Type designer, musician, dancer, system architect, theatre,…
Founder of @slantedhall type foundry. IBM 1403-inspired + music notation fonts.
@ASMAC 2nd Vice President, Board of Directors (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers), 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
#TypeDesign #Fonts #Typography #Unicode #WritingSystems #Linguistics #MusicArrangers #Composers #ASMAC #MusicFonts #Archivist #Dance
| Type Design | https://slantedhall.com/ |
| Bio + Projects | http://www.dreams.org/staff/composer/ |
| ASMAC 2nd VP (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) | https://asmac.org/about/board-of-directors/jeff-kellem/ |
| https://instagram.com/composerjk/ |
ASMAC 1st Wednesday Hang Social Mixer
Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night
Pizza, new chart read-downs.
The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood
First Wednesday of the month
Tomorrow! Wed 4 Feb 2026 7-10pm PST
Register here:
https://twp.ai/ImuL6c
Join ASMAC VPs Milton Nelson and Jeff Kellem & Board member Evita Wagner for an informal in-person ASMAC Hang social mixer.
#ASMAC #bigband #bigbandhang #firstwedhang #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #MayflowerClub
ASMAC presents The Magnficent Seven & Silverado
with composer Bruce Broughton
plus Omni Music Publishing's Tim Rodier & Dan Redfeld
Saturday, 6 Sep 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
Free & Online
Register here:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=102&reset=1
#ASMAC #BruceBroughton #TheMagnificentSeven #Silverado #ElmerBernstein #OmniMusicPublishing #filmscoring #filmscores #studyscores #DanRedfeld #TimRodier #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #scorestudy #filmcomposer #filmcomposers
@slantedhall @typecon And now “The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition” with my bespoke #shapenote music #typeface coming off the presses. #fontinuse
Will be available in 2 weeks at the United Sacred Harp Musical Association Convention debut singing in Atlanta, GA, USA and The Revising The #SacredHarp Symposium the day before. 12–14 Sep 2025.
https://originalsacredharp.com/2025/08/27/in-press/
#typedesign #musicfont #musictypeface #musicengraving #bookdesign #bookprinting #fontdesign #fontlove #typedesignerlife
ASMAC presents Bill Boston:
When Worlds Collide: The Sugarland Express, Jaws, & more — Creation of a Composer-Director Legacy
Special Guest: Tim Grieving, author of #JohnWilliams: A Composer's Life (coming out 2 Sep 2025)
Sat 23 Aug 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07) — Free & online!
Register here:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=106&reset=1
Explore:
• music of The Sugarland Express and the contrast to Jaws, and
• dive into of the history of how their careers came together, & more.
Introducing “Collins,” a new #shapenote music #typeface for “The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition.” Designed by me @slantedhall in collaboration with the Sacred Harp Music Publishing Company.
And first shown at #CampFasola on 1 July 2025. Another talk to be given at “Revising the #SacredHarp Symposium” on 12 September 2025, day before the debut singing from the new edition.
Lovely to hear the interest and excitement from both the community and at @typecon #typedesign
https://originalsacredharp.com/2025/07/16/collins-shape-note-music-typeface/
Mon 31 Mar 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07)
ASMAC & Helix Collective Feedback Session for selected composers
Free & Online. Register:
https://asmac.org/civi/event/register/?id=79&reset=1
Join us for expert tips from Helix Collective conductor Phil Popham, flutist Sarah Robinson, violinist Boryana Popova, percussionist Matt Ordaz, guitarist Tom Farrell, french horn player Preston Shepard, and workshop host Charles Fernandez!
ASMAC presents Exploring the Score of Walt Disney's 1950 #Cinderella
with Shawn Degenhart, Caleb Nelson, & Dan Redfeld
This Saturday, 15 Feb 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & online.
Register:
https://buff.ly/42R1vrx
#Disney #OliverWallace #PaulJSmith #filmscore #disneymusic #ASMAC #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #musichistory #disneyhistory #WaltDisney #ShawnDegenhart #CalebNelson #DanRedfeld
This Saturday, 15 Feb 2025! We'll explore the score of the 1950 Walt Disney film "Cinderella" with Shawn Degenhart, who published the full film study score in November 2024. Joined by Caleb Nelson and Dan Redfeld. Plus some possible special guests.
Resources for those impacted by the #LosAngelesFires, along with links to other lists:
https://asmac.org/la-fires/
Periodically updating the list. Let us know if you have other useful links.
#EatonFire #PalisadesFire #KennethFire #SunsetFire #LAFires #LosAngeles #Altadena #Pasadena #Palisades #Musicians
Our hearts go out to all those impacted by the fires around Los Angeles, California, USA. Here are some resources that may be useful. Some of the resources likely have overlapping info. Staying Up-to-date Watch Duty — for up-to-date details on the various fires, put together by “active and retired wildland firefighters, dispatchers, first responders, and reporters.” Also includes a ... Read More
ASMAC Big Band Hang with John Beasley
Flipping “Return to Forever” into “Returning to Forever”
Hosted by Scott Healy
Tue 3 Dec 2024, 12pm PST (UTC-08)
Free & online. Register here:
https://buff.ly/3VyZyLZ
John Beasley will present the original charts Chick Corea shared with him for this special commission to blow up “Return to Forever” music for concerts & recording with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. Come hear what buzzes in the mind of the ever curious & prodigious arranger, John Beasley.
John Beasley will present the original charts Chick Corea shared with him for this special commission to blow up “Return to Forever” music for concerts and recording with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. The result was “Returning to Forever” with Candid Records. Come hear what buzzes in the mind of the ever curious and prodigious arranger, John Beasley.
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