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Apa is upping three in its Literary Group. The agency has promoted Sheryl Petersen and Ryan Saul to co-head the agency’s Motion Picture Literary department, and Lindsay Howard Parker to co-head the Television Literary department.

“Sheryl, Ryan and Lindsay have done a tremendous job in positioning Apa as a major player in all areas of content creation,” said Apa’s Head of Literary Lee Dinstman in making the announcement. “Through their leadership and expertise, they embody our collaborative team-oriented culture at Apa, which has been the foundation of our success and that of our clients.”

“They have exceptional instincts for uncovering and nurturing great talent,” added David Saunders, Executive Vice President of Apa’s Literary Group. “Their contributions to the success of the department have been extraordinary.

Apa’s television and motion picture literary department’s clients include John and Sandy Carpenter and their Storm King Production; Wes Ball...

Some things you just don’t screw with: Pumpkin pie, Mom’s famous Thanksgiving stuffing, who carves the turkey at dinnertime. You also don’t jack around with sacred cow film scores… a memo that Deane and Brian clearly missed as they talk scene-by-scene through one of the most beloved film scores of all time, James Horner’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”. Also, David Saunders, SCOREcast’s Director of Global Community, stops by to announce the new SCOREcast: Amsterdam community.

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In our 43rd episode, Deane and Brian hold court during a 90-minute discussion with guest composers Panos Kolias and Oliver Sadie on achieving a healthy balance between composing, raising kids, being around for the family and having a life of your own. Also, in a rare unhinging, Deane lets the expletives fly as he collides with Brian over a controversial composing contest that has had the Internet trolls spitting and frothing for weeks. Finally, at the top of the show, David Saunders (Director of Global Community for SCOREcast) announces the details on the new SCOREcast: Toronto Community Chapter!

Warning: We believe this episode on family issues and work/life balance to be one of the best in the history of our show. We also realized in editing that it’s probably our most R-rated. So, consider yourselves warned — we don’t edit for language. If you have children within earshot,...

SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden announced today that London-based composer David Saunders will lead SCOREcast’s global community development program. Ogden said, “David is an exceptional leader, mentor, composer and communicator and I couldn’t be happier with him joining our Core team. In the six years I’ve worked with SCOREcast, I’ve never been more confident in an appointment as I believe David possesses the utmost personal integrity, huge respect in the community, and an understanding of what it takes to encourage that same sense of contagious unity across all SCOREcast borders.”

Saunders accepted the position over two months ago, but has worked behind the scenes with SCOREcast community chapter leaders in America, the United Kingdom and Germany to revamp methods of maintaining health and progress in all SCOREcast forums, meetups, and global events. 2013 will see him working with new community leaders in Asia, North America and Europe to develop additional chapters.