Jeff Kellem

Jeff Kellem will be speaking at ATypI 2026 Stanford Homescreen: Design for Belonging May 27–30, 2026 Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA Talk: Music to Their Eyes: A New Shape-Note Typeface for Sacred Harp Singers Program now live. Registration open. Join us. 🔗Link in bio #ATypI2026 #ATypIStanford #Typography #Stanford #ATypI

We are delighted to welcome Ryan Beard @ryanbeardmusic to our Board of Directors. In addition, ASMAC is proud to announce that Nan Schwartz @nanschwartz18 and John Altman @johnaltmanofficial have become the newest members to our Advisory Board. Re-elected officers: President – Gayle Levant 1st Vice President – Milton Nelson @miltoncnelson 2nd Vice President – Jeff Kellem @composerjk Treasurer – Liz Finch @lizeef Secretary – Bonnie Janofsky @bonnie_r_j More details and a letter from Gayle Levant: https://twp.ai/E6Gdrw #ASMAC #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #nonprofit #musicsociety #musicarrangers #orchestrators #composers #copyists

Came down early, a day before the @_asmac_ 1st Wed Hang at @themayflowerclub (big band, new chart read-downs, pizza), to see friends @therealsparrowsmith & the @resonantrogues at @softspotsongwriters , @desertfivespotla . A fun night of music! With @olimalbran , @therealsparrowsmith , @zoe.basha , & @juneswoonfm . Hosted by @raineeblake & @chloekat27 . Love that Zoé started her set with a traditional Irish tune. Softspot's first night of the year. A great start! Now, to co-host our @_asmac_ 1st Wed Hang and pick up pizza from @victoriosristorante1964 and hear some fun new big band charts sight-read by the band in addition to the great charts in their books! Tonight, Wed night, 7–10pm.

Starting off @thenammshow right. @gunhildcarling ! Here today and tomorrow (Friday) then @buchla_n_friends synth expo (free). Then prep for more @_asmac_ events and projects. Next is @brucebabcockcomposer ASMAC Masters Series on Sat 31 Jan at 12pm PST (UTC-08). #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #ASMAC #namm2026

🗳️ Final Round Voting for #GRAMMYS ends tomorrow, Monday, 5 Jan 2026 at 6pm PST (UTC-08). Submitted my ballot today. Miss when we could vote on more categories, like years ago. Many of us work across many fields. Now, back to work on a historical album restoration, research, writing, and music engraving with a hopeful box set, record, and scores release in the next year or so. 🎶 @grammys Awards Show is on Sunday 1 Feb 2026. The Premiere Ceremony will stream online at 12:30pm PST (UTC-08), where the majority of awards will be presented, including arrangers, soundtracks, jazz, etc. 🎼 Note for my fellow @_asmac_ (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers) folk; next week, ASMAC turns 88. Then, the broadcast televised Awards show at 5pm PST (UTC-08) on @cbstv / @paramountplus .

Tomorrow! @_asmac_ presents Hitchcock & Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema with Steven C. Smith @scsmithmedia , William T. Stromberg @wtstromberg , William V. Malpede @vincedepalme . Moderated by Glenn Jordan. Register via QR code or here: /civi/event/register/?id=122&reset=1 Saturday, 6 December 2025, 12pm PST (UTC-08) Free & Online. This is the story of the game-changing collaboration between director Alfred Hitchcock and composer Bernard Herrmann, who channeled their inner fears and desires into films that would become the nightmarish soundtracks of our lives. Steven C. Smith’s new book “Hitchcock & Herrmann: The Friendship & Film Scores that Changed Cinema” is out now. #ASMAC #Hitchcock #BernardHerrmann #Herrmann #filmscores#filmscoring #classicfilm#AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers#AlfredHitchcock #filmcomposer #filmdirector

@_asmac_ co-VP @miltoncnelson on piano, @satoshi_kirisawa on drums, Ron Hershewe on guitar with @johnjmitchell4 ’s Flight 584 Big Band at @themayflowerclub last night. ASMAC 1st Wednesday Hang with new, fun chart read-downs.

Getting ready for some quadraphonic music+video goodness at @wavetrailsfestival . Tonight and all day/night Saturday. Cone down to Wavetrails Festival at @fusiontheatrecompany ! Looking forward to hearing friends and others play. Sat is vendors, workshops during the day. Synthesizers and more. With more performances at night.

ASMAC presents Part 2 of: When Worlds Collide: The Sugarland Express, Jaws, & more — Creation of a Composer-Director Legacy Special Guest: @tgreiving Tim Grieving, author of John Williams: A Composer's Life Tomorrow! Sat 4 Oct 2025, 12pm PDT (UTC-07) — Free & online! Register here: /civi/event/register/?id=120&reset=1 Bill Boston will explore details: • about the music of Jaws, • music of The Sugarland Express and the contrast to Jaws, and • dive into of the history of how their careers came together, • including references to The Reivers, The Cowboys, & more. Part 1 went from Valley of the Dolls (1967) to Duel (1971) and included Lost in Space, Fitzwilly, Goodbye Mr. Chips, The Reivers, and Jane Eyre. Part 2 will continue with Duel and include the following plus some surprises: • The Cowboys (1972) • Tom Sawyer (1973) • Images (1972) • Earthquake (1974) • The Towering Inferno (1974) • The Sugarland Express (1974) • Jaws (1975) #ASMAC #JohnWilliams #StevenSpielberg #Jaws #Jaws2 #TheSugarlandExpress #TheCowboys #TheReivers #composerdirector #filmcomposer #filmdirector #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #composer #filmhistory

Tonight! Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 7–10pm ASMAC First Wednesday Hang social mixer At @TheMayflowerClub , 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, CA. Hosted by ASMAC Vice Presidents Milton Nelson & Jeff Kellem @composerjk . Pizza provided at 7pm. Register soon, so we know how much pizza to obtain: /civi/event/register/?id=108&reset=1 Meet fellow #arrangers, #composers, #orchestrators, #copyists, #musicians who are part of the ASMAC community. John Mitchell's @johnjmitchell4 Flight 584 Big Band rehearsal night. New arrangements to be read down. Last month we heard arrangements by @NanSchwartz18 , @MiltonCNelson , @JRyanKern , Rick Hils, Samson Trinh, @MxLCPowell , and Flight 584 pianist David Eddlestein. Plus a number of ASMAC board members and community were in attendance. Who will show up this time? See you tonight! $10 entry goes to support the nonprofit social club. #ASMAC #musiccopyists #musicprep #ASMAChang #bigband #Flight584BigBand #MayflowerClub #NorthHollywood #MiltonNelson #JeffKellem #ASMACFirstWednesday #AmericanSocietyofMusicArrangersandComposers #bigbandarranger #jazzarranger #musicarranger

📅 This Saturday 20 Sep 2025 🕛 12pm PDT (UTC-07) | Free & Online ASMAC presents Jo: The Little Women Musical @jothemusical Creating a Studio Cast Album Register via QR code or visit ASMAC.org: /civi/event/register/?id=96&reset=1 Join the entire creative team plus a couple cast members online for a free, in-depth look at creating a studio cast album, @abbeyroadstudios Hosted by @nan.schwartz and @conrad.pope Planned guests include @redfeld (composer); @thisis_chrissy & @johnnykola (lyricists); @joann_m_hunter (director); @wright_nigel (co-producer); @nicksessioncorner (music engineer); music prep team of @symbolsofsound Danita Ng-Poss & Jason Poss, and @chrissiddallmusic plus cast members @laurabenanti , @christineallado , @itseleanorgrant . With producers @thebrianpurcell , @robbyoneill , @ehedman_violin , and @emilyannkerr . #jothemusical #littlewomen #musicaltheatre #studiocastalbum #castalbum #abbeyroad #abbeyroadstudios #musical #broadwayworld @officialbroadwayworld @composerjk

@sacredharpmuseum Revising The Sacred Harp Symposium. With @jpkarlsberg , I talk about the new #shapenote #musicfont I designed for the #songbook. At 3:15–4pm EDT (UTC-04). Live stream via QR code and at: /live/aIkbz1Vil5Q Check out the book and sweatshirt design using the new typeface glyphs.