The Northern Territory will be well represented at this year.s Tropfest with the announcement that Alice Springs-based musician, Ben Allen, is the winner of the Apra Tropscore competition. Meanwhile, Tropfest.s first ever Northern Territory finalist, Samantha Young, will compete in the third annual Telstra Mobile Masterpiece program.
Allen beat out almost 900 other entrants, who were required to compose an original score to Australian filmmaker Amelia Olsen-Boyd.s three minute short Returning. The.win delivered a $5000 cash prize as well as the opportunity to perform his score live onstage at Movie Extra Tropfest, which will be held at The Domain in Sydney on Sunday, February 19.
A prolific songwriter, Allen performs under two banners - Yellow Streetlight, an electronic act incorporating homemade samples of household objects, and Broadwing, a more conventional, guitar-driven project.
.Tropscore is a great opportunity for anyone with an interest in scoring., Allen said. .As a songwriter,...
Allen beat out almost 900 other entrants, who were required to compose an original score to Australian filmmaker Amelia Olsen-Boyd.s three minute short Returning. The.win delivered a $5000 cash prize as well as the opportunity to perform his score live onstage at Movie Extra Tropfest, which will be held at The Domain in Sydney on Sunday, February 19.
A prolific songwriter, Allen performs under two banners - Yellow Streetlight, an electronic act incorporating homemade samples of household objects, and Broadwing, a more conventional, guitar-driven project.
.Tropscore is a great opportunity for anyone with an interest in scoring., Allen said. .As a songwriter,...
- 2/6/2012
- by Danii Logue
- IF.com.au
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