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At this year's Cannes International Film Festival,
ASCAP Senior Vice President Nancy Knutsen participated
in two film music panels with composers Randy Newman,
Angelo Badalamenti, the Hollywood Reporter's
Ray Bennett, AF of M President Tom Lee and representatives
from the Recording Musicians Association in Los
Angeles, with whom ASCAP frequently collaborates
on workshops, festivals and conferences. A special
presentation of the inaugural RMA/ASCAP Harmony
Award was also presented to Newman for his incomparable
success and influence as a composer, songwriter
and artist. In the left photo, Randy accepts the
Harmony Award from Knutsen, and the RMA's Executive
Publisher David Ewart. Hollywood Reporter
Editor in Chief and Publisher Robert Dowling also
participated in the presentation. Also pictured
are EMI/London's Director of Film & TV Jonathan
Channon, Knutsen and Newman celebrating his award
on the Annheiser-Busch yacht, The Big Eagle, in
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Flanders
Film Festival
Pictured at a Los Angeles reception for the Flanders
Film Festival are (clockwise from left, l-r) Alan
and Marilyn Bergman with film producer Lili Fini
Zanuck, a 2001 honoree at the festival; ASCAP composer
and Board member Mark Isham, Bergman, ASCAP's Nancy
Knutsen and composer Jeff Rona, a member of the
2002 Jury; and Festival Secretary General Jacques
Dubrulle with songwriter Mike Stoller, a past honoree.
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APRA In Australia
A highlight of the evening was a live performance
by the original members of the legendary Little
River Band. Photo by Tony Mott |
ASCAP's Todd Brabec and Nancy Knutsen attended the
2002 APRA Awards in Sydney, Australia in May. Among
the many APRA members who received awards, ASCAP's
Diane Warren was also honored for "Can't Stop the
Moonlight" in the category of Most Performed Foreign
Work. Brabec accepted the award on her behalf.
Pictured clockwise below: Todd Brabec presents
the award for Most performed Australian Work Overseas
for the Savage Garden hit "Crash and Burn" to
(l-r) publisher John Woodruff of Rough Cut Music
and songwriter Daniel Jones; APRA member Kasey
Chambers, voted Songwriter of the Year; Universal
Music Australia's Managing Director Bob Aird with
Knutsen; Winner of the Most Performed Dance Work,
paulmac, with Brabec; and Knutsen with the Little
River Band's Glenn Shorrock. |
Photo by Tony Mott |
Photo by Tony Mott |
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The recent CISAC World Congress in London was host
to many of the world's leading music creators and
industry executives. Gathered at a Congress event
are (l-r) Ireland's Paddy Moloney (of the Chieftains),
American lyricist, ASCAP Board member and former
ASCAP President Hal David, British record producer
Sir George Martin and ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento.
David served on the Congress's "Lobbying and Public
Awareness" Panel and LoFrumento served on the "Technology
Challenge and Consumer Models" panel. |
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