BMI & White Bear PR To Present MUSIC IN ANIMATION Panel at Wondercon

Broadcast Music Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, and White Bear PR, will return to WonderCon, to present the highly anticipated Music in Animation panel. The discussion will feature composers Ryan Elder, Tim Kiefer, Mark Rivers and Tom Howe, who are the musical masterminds behind some of the most popular series and films in animation includingRick and Morty, Adventure Time, Big Mouth, and Early Man. The panelists will delve into the process of creating music and songs for their fan-favorite projects, while providing additional behind the scenes details. Following the panel will be a Q&A with giveaways to audience members as supplies last. The panel will be moderated by BMI Senior Director Film, TV and Visual Media Relations, Anne Cecere, and President of White Bear PR, Chandler Poling. Come Get Schwifty with us!

WHEN: Sunday, March 25 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Room North 200A

WHERE: Anaheim Convention Center (800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92802)

ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

Ryan Elder (@RyanElderMusic)
Ryan Elder is a television and film composer known for his diverse, eclectic comedy and sci-fi scores. His music for Adult Swim's Rick and Morty has been recognized for the strange and fantastical worlds it helps create. He also writes the music for Harmonquest (VRV) and Good Game (Youtube Red), and has contributed music to FOX's The Simpsons and Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place. Elder is currently working with co-composer Ben Bromfield on the upcoming Dreamworks animated series Boss Baby: Back in Business.

Tim Kiefer (@staypuftdj)
Tim Kiefer is a composer, DJ and event producer who resides in Los Angeles. His work has been featured in the film Spork, web series Bravest Warriors, and most notably, Cartoon Network's Emmy-winning series Adventure Time.

Mark Rivers
Mark Rivers spent the late 80s and early 90s playing drums for the Boston-based band, The Cavedogs. For the past twenty years, he's lived in Los Angeles pursuing dual careers as a music composer and comedy writer. His credits include Mr. Show with Bob and David, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Kroll Show, and Parks and Recreation, just to name a few. He is currently composing music for the animated Netflix show, Big Mouth, which is in its second season.

Tom Howe (@howe_tom)
Tom Howe is an award-winning composer from the UK who has scored over 70 Emmy and BAFTA-winning dramas and documentaries, including recent films like Aardman's animated feature Early Man, directed by Nick Park and Annapurna Pictures' Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, starring Luke Evans and Rebecca Hall. Howe is the composer of all 8 seasons of the international sensation The Great British Bake Off, including the rousing Main Theme that builds the appetites of audiences everywhere. In addition to his film and TV projects, he has also been a songwriter behindseveral international Top 40 hits.

WHY: BMI's composers, such as the legendary John Williams and Mike Post, contribute to billions of dollars in box office receipts, with film scores in many of the year's top films, as well as highest rated TV series. In fact, BMI composers craft the theme and/or background music for nearly three-quarters of all primetime network programs. In addition to WonderCon, BMI partners with other events to promote awareness of the role music plays in film, television and video games.

ABOUT BMI:
Celebrating over 77 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 nearly 13 million musical works created and owned by more than 800,000 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 everyMonday 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. The company is built on relationships and creativity, thrives on innovation, and gets results. Since its inception, 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. More at www.whitebearpr.com or follow us on Twitter @whitebearpr.