Weekly Comet Highlights
Interview with Composer Kevin Manthei
Film, TV and video game composer Kevin Manthei, talks scoring “Ultimate Spider-Man” which airs on Sundays at 11:00 a.m., ET/PT on Marvel Universe on Disney XD. Plus he brings out two very special guests, his daughters Piper, age 12, and Keller, age 10. Piper lent her composing skills to The Cartoon Network’s action show “Generator…
Read MoreInterview with composer iZler
Tamara and John sit down with iZler, fresh off his win at the BMI awards for his work on Revenge. iZler is a rock star turned composer whose credits include Humboldt County, Revenge, and Shameless.
Read MoreInterview with Composer Inon Zur
Film, TV and video game composer Inon Zur, whose credits include such hot games as “Prince of Persia” “The Lord of the Rings,” talks about the differences in scoring for different mediums. Plus, he reveals the secrets for composing for Massive Multiplayer Online games as well as what it was like studying with the legendary…
Read MoreInterview with Artist & Director Nick Egan
Artist, director and punk rocker Nick Egan sits down with co-host Tamara Conniff and KRCW DJ Jason Kramer to talk about his transition from album art, to fashion, to music video director, to feature director. Nick tells stories of working with the Clash, Oasis, Duran Duran, Bow Wow Wow, Iggy Pop, among others. Plus, he…
Read MoreInterview with “Vegas” Music Supervisor John Houlihan
Veteran music supervisor and music producer John Houlihan takes The Comet Couch and talks about working on the new CBS show, “Vegas,” starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis premiering September 25; his recent film “Looper” premiering September 28; and feature documentary for Sundance and A&E titled “Super Mensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon,” directed by…
Read MoreInterview with “The Expendables 2” Composer Brian Tyler
Composer Brian Tyler’s epic scores include “Constantine” and “Fast and Furious” as well as the blockbuster videogame, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” which grossed $775 million in its first 5 days. He talks about his current film, “The Expendables 2,” and why “windy” and “12th notes” are not musical terms.
Read MoreInterview with “Once Upon A Time” Composer Mark Isham
Grammy and Emmy-winning composer Mark Isham sits on The Comet Couch and discusses new film, “The Lucky One”, and the joys of working on the hit TV show “Once Upon a Time”. He talks about the weekly use of a full orchestra to record the score for “Once Upon a Time” and how film scoring…
Read MoreInterview with “Dexter” Composer Daniel Licht
Co-hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh welcome “Dexter” composer Daniel Licht to The Comet Couch. The seventh season of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series “Dexter” premiered to over 2.9 million viewers, making it the network’s number one telecast for the year. And award-winning compoer Daniel Licht provides the thrilling score to our favorite killer, using such odd…
Read MoreInside the Tadasana Yoga & World Music Fest
Co-founders Fabian Alsultany and Tommy Rosen give The Weekly Comet the inside scoop about the upcoming Tadasana Yoga and World Music Festival held at Santa Monica Beach the weekend of April 20-22. Fabian and Tommy take us from seven-year long conceptualization to creation of the festival which will bring some of the world’s best yoga teachers, musicians…
Read MoreI AM Movement Founder Lissa Lauria Interview
Lissa Lauria is a one movement, literally. She recently founded I AM Movement to support teens and young adults who are dealing with traumatic issues such as suicidal thoughts, cutting, drugs, alcoholism and low self-esteem. An actress, singer, musician and writer, Lissa began her career at a young age on the stages of New York…
Read MoreEric Dill – “War with the Wolves” (LIVE + Interview)
Eric Dill is the special musical guest. The former lead singer of the Click Five talks about why he decided to go solo with his new EP “Wherever You Are” and his forthcoming full-length album. Plus we get the scoop on his hit song “No Surprise,” which was a collaboration for Daughtry, and originally Nickelback.…
Read MoreEmmy-Nominated Composer Miriam Cutler Interview
Emmy-nominated composer Miriam Cutler takes to the Comet Couch to talk about her new documentary “Ethel”, a full-length feature on the life of Ethel Kennedy, which premiered at Sundance 2012 and will be released on HBO this fall. Miriam is a renaissance woman. She started her career as a singer/horn player in a number of…
Read MoreElectro Pop Rockers Maniac Interview
Electro pop rockers Maniac is in the house! Founding members, Jake Grigg, who hails from Sydney, Australia, and Oakland’s own Shawn Harris, talk about what is was like writing music via Skype. Plus, Shawn reveals how me made the video to “Thank Each Mistake” solely with an Ipad app called Brushes. Jake and Shawn are…
Read MoreElan Atias is Interviewed and Performs “We Are”
Singer and songwriter Elan Atias performs “We Are” off his new album also entitled “We Are” on The Weekly Comet. Elan discusses what is was like being the lead singer of The Wailers, the reggae band formed by the members of Bob Marley & The Wailers after Bob Marley’s death. Currently, Elan has released two…
Read MoreEarly Morning Rebel – “Find an Easier Way” + “LifeBoat” (LIVE + Interview)
Early Morning Rebel, whose music has already been featured on such hit shows as “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Breakout Kings” rock The Comet stage. The trio also talk about taking on London, New York and LA fashion week and being style icons. Tamara and John sit down with the band and then they play “Find an…
Read MoreCongratulations Hawk Koch – President of The Academy
emPOWERme.tv and Jonathan McHugh spend the day at the annual Produced by Conference on the Sony Pictures lot. We caught up with Hawk Koch, the newly named President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Congrats!
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