MPSE Board: Music, Affiliate, and Out-of-Area Representatives

Board member duties include attending montly meetings on the Disney lot, Chairing a Blue Ribbon Panel of judges for the Golden Reel Awards, and working at the show on the evening of the awards.

MPSE Members are welcome to actively participate by attending meetings or by e-mailing us with comments or concerns.

Music Board Reps

 

Steven Saltzman (Term Expires Aug. 2010)

Music Editor & Composer Steven Saltzman has a diverse musical background. His education includes a Bachelors of Music Degree in composition and film scoring from Berklee College of Music in Boston. He also studied composition with Boston Conservatory composer John Hess. While on the East coast Mr. Saltzman composed music for WGBH and ABC Television, animated films, a variety of commercials as well as for the theatre in Boston. Steven eventually moved to California to pursue his dream of working in Hollywood scoring motion pictures. There he composed the score for numerous independent films, commercials and syndicated television shows. He continued to study composition and orchestration with Dr. Albert Harris, and he attended the BMI Film Scoring workshop with Earl Hagan. Also, he has composed the music for The Chicken From Outerspace, an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Award of Merit animation film.

For the past twelve years Mr. Saltzman has focused his career on music editing for films and television. His work includes : Dragon Ball, War Inc, The. King of California, Strange Wilderness, Deck The Halls (Additional Editing), Ghost Rider (Additional Editing), Bewitched, The House Of D, Desperate Housewives (Additional Editing), Santa’s Slay, The Perfect Score (Additional Editing), A Guy Thing, HeartBreakers, The Outsider, How To Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog, Dead And Breakfast, This Space Between Us, and Hyperion Bay, a Warner Bros. TV series. He has worked with various composers including Dave Robbins, Mark Mothersbaugh, J.A.C. Redford, Larry Groupé, and Ernest Troost. Steven has also been awarded a 2005 Golden Reel Award for his music editing.

Mr. Saltzman is also a certified Digidesign pro tools instructor and has written a music-editing course presently teaching in-between music editing projects. He is both a member of the Editors Guild and sits on the board of the M.P.S.E. Steven is also on the roster of the prestigious music editing group; MAD 4 MUSIC.

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Thomas Milano                                                                                                           

Shie Rozow                                                                                                                

Affiliate Board Rep (term expires August 1, 2010)

 

Out-of-Area Reps (terms expire August 1, 2010)

Kevin Howard

Kevin is a Supervising Sound Editor with over 20 years experience as a sound editor in Toronto. He has been recognized as an elite Sound Designer, and Sound Effects editor by organizations such as the Director’s Guild of Canada, The Motion Picture Sound Editors, The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Some of his credits include the multiple Emmy Nominated Mini Series Broken Trail, Award Winning Documentary Sharkwater, The Veteran, TV Series Heartland and Witchblade, Imax films Super Speedway, and At The Max.

Ahmad Shirazi

Ahmad Shirazi is a New York member of the MPSE Board.Credits incude Scarface, The Kid Stays in the Picture, Mystery Train, and Secretary.