For my interview with Gemma Dempsey for the "Composers On Film" podcast, it was a real pleasure to dig into some of my all time favorite tracks by Isaac Hayes, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, Public Enemy, composer Jeremy Sams and Milton Nascimento, as well as an eclectic sampling of my film and TV score....
Showrunner GLEN MAZZARA tapped The Angel to score the second season of HawthoRNe. The show, centered on a strong female lead, Chief Nursing Officer Christina Hawthorne, is played by Executive Producer, JADA PINKETT SMITH. Jada was one of the only African-American women to have a leading role in a prime-time dramatic series when the show aired on TNT....
Sonya Dunn interviewed The Angel for her weekly radio program, Prime Focus on WERA.FM Arlington. Prime Focus puts the spotlight on women in media....
Straight outta Hollywood - On October 27th the annual The Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference kicked off. At 2:45 I joined fellow recording artists turned composers, Stewart Copeland, Charlie Clouser and Lyle Workman on BMI's Panel entitled: "From Rock Star To Composer: Creating A Career In Film/TV Music". Stewart Copeland, Doreen Ringer Ross (BMI), Lyle Workman, The Angel, Charlie Clouser In 45 minutes none of us could begin to scratch the surface of what it's like to be in the hot seat as a composer, but we all had our own unique take on how we made the transition...
On September 22nd I participated in a panel of industry women to discuss what our experiences are like working in entertainment. The panel was created by Women & Hollywood's Melissa Silverstein and I was in the company of Melissa Daykin (Creative Executive at Mandalay Motion Pictures), Emily Abt (director) and Jacqui Schock (lawyer at UTA). Though we all face different challenges in our respective fields, there was one thing that stood out for me about what we all shared that evening. None of us had a single complaint about the grueling hours, tough deadlines, occasional male chauvinism / old boys...