Congratulations to the winner of the Film Music Business Career Mentoring Call!
The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) and OTICONS are glad to announce the winner of the open call for the “FILM MUSIC BUSINESS Career Mentoring for European Film Composers”.
This collaboration and this award are the first of its kind! And the response to it has been truly amazing!
George Christopoulos, Founder and CEO of OTICONS, had to decide the winner among the 37 composers from 15 European countries that responded to the open call by listening to a selection of their compositions along with reading the bio that they shared in their applications.
After repeated and careful listening and contemplation, we are happy to announce that the winner of the Film Music Business Career Mentoring Award is DAVE PRICE from the UK!
George commented: “For reading a text there is the phrase: “reading behind the lines”, and I think that it’s equivalent for listening to music you never heard before. It is “listening to the ideas behind the notes and feeling all emotions that arise from the music”. This is what I am called to do every time I close my eyes and listen to a talented composer’s work. The music Dave has selected to pitch for this call was simply brilliant. Wonderful concepts, impeccably executed. Every composition of his was a complete statement. There was a visionary out-of-the-box composer at work here. Also, by reading his bio and visiting his site, I discovered a natural talent that I think deserves to be discovered by filmmakers and to be offered the opportunity to accompany their stories with his music. Nothing would make me happier than assisting him with my input to achieve that objective.”
Congratulations once again to Dave Price! We would also like to highlight the quality of the applications received, and to congratulate all the other participants. Not only was the turnout so great but also the quality of the applications so hopeful to encounter for the art of film scoring and for our industry!
ECSA and George will be in touch with Dave Price to arrange the mentoring sessions in the month of May.
