NY Composers Tech Meetup Video/Film Music- from Preston

Hi Everyone,

For all of you interested in writing music for film, video and television, this meetup is for you!

Composer Peter Calandra will be our guest.

Pete is one of the go-to pros in the film/video/television industry and has scored 15 movies including Red Right Wrong (2008 Stock's-Eye Films) Let It Out The Movie (2008 Lookalike Productions, Kleenex, USOC) Night Into Day (2008 Lookalike Productions, Selection 2008 Los Angeles Short FIlm Festival), Trip To The Planetarium (2008 Licorne Films, Selection Cannes FIlm Festival), and many others.
He has written over 1500 compositions for television broadcast including many theme packages for Fox Sports, Comcast Sports Net and The Big Ten Network.
As a performer, he spent 10 years playing the piano chair for the Broadway production of Miss Saigon. He also toured the U.S.A playing Keyboard 1 with Les Miserables and played in the Broadway Production of Phantom Of The Opera, served as Pianist/Conductor and Musical Director for the award winning original NYC production of Little Shop of Horrors, and is currently playing part time on Broadway at The Lion King.
Peter has performed or recorded with the NY Pops Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Susan Anton, Don Cherry, Aretha Franklin, Allen Ginsberg, Annie Golden, Lillianne Montevecchi and spent 16 years as keyboard player in the artist/musician Larry Rivers Climax Band.
You can see and hear some of his work at his website.

We will divide our meetup into two parts:

First, Pete will show some examples of his work, and then we will discuss the television/video/film business. He will also talk about how he works, and we will get into the technical elements, as well. Your Q & An will be a top priority in this seminar. So, bring you questions.

Second, time allowing, we will return to our regular meetup format, playing and discussing your music.
(Because I don't know how long the first part will go, there is no guarantee that we will get to all of you in the second part.)

If you are a newcomer and want to play your music, the easiest way is to bring an iPod, or a CD of some of your tracks, which can be played, through my laptop and/or monitors. Try to keep your selections down to about 5 minutes or so. We will try to keep a fair blend between newcomers, and veterans.

If you wish to perform live, that is great! There is a digital piano that is decent. The sound system is my small m-audio monitors with RCA, stereo 1/8th inch mini, or 1/4 inch inputs. So, calculate your amplification needs accordingly. If you have any questions--performance-based, tech, or otherwise--please feel free to drop me an e-mail.

The Tada Theater is in Chelsea at 15 West 28th Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue--very easy to get to. You Westsiders can take the 1 train to 28th Street and walk a few blocks east. And, the R and W local trains stop just a few hundred feet from the building entrance. Tada is on the uptown side of 28th Street. The building entrance is next to a parking lot in the middle of the block. (I'm not sure what the parking situation is in the evening, but allow extra time if you're driving.) Looking forward to seeing everyone again.

All best,
Preston