3rd place in the ASMAC 2024 Van Alexander Arranging competition.https://asmac.org/2024/09/16/asmac-2024-competition-winners/Av ASMAC

2nd place in the ASMAC 2024 Van Alexander Arranging competition.https://asmac.org/2024/09/16/asmac-2024-competition-winners/Music & Orchestration by Jacob BaumanAlto Sax 1 - Willie BaysAlto Sax 2 - Sam DarkTenor Sax 1 - Ethan KrodelTenor Sax 2 - Takoda CollinsBari Sax - John LaytonTrumpet 1 - Jeff ParkerTrumpet 2 - Evan TaylorTrumpet 3 - Zach Walte…

1st place in the ASMAC 2024 Van Alexander Arranging competition.https://asmac.org/2024/09/16/asmac-2024-competition-winners/From Ennis Harris about the arrangement:I arranged "The Lake" from Ellington's "The River Suite" with one question in mind. What if Ellington were instead from Buenos Aires, played the Bandoneon, and happened to be named "Duke…

3rd Place in the ASMAC 2024 Bill Conti Big Band Arranging competition.https://asmac.org/2024/09/16/asmac-2024-competition-winners/Arranged by Joshua Chapple.A slightly undertempo version of Cherokee written to feature Trombone and Flugelhorn. Saxes:Eric LawDavid GalliEdgar ByarsDerek JanoffKevin ShinskieTrumpets: Joe Palmer (lead) Ethan PiresMirand…

2nd Place in the ASMAC 2024 Bill Conti Big Band Arranging competition.https://asmac.org/2024/09/16/asmac-2024-competition-winners/Av ASMAC

1st Place in the ASMAC 2024 Bill Conti Big Band Arranging competition.https://asmac.org/2024/09/16/asmac-2024-competition-winners/Av ASMAC

Charis - Jason Lee by ASMACAv ASMAC

Symphony No 1 — Zhengtao Pan by ASMACAv ASMAC

Original Song by The Gentle MenLead/Bass/Baritone/Tenor Vocals - Shawn GaskillAlto/Mezzo Soprano Vocals - Olivia Jane BarronAv ASMAC

How Did We Come To This - Alexander Ronneburg by ASMACAv ASMAC

Wayfarin Stranger Hard Times - Oliviana Marie by ASMACAv ASMAC

Original Song by The Gentle MenLead/Bass/Baritone/Tenor Vocals - Shawn GaskillAlto/Mezzo Soprano Vocals - Olivia Jane BarronAv ASMAC

il Paese Del Sole - Marco Pasini by ASMACAv ASMAC

There Ain't Enough Hours In The Day - Performed By Flight 584, Written By Oliviana Marie by ASMACAv ASMAC

Rivers Of January - Paul Stovall by ASMACAv ASMAC

Yoni Fogelman Wisps Of Gaviota 2022 ASMACiJAZZ MUSIC BIG BAND COMPOSITION AND ARRANGING COMPETITION. 1st Place Advanced Catagory (Grade 4+)Av ASMAC

Diego Carrillo Violin Concerto (Mockup)ASMAC 2022 Chamber Music Competition, 1st PlaceMore on Diego: www.oscardiegocarrillo.comAv ASMAC

Pano Fountas _ Sinfonietta For Strings (mvts. 1,2,4)ASMAC 2022 Chamber Music Competition - 2nd PlaceMore on Pano at www.panofountas.comAv ASMAC

ASMAC 2022 Competition WinnersRay and Jon Charles Vocal ArrangingMayta Cohen BILL CONTI Big Band Arranging1) Ryan Kierman2) Daiki Nakajima3) Joshoa Boar LamAv ASMAC

ASMAC 2022 Competition WinnersRay and Jon Charles Vocal ArrangingMayta Cohen BILL CONTI Big Band Arranging1) Ryan Kierman2) Daiki Nakajima3) Joshoa Boar LamAv ASMAC

ASMAC 2022 Competition WinnersRay and Jon Charles Vocal ArrangingMayta Cohen BILL CONTI Big Band Arranging1) Ryan Kierman2) Daiki Nakajima3) Joshoa Boar LamAv ASMAC

ASMAC 2022 Competition WinnersRay and Jon Charles Vocal ArrangingMayta Cohen BILL CONTI Big Band Arranging1) Ryan Kierman2) Daiki Nakajima3) Joshua Boaz LamAv ASMAC

In this ASMAC First WEDNESDAYS event on September 06, 2017, "MANAGING YOUR OWN MUSIC PUBLISHING: Practical Help for Composers and Arrangers," our panelists (Abby North, Jillian Ferguson, Dave Black, and Gregg Nestor, and Moderator, Jeannie Gayle Pool) discuss issues facing composers and arrangers related to publishing and how to make their music av…

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features Emmy-nominated guitarist and composer, Grant Geissman, who was the special guest at ASMAC’s luncheon on July 19, 2017 at Catalina’s in Hollywood. Moderated by composer, arranger, instrumentalist Dan Ferguson, the luncheon guests were treated to behind the scenes details about how Grant started his career, who he…

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features five-time Grammy Award winner and 10-time Grammy nominee Mervyn Warren. This highly accomplished film & TV composer, record producer, lyricist, songwriter, arranger, pianist, and vocalist is equally adept at practically any style! Merv’s work spans the genres of pop, R&B, jazz, orchestral, classical, hip-hop, vo…

In this ASMAC Luncheon podcast, Filmmaker Denny Tedesco, Don Randi and Perry Botkin discuss the process and behind-the-scenes actions of bringing the Award-winning documentary, “The Wrecking Crew” to the screen.For more information about this luncheon, please visit: http://www.asmac.org/the-wrecking-crew-luncheon/…

This ASMAC luncheon podcast features recording artist and double-Grammy nominated vocalist Monica Mancini; and producer, musician, educator, 7 time Grammy winner and Latin Grammy “Producer of the Year” Gregg Field. You can view the complete VIDEO of this event on the Members Only section of this website. They spoke to attendees at the ASMAC luncheo…

This luncheon podcast features Ray Parker Jr. While he is perhaps best known for the No. 1 smash hit “Ghostbusters,” Ray has enjoyed quite a versatile career, not only as a much sought-after guitarist, but with a number of other hits to his credit, as a performer, songwriter and producer.For more information about this luncheon with Ray Parker Jr.,…

This Luncheon podcast features television composer, Mike Post. Mike and Don Peake, the moderator, have a decades long bond and touched on some fascinating stories with Jackie Kennedy, Andy Williams, Ray Charles, Sonny & Cher, Pete Carpenter, and how a beach towel battle in Hawaii turned into a TV composing gig. To learn more about this luncheon wit…

This Luncheon podcast features Steve Porcaro, who shares his creative process of writing, his life, and his work. With his new solo album about to be released, “Someday, Somehow,” and his upcoming tour with Toto, we were lucky to have him with us.For more information about this luncheon with Steve Porcaro, please visit: http://www.asmac.org/steve-p…

ASMAC’s May 18th luncheon was a special "Honor Our Own" event, where we proudly acknowledged two excellent composers/arrangers who have excelled in both their careers and their support of ASMAC.First up to be introduced by President Kim Richmond was Duane Tatro. After we celebrated his 89th birthday with a cake and candles, Duane treated the audien…

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features Stu Phillips. His talk included stories from his long and varied career, ranging from playing piano in cocktail lounges to conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He began his career as an arranger and conductor for several night club performers and became a successful A&R record producer and film and televisio…

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features Mark Isham, who has always had a talent for crafting evocative new musical worlds. His gift for creating unforgettable melodies and his love of fresh, innovative sonic palettes have earned Isham many awards including a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Clio, in addition to multiple Grammy, Academy Award and Golden Globe no…

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features Leonard Maltin, one of the country’s most recognized and respected film critics and historians. Leonard was in his 24th season as the resident film buff with television’s Entertainment Tonight. Long before he became a familiar face on television, his annual paperback, “Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide,” established …

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features composers Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, and Kris Carter, known as Dynamic Music Partners. They were introduced by ASMAC Board Secretary Charles Fernandez who has known DMP since they worked on the Shirley Walker crew for Warner Bros. He marveled over their imagination, mastery of technology, and serious b…

The American Society of Music arrangers & Composers presented a panel discussion, “The Sound of Motown, from Detroit to Los Angeles” at its monthly luncheon, November 14 at Catalina’s in Hollywood. Keyboardist, composer, and producer Clarence McDonald moderated the panel that included Marvin Augustus, David Blumberg, Sylvester Rivers, and Don Peake…

This ASMAC Luncheon podcast features Dave Black, with Alfred Music Publishers, one of the major distributers of music books and printed music. Dave was introduced by ASMAC Board member Elliot Deustch, a busy composer and conductor himself. In addition to holding the Alfred Music position of Senior Vice President, Dave is an active composer, arrange…

This ASMAC podcast features Gary Owens, one of the best in the business. As a radio announcer, DJ, narrator, broadcaster, animated voice specialist, and actor, Gary has marked over 3,000 cartoon shows and appeared in over 12,000 radio shows. His cartel of cartoon characters include Roger Ramjet, Space Ghost, The Blue Falcon and Ren & Stimpy’s Powde…

ASMAC was thrilled to host composer, producer and keyboardist Scott Healy at our March 16th Luncheon. Scott gave the audience an overview of how he arrived in Los Angeles – from the beginning, as he learned to play the piano, through his musical education, to his gig work in New York prior to joining the CONAN band. For more information on this lun…

Lee Holdridge was our guest speaker at the ASMAC luncheon on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Lee spent his early years in Costa Rica, beginning music studies on the violin at the age of ten with Hugo Mariani, then the conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. At fifteen - now determined to be a composer - he moved to Boston to finis…

Superb musician Greg Phillinganes gave an excellent presentation for the ASMAC luncheon at Catalinas Jazz Club on February 17. It was a most interesting talk about his views of the music business, past and present, and, responding the questions, some of his history including how he entered the business, who he got started with, and his stepping- st…

The ASMAC October luncheon speaker was composer-conductor Bill Conti. In 1976, he became a household name when he was hired to compose the music for a small United Artists film called “Rocky.” The film became a phenomenon, and Conti’s training montage tune, “Gonna Fly Now” topped the Billboard singles chart in 1977. He also composed music for the s…

Winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for his Instrumental Arrangement of nine-minutes long end [“Incredits”] credits from the Pixar film “The Incredibles,” with a 90 piece orchestra, as well as three-time Emmy Award winner and five-time Grammy nominee, Gordon Goodwin was warmly welcomed by ASMAC as the June luncheon speaker. For more information on this…

On April 6, 2016, The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers was very fortunate to have multi-Emmy and Grammy award winning arranger Patrick Williams speaking at ASMAC’s First Wednesday event. The subject for the evening was conceiving a big band arrangement. Instead Pat took the evening into a heartfelt and personal direction. He discus…

Trumpeter, bandleader, conductor, composer, arranger, songwriter, Russ Garcia has done it all, and has enjoyed every minute of it. In this ASMAC Luncheon, Garcia began his remarks from his repertoire of one-liners, “I’ve never worked a day in my life. I write music and they pay me for it.”For more information on this luncheon with Russ Garcia, plea…

Tim Simonec and Ira Hearshen host a question and answer session with the arrangers who worked on the 2009 Academy Awards show under the direction of Michael Giacchino. It was Michael’s idea to have a big band on the stage of The Oscars playing film scores, a new sound for the show. Twenty arrangers worked on the arrangements over a two week period.…

Harry Shearer is a comic personality and modern day renaissance man. For the past two decades he has enjoyed enormous success and planted the fruits of his talents in the heads of millions worldwide thanks to his voice work for THE SIMPSONS, where he plays a stable of characters: most notably Mr. Burns, Smithers, and insufferable neighbour Ned Flan…

It is no surprise that Grammy winner, five-time Grammy nominee and seven-time Emmy nominee Nan Schwartz is considered a pioneer for women composers. And Conrad Pope is emerging as one of the most exciting, original voices in contemporary film scoring.For more information on this luncheon honoring this talented couple, go to: http://www.asmac.org/na…

A large and enthusiastic crowd was in attendance at this Honor-Our-Own ASMAC Luncheon featuring Pete Myers and Chuck Fernandez at Catalina’s Bar and Grill in Hollywood. Pete Myers has the reputation of being the pro’s pro. A composer, conductor, arranger, and orchestrator he has served as lead composer for many producers, including Aaron Spelling, …

The background of Richard Bellis is distinguished by its surprising diversity: child actor, touring rock ‘n roll music director, arranger/conductor for Las Vegas headliners, university lecturer and now, award-winning Hollywood composer. Born in Pasadena, California in 1946, he began his show business career acting in movies (notably the sci-fi clas…