Kitsch Queen and multi-media creator Allee Willis was a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee with over 500 covers including Earth Wind & Fire’s “Boogie Wonderland” and “September,” Neutron Dance” by the Pointer Sisters and “I’ll Be There for You,” from Friends. With the Grammy-nominated, Tony-winning musical, The Color Purple, she added Broadway to her monumental credits.She left us in December 2019, but her indomitable spirit lives on in her songs, in our hearts, and in this encore episode.

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Allee Willis - Songwriter / Multi-media creator / Queen Of Kitsch

A songwriter, an artist, a businessman, and a creative visionary: Evan Bogart channels his exuberant imagination into songs, films, television, records, music publishing and technology. Music is his through line, and having written songs for a roster of artists including Jennifer Lopez, and Jason DeRulo, Evan’s co-written Beyoncé smash “Halo,” is a remarkable touchstone in an ever-evolving career. Meet the newly elected president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy.  

Evan Bogart

Three consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Score Soundtrack and three consecutive TEC awards for Best Film Sound Production: John Kurlander is a distinguished Balance engineer and Remixer whose career began working on Abbey Road, by the Beatles. Since then he’s worked on countless musical cast albums, orchestral recordings and films, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and numerous Academy Award winning and Oscar nominated projects. Meet a master sonic craftsman of the highest order.

John Kurlander

She first came on the radar playing keyboards with the Arsenio Hall band. She’s since performed or recorded with artists from Carole King and Carlos Santana to Mariah Carey.  As a composer, Starr Parodi’s illustrious credits span feature films, episodic television, concert works and solo piano artistry. Recently elected President of the Alliance for Women Film composers, Starr exemplifies a multi-faceted career that continues to expand. Starr shines brightly on Storyophonic.

Starr Parodi

Through a catalog of songs that are undeniably upbeat, songwriter and Rolling Stone’s Hot Producer of the Year Sam Hollander creates vibrant pop hits like Fitz and the Tantrums’ “HandClap” and eight songs for Panic! At the Disco’s Pray for the Wicked, with the #1 hit “High Hopes.” In conversation, he relates how as a member of the supportive SONA community, he has evolved from a young MC into one of the most in-demand songwriters and producers in modern pop music.

Sam Hollander

A video feature from our recent podcast with Christophe Beck and Dan Kimpel. Christophe  is one of Hollywood’s foremost composers. Now, with the release of Frozen 2, Beck expands on the glacial Disney soundscape he devised for Elsa and her cohorts in the mega-hit Frozen. He is committed to expanding opportunities in the film music community through SESAC Scores: The Beck Diversity Project.  

In Studio With Christophe Beck

Canadian-born Los Angeles-based Christophe Beck is one of Hollywood’s foremost composers. Now, with the release of Frozen 2, Beck expands on the glacial Disney soundscape he devised for Elsa and her cohorts in the mega-hit Frozen. From the Hangover Trilogy to The Peanuts Movie, Christophe Beck explores a remarkable compositional range with powerful emotional substance. He is committed to expanding opportunities in the film music community through SESAC Scores: The Beck Diversity Project

Christophe Beck

Our music world was stunned by the recent passing of Grammy and Tec Award winning engineer and producer Ed Cherney.  With credits that included the Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Ed was one of the greatest board masters of all time.  His prodigious achievements were mirrored in his immense humor and loving heart.  We thank Ed Cherney for the light that he shared and the music that he illuminated with his genius.  In his honor, we present this encore conversation.

In Memoriam - Ed Cherney

 In feature films, documentaries and episodic television, the word “eclectic” only begins to describe music from composer Carl Thiel.For the new Netflix animated series, Seis Manos, Carl cross-pollinatesfolkloric Mexican influences, traditional Chinese instruments and retro Seventies sounds to accompany the story of three orphans raised in Mexico and trained in martial arts, on a mission to avenge the murder of their mentor. Sonic sorcery casts a spell as Carl conjures up the score.  

Carl Thiel

Even if you don’t know his name, you know his sound: you’ve heard Danny Kortchmar’s magical guitar on tracks with legends like James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, and Bob Dylan. As a songwriter, he’s collaborated with Don Henley and Jackson Browne, and he’s produced projects with a roster that includes Billy Joel and Neil Young.  Now touring and recording with Immediate Family, Danny Kortchmar plugs in on this special episode sponsored by Roland Corporation, Boss, and Universal Audio. 

Danny Kortchmar

Doreen Ringer Ross, Vice President of Film, Television and Visual Media at BMI, works with all echelons of composers including legends like John Williams, Thomas Newman and Danny Elfman. She also oversees a full slate of BMI initiatives and workshops nurturing the next generation of compositional creators. Meet Doreen Ringer Ross whose depth of knowledge confirms that she most assuredly knows the score. This episode of our podcast is sponsored by BMI, whose “Music Moves Our World.”  

Doreen Ringer - Ross

Emmy nominated composer Miriam Cutler works exclusively on socially relevant Emmy winning, Sundance and Oscar nominated documentaries including RBG, a story of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.  With over forty film scores, six-time Grammy-winning composer, trumpeter and recording artist Terence Blanchard received his first Academy Award nomination for Spike Lee’s BlackKkKlansman. We highlight two recent guests in this episode who exemplify positive changes in the film music community.

Miriam Cutler & Terence Blanchard - Composer Profiles

Concluding our third Storyophonic season is Brian Kehew, a musician, producer and keyboardist with golden ears and extraordinary skills. A one-man audio excavation team, he explores deep musical vaults, mining hidden gems for bonus tracks and remasters by Fleetwood Mac, Aretha Franklin and hundreds of other artists. Currently touring as a technician with The Who, Brian, who co-authored the book Recording the Beatles, presents an annual lecture series at Abbey Road Studios In London.

Brian Kehew

Attorney Rachel Stilwell represents the legal interests of a vast constituency of the Hollywood entertainment industry in the music, film and literary worlds. Her clients also include the non-profit musicFIRST coalition and she serves on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy’s LA Chapter and the Board of the Future of Music Coalition. Rachel breaks down the issues and explains vital issues affecting music makers and other creators in this modern age and in the future.

Rachel Stilwell

Across a vast span of mediums, Laura Karpman composes for feature films, documentaries, episodic television, concert works, operas and video games. A four time Emmy winner and the composer of the Grammy winning album Ask Your Mama, Laura’s mastery of classic form and modern technology designates her as one of Hollywood’s preeminent creators. We visit her studio at the beach, where surrounded by a museum-worthy collection of instruments, she shares her creative processes and musical methods.

Laura Karpman

Storyophonic is a regular Music Industry podcast featuring conversations with leading-edge pros to inform, entertain, inspire and guide you to greater success – wherever you are in your career. Topics range from songwriting to recording to royalties and everywhere in between. Join us each week for tips and tales from deep inside the music industry! Our podcast host is Dan Kimpel. Each episode is produced and edited by Lindsay Tomasic of Datolite Music Ltd.

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