Hollywood Highlights

Eddie Vedder, Sean Penn, Wendy and Lisa featured at the ASCAP-sponsored Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference

(l-r) Songwriter/performer Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, moderator Tamara Conniff of Billboard, director Sean Penn, composer/producer Michael Brook and ASCAP's Nancy Knutsen following the director/composer keynote panel on Into the Wild.

ASCAP members Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, composers for hit TV series Heroes, Bionic Woman and Crossing Jordan, pose with ASCAP's Mike Todd after their address at the Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Conference. Wendy and Lisa first made waves with Prince's band The Revolution in the 80s.

ASCAP is a Founding Sponsor of the annual Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference presented each year in Beverly Hills, California. This year's Conference, held on November 1st and 2nd 2007, featured discussions with high-profile ASCAP members during the ASCAP-sponsored Vanguard Address and Director/Composer Keynote. Numerous other ASCAP composers and songwriters spoke on panels and in workshops throughout the conference.