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DIY Spotlight: talker
Taking her inspiration from musical icons such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Banks, and Vérité, independent artist, talker (Celeste Taucher), fuses grunge rock and pop to create her own hybrid sound she ... -
Out Take: Amy Stroup, Singer-Songwriter
As one of the most licensed women in music, singer-songwriter Amy Stroup’s songs have added color and narrative to more than 450 films, film trailers, ad campaigns and television shows, ... -
Out Take: Michiel Groeneveld, Composer Manager
Michiel Groeneveld had no management experience prior to managing film composer JunkieXL (Tom Holkenborg), and yet he helped take his sole client from a touring electronic music act to one ... -
Out Take: Test Shot Starfish, Dance/Electronic Duo
Kyle Schember and Ryan Stuit, an electronic music duo known as Test Shot Starfish, first met on a film set in the late ‘90s, both working on the crew for ... -
Out Take: Chris Kuhrt - Director, Participant Services at Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund
In some cases, there might be more money out there for musicians than they’re aware, which is why the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund exists. The nonprofit organization researches, collects ... -
Out Take: Alison Plante - Chair, Film Scoring Department of Berklee College of Music
Boston probably isn’t the first city that comes to mind when you think of the film and music business, but Berklee College of Music is the premier institution––and until recently, ... -
Out Take: D. Brent Nelson, Composer (Days of Our Lives)
Since 1992, composer D. Brent Nelson has co-written the musical backdrop to one of America’s longest-running daytime television soap operas: Days of Our Lives, which has earned him three Emmys ... -
Out Take: Kari Kimmel, Composer-Songwriter
Prolific L.A.-based songwriter Kari Kimmel has placed an impressive 650-plus songs in television shows (The Walking Dead, The Office) and major films (World War Z, Southpaw) and composed more than ... -
Out Take: Colin Gilbert, Associate Director of Participant Services, AFM & SAG-AFTRA IPRD Fund
Once, the widow of a famous Motown session player was on the verge of being evicted, when a nonprofit told her about a lot of money––royalties from her late husband’s ... -
Out Take: Ronit Kirchman, Composer
Composer and producer Ronit Kirchman says one of her favorite and most unusual film score compositions in her own catalog is 2012’s The Skin I’m In, which illustrates the range ...
