Preparing for Scoring Sessions

The Academy of Scoring Arts is pleased to host this seminar on the all-important topic of preparing for scoring sessions. We will cover technical considerations, creative considerations, and budget considerations covering everything from organization, to scheduling, to session prep, to file management, to delivering your mixed score to the client. Presented by Shie Rozow, Jonathan Beard, Gina Zimmitti, and Whitney Martin, they will share their expertise and experience reviewing all aspects of the process of preparing to record your score, whether recording a large orchestra or a soloist.

Shie Rozow (pronounced shy ro-zov) has taken a different path than most leading him to work on over 150 feature films and approximately 1,000 of hours of television including major international blockbusters like The Lost City, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Hustle & Flow, Wu Tang: An American Saga and Desperate Housewives to name a few. www.shierozow.com

Jonathan Beard is an Emmy-winning composer, orchestrator, and arranger who creates music for media and the concert stage. One of the most sought-after orchestrators in Los Angeles, Jonathan has collaborated with other composers on more than 100 film, TV, and game titles, including Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, NOPE, Slumberland, Chevalier, Minions: the Rise of Gru, The Handmaid’s Tale, Us, The Mandalorian, and God of War Ragnarok.  He is the co-founder of Tutti Music Partners, a boutique orchestration firm that specializes in providing the highest-quality support to other composers throughout the industry. His albums have been released on the Lakeshore, Intrada, 4Tay, and BSX Record labels. www.jonathanbeard.com.

Zimmitti Music Group is a second-generation team that provides music production services for feature films, streaming platforms, television, video games, records, and live concerts. http://www.ginazimmitti.com/

ZMG is a female-owned business with over thirty years of experience. With creatively staffed offices in Los Angeles, CA and Nashville, TN, ZMG offers comprehensive support to composers and production companies. We contract the most skillful and experienced session musicians in the industry, manage composer scoring packages & music production budgets, and liaise closely with leading vocal contractors, scoring engineers, orchestrators, music preparation teams, and recording studios.

Production clients include: Walt Disney Pictures, Disney+, Twentieth Century Fox Films, Warner Brothers Pictures, Paramount Pictures, CBS Studios, Universal Pictures, MGM Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Netflix, Formosa Interactive, Amazon Studios.

Composer clients include: Michael Abels, Michael Andrews, Chris Bacon, Jon Brion, Sherri Chung, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Danny Elfman, Germaine Franco, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Blake Neely, Dustin O’Halloran, Steven Price, Dan Romer, Jeff Russo, Theodore Shapiro, Alan Silvestri, Rob Simonsen, Pinar Toprak, Joseph Trapanese.