Brian D. Siewert & Steve Schnur Honored With SCL Trailblazer Award

Steve Schnur accepting the SCL Trailblazer Award for video game composing, presented by SCL President Ashley Irwin.
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) recently held its annual holiday soirees in Nashville, Los Angeles and New York City to celebrate and recognize accomplishments of many of the world’s top music creators in films, television and other visual media.
At the Nashville event, Emmy-winning composer Brian D. Siewert and Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive & President of Music for Electronic Arts, were each presented with the SCL Trailblazer Award. This award honors a select group of composers and lyricists whose groundbreaking contributions have shaped the landscape of scoring for film, television and other visual media in Nashville. Their creative work has been instrumental in enriching the local music community. The inaugural recipient of the SCL Trailblazer Award was Paul Mills last year.
The SCL is a nonprofit organization that serves as the leading professional association for composers and lyricists in film, television, video games and musical theater as well as industry professionals, such as orchestrators, arrangers, music supervisors, agents, attorneys, editors, copyists, recording engineers and other related roles. With a history spanning nearly 76 years, SCL members include some of the most accomplished creative professionals.
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