Weekly Comet Highlights
Legend of Korra, Indie Band “No” and the Tadasana Festival
Joins us next week as we feature Indie band “No”, talk with ” The Legend of Korra” music supervisor Jeremy Zuckerman and discuss The Tadasana Yoga and Music Festival. Subscribe to keep up with all of the latest video uploads and live events http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=empowermetv Follow our network on twitter @emPOWERmedottv http://twitter.com/emPOWERmedottv You can also like…
Read MoreKings of Leon Canceled, Watch the Throne news, and Amy Winehouse
Jonathan Mchugh and Tamara Conniff go over some of the music news in the industry. First up was the Kings of Leon had to cancel their tour due to the lead singer getting really sick. Jonathan goes over details for the Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z and Kanye West. Tour comes to Los ANgeles…
Read MoreMC5’s Wayne Kramer Interview
Legendary guitarist and punk rocker Wayne Kramer sits down with the Weekly Comet to discuss his recent projects and play acoustic. Leader of Detroit rocker MC5, Kramer is considered one of the godfathers of the counter-culture movement. His stellar career as a songwriter has made him a go-to artist for film and television. His recent…
Read MoreInterview with Connie Lim and Noah Needleman
Singer & songwriters Connie Lim and Noah Needleman, who are heading on tour together, take The Comet stage. Noah is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Los Angeles where he writes, records, produces, plays show, and teaches. He’s toured the United States, Costa Rica, Egypt and China. Plus he’s had his music in…
Read MoreInterview with NARM’s Jim Donio
Jim Donio, president of music business association NARM, sits down with The Weekly Comet. He talks about the 2013 NARM convention to take place in Los Angeles in May; Taylor Swift’s new album “Red,” which is expected to sell over one million copies in its first week; and consumer campaign “Give the Gift of Music,”…
Read MoreInterview with Composing Duo Fall on Your Sword
Brooklyn-based composing duo Fall On Your Sword, featuring Will Bates and Philip Mossman, sit on the Comet couch to talk about recent film projects including “Nobody Walks” and “28 Hotel Rooms.” Will Bates and Philip Mossman met in 2008 when they collaborated on a soccer boot commercial that was honored with a Cannes Gold Lion…
Read MoreInterview with Frank Fitzpatrick
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. 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 the Damned,” “Scary Movie 3,”…
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 More“Spy Hunter” Composer Ryan Shore Interview
The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome Grammy-nominated composer Ryan Shore, who 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 graduated in 1996 from the Berklee College of Music…
Read MoreJason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Little Green Cars and Fink
Jason Kramer chooses his Pick of the Week on The Weekly Comet! He talks about the band Little Green Cars whose new album has been released by Glassnote Records. It has been produced by Markus Dravs who has also produced huge bands such as Mumford and Sons, Coldplay, and Arcade Fire. Little Green Cars has…
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 MoreJason Kramer’s Pick of the Week: Frightened Rabbit, Savoir Adore, The Band of Skulls and Everything, Everything
Jason Kramer chooses his Pick of the Week! He talks about the band Frightened Rabbit’s brand new release album coming out on Atlantic Records entitled “State Hospital.” He also mentions Scottish band Everything, Everything, whose new album “Arc” is due out on January 2013 and the talented band Savoir Adore from Brooklyn, New York whose…
Read More“Pitch Perfect” Music Supervisors Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan Interview
Music supervisors Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan sit on the Comet Couch to talk about the upcoming film “Pitch Perfect”, which will be released October 5. Julia Michels is an independent music supervisor who has been in the business over 20 years. Her credits include “Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked”, “Sex & The City (1&2)”,…
Read MorePerformance & Interview with Alec Benjamin
Singer & songwriter Alec Benjamin is already starting to get YouTube buzz. A freshman at USC studying music, Alec wows The Comet audience with his original song, “Beautiful Pain.” He talks to The Comet co-hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh about his songwriter process and future ambitions.
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 MorePost Show Chat with Kurt Hugo Schneider
In this Bonus portion of The Weekly Comet, Kurt answers your YouTube questions LIVE! Producer, singer, songwriter and video editor Kurt Hugo Schneider has taken YouTube by storm. His YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers and almost 436 million views. He has produced videos for Sam Tsui performing medleys and covers as a one…
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