Visiting Artist Series: Pinar Toprak
Pinar Toprak B.M. ’00 is one of the most refreshing voices in film music. With her orchestral music for Captain Marvel, she became the first female composer to score a film set in the Marvel cinematic universe.
Pinar Toprak B.M. ’00 is one of the most refreshing voices in film music. With her orchestral music for Captain Marvel, she became the first female composer to score a film set in the Marvel cinematic universe.
Grammy-winning artist T-Pain delivers high-energy, charismatic tunes that have garnered him a gargantuan fan base. He has collaborated with everyone from Lil' Wayne (collectively known as T-Wayne) to Taylor Swift while winning two Grammys: one for his collaboration with Kanye West on 2008’s "Good Life" and the other with Jamie Foxx on 2010’s "Blame It."
Tony Succar is a two-time Latin Grammy–winning artist, producer, composer, and arranger whose talents stem from a passion for music gifted to him early in life. In 2019 for his album Mas de mi, he took home Latin Grammys for Producer of the Year and Best Salsa Album, making history as the youngest winner ever to win both categories.
Coming from New Orleans, Tank and the Bangas are surrounded by plenty of grand musical traditions. The five-piece group has a knack for combining various musical styles—fiery soul, deft hip-hop, deep-groove R&B, and subtle jazz—into one dazzling, cohesive whole that evokes the scope of New Orleans music while retaining a distinctive feel all its own.
Recently Mickey Guyton made history as the first Black woman to perform an original song at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Karen Kosowski has produced the majority of Guyton’s new EP, Bridges (Capitol Records Nashville).
Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, humanitarian, activist, and award-winning filmmaker revered for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, devotion to health and wellness, and worldwide philanthropic efforts.
TeaMarrr has been shaking up pop, R&B, and hip-hop with a sharp sense of humor (and sharper mic skills), leaping from an underground phenomenon to the flagship artist on Issa Rae’s Raedio. Kareem James is an Emmy-nominated songwriter who’s penned songs for TeaMarrr, Kiana Lede, Nicole Scherzinger, Jay Sean, Alexandra Burke, and more.
Jac Ross sings upbuilding lyrics that advocate for cultural, social, and political issues and is an artist to watch going into the next decade. Grammy Award–winning super-producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an urban legend in the flesh. An acknowledged virtuoso in the music industry, Jerkins began his career as a prodigy at the age of 15.
Lennon Stella is an Ontario-born, Nashville-based singer, songwriter, actress, and multi-instrumentalist.
2WEI is a composer team founded by Christian Vorländer and Simon Heeger whose music has been featured in movie trailers for Wonder Woman, Tomb Raider, and Mortal Engines. Emily Weber, vice president/head of sync for Position Music, has placed music in hundreds of television and film marketing campaigns, with credits that include Avengers: Infinity War, The Predator, and Justice League.