BMI & White Bear PR To Present “The Character of Music” Panel at Comic-Con® 2019

WHO: BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) and White Bear PR return to Comic-Con to present the ninth edition of the  “The Character of Music” panel, which highlights the importance of music in film, television and video games. This year’s panelists include renowned BMI composer Tyler Bates (John Wick franchise); Emmy-winning BMI composer Frederik Wiedmann along with showrunner Aaron Ehasz (The Dragon Prince); and two-time BAFTA-winning composer Austin Wintory (Journey) with video game director Matt Nava (Abzu), with an additional guest to be confirmed. BMI’s Senior Director of Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media Anne Cecere and President of White Bear PR Chandler Poling will moderate.

WHAT: “The Character of Music” panel pairs composers with their directors to discuss the creative process and conversations that happen behind the scenes.  Conference goers will get a chance to hear what the directors are looking for in a composer, and how the composers developed some of the most pulse-pounding action music, emotional character themes, and lush adventurous soundscapes for fan-favorite projects in film, television and video games. A Q&A with the audience and giveaways will follow.

WHERE: 
San Diego Convention Center Room 32AB
111 W. Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101

WHEN: 
Friday, July 19, 2019

TIME:
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

ABOUT BMI:
Celebrating over 78 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in 14 million musical works created and owned by more than 900,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI’s repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year. For additional information and the latest BMI news, visit bmi.com, follow us on Twitter @BMI or stay connected through Broadcast Music, Inc.‘s Facebook page. Sign up for BMI’s The Weekly™ and receive our e-newsletter every week to stay up to date on all things music.

About White Bear PR:
White Bear Public Relations specializes in PR for composers, music supervisors, and film & music festivals around the world.  Over the last few years, White Bear PR has produced award-winning campaigns, represented clients at all major film festivals, and created popular composer-focused panels at Comic-Con and WonderCon. In addition, they have created and moderated a variety of panels for international TV, film and music festivals. White Bear PR connects their clients within the industry and the public, enlarging their circle of influence. The company recognizes the importance of social networking and helps their clients implement and maintain a presence on those platforms to continuously engage and get noticed. More at http://www.whitebearpr.com/

About Comic-Con:
SAN DIEGO COMIC CONVENTION (Comic-Con) is a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general public’s awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other public outreach activities which celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture. In addition to its San Diego convention each summer (the world’s largest comics convention of its kind), Comic-Con organizes the Anaheim-based WonderCon each spring. On the web: Comic-Con.org, Facebook.com/comiccon, and follow us on Twitter (@Comic_Con) and on Instagram (@comic_con)Comic-Con is a registered trademark of the San Diego Comic Convention.