Academy of Scoring Arts • August 29, 2026 @ 10:00am – 11:30pm • Zoom
Adventures in Listening: Animation Music with Special Guest Bob’s Burgers music director Patrick Dacey
August 29, 2026 @ 10:00am – 11:30pm
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Join us on Zoom on August 29th at 10am PDT for Adventures in Listening! We’ll be listening to music by YOU and giving constructive feedback as a group. Patrick Dacey, music director for the acclaimed animated sitcom Bob’s Burgers, will be joining the conversation and leading the feedback session. As in previous sessions, we’ll keep the tracks anonymous, so you don’t need to take credit (or blame!) if you choose not to. This is a casual event for all levels and a great way to get more ears on your music! The discussion can range from orchestration to production and everything in between.
Here’s the prompt:
Animated, Character-Driven Comedy: Submit a cue for a character-driven, animated sitcom. Blend traditional scoring orchestration with timbral elements that create a unique musical identity.
Submit a cue for any of the following set pieces:
– montage of characters accomplishing a goal
– dramatic confrontation between characters wherein our main character has a realization
– call to action speech
– bittersweet confession
All ASA members are invited to submit their track via the Google form. We cannot guarantee that everyone’s track will be played during the event and priority will be given to Philharmonic and Orchestra members. If there is not enough time to play your track, we will post it on our Discord channel for community feedback.
SUBMIT YOUR TRACK HERE!
About Patrick Dacey
Patrick Dacey is the Music Director for the acclaimed animated sitcom, Bob’s Burgers. Since 2017 he has been with Bento Box Entertainment, overseeing the music production and final mixing of Bob’s Burgers, Central Park, The Great North, and The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Patrick has contributed to fulfilling the musical vision on a diverse range of character driven storytelling in television and film while overseeing teams of composers, editors, and coordinators whose accomplishments include everything from recording a 50 piece orchestra, to producing well over 200 original songs, to building custom instruments like a fry basket slide guitar.