Welcome to Studio5Music.com

website for

             Carmela Sinco            

Composer and Collaborative Pianist

for Film, Television, Video, Theater and Classical Concert Stage

                                            Highlights:                                         

1.  Solo Pianist, Collaborative Pianist and Music Arranger/Orchestrator at the Bayimba International Festival of the Arts -  Bayimba Cultural Foundation, September 16-18, 2011 (Kampala, Uganda).

2.  Endorsement by Louis Chevrolet Fine Swiss Watches USA LLC -  June 2011 (New York, NY).

3.  Assistant Music Director, Pianist and Orchestrator for Aquitaine Dialogues -  produced by Golden Fleece Ltd, June 2011 (New York, NY). 

4.  Musical Arranger and Keyboardist for Honestly Abe, off off Broadway, April 2011 (New York, NY)

5.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for promotional video, Regie Braun Real Estate Company (Lausanne, Switzerland; video graphics by Netsquad US); April 2010.

6.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for Great Decisions - television series on foreign policy and global issues; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; nationwide PBS, January - June. 

7.  Raya and Sag-In - opera in one act commissioned by Golden Fleece Ltd; composer interview and excerpts broadcast on Manhattan Network Cable (Time Warner) June 26th, 2010; world premiere June 25th, 2009 followed by 5 performances through June 28th; New York City.  Story, libretto/lyrics and music written and composed by Ms. Sinco.  Story based on characters from a Philippine legend, Alamat ng Saging.  

8.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for  The Love Story - short comedy film by Brian A. Berhnhard  of Blight Productions (July 2009, New York, NY).  World premiere screeing at Anthology Film Archives, April 2010 (New York, NY).

9.  Composer for Characters - for bass trombone and piano; commissioned by Michael Becker, principal trombonist, Tucson Symphony Orchestra; CD release Winter 2010 available on cdbaby.com; world premiere 2006. 

10. Pianist and Music Director for Song New York - concert of American works for voice; Renee Weiler Theater; 2004, 2008, 2009 ( New York, NY).

11.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for Interstitial and Introductory Film - commissioned by the Carrboro Film Festival, (Carrboro, NC); written and directed by  Ajit Anthony Prem; screening November 2009.

12.  Music critic reviews - for Raya and Sag-In (one-act opera, June 2009 world premiere run), by the SoundPost.com; for Piaf: Love Conquers All (Off-Broadway Musical, December 2007-February 2008), by PaulAnne Simmons for CurtainUp.com; for Simon Says (for voice and piano) New Music Connoisseur (July 17, 2007 issue). 

13.  Music Director, Vocal Arranger and Music Transcriber for Apathy - new Generation X rock musical; November 2008 (New York, NY).

14.  TV appearance on  She-Ka - Composer, Collaborative Pianist and Educator television interview on arts and leisure segment; interviewed by Issa Litton; aired November 4, 2008; NBN4 (Manila, Philippines) and live internet streaming www.nbni.tv.

15.  Film Scorer and Music Producer/Engineer for Riding in Stride - documentary film by Rachel Connolly; 2008 airings on PBS / KETKY (Kentucky) through September 2008; screening at the Sports TV and Film Festival, 2007 (Mumbai, India).

17.  Film Scorer and Music Producer/Engineer for Not So Anonymous - short film, filmmaker/director Julie Crotty;  screening 2007, Landmark Sunshine Cinema (New York, NY). 

18. Resident Composer for Squigglebooth.com                                            

19.  Composer and Music Producer/Engineer for Art or Something Like It! - television series profiling New York City artists, musicians and performers; CUNY TV Channel 75 (NYC) and video podcasting. 

!  CD and DVD available !

! New Photos in the Photo Gallery !

                            Thank you for your visit.                          

  This website is updated on a regular basis - feel free to come back often and browse.

Last update:  September 30th, 2011

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