New York, NY, July 19, 2010:  Responding to a flood of applicants from around the world, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has selected 12 emerging composers to participate in this year’s 22nd annual Television andFilm Scoring Workshop.  Selected participants have the rare opportunity to record their own music using similar resources afforded Oscar-winning composers while receiving advice, practical experience and insiders’ access from some of the industry’s leading professionals - all of this at no cost.  The internationally recognized workshop, which takes place in Los Angeles, CA, July 19 - August 12, 2010 is one of the most successful and prestigious programs offered by ASCAP, and it is widely known as a major educational and networking opportunity for emerging composers.

Participants will benefit from the mentorship of Emmy Award-winning composer and arranger Richard Bellis.  Author of The Emerging Film Composer and member of ASCAP’s Board of Directors, Bellis has coached the workshop for the past twelve years, and led a panel selection of the twelve workshop participants, who were selected from several hundred applicants worldwide.

“With this program, ASCAP introduces these 12 talented composer participants to Hollywood’s elite, including award-winning film and television composers, orchestrators and top-tier business professionals,” said Bellis.  “In addition, participants receive a rare glimpse of what it’s like to be an A-list film composer.  They are given a scene to score from a major motion picture and then surrounded by every benefit and luxury afforded a big budget music score - music editor, scoring mixer, contractor, copyists and a 60 piece L.A. studio orchestra on one of the largest recording stages in town. There is nothing like this workshop anywhere else in the world.”

This year’s workshop is partially supported by The ASCAP Foundation with an additional contribution from ole, one of the world’s largest independent, full-service music publishers.  “One of ole’s core endeavors is to support and develop promising talent and our creator community,” says David Weitzman, director of Business Development at ole.  “We’re pleased to join ASCAP in the ASCAP Television and Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis for the 3rd year.”

With an ideal combination of state-of-the-art facilities and access to some of the industry’s most renowned professionals, the four-week power-packed workshop assigns each participant a three-minute scene from a well-known feature film.  They have 9 days to compose an original score to fit the scenewhich concludes with a scoring session with L.A.’s finest session musicians from the Recording Musicians Association on the legendary Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios.  Armed with state-of-the-art tools, the participantshave the benefit of working with a team of professionals, including a music editor and Pro Tools operator, recording engineer and booth recordist, music librarian and prep service, and a musician’s contractor.  On the last day of the workshop, ASCAP screens all of the clips, complete with effects and dialogue, in a theater at the Directors Guild of America.  Each composer will walk away with an impressively competitive top-of-the-line demo, invaluable resources, and a head start to launching a career as a composer.

The workshop has guided talent in taking their craft to the next level, and has produced a large number of success stories.  In previous years, the workshop has featured top ASCAP composers as speakers including:  Sean Callery (24, Bones, Medium), John Debney (Predators, Iron Man 2), Michael Giacchino(Star Trek, Up, Lost), Mark Isham (The Secret Life of Bees, Bobby) Randy Newman (Toy Story 1, 2 & 3, Leatherheads), James Newton Howard (Salt, The Dark Knight), Mark Snow(Ghost Whisperer, The X-Files), Brian Tyler (The Expendables, Fast & Furious, Eagle Eye) and Hans Zimmer (Inception, The Dark Night).

Industry veterans who regularly contribute their time and talent to the program include: music editor Michael Ryan co-founder of Mad 4 Music, Jo Ann Kane Music Services, legendary recording engineer Armin Steiner, contractor Peter Rotter, RMA International President Phil Ayling, orchestrator David Slonaker, scoring mixer John Rodd and concert master Endre Granat.

Information about the 22nd annual ASCAP Television and Film Scoring Workshop participants is available here:
http://www.ascap.com/press/2010/00719_workshop.aspx

About ole
In 2007, ole joined as a title sponsor.  ole is a globally competitive, Canadian-owned, full-service music publisher. They boast a team of over 30 experienced industry professionals focused on acquisitions, creative development and administration worldwide. The ole catalog includes over thirty-five thousand songs and thirty thousand hours of TV music across all genres. ole is an expert in administrating television music copyrights and in licensing songs for TV & Film. They are committed to being the best and most innovative global destination for world-class songwriters, composers, and management talent, and the first choice music source for creators in all media. ole has offices in Toronto, Nashville and Los Angeles.  For more information on ole, go to www.majorlyindie.com.

About The ASCAP Foundation
Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs, and public service projects for senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United States.  www.ascapfoundation.org

About ASCAP
Established in 1914, ASCAP is the first and leading U.S. Performing Rights Organization (PRO) representing the world’s largest repertory totaling over 8.5 million copyrighted musical works of every style and genre from more than 380,000 songwriter, composer and music publisher members.  ASCAP has representation arrangements with similar foreign organizations so that the ASCAP repertory is represented in nearly every country around the world where copyright law exists.  ASCAP protects the rights of its members and foreign affiliates by licensing the public performances of their copyrighted works and distributing royalties based upon surveyed performances.  ASCAP is the only American PRO owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.  www.ascap.com