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Tree Adams & Tyler Bates: Collaborating on “Californication”
Captured at BMI Film TV Awards 2009
Crowded Holiday Film Season Keeps Composers Busy

Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Roman Polanski, Meryl Streep: Hollywood’s year-end release schedule is so packed with high-profile films and big names, even the staid New York Times referred to it as Hollywood’s “big binge.” That’s good news for movie fans and even better news for film composers, who have been working overtime to fill the demand for music created by this studio frenzy. Many end-of-year releases feature a holiday plot,…
BMI Nurtures Art of Conducting at 14th Annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop

BMI continued to celebrate and nurture the art of conducting at the organization’s annual six-day Conducting for the Film Composer workshop series, taught by BMI Classic Contribution Award winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman. Each year, a select group of BMI composers are selected to participate in the workshop, where they hone the craft of conducting, from the fundamentals of multi-meter scores to conducting to…
BMI Presents 13th Annual Conductors Workshop Series

BMI continued to celebrate the art of conducting by hosting a six-day Conductors’ Workshop, taught by BMI Classic Contribution Award winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman. Eight BMI composers were selected to participate in the 13th annual workshop, where they honed the craft of conducting, from the fundamentals of multi-meter scores to conducting to picture with a 32-piece orchestra. All classes were taught at The Musicians Union…
Sundance Institute Selects Six Fellows for 2010 Film Composers Lab

Composers Tyler Bates, George S. Clinton, Randy Edelman, Blake Neely and Aaron Zigman Among Advisors Six composers have been selected as Fellows to the Sundance Institute Film Composers Lab taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from August 11-26, 2010. This year’s Composers Lab Fellows are Sherri Chung,
12th Annual Conducting Workshop Continues Acclaimed BMI Tradition

BMI continued to celebrate and nurture the art of conducting musical scores through its 12th annual Conducting for the Film Composer Workshop, taught by BMI Classic Contribution Award-winner, conductor and composer Lucas Richman. Kicking off July 21 and concluding on August 1, the six-day course developed the conducting skills of eight hand-picked BMI composers during classes at The Musicians Union on Vine in Los Angeles. The exemplary…
Blog: BMI Conducting Workshop Week 1 by iZLER
I’m sitting in my living room at around 11 pm on Saturday night ... out of the corner of my eye, just past the empty Corona bottle and the half eaten plate of take-out food sits a thick envelope. I mean thick. Heavy. And roughly about the size of a football pitch … It’s full of written movie scores I somehow have to get to grips with before Thursday ……
BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film, Television, & Cable Music

David Newman Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Mike Post Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series, and highest ranking cable network programs tonight at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and hosted by BMI President & CEO Del Bryant and…
Fellows Benefit From BMI-Sponsored Sundance Composer Lab
BMI celebrated 10 years of sponsorship and participation at the 2008 Sundance Composers Lab, which ran from July 22 thru August 7 in Sundance, Utah. This year’s Composers Lab Fellows were Matt Cartsonis, T. Griffin, iZLER, JJ Lee, Vivek Maddala and Nicholas Pavkovic. During the two-week Lab, Fellows participated in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of the industry’s leading film composers and film music professionals.
BMI Celebrates 10th Year of Sundance Institute Composers Lab
BMI and the Sundance Institute have announced the six musicians selected for the 2008 Sundance Institute Composers Lab, which runs from July 22 thru August 7 in Sundance, Utah. This year’s Composers Lab Fellows are Matt Cartsonis, T. Griffin, iZLER, JJ Lee, Vivek Maddala and Nicholas Pavkovic. During the two-week Lab, Fellows participate in workshops and creative exercises under the guidance of the industry’s leading film composers and film music…
BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers of Year’s Top Film and Television Music
Christopher Young Honored for Outstanding Career Achievement; Peter Golub Receives Classic Contribution Award BMI honored the composers of music featured in the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs May 21 at its annual Film & Television Awards. Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, the black-tie gala was hosted by BMI President & CEO…
Recent Tyler Bates events
| Aug 26 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 25 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 24 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 23 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 22 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 21 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 20 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 19 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 18 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
| Aug 17 2010 | Sundance Institute Composers Lab: Park City, UT |
