Latest News (Fall 2019)
Thrilled to be a Berklee Asst. Professor, commuting once a week to Boston.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee Orchestra played CN's Eavesdrop Suite Sept 28th (East Coast Premiere)
Hear here (inc CN Soundcloud Revamp In Progress)
Composing in the Wilderness / Alaska In August PR World Premiere of Nellie Juan's Scratchiti Nov. 22 at Federal Hall
Spike Lee Fellow Alexander Etseyatse's LP at Woodstock FF / Thanks BMI
ROLI Soundhive on Sam Pollard's Grammy Nom'd Two Trains Runnin'
CN's Guitarviol Bookends Darrel Hammond Doc CRACKED UP Opened at IFC In NY , NYTimes LATimes and ... Oscar Buzz Music Supervisor Tracy McNight. Had Standing Ovation at Michael Moore's Traverse City FF, and World Premiere DOCNYC. (Variety PsychologyToday NYDailyNews NYPOST)
Seth Greenleaf's F(l)ag Football (EP Sam Pollard) Dist'd by Abramorama, Film & Score on Itunes. Great review at NYT and QueerGuru . Seth Greenleaf's Flag Football Top LGBTQ Sports Doc
Oscar Nom'd Sam Pollard's Two Trains Runnin (Narr'd by Common) Nominated for a Grammy - Best Music Film, released & top ranking on Itunes (inc. 25 minutes of Original Score Composed & Performed by CN, Album on Itunes & Editor's pick at cdbaby, soundscapes.) CN played themes from the score at Newport Folk Festival, sharing the Museum Stage with Valerie June. BMI featured TTR at MusicMonday & Spotify.
Anne de Mare's Voter Registration Doc Capturing the Flag at World Premiere Full Frame, NYC Premiere MMFF Oct 19th, NYU Defending Democracy with Rev. Dr. Barber (2018 MacArthur Genius Grant on NPR).
Alexander Etseyatse's OTIS at LAFF, SXSW, SIFF & Big Apple and his LP at First Run FF in NYC (winning The Carl Lerner Award for Social Significance), BronzeLens in Atlanta, Martha's Vineyard AAFF, HBO's NY Latino FF
Scored by CN, Award Winning Feature Docs Directed by Women, Trending / Streaming:
CN's Guitarviol Bookends Darrel Hammond Doc Michelle Esrick's CRACKED UP released NYTimes LATimes
Jane Well's Pot Luck: The Altered State of Colorado Released 4/20/20
Anne De Mare's Capturing the Flag
and doc short on father/son surfers:
Christina Agatha Zachariades' Domingos (2020)
Music for Dance, Remote Collaboration:
Jenn Rose's ChoreoFest 5.30.20 Locked Within
Lynn Newman / Artichoke Dance's…
Read moreThrilled to be a Berklee Asst. Professor, commuting once a week to Boston.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee Orchestra played CN's Eavesdrop Suite Sept 28th (East Coast Premiere)
Hear here (inc CN Soundcloud Revamp In Progress)
Composing in the Wilderness / Alaska In August PR World Premiere of Nellie Juan's Scratchiti Nov. 22 at Federal Hall
Spike Lee Fellow Alexander Etseyatse's LP at Woodstock FF / Thanks BMI
ROLI Soundhive on Sam Pollard's Grammy Nom'd Two Trains Runnin'
CN's Guitarviol…
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Award-winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL scores with iTunes and Amazon
New York, October 11, 2018 – Cargo Film & Releasing announces F(L)AG FOOTBALL, a feature length documentary that follows a team of openly gay athletes to Gay Bowl X, the National Gay Flag Football Championships, is now available for digital download through platform giants iTunes and Amazon.
Helmed by award-winning director and producer Seth Greenleaf, and executive produced by Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Sam…
Huge thanks to everyone who made our October 1 flagship #CaptureTheCampus event with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II at NYU such a huge success - the whole evening was so inspiring! Thank you NYU Tisch School of the Arts and NYU College of Arts & Sciences for bringing us to the beautiful NYU Skirball, and to the folks with dosomething.org, the Local UCATS3882 and NYSUT who did an awesome job with voter registration in the lobby! If you missed it, there are lots of chances in October to see the film… Read more
Latest News:
Exclusive Interview at Gainsayer.
Anne de Mare's Capturing the Flag at Full Frame.
Alexander Etseyatse's OTIS at LAFF, SXSW, SIFF & Big Apple.
Sam Pollard's Two Trains Runnin nominated for a Grammy - Best Music Film, with recent screenings at Newport Folk & Monterey Jazz Festivals, coming soon on Itunes (inc. 25 minutes of Original Score Composed & Performed by CN, Album also coming soon.)SCL NY Chat about ROLI / NEW & Innovative Gear June 6 and More with ROLI (CN on Roli, at Roli)
Recently… Read moreSam Pollard's Two Trains Runnin nominated for a Grammy - Best Music Film
Contributed Guitarviol tracks / Bookend Cues for Michelle Esrick's Cracked Up (Darrel Hammond Doc, Music Supervisor Tracy McNight)
Visited Roli NYC Offices, picked up Lightpad Block. (More news on this Association coming, including use of my Rise on various scores, like fellow Sundance Fellow KT Tunstall.) Music / Civil Rights Feature Doc Sam Pollard's Two Trains Runnin', narrated by EGO (Emmy Oscar Grammy Winner) Common, at Metrog… Read moreLatest News:
A NEW HIGH (2015 SIFF, LAFF & DOC NYC) Recovery / Climbing Feature Doc Dist'd by The Orchard (CromeYellow Clip, That Moment In Clip, NYT), high ranking on Netlfix & Itunes ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK released Sept 21st Cape Town Recovery Film Festival Sept. 22-25
Guest Composer Chat / Film Scoring Masterclass at Steiner Studios Brooklyn College Tuesday Sept 18th Celebrating 20 years at 92Y with Classes Mystery of Song (Songwriting), Intro to Music and Sound (Film Scoring)…
Read moreA New High at Cape Town Recovery FF in South Africa (African Cont. Premiere) dist'd by The Orchard, Two Trains Runnin' (2016) screening all over (theatrical run Wash DC, AL, CA), Flag Football The Movie theatrical run in AZ, both dist'd by Abramorama and Cut Shoot Kill NJ premiere, dist'd by DevilWorks.
That's 3 docs - recovery / mountain climbing, music / civil rights, sports / LGBT and .... a horror film (love of cinema slasher.)
A New High screens Sept 22-25 at the Cape Town Recovery Film Festival (taking place there & in Johannesburg.) I'm so proud of this film, directed by Sam Miron & Stephen Scott Scarpulla and produced by Eamon Downey.
I’m thrilled to release the soundtrack today, during Rosh Hashanah & the eve of the autumnal equinox - a good time for many to take a few moments to reflect.
This feature doc (LA Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival DOC NYC) has been out since June 1st (dist'd by The Orchard…
Read moreFantastic chat, loved sharing clips of Bible Quiz, Eavesdrop, Two Trains Runnin', A New High, My Eavesdrop Suite with HCO in LA, and the trailer for Cut Shoot Kill.
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