Julian Bickford takes home an Emmy for original music
Bickford took home an Emmy for work in musical composition/arrangement for a piece composed for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
BicMedia, audio visual production company, is pleased to announce it has won a regional Emmy Award in the category of musical composition/arrangement in the 36th Annual Mid-America Emmy Awards held at the Midland Theatre in downtown Kansas City.
Julian Bickford, composer, creative director and partner at BicMedia, wrote and produced original symphonic music for the video produced by T2 + Back Alley Films: The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
“I thought it was pretty cool just to be part of such a momentous production for KC thanks to Matt Blume & T2…now that it’s Emmy award winning it’s icing on the cake,” said Bickford.
BicMedia is an audio/visual production company in the Crossroads of Kansas City.
Austin and Julian Bickford opened BicMedia in 2002 and combined writing, producing, directing, shooting, editing, animating, and composing music to fill the need for one stop media production.
The Mid-America chapter was chartered in 1962 and began honoring outstanding achievement in this region with local EMMY awards in 1976. The Mid-America chapter includes the television markets primarily in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois and surrounding DMAs: St. Louis, Kansas City, Little Rock, Springfield (MO), St. Joseph, Columbia-Jefferson City, Joplin-Pittsburg, Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk, Ottumwa-Kirksville, Davenport-Rock Island-Moline. Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Fort Smith-Fayettville-Springdale-Rogers, Jonesboro, Monroe-Eldorado and Shreveport (LA).
Annual highlights include the Mid-America EMMY Awards, the Silver Circle Awards, the Governor’s Award and social events throughout the year.
NATAS Mid-America is one of 19 regional chapters of the National Acacemy of Television Arts and Sciences, headquartered in New York City.
KC awaits the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts & is teased with a video composed by Julian Bickford & produced by T2
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts from BicMedia on Vimeo.
The Kansas City skyline got a facelift this year with the construction of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The dramatic eye- and ear- catching design is beautifully captured in this teaser video produced by T2 and scored by BicMedia’s composer, Julian Bickford. Here are the specs of the project (courtesy of http://www.kauffmancenter.org/) Building Features A nearly 285,000-square-foot facility with two main performance halls Exterior surfaces include glass, pre-cast concrete and bead-blasted stainless steel 27 cables are anchored by the weight of the pre-cast walls and hold up the glass in the lobby 196 public restroom stalls in the building Houses office space for Kauffman Center staff plus rehearsal spaces, warm-up rooms and dressing rooms Brandmeyer Great Hall One large glass-enclosed area, called The Brandmeyer Great Hall, serves both halls Guests can enter The Brandmeyer Great Hall from the north, on 16th Street, or from the Kauffman Center drive, just south of the building A box office, coat check, refreshment bars and a gift shop are available Accessibility The Kauffman Center fully complies with all disability requirements of both the city of Kansas City Missouri and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Two drop-off areas allow guests to easily access the center: one on 16th Street to the north, another from the private drive just south of the building Handicapped parking slots in the south garage will be close to building access points; pathways will be obvious, well-marked and ample Several elevators in the Brandmeyer Great Hall make the center fully accessible Both performance halls have seating that does not require the use of stairs. Both have seating areas in varying locations and at multiple ticket price levels reserved for patrons using wheel chairs. Each wheel chair position has a companion seat available Signage conforms to ADA standards, meaning major support and life safety spaces, such as stairs and restrooms, are identified with tactile and Braille signs. Elevator panels and jambs provide raised letters and Braille text as well Backstage areas are accessible, including dressing rooms, stage area, control booth, follow spot and other technical areas
Kauffman performing arts sketch
