2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards
Nominees, FILM/MEDIA SCORING (Emerging Division)
Matthieu Lechowski, Chennevières-sur-Marne, France
After a PhD in Particle Physics, I studied composition and orchestration at the Conservatory then became in 2013, at 35, a “young” film music composer. To this day, I have written for more than 15 short films and won several music awards in festivals (3rd at the Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2019) and contests (Montreal International Film Music Composition Competition 2017, Concorso 2 Agosto 2014 and 2016, Oticons Faculty 2015).
Ádám Lipták, Vienna, Austria
Ádám Lipták is a hungarian composer, piano player and orchestrator.
He got his degree from Media composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in 2020. He studied three years at the Franz Liszt Music University in Budapest, and got his Bachelor degree from Applied composition.
His greatest achievements so far are the 2nd and 1st place of the Vienna Film Music Prize (2016, 2017). As a film composer he composes music for a wide variety of genres.
Alvaro Camara Lopez, Bailen, Andalucia, España
Alvaro Camara Lopez is a young Spanish composer and percussionist. He has been the winner of several awards for composition and percussion both nationally and internationally. His works are of different styles: ensemble, film music, music for symphonic band or orchestra. He is currently a teacher of percussion and drums in Granada.
Théo Schmitt, Los Angeles, California, United States
Théo Schmitt (1991) is a composer and conductor from Palézieux in Switzerland. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in Music Education, he continued his studies at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU) in Orchestra Conducting. He completed his master's degree in June 2018 and was awarded the prestigious Fritz Bach Prize. In September 2019, he won a major national conducting contest in Switzerland, just before moving to the US, where he is still studying composition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Seth Stone, White Plains, New York, United States
Seth Stone is a pianist, educator, and composer in the New York metropolitan area. After studying piano at Ithaca College with Phiroze Mehta, Stone worked as an event pianist, accompanist, and music director for various regional projects and performances. He has a private teaching studio of 40 piano students, several of whom have continued their music study at the collegiate level. Currently, Stone is pursuing a Master of Music in Film Scoring at Berklee Online.