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Music in Film Summit - Sept 24- SAVE THE DATE!

posted Sep 9, 2010

Attention NM Musicians/Filmmakers - Mark Your Calendars!

The 2010 NM Music in Film Summit will be held Friday Sept. 24th at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe from 1:00 - 5:00 PM.

This event will be free and open to the public. You do not need to register for the summit.

Hosted by:

The NM Music Commission/Dept. of Cultural Affairs, NM Film Office, NM Tourism Department and the Lensic Theater.

Hotel Rates for those attending:

Music in Film Summit $75/night rate. Here are the details:
Call Sage Inn Reservations: 1-866-433-0335
Advise the nights you’ll be staying (Sept 23, 24 or both) and use "New Mexico Film Office" promotion
They will book your room at $75/night.

The following panelists are confirmed for this Summit:

· Mike Knobloch (President, Film Music & Publishing, Universal Pictures)
· Julia Michels (Music Supervisor, Format Entertainment)
· Lizzy Moore (West Regional Director, The Recording Academy)
· Alexandra Patsavas (President/CEO, Chop Shop Music)
· Randy Spendlove (President, Motion Picture Music, Paramount Pictures)

New Mexico Music in Film Summit 2010

Participant Bios

MIKE KNOBLOCH (Moderator)

Recently named President of Film Music and Publishing for Universal Pictures, Mike Knobloch has spent the last two decades overseeing music for film. Prior to his new post at Universal, Knobloch was Executive Vice President at Fox Music. From that post, he has supervised music on dozens of films at Fox, across all divisions of the company — from low budget to tent-pole productions. Highlights include overseeing the scores and soundtracks of Moulin Rouge, Titanic, X-Men (1-3), Romeo & Juliet, Fight Club, Drumline, Ice Age (1-3), I Robot, Walk The Line, A Good Year, The Devil Wears Prada, The Simpsons Movie, Alvin And The Chipmunks (1-2), Horton Hears A Who, The Rocker, Marley And Me, I Love You Beth Cooper, The Secret Life Of Bees, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and James Cameron’s Avatar.

He is President of The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter and has served on the Board of Governors in L.A. for several years. Mike is an active supporter of The Academy’s GRAMMY® U initiative and other mentoring programs such as National GRAMMY Career Day and has hosted various film screenings and panel discussions. In 2005, he founded the film scoring curriculum of the GRAMMY Foundation’s GRAMMY Camp — a summer program that immerses high school students in professional film scoring, among other disciplines of the music industry. The program, which Knobloch produced each summer through 2007, taught film music composition to students as young as 15, and culminated in each student recording their original work with a world-class orchestra on Fox’s legendary Newman Scoring Stage.
Born and raised in New York, Knobloch earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s School of Communication in Evanston, Ill. As an active alumnus and member of the NU Dean’s Advisory Committee, he is a host and advocate for the school’s internship program, as well as other teaching/mentoring efforts in both Los Angeles and Evanston. He is also a frequent guest lecturer and regularly conducts seminars on Music Supervision for Visual Media at the University of Southern California and UCLA. He lives in Sherman Oaks, Calif., with his wife, Carley, and children, Annie and Spencer.

Julia Michels (Panelist)

Julia Michels is an independent Music Supervisor who has enjoyed a successful twenty-year career in the film music industry. She is currently busy with several projects including The Big Year (Fox 2000), with acclaimed director David Frankel, starring Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Jack Black. She’s also busy with the romantic comedy What’s Your Number (New Regency) starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. She recently wrapped up work for the upcoming release of Ramona & Beezus (Fox), based on the bestselling Beverly Cleary book series.

Her recent box office successes include the highly anticipated sequel, Sex & The City 2 (New Line Cinema/WB), The Blind Side (Alcon/WB), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Fox), and the indie film A Single Man, which was nominated for Best Original Score at the Golden Globes. Other notable films she has supervised include Marley And Me (Fox), Sex & The City (New Line Cinema), the Oscar-nominated (Best Song) and Grammy Nominated (Best Soundtrack) August Rush (WB), and the 2006 blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada (Fox).

Prior to her independent status, Julia most recently held the position of Sr. Vice President of Music for MGM Pictures, overseeing such films as Be Cool, Beauty Shop and the remake of The Pink Panther. Before working at MGM, Julia was the Vice President of Soundtracks at EMI Records. In this role she oversaw soundtracks for all the labels in the EMI family including Capitol, Virgin, Priority and Blue Note records. Prior to EMI, Michels spent four years as the Vice President of Music for Twentieth Century Fox. Here she supervised all music for features produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Searchlight and Fox Animation film divisions. She was the music executive on such projects as Daredevil, Unfaithful, Down With Love, and The Banger Sisters. Before joining Fox, Michels was the Director of Soundtracks for Capitol Records and was instrumental in the creation of such soundtracks as Hope Floats, Good Will Hunting, There’s Something About Mary and Never Been Kissed.

During her extensive career in the film/soundtrack business, she has also been a music editor, a co-owner of an independent record label, and an agent for film composers. Julia’s contribution to films continues to warrant staggering box office results. Sex and the City alone grossed over $415 million. Together, Julia’s major box office hits have totaled over 1.6 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

Alexandra Patsavas (Panelist)

Alexandra founded her own Chop Shop music supervision company in 1998. She quickly earned a reputation for raising the bar in the quality of music selected for television series, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The O.C.,”“Gossip Girl,” “Chuck,” “Mad Men,” and “Rescue Me.”

A champion of independent artists, Patsavas has been responsible for identifying and exposing a remarkable string of original music to mainstream audiences. In the process, she has played an influential role in the development of such artists as Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Modest Mouse, The Fray, Ingrid Michaelson, and many others.

In 2007, Patsavas launched Chop Shop Records, which today is home to The Republic Tigers, The Little Ones, Anya Marina, Marina And The Diamonds, Scars On 45, Mackintosh Braun, and the Twilight soundtracks. She is a two-time Grammy® Nominee.

Randy Spendlove (Panelist)

As President of Motion Picture Music, record producer, and Grammy Award winner, Randy Spendlove oversees all aspects of music for Paramount Pictures films.

Spendlove supervised the music and co-produced the soundtrack album for Dreamgirls, which was nominated for three Best Song Academy Awards and sold over 2.5 million copies. Following the success of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, he is currently working on music for Stephen Spielberg & Peter Jackson’s Tin Tin, Craig Brewer’s Footloose, Michael Bay’s Transformers 3, JJ Abrams produced Morning Glory, Gore Verbinski’s Rango, Cohen Bros’ film True Grit, and the upcoming Mission Impossible 4.

Previously, as President of Motion Picture Music at Miramax, Spendlove was instrumental in the success of the film and soundtrack of Chicago. He won a 2004 Grammy, and the soundtrack sold over 3 million copies worldwide. His work on Cold Mountain received three 2005 Grammy nominations, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button earned Oscar Nominations for Best Score and Best Song. His summer 2009 film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, had original song “New Divide” by Linkin’ Park, which reached platinum status this year, selling over 1 million copies. He is also an accomplished musician, playing several instruments and even played guitar on the Dreamgirls soundtrack.

A devoted husband and father of two young children, Spendlove served on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy and is deeply involved with the Society of Young Composers where he devotes considerable time to mentoring emerging composers and musicians. Randy also often gives lectures at both UCLA and USC on the subjects of music and film.

Lizzy Moore

Los Angeles, West Regional Director, Member Services. Moore’s starting her seventh year as West Regional Director of The Recording Academy. She’s worked closely with Chapter and national staff identifying and developing professional strategies for membership outreach, special events, and mentoring her regional teams to promote cross-training opportunities within the Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, and Texas Chapter markets. Moore serves as the staff appointed executive managing corporate governance for the Member Services department. Prior to The Academy, Moore served as the Director of Corporate Relations & Special Projects for P.S. Arts, where she built the overall visibility of the organization by establishing strategic partnerships, coalitions, and incorporating the entertainment industry. Previously, she served as an educator in public schools, a district recruiter, and a master teacher working with teaching candidates from UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, and Loyola Marymount University. In addition to her administrative and multiple subject teaching credentials, Moore holds a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and a Bachelors degree in Liberal Studies.

Contact: Nancy Laflin
(505) 827-6454
nancy.laflin@state.nm.us