THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS
Invites SCL Members and two guests
to a screening event for Aretha! (CBS) and The Oscars® (ABC)
Screening excerpts followed by Q&A with
Music Director
RICKEY MINOR
MODERATED BY LYNN KOWAL
SCL Board Member
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| Join us for an insightful evening into the work of Music Director Rickey Minor, Emmy® nominated for the CBS special Aretha! A Grammy® Celebration for the Queen of Soul, and the ABC special The Oscars®. |
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Rickey Minor is an Emmy®-winning Music Director, Composer and Producer. He has worked with renowned recording artists such as Whitney Houston, Adele, Rihanna, Gwen Stefani, Janelle Monáe, Demi Lovato, Keith Urban, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Khalid, Katy Perry, Sting, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, H.E.R., Arianna Grande, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Lenny Kravitz, Gladys Knight, Brandi Carlile, Garth Brooks, LOGIC, Ray Charles, Ella Mai, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Elton John, Common, Andra Day, Ed Sheeran, Usher, and Beyoncé.
His numerous television credits include The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, American Idol, The Kennedy Center Honors, The American Music Awards, The Super Bowl, The Grammy Awards®, The Emmys®, and The Academy Awards®.
Minor has garnered nine Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Music Direction, including two recent nominations for Aretha! A Grammy® Celebration for the Queen of Soul, and The Oscars®. He was previously nominated for his work as Music Director on Genius: A Night for Ray Charles, An Evening of Stars: A Tribute to Chaka Khan, The 50th Annual Grammy Awards®, The 51st Annual Grammy Awards®, The Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House, and Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy® Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees. In 2017, he won an Emmy® for Taking The Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America.
