WHO: Broadcast Music Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, and Krakower Poling PR will return to Comic-Con, to present “The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition" panel, featuring composers Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street), Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th), Laura Karpman (Carrie), Richard Band (Re-Animator), Tyler Bates (Dawn of the Dead), Maurizio Guarini of Goblin (Suspiria), along with special guest actor Douglas Tait (Freddy vs. Jason).
WHAT: “The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition” panel at Comic-Con will be co-moderated by Anne Cecere of BMI and Chandler Poling of
Krakower Poling PR, returning for their fifth consecutive
collaboration. The featured composers will discuss the power of music in
horror films with a Q&A to follow. The event is open only to
Comic-Con badge holders. In addition, attendees will also get sneak
peeks into the participants’ current projects, as well as exclusive free
gifts.
In
celebration of the fifth anniversary panel, there will be a special
signing with “The Character of Music” composers, as well as some special
guests. Commemorative giveaways will be provided to all panel
attendees.
WHEN: Saturday, July 11, 2015
Special signing event: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Sails Pavilion, 2nd floor, table AA07 (inside convention center).
“The Character of Music” panel: 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., room 8 (inside convention center).
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
WHY: BMI’s
composers, such as the legendary John Williams and Mike Post,
contribute to billions of dollars in box office receipts, with film
scores in many of the year’s top films as well as highest rated TV
series. The highest-rated series and specials on television feature the
scores of BMI composers, who craft the theme and/or background music for
nearly three-quarters of all primetime network programs. In addition to
Comic-Con, BMI partners with other events to enhance the role of music
in film, television and video games.
About BMI:
Celebrating
75 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and
businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music
rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI
represents the public performance rights in more than 8.5 million
musical works created and owned by more than 600,000 songwriters,
composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license
agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its
affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in
public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming
the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the
creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the
musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to
perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among
the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the
latest BMI news, visit www.bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.’s Facebook page.
About Krakower Poling PR:
Krakower
Poling PR is anchored in an industry that is constantly
changing. Mixing traditional tools of Public Relations with cutting edge
ideas allows us to redefine what PR stands for. For us it’s all about
deepening relationships, increasing trust and active communications. By
engaging and connecting our clients with their audiences, building a
solid fan base, fostering media relations, creative storytelling,
innovative award campaigning and pushing boundaries into new
opportunities we support our clients in continuously achieving success.
Krakower
Poling PR represents composers, music supervisors, record labels for
film, TV, video games and Broadway, as well as film and music festivals
around the world.
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