October 19, 2005

BMI NY Hosts Composers Lunch

BMI Los Angeles's Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film/TV Relations, and Ray Yee, Senior Director of Film/TV Relations, were in New York recently to host a luncheon for several New York based film and television composers. Guests included composer Peter Lurye (Alchemy, Bear in the Big Blue House, The Magic School Bus), writing partners Phil Garrod and Reed Hayes (The O'Reilly Factor), indie film composer Mark Suozzo (American Splendor, The Last Days of Disco, Barcelona), jazz pianist/composer Michael Wolff (The Tic Code, Made Up), Emmy winner John Kimbrough (Nickellennium, Winter Passing, Pizza) and TV composer Ed Kalehoff (The Price Is Right, Nightline, The View).

Pictured before the luncheon are BMI's Del Bryant, Linda Livingston and Charlie Feldman; composers Peter Lurye, Phil Garrod, Reed Hayes, Mark Suozzo and Michael Wolff, BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross; composers John Kimbrough and Ed Kalehoff; and BMI's Ray Yee and Alison Smith. photo by Dana Rodriguez

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