ASA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Andrew M. Edwards
ASA Membership Level: Orchestra
Composer, Orchestrator, Musician
Members of the ASA Community can contact me for: Mentorship
GET TO KNOW Andrew M. Edwards
Attending 10 years ago with Ron Jones going over the Rite of Spring. Ludwig Göransson’s Black Panther presentation.
I earned a BA in Music Composition/Theory from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and my MFA in Music Composition for the Screen from Columbia College Chicago, where I returned to join the faculty from 2010-2018. I have scored over 60 film, tv, and video game projects, but the documentary “Alex and Ali” stands as one of my proudest moments. Additionally, the short film “Get the F K Outta Paris,” the therapeutic video game/VR experience “Soteria,” and the Legendary Webcomic “ROB” have all been favorite projects. I recently completed the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive during the pandemic, which was thrilling for several reasons!
Elliot Goldenthal
We get told to say “yes” to everything, but we should also embrace the curative power of “no.” Find your tribe. Don’t be afraid to have your own opinions. Never be ashamed of the movies and music you love – there’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure. Social media is the worst gatekeeper. Stop talking about gear – it’s not the tools, it’s the craftsperson. Never cold-post music on groups/boards, or cold-send invitations to like your page(s) on social media.
Doctor Who, Art and Photography, Indie Films, Cinema History, Cooking, Traveling, Board and Video Games.
We are saddened to learn today of the passing of the incredibly talented and prolific pianist, Pearl Kaufman. In 2015, the Academy of Scoring Arts welcomed Pearl as our guest, in conversation with Mike Lang, discussing her illustrious recording career in Hollywood as pianist in high demand by many classic film composers. She played on over 260 film scores including those by Maurice Jarre, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Franz Waxman, Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann and many more. She performed with Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky, with whom she also recorded.
Ever since we met…around 1967 or so, when I called her, became her student, and, with her support, built a connection to being a part of the LA recording scene, Pearl was there for me. (To start with, she introduced me to Lalo Schifrin, the first composer to hire me to do recording work.)