Future of Music
Coalition is proud to be producing two panels
at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Now in its fourth year,
the Festival's mission is to create platforms for filmmakers
to reach the best possible audience for their work. The Tribeca
Film Festival also celebrates New York City as a major creative
source for film.
This
year, FMC is working in collaboration with TFF to present two
panels that address issues at the intersection of music and
film: soundtracks and rights clearance. Both panels will be
held in the main room of the Knitting Factory.
We are both pleased and sad to say that,
as of Monday, April 25, tickets for both panels are now SOLD
OUT. But hope is not entirely lost. See
Tribeca's door sales policies.
Weds, April 27 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street, NYC Directions
SOUNDTRACKS OF OUR FILMS
O Brother Where Art Thou…Magnolia…Garden
State. Whether as an orchestral score or in the form of
a simple pop song, a film's soundtrack can serve as a framing
device as integral as the story itself. Directors, musicians,
and composers will discuss the effect that music has in
movies, as well as the surprising power of film soundtracks
to influence musicians' careers and the music industry
itself.
Rick Karr Former Cultural Correspondent,
NPR News (moderator) Tim Robbins Actor, Director Michael Rohatyn Composer: Ballad of Jack and Rose
(2005); Personal Velocity (2002); Screenwriter: The Ballad
of Jack and Rose (2005) Blake Leyh Sound Designer and Composer for
films, musician. Recent projects have included sound
design for Julie Taymor's film Frida and music for
HBO's series THE WIRE. More Suzanne Vega Singer/Songwriter, with songs on Pretty
in Pink and Dead Man Walking, among others.
2:30 – 6:00 PM
ASCAP
Music Lounge at the Knitting Factory featuring
John
Trudell, Ben Jelen, Damien
Rice and Suzanne Vega The ASCAP Music Lounge is for Film Festival Badge Holders
only!
Thursday, April 28
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street, NYC Directions
COPYRIGHTING
CREATIVITY "Eyes on the Prize," the award-winning 1986 documentary
series, includes a scene of Martin Luther King Jr.'s staff singing
to him on his 39th, and last, birthday in 1968. But because of
the copyright on "Happy Birthday" the scene was almost
cut...producers were worried they couldn't afford it. (The film
itself is currently unavailable to a new audience because of expired
copyright licenses.) Join us for a conversation about how the rights
and clearance system impacts the creative process and how we can
find ways for musicians and filmmakers to have both the freedom
and compensation to create lasting art.
Rick Karr Former Cultural Correspondent, NPR News (moderator) Orlando Bagwell filmmaker and Program Officer, Media, Arts and
Culture, The Ford Foundation Michael Hausman Music manager and co-founder, United Musicians
Richard B. Heller, Esq. Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz,
PC
Peter Jaszi Professor, American University
Washington College of Law and co-author of "Untold Stories:
Creative Consequences of the Rights Clearance Culture for Documentary
Filmmakers" Rena Kosersky Music Supervisor for documentaries Jeff Tuchman Documentary producer/director/writer, Documania
Films
2:30 – 6:00 PM
ASCAP
Music Lounge at the Knitting Factory featuring
John Trudell, Paul Buchanan, Suzanne
Vega and Ivy The ASCAP Music Lounge is for Film Festival
Badge Holders only!
Tribeca's Door Only Ticket Sales Policy
Screenings and panels whose allotment
of advance tickets is no longer available will be listed as "Door Sales." Door Sales
lines will form approximately 30 minutes prior to scheduled screening
or panel times at the venue. Admission will begin approximately 15
minutes before program start time based on availability. CASH ONLY
- no discounts apply and admission is not guaranteed.
A few words about other FMC events
In January 2001, the FMC hosted its first annual Policy Conference at
Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where over 500 musicians, lawyers,
artists, academics, and policy-makers came together to debate some of
the most contentious issues surrounding digital technology and artists'
rights.
Public Enemy's Chuck
D. and the RIAA's Hilary Rosen after a panel at the first Policy
Summit
The two-day Policy Conference included keynote speeches from Senator
Orrin Hatch and Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3.com, as well as over 70
panelists including Leonardo Chiariglione (SDMI), Edward Felten (Princeton
University), Hilary Rosen (RIAA), Chuck D. (Public Enemy), Marybeth Peters
(Director, US Copyright Office), Jim Griffin (founder of Pho and Cherry
Lane Digital), and John Perry Barlow (Founder, Electronic Frontier Foundation).
Since 2001, FMC has organized a Policy Summit each year, with hundreds
of participants.
The Policy Summits regularly garner positive news
stories in some of the nation's most influential media outlets
including the Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and
National Public Radio, as well as coverage in the music industry press
-- Billboard and Spin Magazine -- and online at the Industry Standard,
Inside, Wired, and CNET.
