Posts Tagged ‘jonathan mchugh’

Grammy-Nominated Composer Ryan Shore and I AM Movement Founder Lissa Lauria

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome Grammy-nominated composer Ryan Shore and artist, singer & songwriter Lissa Lauria. Composer Ryan Shore talks about his latest project – the score to action-driven combat driving video game, “Spy Hunter.” Shore received a 2012 Grammy Award nomination for best soundtrack score for “The Shrine.” He…

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Grammy Award Winning Music Supervisor Randy Spendlove on Q Score!

Grammy Award winning music supervisor and Film Music Executive Randy Spendlove sits down and chats with Q score host Jonathan McHugh. Spendlove and McHugh talk about the upcoming release of summer blockbuster Transformers 4. They also discuss Spendlove’s responsibilities as President of Music at Paramount Pictures and his experience working with artist like Beyonce, Linkin…

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Gene Simmons: Family Jewels Music Supervisor: Greg Cahn

Q sat down Music Supervisor Greg Cahn to discuss when he was just a PA for McHugh and also his big trip to Necker Island that him and his band are going on. Greg Cahn got his start in 2008 as the music coordinator for Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee and since then his career…

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Filmmaker Frank Fitzpatrick and Supergroup The Rescues

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome an award-winning film music producer, filmmaker, social entrepreneur, composer, record producer and songwriter Frank Fitzpatrick and indie supergroup The Rescues. Frank Fitzpatrick is the founder and director of non profit arts organization EarthTones. Fitzpatrick has created the soundtracks for over two-dozen films including “Queen of…

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Film Music Chief Mike Knobloch & Electro Trio Have U Heard

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome president of film music and publishing for Universal Pictures Mike Knobloch and electro pop, rap, techno hipsters Have U heard aka hUH. Mike Knobloch, head of film music for Universal Pictures, talks about working with Florence and the Machine on an original track for “Snow…

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Entertainment Software Association Vice President for Government Affairs Erik Huey interviewed on Q Score

Erik Huey, the current Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) sits and chats with Q score host Jonathan McHugh. As Senior Vice President, Erik oversees the entire federal and state government relations operations of ESA. Huey speaks to McHugh about the history of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the synergy…

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Emmy-Nominated Composer Miriam Cutler and The 88

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome Emmy-nominated compose Miriam Cutler and indie rockers The 88. Composer Miriam Cutler is a renaissance woman. She started her career as a singer/horn player in a number of bands including Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo alongside Danny Elfman. Plus, she has co-produced a number…

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Elan 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…

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Director Mario Van Peebles & Teen Star Telana

The Weekly Comet co-hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome director Mario Van Peebles and teen star Telana. Up and coming 15-year-old teen sensation Telana Nicole performs “It’s About Time” and “Automatic.” In addition to singing, she’s appeared in three feature films, three TV pilots, six commercials and ten shorts! She’s a triple treat! She…

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Dexter Composer Daniel Licht & Roots Rockers Uncle Daddy

The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome composer of the hit Showtime series “Dexter” Daniel Licht and roots rockers Uncle Daddy. 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 composer Daniel Licht provides the…

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Danny Bramson: The Interview Part 3 on Q Score

From Backstreet Records and Tom Petty’s Damn the Torpedoes to making movies with Cameron Crowe . . . in Part III of The Interview, Bramson shares the beginning of music supervision, where coordinating talents like Peter Gabriel and Led Zeppelin was a yet “under-acknowledged” job category.  Together with Joel Sill (Forrest Gump, Castaway), Becky Shargo…

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