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February
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ASCAP
ACTION
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OUTSTANDING
ASCAP Celebrates Movin' Out,
Billy Joel's Broadway Smash
ASCAP member and pop superstar Billy Joel, whose
Movin' Out brings his songs to the Broadway
stage for the first time at Manhattan's Richard
Rodgers Theater, was welcomed to the musical theater
community by ASCAP and fellow Broadway composers
and lyricists. At a reception following a preview
performance of Movin' Out, Joel was toasted
by such musical theater creators as Betty Comden
and the late Adolph Green, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen
Flaherty, Michel Legrand, Richard Adler, Mary Rodgers,
Lucy Simon, Tom Jones and Henry Krieger, among others.
The event took place at the Richard Rodgers Theater
on the Friday night before Adolph Green passed away.
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Pictured at the Joel reception are (l-r) Tom Jones,
the late Adolph Green, Mary Rodgers, Joel, ASCAP
President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman and Richard
Adler. |
Joel and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime) |
Pictured above are Dick Scanlon and Jeanine Tesori
(Thoroughly Modern Millie), Joel, Jason
Robert Brown (Parade) and Craig Carnelia
(Imaginary Friends) |
Composer Earl Rose, Betty Comden and Joel |
Steve
Earle Visits FolkScene
Steve Earle took time out from promoting his latest
album, Jerusalem, to pay a visit to Roz
and Howard Larmon's FolkScene for a taping of
the 30-year old syndicated Los Angeles-based radio
program devoted to traditional and comtemporary
folk music. Steve's other recent activities include
writing a new book and a play. Pictured (l-r)
are ASCAP's Brendan Okrent, Steve Earle, Roz ane
Howard Larmon.
Listen to Steve
Earle's Audio Portrait. |
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Philip
Glass and The Hours
On December 4, ASCAP's Film & Television Music
Department hosted a private industry screening and
cocktail party at the Directors Guild of America
in L.A. honoring composer Philip Glass and his mesmerizing,
Golden Globe-nominated score to the Paramount hit
film The Hours. Shown at the reception
are (l-r) ASCAP's Kevin Coogan and Nancy Knutsen,
Glass manager and publisher Jim Keller of Dunvagen
Music in New York, Glass and his agents, Laura Engel
and Richard Kraft, of Blue Focus Management. |
Cover Me
The latest edition of ASCAP's Cover Me, part of
the Quiet on the Set showcase series, featured hit
songwriters David Kopatz, Michelle Lewis, Steve
Booker and Ty Lacy. A small sampling of their collective
covers include those by Cher, Kelly Osbourne, Lee
Ann Rimes, Jessica Simpson, Stevie Nicks and Natalie
Imbruglia. The evening's special guest was veteran
hitmaker Holly Knight, in a rare appearance. Holly's
megahits include those by Pat Benatar, Tina Turner
and Heart, while her current works include two major
TV themes, "Angel" and "Standing Still." The heavily
attended event was a celebration of the songwriting
community in L.A. Pictured (l-r) at The Mint are
Knight, ASCAP's Brendan Okrent (who produces the
series), David Kopatz, Michelle Lewis, guest player
and songwriter Jeff Silbar and Steve Booker. Not
pictured is Ty Lacy. |
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| Beyoncé
Turns 21
Music World Entertainment, Riquochet Entertainment
and Tanqueray hosted a Birthday Extravaganza for
ASCAP member Beyoncé Knowles at the Cascade
Roller Skating Rink in Atlanta, Georgia. Pictured,
below left, at the bash are Beyoncé with
ASCAP's Charis Henry and Tina Knowles; below center,
Henry with Jermaine Dupri; and below right, Def
Jam's newlywed Jaha Johnson with ASCAP's Charis
Henry and Warryn Campbell. |
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Pete Yorn
Pictured at a Trampoline Records CD release event
at Barnes & Noble are (l-r) ASCAP's Randy Grimmett,
Rami Jaffee, Pete Yorn, Marc Dauer and ASCAP's Sascha
Von Tiergarten. |
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GREAT TASTE
ASCAP's L.A. office recently hosted a wine tasting
event for L.A-based music supervisors and ASCAP
members. Wine was supplied courtesy of Robert Mondavi.
Pictured at right are Windswept's Marina Mena, June
Street Entertainment's Art Ford, Unencumbered's
Bambi Moe, Fermata Music's Michelle Wernick and
Windswept's John Anderson enjoy the festivities.
Pictured below (l-r) at the event are Werner, Whirly
Girl's Frankie Pine, Soundadvice's Amy Rosen, Warner/
Chappell's Joei Alvarez, Anderson, ASCAP's Pamela
Allen, Chrysalis's Scott Cresto and Sound Advisors'
Peggy O'Brien; Right Bank's Lisa Cunningham, ASCAP's
Michael Todd, ASCAP's Diana Szyszkiewicz and songwriter
Dave Merenda; and below, far right, songwriters
Jesse Littleton and Dave Bassett.
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 Living
Video Archive
At the close of 2002, the ASCAP Living Video Archive
program was kicked off under the auspices of The
ASCAP Foundation and through the generosity of a
grant from The Cain Foundation. ASCAP members interviewed
for the project include Richard Adler, Cy Coleman,
Betty Comden, Johnny Mandel and folk music legend
Jean Ritchie (pictured, center). Visiting with Ms.
Ritchie prior to her interview session at ASCAP's
New York offices are Associate Director of The ASCAP
Foundation Colleen McDonough (left) and ASCAP's
Jim Steinblatt, who conducted the interview. |
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