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ASA Member Spotlight: Akira Komatsu
ASA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Akira Komatsu Website: https://www.akirakomatsu.com/ Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/akira.komatsu.752/ ASA Membership Level: Orchestra Composer, Orchestrator, Musician: Guitar Members of the ASA Community can contact me for: Professional Opportunities, Remote Recording (guitar) GET TO KNOW Akira Komatsu TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE ASA EVENT/MEMORY OR SOMETHING YOU’VE LEARNED I have really enjoyed Vitello’s gathering. I…
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ASA Member Spotlight: Andrew M. Edwards
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…
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Remembering Pearl Kaufman
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…
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ASA Member Spotlight: Rachel Hardy
ASA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Rachel Hardy ASA Membership Level: Philharmonic Composer, Musician: Vocalist, Media Creator Members of the ASA Community can contact me for: Professional Opportunities, Mentorship, Remote Recording GET TO KNOW RACHEL HARDY I loved the Back to the Future score study! Back to the Future is one of my favourite films and Alan Silvestri’s…
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ASA Board Member Spotlight: William Malpede
ASA BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: WILLIAM V. MALPEDE ASA Membership Level: Board Member, Philharmonic Composer, Orchestrator, Musician: Keyboardist, Engineer, Media Creator, Student, Educator Members of the ASA Community can contact me for: Professional Opportunities, Mentorship, Remote Recording GET TO KNOW WILLIAM V. MALPEDE Interviewing and learning from legendary percussionist Emil Richards Oh, let’s make…
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ASA Board Member Spotlight: Vice President Reuven Herman
ASA BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: VICE PRESIDENT REUVEN HERMAN ASA Membership level: Vice President, Board Member, Philharmonic Composer, Orchestrator, Musician Members of the ASA community can contact me for: Professional Opportunities, Mentorship GET TO KNOW REUVEN HERMAN Too many to count! But one great event that we put on was the score study of John William’s…
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Short Liszt, Op. 2: The Two Hour Composing Challenge Winners!
On August 16, 2020, we hosted our first online composing challenge called Short Liszt! We provided the participants with three musical parameters and they had two hours to compose, mockup, and produce up to 40 seconds of music. We then met on Zoom with other members of the ASA community to play the compositions live…
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Short Liszt, Op. 1: The Two Hour Composing Challenge Winners!
On August 16, 2020, we hosted our first online composing challenge called Short Liszt! We provided the participants with three musical parameters and they had two hours to compose, mockup, and produce up to 40 seconds of music. We then met on Zoom with other members of the ASA community to play the compositions live…
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Sabrina Hutchinson of Defiant PR Joins Advisory Board
The Academy of Scoring Arts is thrilled to announce that Sabrina Hutchinson of Defiant PR, a longtime friend of the organization, has joined our Advisory Board. For more than 20 years Sabrina Hutchinson has been in the business of making sound creators sound great. As an entertainment industry insider and super-connector, Hutchinson lives and breathes…
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Rest In Power, Ennio Morricone
The Academy of Scoring Arts wishes to express its condolences, deep respect and gratitude to the artistry of Maestro Ennio Morricone (1928 – 2020). We join the community in mourning the loss and celebrating the legacy of this legendary composer whose life and work is an inspiration to us all.
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