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Sundance Institute Announces Six Fellows for the 2009 Sundance Institute Composers Lab

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The Sundance Institute announced the six musicians selected as Fellows at its 2009 Composers Lab on July 15. The lab runs from July 15 - July 29 at the Sundance Resort in Utah. This year's Composer's Lab Fellows are Kim Carroll, Chanda Dancy, Magda Giannikou, Lili Haydn, Christopher Lord, and David Poe. The selected composers bring an eclectic range of talent to the two-week lab, which focuses on the process…


From News, posted 7.15.09

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.


From News, posted 8.08.08

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…


From News, posted 7.14.08

NYU ‘BMI Day’ Featured Composer Guide To Career Development

New York University‘s Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions presented BMI Day April 3 at the Blackbox Theatre of Pless Hall. The informative “one-of-kind” event focused on career development for film and television composers. NYU’s Ron Sadoff, Associate Professor & Director of Scoring for Film and Multimedia moderated the discussion open to NYU students enrolled within the department. Charles Fox Songwriter…


From News, posted 4.09.08

BMI Celebrates the Creative Process at Sundance

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Composers Terence Blanchard, George S. Clinton, Ed Shearnur Among Panelists BMI will present its annual Composer/Director Roundtable during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival being held Jan. 18-28 in Park City, Utah. Entitled "Music & Film: The Creative Process," the roundtable will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House at the Kimball Art Center (638 Park Avenue). This event…


From News, posted 1.11.07

Filmmakers Hear Feedback on Rough Cuts

BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations in Los Angeles, was in New York recently to host the Independent Feature Project (IFP) Rough Cut Lab held during this year's 28th annual IFP Market. The Rough Cut Lab is an annual music mentorship program that is intended to help emerging filmmakers successfully complete their works-in-progress before they enter the marketplace.


From News, posted 10.05.06

BMI Composers Give ‘Coffee Talk’ at LA Film Fest

BMI presented its annual "Coffee Talk" panel on film music during the recent Los Angeles Film Festival, held June 16-26 at various venues throughout the city. The panel took place at the Director's Guild Atrium and was moderated by BMI's Vice President of Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer Ross. BMI composers Stewart Copeland ("Desperate Housewives," "Sympatico," "The Amanda Show"), Rolfe Kent ("Sideways,"…


From News, posted 6.27.05

BMI Spotlights Music at 2005 Sundance Film Festival

BMI will be hosting its annual Songwriters Snowball and Composer/Director roundtable at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, being held this year in Park City, UT from January 20-30. BMI has been an ongoing sponsor of the Festival, as well as the Sundance Composers Lab held annually at Sundance in July and August.


From News, posted 1.11.05

BMI Announces 2004 Sundance Composers Lab Fellows

BMI is once again an anchor sponsor of the annual Sundance Institute Composers Lab, which marks its seventh year beginning July 20 and runs until August 4 in Sundance, Utah. BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, returns as a founding advisor. This year's lab features Composers Lab Fellows Peter Fitzpatrick, Aiko Fukushima, Joseph Julian Gonzalez, Gary Louris, Raz Mesinai and Frank Macchia. During…


From News, posted 7.21.04

BMI and Sundance Announce 2003 Composers Lab Fellows

BMI and the Sundance Institute have announced the six participants selected for the 6th Annual Sundance Institute Composers Lab held at Sundance in Utah. This year's Composers Lab Fellows are Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli, Billy Childs, Courtney Von Drehle, Mark De Gli Antoni, Ronit Kirchman and Christopher Tin. The lab kicked off on July 22 and will run through August 6. During the two-week lab, Fellows participate in workshops and creative…


From News, posted 8.04.03

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