Austin Music and Film Collide in Two Upcoming Events

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'Extract' World Premiere in Austin

A panel on music and film and a musical performance from a movie star, all in one week -- that's Austin for you.

Next Wednesday, June 27, join Austin Film Society for the "Music in Film in Music" panel at Soundcheck Studio on the Austin Studios lot. Director Andrew Shapter (Before the Music Dies) will moderate the panel, which includes music supervisor Dominique Preyer and sound editor Tom Hammond. The panelists will discuss how to find music for your film -- or how eager musicians might connect with the right film to score.

This event will also include the results of a scoring competition. Audience members and panelists will view a clip from the in-progress documentary Yakona, accompanied by music from the winning composers.

Attendance at the 7 pm panel is free, but RSVP is required.

In other film-related music news, current Austinite and actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson will be singing at the Continental Gallery on Monday, June 25 at 8:30 pm. Wheeler-Nicholson got her big-screen break in Fletch, but in more recent years she's played Tyra's momma in TV show/critical darling Friday Night Lights. She also appears in recent local indie films blacktino and Five Time Champion.

Her band includes Eddy Hobizal on piano, David Pulkingham on guitar, and Kyle Thompson on drums. No cover!

[Photo credit: "Dana Wheeler-Nicholson at Extract Premiere" by J. Kernion. All rights reserved.]