On Monday, March 21st, the Association of Music Producers (AMP) staged the first-ever Muse 2 Music event at Le Poisson Rouge in New York. The AMP Composer Project was made up of nine AMP composer members who penned original tunes inspired by works from leading agency creative directors, including a book by Tor Myhren of Grey, photography by Jason Koxvold of Strawberry Frog, and lyrics by Alex Lubars (son of BBDO’s David Lubars). Additionally, artists Senadee (UK singer/songwriter) and DEDE (Brooklyn-based dream/pop band) gave live performances.
“The AMP Composer Project featured at Muse 2 Music was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the power of original music,” said Liz Myers, of Trivers/Myers Music, and President of the AMP National Board. “This is our inaugural event, but the success of this evening leads us to want to do this again and again with different muses, as it is a format that establishes AMP as a champion of new and custom musical works.”
Composers who contributed music were: Jeremy Adelman of Motive; Stuart Bidwell, Wilson Brown, Spencer Casey and Sean McGovern of Antfood; Paul Brower and John Terrelle of Hothead; Dana Kaproff; Brian Jones of Bang; Eric Maltz; Naren Rauch; Brian Rose and Matthew Slater of Music-by-Design; and Nicholas R. Wright.
Special thanks to Guitar Center, who offered a Fender Stratocaster guitar for auction, which went to Bernard Drayton of Last Minute Entertainment.
About AMP
The Association of Music Producers (AMP) was founded in 1998 for the purpose ofeducating its members, as well as the production, advertising and media communities, on all facets of music and sound production, from creation to final use. With regional chapters around the U.S., AMP is the first organization which represents the music production industry on a broad platform of creative, business and community matters. Production guidelines, legal issues relating to rights, licenses and composer royalties, talent negotiations, industry education, public relations and industry charitable endeavors are among the bullets on AMP’s agenda. Visit us at www.ampnow.com.
Kristin Wilcha AICP Contact Kristin via email 212-929-3000
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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