SESAC Honors Music Composers and Publishers at Annual Event

SESAC, the nation’s only Music Rights Organization, hosted its annual Film & Television Composer Awards at the Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, Calif., last night, June 6. The invitation-only event was attended by some of the industry’s top leaders, composers and publishers.

The annual awards dinner honored music composers in the categories of film, network television, local television, cable television, advertising, and streaming media.

Standing out among film composers was Christophe Beck for his music composition of American Made and Randy Newman for his music composition of Cars 3.  In other categories, more than 40 television composers, including Dennis C. Brown, Jon Ehrlich, Evan Frankfort and Danny Lux, took home awards, recognizing the compositions to some of the industry’s most highly-rated shows to include Grey’s Anatomy, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Golf on CBS, 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, Mike and Molly, Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, Hidden Heroes and many more.

Below is a full list of honorees:

FILM

Christophe Beck: American Made

Randy Newman: Cars 3

STREAMING MEDIA

Christopher Tyng

Danny Lux

Jason Derlatka

John Swihart

Jon Ehrlich

Matt Mariano

ADVERTISING

Brian Yessian

Maggie McDermott

Michael Yessian

Rory Doggett

CABLE Television

Ben Zebelman

Christophe Beck

Christopher Tyng

Craig Sharmat

Danny Lux

Dennis Brown

Devin Powers

Jeff Garber

John Swihart

Matt Mariano

Paul Buckley

Richard Bowers

NETWORK Television

Cheche Alara: To Tell the Truth

Danny Lux: Grey’s Anatomy, Mistresses

David Dachinger: PGA Tour Golf

Eric Berdon: Hidden Heroes

Would Work Sound (Bill Brandt): Calling Dr. Pol, Wilderness Vet

Would Work Sound (Walter Brandt): Calling Dr. Pol, Wilderness Vet

Evan Frankfort: Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, Dr. Chris Pet Vet, Heart of a Champion with Lauren Thompson, Journey with Dylan Dreyer, The Inspectors

Would Work Sound (Dave Feldstein): Hidden Heroes

Would Work Sound (Sean Motley): Innovation Nation, The Voyager with Josh Garcia

Would Work Sound (Trevor Howard): Lucky Dog, The Inspectors

Would Work Sound (Craig Owens): The Open Road with Dr. Chris

François Hasden: 48 Hours

Gabriel Mann: Modern Family

Guillermo Brown: The Late Late Show with James Corden

Hagar Ben Ari: The Late Late Show with James Corden

Jason Derlatka: APB

Jon Ehrlich: APB, First Dates

Michael Egizi: CBS Promos

Paul Buckley: Odd Squad

Steven Scalfati: The Late Late Show with James Corden

Five Hundred South Songs: Grey’s Anatomy, Mistresses

Fox Tunes Inc: APB

FRC Music Publishing: Odd Squad

Melywork Music: 48 Hours

Music Box Street: To Tell the Truth

Must See Music: Late Night with Seth Meyers

Radical Rob Tunes: PGA Tour Golf

Songfair Inc.: CBS Promos, The Late Late Show with James Corden

Zoo to You Music: Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, Dr. Chris Pet Vet, Give, Hidden Heroes, Innovation Nation, Journey with Dylan Dreyer, Lucky Dog, The Inspectors, The Open Road with Dr. Chris, The Voyager with Josh Garcia, Wilderness Vet

LOCAL Television

Andrew Growcott: Celebrity Name Game

Bob DeMarco: Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, The Doctors, The Insider

Danny Lux: Raising Hope

David Catalano/Jillian DVG Music: Maury

Dennis Brown: Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men

Devin Powers: Paternity Court, Whacked Out Sports

Evan Frankfort: Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin, Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner

Fernando Corona: Suelta la Sopa

Gabriel Mann: Modern Family

Glenn Sherman: Maury

John Swihart: How I Met Your Mother

Jon Ehrlich: White Collar

Larry Brown: Animal Rescue, Missing

Matt Mariano: Raising Hope

Mauricio Arriaga: Un Camino Hacia El Destino

Michael Egizi: Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, Hot Bench, Inside Edition, Rachael Ray, The Doctors, The Insider

Michael Egizi/ME6121 Publishing: Dr. Phil, The Doctors

Paul Buckley: 2 Broke Girls, Noticiero Telemundo

Tim Mosher: Celebrity Name Game

29 New Tunes Publishing: The Doctors

And Syndicated Productions Inc: Extra, Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen

Fox Tunes Inc: How I Met Your Mother, Raising Hope, Modern Family, White Collar

Music Box Street: Celebrity Name Game

Musica Telemundo: Noticiero Telemundo, Suelta la Sopa

Songfair Inc.: The Doctors, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Hot Bench, The Insider, Rachael Ray

Sony ATV Sounds LLC: Jeopardy!

Warner Hollywood Music LLC: 2 Broke Girls, Two and a Half Men

Whack Two Publishing: Whacked Out Sports

Zoo to You Music: Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin, Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner

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