New Generation of Composers/Lyricists
New Generation of Composers/Lyricists
Chorus Member Joined: 4/11/05
New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#1
Posted: 12/15/07 at 2:39am
Hey everyone... we all know about JRB, Lippa, LaChiusa, Kitt, etc etc... but there's a whole generation beyond those guys that are doing some incredible work. Just came across the music of Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen - it's incredible!! At the fear of sounding cheesy, I can honestly say that these guys are the future of musical theatre. Check out their their music at myspace.com/millerandtysen
Who are some other writing teams out there? J. Oconer Navarro? Pete Mills? Peter Foley? Brian Lowdermilk? I'm sure there are many more... anxious to hear some feedback!!
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#2
Posted: 12/15/07 at 2:49amwww.myspace.com/falsetto1900
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#2
Posted: 12/15/07 at 2:53am
Aw, Peter Foley!
Pasek and Paul, too.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/04
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#3
Posted: 12/15/07 at 8:48amJeff Blumankrantz. Steven Lutvak. David and Joe Zellnik.
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#4
Posted: 12/17/07 at 1:23pm
Steven Jamail and Ryann Ferguson. Saw Byzantium at Fringe in 2005... weird production, but great score.
Also saw a workshop of Clarissa, which was awesome.
Newest thing, VOTE!, apparently is super well funded and getting a lot of interest.
www.votethemusical.com
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#5
Posted: 12/17/07 at 1:25pmLots of people over at BMI. Andy Karl, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Mark Janas, Peter Nepolitano...
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#6
Posted: 12/17/07 at 1:34pm
Jeff Bowen
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Leading Actor Joined: 3/22/05
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#7
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:44pm
I would love to hear demos and recordings these people, if anyone has or knows where to find them. I love listening to stuff like that. And, I'm going to agree with Pasek and Paul. They are fantastic.
Jeff
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#8
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:47pm
http://www.kerrigan-lowdermilk.com/
Some really good stuff.
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#9
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:49pm
I'm a huge fan of Kerrigan & Lowdermilk's music and am starting to enjoy Scott Alan's work too.
Cheers,
Christopher
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#10
Posted: 12/17/07 at 3:51pmre: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#11
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:00pmBarbara Anselmi
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#12
Posted: 12/17/07 at 4:02pmKerrigan & Lowdermilk are okay. You should look up Our Lady J. She's amazing.
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#13
Posted: 1/13/08 at 12:36am
I've heard selections from the "Vote!" score...SO cute! It sounds really fun! I can't wait to see where it goes! I second the vote for Steven Jamail and Ryann Ferguson.
Updated On: 1/13/08 at 12:36 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
Leading Actor Joined: 1/24/07
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#15
Posted: 1/13/08 at 1:54am
Definately Pasek and Paul!
Scott Alan's latest CD is amazing as well.
EDIT: Link now available...
Pasek and Paul
Updated On: 1/13/08 at 01:54 AM
Stand-by Joined: 9/15/06
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#16
Posted: 2/5/08 at 6:07pm
Pasek and Paul are pretty bad--I walked out of
their show in Albany.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/27/05
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#17
Posted: 2/5/08 at 6:39pm
Too often the writing is generic and untheatrical.
Lola Delaney
A Midwestern City
Updated On: 4/29/08 at 06:39 PM
Chorus Member Joined: 11/8/06
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#18
Posted: 2/5/08 at 8:40pm
And who really hears any of this new theatre music? HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and HANNAH MONTANA are going silver platinum because they target a specific market. Broadway has championed a generation of rather listless,generic composer/lyricists. Funny enough, the commerical viablity of a Broadway score has all but disappeared. Ask a real record producer in Nashville or L.A.if he/she is familiar with Andrew Lippa or Peter Mills. This music has nothing to do with what is happening in the amazing techno revolution of digital music and does nothing to attract new listeners. And very sadly, there is less and less interest in the product. At least Alan Menken and Elton John undertand the concept of constructed "SONG", with an actual hook. It's all very sad. No wonder Disney so easily cornered the marketplace.
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#19
Posted: 2/5/08 at 10:48pm
Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman of "I Love You Because" fame. Really, really talented.
Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen of [title of show]. (Hunter doesn't compose, but writes the book and the two work hand in hand.)
I really like Tom Kitt, of "Next to Normal" and "High Fidelity." Dude's got talent.
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#20
Posted: 2/5/08 at 11:28pm
Ricky. Ian. Gordon.
seriously that man makes me so happy. His music is brilliant and so beautiful.
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#21
Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:49am
I'm gonna second Pasek and Paul. Also, have you heard of Thomson and Mann? www.myspace.com/thomsonandmann
Also, Beck and May. They're writing the myspace musical "Top 8"
they have a myspace page too. www.myspace.com/beckandmay
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#22
Posted: 2/6/08 at 1:51amI ABHOR Ricky Ian Gordon's work.
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#23
Posted: 2/6/08 at 2:55amI've heard nothing but good things about that new writing team...um...what are they called...Adgate & D'Arcy? lol B3...
re: New Generation of Composers/Lyricists#24
Posted: 2/6/08 at 3:21am
Yes...I love shilling my own music...
www.myspace.com/falsetto1900
Our only collaboration song is "Room To Grow." The rest I wrote alone
--http://www.benjaminadgate.com/
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