This next composer is truly an amazing talent! She is a Malaysian film and television composer whose score for Apple TV+ and Skydance's debut animation Blush has won Best Music Award from Hollywood Music in Media and was nominated for an Annie. Her second Annie nomination followed for her score on Skydance Animation's science fantasy adventure series WondLa, where she collaborated with industry icons such as John Lasseter. She also scored Skydance Animation's inaugural studio logo and I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast!

And the composer is... Joy Ngiaw!

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Our next guest is the co-founder of Impact 24, a PR company that represents many amazing composers and post production pros! He is a dear friend and a great guest to the podcast (many of his clients have appeared on this show) and today we discuss tips for composers on the rise to help promote themselves and talk about his amazing career!

And the PR professional is... Andrew Cohen!

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Our next guest is an EMMY-nominated composer whose work can be heard on HBO Max/Amblin’s animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch. Previously, she scored Season 1– Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Best Music Direction And Composition for An Animated Program. Other recent credits include the Peacock original series Based on a True Story, Netflix’s feature film Happiness For Beginners, and NBC’s Found. Frequently recognized for her other television credits, including CW network series Kung Fu, Batwoman, and Riverdale, NBC’s Blindspot, and Ava DuVernay’s limited series The Red Line, she has also scored numerous feature films, documentaries, and commercials.

I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast!

And the composer is....Sherri Chung

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0 Episodes later we get to rejoin two of my favorite composers in this world. Since their last appearance on this podcast they have won an EMMY and are now EMMY-nominated for their music for the final season of Cobra Kai. They also recently composed the score to the Peacock show Twisted Metal's second season and I’m so thrilled to welcome them back to the podcast. 

And the composers are... Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg

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Our next guest is the composer behind the brand new HULU limited series Washington Black which features a score recorded at the Fox Scoring Stage. He is honestly one of the most talented composers I know who has also written additional music on Michael Abel’s team for projects including Nope and Star Wars show The Acolyte. 

I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is... Cameron Moody

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Our next guest is a composer and producer who blends experimental music with sound design to tell stories. A two time Grammy Award winner, he has worked on projects including Joker, Chernobyl, The Railway Men, and Battlefield 2042. He has collaborated and worked with and for artists including Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Colin Stetson, Mica Levi and more and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is... Sam Slater

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I'm so excited to welcome this guest to the podcast. He is the composer behind The Secret Lives of Animals, Jane, and much much more and he's been a dear friend for years!

And the composer is... Kyle Rodriguez

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After graduating from NYU our next guest moved to LA to pursue a career in media scoring. He has written music for Emmy Award-winning shows Ozark and Vikings and contributed music to Blizzard Entertainment’s hit game Diablo IV. Fun fact: He was my music theory tutor, and we also co-composed the music for IFC Midnight thriller Centigrade.  

He scored Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne and I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast

And the composer is... Trey Toy

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