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    Jesse Kurnit joins MPC NY as head of production

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    NEW YORK --

    MPC NY has hired Jesse Kurnit as head of production. He comes over from Transistor Studios with more than 10 years of production experience. Working closely with MPC NY managing director Justin Brukman and executive producer Camila De Biaggi, Kurnit is responsible for overseeing production of all VFX work as well as continuing to build MPC’s client base.

    Kurnit has worked across a diverse portfolio of commercial projects from Pepsi campaigns featuring Mariah Carey, Yoda, and Alex Rodriguez to various spots for Budweiser’s iconic Clydesdales and GE’s “Ecomagination.”  He has produced a variety of Super Bowl and Oscar spots, as well as work for the Olympics, MSG and the NFL. Working with leading agencies such as Ogilvy, BBDO, Grey, and Y&R.

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    “A Complete Unknown,” “Wicked,” “Sing Sing,” “Baby Reindeer” Among Guild of Music Supervisors Award Winners

    Monday, February 24, 2025

    The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night (2/23) at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A., honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting with feature category winners including “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown,” “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Sing Sing.” Among the TV category winners were “Baby Reindeer,” “English Teacher” and “Agatha All Along.”

    Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry. Schwartz performed his song “Beautiful City” on stage from his musical “Godspell.” Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg took to the stage to accept the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision. Music supervisor and executive at EA Games Steve Schnur won the most awards for the evening with two wins for his work on video games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

    Keeping their promise of live performances from Best Song nominees, Oscar-nominees Abraham Alexander & Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing,” which took the prize for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song “Egún” from Apple TV’s “Manhunt,” and the artist Role Model gave a rousing performance of their song “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” as the Spotlight artist of the evening.

    The complete winners list for the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is as follows.
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    Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
    Maggie Rodford - “Wicked”

    Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
    Steven Gizicki - “A... Read More

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