dinner
$275 each + Eventbrite fee (includes Self Parking*)

PREMIUM RESERVED TICKET:
Reserved Prime Seating – includes Premium Wine with Dinner
$325 each +Eventbrite fee (includes Valet Parking**)

*** Table seating is by Ticket Type ***

~ NO REFUNDS ~

Giorgio Moroder is the founder of disco and an electronic music trailblazer. Originally from Val Gardena-Dolomiti, Italy, Moroder spent his early years in music touring Europe; playing bass and guitar in pop-oriented ensembles. He first gained popularity in Munich, where in 1969, his single “Looky Looky” was awarded a gold disc. He eventually teamed up with Pete Bellotte on Donna Summer’s “Love to Love You Baby,” the song that is now credited with starting the worldwide disco craze. Other big names in music that Moroder has worked with include Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Cher, Roger Daltrey, Janet Jackson, Freddy Mercury, David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Cheap Trick, and Pat Benatar. Among his biggest hits are Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff” and “I Feel Love,” Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone,” David Bowie’s “Putting Out the Fire,” and Blondie’s “Call Me.”

Moroder is also responsible for some of the most classic film scores to date including Scarfaceand Midnight Express, as well as timeless soundtrack numbers like “Take My Breath Away” (Top Gun), Irene Cara’s “Flashdance,” Blondie’s “Call Me” (American Gigolo), as well as compositions on films such as The NeverEnding Story, Superman III, Rambo III,and Beverly Hills Cop II. From these, Moroder has accumulated three Academy Awards®, four Golden Globes®, four Grammys®, and more than 100 gold and platinum records. Moroder was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

Moroder’s creativity has also entered the realms of sports and global affairs. He wrote the songs “Reach Out” for the 1984 Olympics, “Hand in Hand” for the 1988 Olympics, the worldwide hit song “Un Estate Italiana” for the 1990 Soccer World Cup in Italy, and “Forever Friends” for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2013, he collaborated on the song “Giorgio by Moroder” with the acclaimed electronic duo, Daft Punk, ushering in a resurgence of Moroder’s work and earning his 3rd Grammy award.

More recently, Moroder has performed around the world at shows including Vivid Fest, Moogfest, Wireless Festival, Les Ardentes, and Pacha Ibiza. He swung back into the spotlight in 2013 as a guest collaborator on the Grammy Award-winning Daft Punk album Random Access Memories (Album of the Year). Moroder’s album Deja Vu, released by Sony/RCA in 2015, featured collaborations with Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Charli XCX, Matthew Koma, Mikky Ekko, Sia, and more. The album reached number one in the US on the Billboard dance/electronic charts. In the spring of 2019, Moroder embarked on his first live tour in Europe, performing the highlights from his prolific career in 15 cities. At 84 years old, Moroder still has his hands in the center of EDM culture, and his music continues to inspire audiences worldwide.

Hoyt Curtin started playing piano at age 5 and formed his own orchestra by ninth grade. Curtin graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1943, where he also joined the Navy V-7 program. After completing advanced training at Northwestern University, he was commissioned as an ensign in 1944 and served in the Pacific during World War II, sustaining a minor shrapnel injury.

Post-war, Curtin earned a Master’s in music from USC and studied film composition under Miklos Rozsa. Though he aimed to be a film composer, his career took a turn in the late 1950s when he scored a Schlitz beer commercial at MGM. This led to a collaboration with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who hired Curtin to compose music for their new cartoon series, Ruff and Ready. Curtin’s quick work—writing songs over the phone—impressed the producers, and when Hanna and Barbera left MGM in 1957 to form their own studio, they took Curtin with them.

Curtin served as the music director of Hanna-Barbera from 1957 to 1965, and then again from 1972 until his retirement in 1989. He wrote iconic themes for shows including The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Josie and the Pussycats,Scooby-Doo, Jonny Quest, and The Smurfs. His knack for creating catchy, singable tunes made his music unforgettable. As former president of animation at Warner Bros. Jean MacCurdy said, Curtin’s themes were “something almost anyone on the street could sing at the drop of a hat.” The fact that the Flintstones’theme has been sampled over 50 times proves that Curtin’s work has stood the test of time, remaining memorable and culturally relevant today.

Carl Stalling began his career as an organ accompanist for silent films at the Isis Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, where his talent caught the attention of Walt Disney. Impressed by Stalling’s ability to combine familiar music with original compositions, Disney hired him to compose scores for early cartoons, including Plane Crazy and The Gallopin’ Gaucho (1928).

In his time at Disney, Stalling crafted unforgettable scores for numerous films. His compositions brought depth and emotion to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937), the very first full-length animated feature film. Stalling’s melodies accentuated the whimsy of Pinocchio (1940) and the magnificence ofFantasia (1940), imprinting his genius on these masterpieces.

Stalling later joined Warner Bros., where he became the music director. From 1936 to 1958, Stalling composed scores for over 600 animated films. His music was a crucial component of the popular cartoon series Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. The period Stalling worked at Warner Bros. was so successful that it’s often referred to as the studio’s “Golden Era.”

While Stalling’s time at Disney was relatively short compared to his later career at Warner Bros., his impact on the studio’s early achievements is immeasurable. His musical arrangements set the stage for the magical world of Disney animation and created a lasting legacy, captivating audiences to this day.

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