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useful links:

BMI:  BMI is a performing right organization: It collects license fees on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed.

SCL:  The Society Of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) is the non-profit and primary organization for professional film, television and video game composers and lyricists.

MFA: Music Composition for the Screen:  The Columbia College Chicago Music Composition for the Screen program offers one of the nation's few advanced degrees in music composition for film, television and other visual media.

Film Independent:  Film Independent champions the cause of independent film and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision.

Philharmonia Orchestra:  This site contains masses of information on the instruments in the orchestra.  Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra explain everything from how the instruments are played to their extended techniques.

other musicians/friends links:

Scorecorner.com:  This site is ran by Petter Wahlbäck, a chicago based composer.  On scorecorner.com you can get everything from film scores to professional music printing.

Chrisbeckstrom.com: Chris Beckstrom is a saxophonist/composer.  His unique condition called synesthesia helped to inspire the multi-colored piano logo on my site.

Bethcaucci.com:  Beth Caucci is a percussionist/composer that specializes in film score.  Download her podcast and listen to her music.

Danielvendt.com: Daniel Vendt is a friend and fellow composer.  He also runs the site filmscorereview.com.