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alex mandel music: Scoring "East Side Sushi"
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Thursday, February 27, 2014. Scoring "East Side Sushi". I'm excited to share I recently completed the music for a charming indie film, East Side Sushi. Though just completed, East Side Sushi has already been accepted into two great film festivals: Cinequest. CAMM Fest (SF Asian-American Film Festival). See below for screening dates and tickets). The Director, Anthony Lucero. Having lived in Oakland for years, a fruit cart on International Boulevard was a familiar sight. Anthony's movie takes you insi...
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alex mandel music: Snap Judgment LIVE: LA & Ann Arbor
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Sunday, December 8, 2013. Snap Judgment LIVE: LA and Ann Arbor. I've been fiercely preparing for my scoring session this week at 25th Street Studios. For a great film I'm scoring, written and directed by Anthony Lucero, called East Side Sushi. More about that soon. In the meantime. this weekend NPR airs our latest Snap Judgment LIVE show. The performance was recorded live at LA's Nokia Theater. I've enjoyed seeing a lot of Shannon Cason recently. First at our show in Ann Arbor, then an awards show in...
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alex mandel music: Completing My First Solo Album
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Saturday, March 14, 2015. Completing My First Solo Album. I'm excited to announce my first solo album is close to release. You can hear the opening track here:. The question arose: why release the record at all? The first encouragement was when my Brave songs got accepted by the Pixar Brain Trust. The second was the response that audiences around the world had to the songs. Well, we're about to find out. Or follow me on Twitter. When Mark asked me to write the song that became "Touch the Sky", I wrote a ...
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alex mandel music: Snap Judgment LIVE in DC
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Snap Judgment LIVE in DC. On November 12, 2011, Snap Judgment LIVE performed in the heart of Washington DC at the Sidney Harmon Hall, just blocks from the White House. I was joined by our host and spiritual leader: Glynn Washington, and my band, David Brandt (drums) and Tim Frick (bass). The piece we did with 15 year-old wunderkind Noah St. John has gone viral, racking up 250,000 views in a few days. Watch, and you'll see why:. Noah St. John returned for the finale.
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alex mandel music: "Tracy" Soundtrack Update
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Monday, November 15, 2010. Last year Dan Scanlon. Snow Day: Life Death and Skiing. Your Friend the Rat. Mr Incredible and Pals. Live in SF Pt. 1. Live in SF Pt. 2. Live in Ann Arbor. Score for East Side Sushi. Julie Fowlis - "Into the Open Air". Julie Fowlis - "Touch the Sky". Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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alex mandel music: "Your Friend the Rat" wins an Annie Award
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Monday, February 18, 2008. Your Friend the Rat" wins an Annie Award. Brad Bird, Alex Mandel and Jim Capobianco). Last Friday, "Your Friend the Rat" won an Annie Award for Best Animated Short Film! This was a great night for Ratatouille, YFTR and for Jim Capobianco, and I was glad I attended. Me, Jim Capobianco, and Nate Wragg. Jim Capobianco accepts the award for "Best Animated Short Subject" for Your Friend the Rat. Snow Day: Life Death and Skiing. Your Friend the Rat. Mr Incredible and Pals.
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alex mandel music: Snap Judgment: Live at the Nourse Theater (Part 1)
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Snap Judgment: Live at the Nourse Theater (Part 1). Back in 2010, my band and I performed our first show with Snap Judgment at the Brava Theater for a small, enthusiastic group of friends and family. Four years later, we returned to San Francisco, but this time performed two sold-out nights at the Nourse Theater for 3600 fans. The show airs this week on NPR; you can hear the show here. The show kicked off with Glynn's experience taking acting lessons. Joshua Walters remains...
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alex mandel music: Biography
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Monday, June 30, 2014. Chances are, you may have heard Alex Mandel's music, and not realized it. The PIXAR feature film,. Into the Open Air" featured in the film during a touching scene between mother and daughter, and in a. Celebrating Mother's Day. Brave has been embraced globally, and has grossed over $500 Million worldwide. Recording guitar for "BRAVE". As composer and musical director for the NPR/PBS radio and TV show. Accompanied storytellers with a live band at sold-out venues in Oakland,. As part...
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alex mandel music: Snap Judgment LIVE on TV and Radio this week
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Sunday, July 17, 2011. Snap Judgment LIVE on TV and Radio this week. On Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, Snap Judgment LIVE gave two sold-out performances at the theater at the Oakland Museum of California. This is the third Snap Judgment LIVE - local storytellers/poets telling their tales, accompanied by my compositions, as performed by me and the genius musical mind-readers David Brandt (percussion) and Tim Frick (bass, and arch-top guitar), and DJ. You share the connection of climbing on a stage wit...
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alex mandel music: Writing Songs for Pixar's Brave
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Thursday, May 10, 2012. Writing Songs for Pixar's Brave. One of the two songs I wrote for Pixar's Brave, "Into the Open Air," is featured in a new commercial celebrating Mother's Day:. Almost exactly a year ago, I was walking through the Pixar atrium when I heard a loud voice yell "ALEX MANDEL! I turned to my right and descending the stairs was Mark Andrews, Director of Brave. "I have an opportunity for you," he said. That night, once my kids were asleep I sat down on my couch with my guitar and notebook.
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