Stewart Copeland recently completed another score and I was again his orchestrator and music copyist. It’s a percussion concerto that will be premiered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in the UK, and today we sent the finished manuscripts to them. The concert will be May 23, 2014 at a show titled Bringing Down The House. The scores are published by G. Schirmer.
David Foster Miracle Concert
Thank you Canada! David Foster, the legendary producer and composer, held a benefit titled Miracle Concert tonight in which he raised $4.2 Million for the David Foster Foundation, which supports families of children who are in need of life-saving organ transplants. I’m very proud to have helped Brian Benison with transcriptions and sheet music preparation for the show.
The Need For Speed recording sessions at Sony
Today we began recording sessions at the Sony Scoring stage for the Dreamworks film The Need For Speed. The fantastic film score is by composer Nathan Furst, and I am helping to orchestrate the score under lead orchestrator Penka Kouneva. The film is a nostalgic American classic car chase action film, and the 80 piece orchestra sounds amazing. More photos are available on my Facebook page.
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- Need For Speed music team, control room of the Sony scoring stage
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- Need For Speed’s extremely large string section on the Sony scoring stage
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- Need For Speed recording day 1, half of our massive string section
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- Need For Speed day 3, half of our massive brass section
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- Need For Speed day 4, our enormous french horn section
Mary J Blige Christmas album
Mary J Blige released her Christmas album `A Mary Christmas’ on Oct 15th. The legendary David Foster produced the album and will be producing the live shows as well. Brian Benison and I created new sheet music for the live shows so that they will sound exactly like the album. Watch their calendars for dates, because it will be phenomenal!
Colbun School Of Music Faculty Concert
Composer and USC professor Chris Roze has written a new piece for the Colburn School’s Faculty Showcase Concert. I did the score preparation for Chris. The concert will be November 22 in Zipper Hall, it’s FREE, and it will feature some of the best musicians on the planet. If you’re near downtown LA you shouldn’t miss it.
Roy Ayers recording sessions
Ric Wilson is a music legend and one of the driving forces behind Mandrill, the Grammy-winning and very frequently sampled world-funk band. Singer and vibraphonist Roy Ayers is a part of their upcoming project, and I did transcriptions and score preparation for Roy and for the sessions that begin this week.
Jane Badler album sessions
Jane Badler, the well known actress and singer, is recording a new album of her unique pop styling. Brian Benison and I were the music copyists for her recording sessions.
Delos Music and Kyle Bielfield’s “Stopping By”
Kyle Bielfield is a classical tenor, and today he released an album titled “Stopping By” of American poets and composers, both past and living. The album was released by Delos, my second album with the label. I was the music copyist and score editor for his recording sessions.
Fiesta Latina at the White House
The latest of the Performance at the White House series is titled “Fiesta Latina”, and Brian Benison and I just finished preparing the sheet music for the show. Sponsored by the Obamas, it features many of the best Latin artists alive today. I prepared the sheet music for Ricky Martin and Romeo Santos. The show will also include Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, Pete Escovedo, Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, George Lopez, Thalía, Tito “El Bambino”, the Bachata music group Aventura, and the Chicano rock band Los Lobos, with Sheila E. leading the house band.
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- Performance At The White House Fiesta Latina 2013
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- Performance At The White House Fiesta Latina 2013
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- Performance At The White House Fiesta Latina 2013
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- Performance At The White House Fiesta Latina 2013
