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Nomi Abadi, PresidentA virtuoso pianist, singer, composer, activist, inventor of the NORY® double keytar, and President of the Female Composer Safety League, Nomi Abadi started composing when she was four years old, and made her piano debut as a guest soloist with the Orange County Chamber Orchestra at age 5. She toured as a classical pianist and soloist with numerous orchestras around the world as a child prodigy. As a musical artist, she has released an album and three EPs, and collaborated on numerous projects, including as a pianist on the Grammy nominated album "Sekou Andrews and the String Theory", and as a co-writer and guest vocalist on Satanic Planet’s debut album for the song, “Devil In Me” alongside Dave Lombardo (Slayer/Misfits) and Justin Pearson (The Locust/Deadcross).
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Karina Pardus, TreasurerKarina Pardus is the founder of Coy Compositions, is a composer, singer/songwriter, story teller, and Treasurer of the Female Composer Safety League. She writes music for podcasts (Talking Autism), video games (Hide vs. Seek), and has worked with companies such as Ipsy. She has been a panelist at the Salt Lake Gaming Convention, Game Sound Con, and a contributor to the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. As a mom of 3, she knows that managing a family and a business requires a lot of creativity to not only balance her dreams, but to thrive among them.
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Grace-Mary Burega, SecretaryGrace-Mary Burega is composer for film, TV and video games as well as a woodwind multi-instrumentalist on saxophone, clarinet and flute. Her compositions have been on TV PSAs as well as in short and feature films. Grace Notes is her media composing company, which specializes in custom music for a variety of projects such as documentary, horror, comedy, animation and more. Grace-Mary is currently pursuing her Masters of Music degree at Berklee Online where she is studying film scoring. She is the Secretary of the Female Composer Safety League.
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Chance Thomas, Board of DirectorsChance Thomas is an American composer, author, entrepreneur, and advocate. For more than 30 years, Chance has created award-winning original music for film, video games, television, animation, musical theater, commercials, and virtual reality. His music has underscored both critical acclaim and commercial success, including an Oscar, an Emmy, and billions of dollars in sales worldwide. His music scoring credits include some of the most valuable entertainment properties in the world, including LORD OF THE RINGS, MARVEL, STAR WARS, AVATAR, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, KING KONG, DOTA 2, WARHAMMER, and many more. He is most widely known for scoring blockbuster video games. Chance is the author of a university textbook, “Composing Music for Games: The Art, Technology and Business of Video Game Scoring”. This book has been universally praised for giving composers the tools needed to establish and maintain a successful career in music scoring. His second book, “Making it HUGE in Video Games”, is due for release in late 2022.
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Chance has built studios, record labels, publishing companies, and other businesses throughout his career. He has served in leadership and advisory roles for several universities, including Johns Hopkins University, Brigham Young University, Full Sail University, and Musicians Institute of Hollywood, He speaks regularly at university music programs all across America.
In the late 1900’s, Chance led the movement that brought game music into the Grammy Awards. He is a founding member of the Game Audio Network Guild and served on its Board of Directors for 15 years. He has served on Advisory Boards for the Game Developers Conference and the Interactive Academy. He was honored in 2012 with the Game Audio Network Guild’s Annual Recognition Award. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Female Composer Safety League.
In the late 1900’s, Chance led the movement that brought game music into the Grammy Awards. He is a founding member of the Game Audio Network Guild and served on its Board of Directors for 15 years. He has served on Advisory Boards for the Game Developers Conference and the Interactive Academy. He was honored in 2012 with the Game Audio Network Guild’s Annual Recognition Award. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Female Composer Safety League.
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Catherine Nguyen, Board of DirectorsCatherine Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American composer, orchestrator, and pianist who synthesizes traditional orchestral timbres with live-recorded instrumental colors and evocative electronic textures.
In addition to composing music for her own projects, Catherine has worked contract-based assistant jobs under composers Tom Howe, Kubilay Uner, Michael Kramer, Mark Isham, and Germaine Franco, among others. Some of the projects she is credited on include American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (2021), the Sky TV docuseries Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie (2021), and Bill and Ted: Face the Music (2020). Recently, Catherine was selected as a mentee of the 2021 AWFC mentorship program where she studied under Christophe Beck. |
Catherine’s works have been recorded by ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble), cellist Tina Guo, and multi-instrumentalist Pedro Eustache. Her piece titled Earthbound was recorded by a 71-piece orchestra at 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring Stage under the baton of Anthony Parnther. With a growing interest in popular styles of music, she wrote and produced a lo-fi hip hop single with singer-songwriter Destiny Corporan titled “Shadows”, which is available on all major streaming platforms.
A graduate of Columbia College Chicago (MFA ’20), Catherine currently works as a temp composer’s assistant at Blizzard Entertainment. When not in the studio making music or hustling for the next freelance gig, you can find her exploring the city, playing video games, or reading a book!
A graduate of Columbia College Chicago (MFA ’20), Catherine currently works as a temp composer’s assistant at Blizzard Entertainment. When not in the studio making music or hustling for the next freelance gig, you can find her exploring the city, playing video games, or reading a book!
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Sorah Eun, Instagram engagerSorah is a media composer, singer-songwriter, and sound designer based in Vancouver, Canada. As a classically trained pianist, Sorah has been influenced by classical composers and orchestral music since childhood. When she discovered her passion for film music, she fell in love with the integration of orchestral elements with synths. Sorah is currently assisting and being mentored by, film composer and soundtrack arranger, Samuel Kim, who is highly recognized for his epic orchestrations and arrangements of film soundtracks on YouTube. Sorah makes it her mission to tell stories through music, both through her score composition in films and through her songs as an artist.
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Leora Malka Mitzner, Administrative AssistantLeora is a Los Angeles based composer, producer, and songwriter. After graduating from USC’s Thornton School of Music, she enjoyed a career from many sides of the industry - first as a production coordinator for Bernie Grundman and Mike Bozzi, later as a worldwide music agent for the Agency of the Performing Arts - before making her transition to freelance composer. Leora most recently worked as a music producer on Apple TV’s The Shrink Next Door and is currently writing for an original stage musical as both composer & lyricist.
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