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Cheech and Chong’s Still Smokin’, and later another Cheech and Chong
film, Cheech and Chong’s The Corsican Brothers. His success scoring music
for films continued as he composed scores for ninja movies for Cannon
Films, television movies and miniseries, writing for a wide range of genres
and musical styles, including Showtime’s Red Shoe Diaries.
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its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation . His awards include a 2002 Grammy
nomination and six BMI Film Music Awards. Clinton has also written
several concert works and three musicals, and serves as an advisor for the
Reservations for the event are preferred but not required, however
space is limited. The cost for the event is $15 for ASMAC members and students,
and $25 for non-members and walk-ins. Call 818-994-4661 or reserve
enjoys via email surfing to asmac@theproperimageevents.com
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Announces Authorized
Steinway Piano Software Instrument
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of the Steinway sound. We also understand the importance of quality
samples and their use by amateur music enthusiasts, as well as, prominent
producers, composers, recording studios and other venues. We were
extremely lucky to have Gary Garritan work with us on this technically
and musically complex project.”
“Steinway pianos have set the bar of excellence in pianos,” said
Gary Garritan. “Our goal is to develop with Steinway & Sons the highest
quality piano sample library ever produced, one that will once again
set the standard in quality and innovation.”
For more information on Garritan, visit http://www.garritan.com
Mindseed and Vividas Announce
New PPV Streaming Service
n International post production house Mindseed Entertainment and video
streaming company, Vividas have announced a licensing arrangement
which will give film producers a new distribution channel for their products.
Mindseed Entertainment has developed a portal, which will allow
consumers to view a range of films on a pay per view basis using Vividas’
streaming technology. These films will be delivered in full screen, high
definition format, to the viewer’s computer without the need for software
downloads.
Vividas says that unlike other online formats, their solution allows millions
of concurrent viewers without loss of vision quality, so delivers greater
global reach and viewer satisfaction.
According to Mindseed founder and CEO, Ed Anderson, 97% of films
produced will never be seen by a wider public audience and the new portal
will provide a means of distribution for these films, as well as many other
popular titles screened in the past.
“Film distribution companies and their networks have been forced to
rely on film festivals and the Internet via sites such as MySpace and You-
Tube and other methods of video streaming, to move their films,” Anderson
says. “Poor picture quality, small image area, long download times and considerable
storage and bandwidth problems for the end user have limited
the success of these methods.”
The new portal, Mindseed Theatre, will be launched internationally
next month and will offer full length feature films, foreign language films,
television shows, documentaries and comedy; as well as live concert footage
of well known recording artists – all in the highest quality available to its
global audience.
The site will also offer a “Classics” page, where older films already
screened in cinemas, will be available.
The new site offers the consumer several options including two streaming
rates (ADSL broadband and 256MB), depending on their computer and
provider’s capacity, as well as pause facilities of up to 48 hours should the
viewer need to come back to the program later. In these instances, the system
remembers the exact point that the viewing ceased and continues on
until the end of the program once reactivated.
For more information, visit www.vividas.com
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