Composers

ESTE HAIM

CHRISTOPHER STRACEY

MODERATED BY STEPHANIE ECONOMOU (Composer)

Screening Link available upon Registration

YouTube Live Stream Q&A 

Monday, June 20, 6:30PM (PT)

Inspired by the New York Times best-selling memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, Maid follows the story of Alex, a single mother who turns to housecleaning to — barely — make ends meet as she escapes an abusive relationship and overcomes homelessness to create a better life for her daughter, Maddy. Seen through the emotional yet humorous lens of a desperate but determined woman, this series is a raw and inspiring exploration of a mother’s resilience.

TV-MA | 50mins

Este Haim is a GRAMMY-nominated musician, composer, actor, and writer. In 2007, Este and her sisters, Danielle and Alana, founded HAIM, their all-female rock band in which Este sings as well as plays the bass. HAIM made history in 2021 as the first all-female rock group to be nominated for GRAMMY Album of The Year with their third album, Women In Music Pt. III. Throughout her music career, Este has collaborated with many artists including Kid Cudi, Charli XCX, Thundercat, and Taylor Swift. In 2021, Este scored the critically acclaimed Netflix limited series, Maid, starring Margaret Qualley. She also completed the score for her first feature film, Cha Cha Real Smooth, starring Dakota Johnson, alongside her composing partner Christopher Stracey. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, Este made her feature film debut in Paul Thomas Anderson’s, Licorice Pizza, which was released December 25, 2021. 

Christopher Stracey is a multi-platinum record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer currently based in Los Angeles, California. He scored Cooper Raiff’s Cha Cha Real Smooth, alongside collaborator Este Haim, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2022. Additionally, in collaboration with Este, Chris scored the Netflix hit TV series Maid. He has also scored a feature film for Riley Keough and Gina Gammell of Felix Culpa. He grew up studying classical violin from an early age and later moved on to guitar, clarinet, saxophone, and keyboards before discovering the near-unlimited possibilities of electronic music production. He has worked with many popular artists as a writer, producer, and composer including Orville Peck, Paloma Faith, Conan Gray, Ellie Goulding, Diplo, Westside Boogie, Morly, and Seramic, among others. He has also remixed artists such as Maroon 5, Pnau, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Jungle Giants, and more. He has also had a long-running artist career for over a decade as one-half of the Australian Synth-pop/Dance music group Bag Raiders, which has earned him platinum and gold records across multiple singles in multiple countries around the world including the USA, Australia, Germany, and more. He has released a solo record entitled Music for Growing Plants featuring some ambient and instrumental compositions which reflect his explorations into different sonic worlds through both organic and electronic instrumentation. 

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Attendees will be emailed a Screening Link upon Registration and a Q&A YouTube Live Stream link on Monday, June 20, 10 minutes before Q&A start.

Attendees can ask questions on YouTube chat, and the SCL Host will pass them on to the Moderator. The SCL Member Code of Conduct applies to online Q&As.

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