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Winners Announced: Bill Conti Big Band Arranging & Composing Competition and Irwin Kostal Scholarship for OrchestrationOctober 10, 2020ASMAC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Bill Conti Big Band Arranging & Composing Competition and Irwin Kostal Scholarship for Orchestration. The Bill Conti Competition is open to ASMAC Student or Associate Members age 35, or under. The prize is given for an outstanding original composition or an arrangement of a pre-existing piece that has never been published nor publicly […]
GUESS WHAT HAPPENED WHILE BROADWAY WAS COVID DARK? NY ASMAC CHAPTER ESTABLISHED!September 12, 2020from NY Chapter Member Millie T. Martin The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers in LA, ASMAC happily introduced their new branch in New York City today as part of the celebration for ASMAC’s 82nd anniversary. The unveiling of the NYC branch gives inspiration at a time when the arts needs it the most. Three-time Tony Award winner Doug Besterman will act as the President, with Russ […]
ASMAC Video-on-Demand Masterclass SeriesSeptember 12, 2020Featuring streaming and downloadable videos of masterclasses presented by music industry experts, these classes were recorded live at ASMAC’s monumental sessions before audiences of professional colleagues and students. ASMAC masterclasses offer a rare opportunity to learn from these contemporary masters of arranging, orchestration, and composition. Artists such as Bill Homan, Kim Richmond, Bob […]
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LA Inception Orchestra Presents a Day of MasterclassesNovember 1, 2020The LA Inception Orchestra, a nonprofit mentorship program for young composers, will present a day of masterclasses and […]- Member News – September, 2020September 21, 2020LA Inception Orchestra, Virtual Big Band with Elliot Deutch, and Rivita Goyle ASMAC Partners with Los Angeles […]
Free ASMAC PodcastsSeptember 12, 2020Did you know that ASMAC has free downloadable podcasts on this website? Some of them are from First Wednesday Events; some […]
LONG TIME ASMAC BOARD MEMBER DUANE TATRO, AGE 93, DIESSeptember 12, 2020Long-time ASMAC Board Member Duane Tatro, age 93, dies. Known for his music for “Dynasty,” “Barnaby Jones,” and “Love Boat,” […]
ASMAC Jan 16th Game Composing event at NAMMDecember 17, 2019ASMAC at NAMM Composing For Video Games Jan 16, 2020 Avec Audio: Music Licensing for Video Games/Software Demo Ninja […]- ASMAC Presents First THURSDAYS In partnership with Alliance for Women Film ComposersNovember 25, 2019December 5, 2019: Beyond The Notes. The Business of Relationships. A Panel Conversation Featuring: Miriam Cutler, Jill […]
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The Museum of Television Production Music Needs Your HelpSeptember 5, 2020from Terry Wilkie, Museum of Television Production Music The Museum of Television Production Music needs your help to preserve television history and your legacy in this creative industry. For over 48 years we have preserved television production music and other production elements such as photos, slides, music usage sheets, and video to name a few. Thanks to caring people like you we have archived over 100,000 cues and this material will be preserved for generations to come. We partner with and pay annual fees to ASCAP, BMI, SOCAN, so composers, publishers and production houses are paid for their works. We would appreciate your help in […]
GOT TO GIVE IT UP: ARRANGERS RIGHTS by Dr. Richard NilesMarch 23, 2020Originally posted on March 14, 2015 The significance of the Thicke/Williams ruling for recording musicians No one in the music world expected it. Stevie Wonder told the Gaye family not to waste their money. But when the Marvin Gaye estate were victorious in their claim that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s composition “Got To Give It Up”, it made the usually smug and self-satisfied music industry as skittish as a rabbit surrounded by rattlesnakes. Producers, songwriters and publishers are shivering in their John Lobb boots because the court’s decision changed the legal definition of copyright […]