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ASMAC Conference
7–11 October 2026
at the historic Evergreen Studios Scoring Stage
Burbank, CA USA
Featured Keynote
Bill Conti
Academy- & Emmy-award-winning composer, arranger, orchestrator, and conductor
His scores include Rocky and its anthem “Gonna Fly Now,” The Right Stuff — for which he won the Oscar for Best Original Score — and The Karate Kid; he served as music director of 19 Academy Awards ceremonies.
✦ ASMAC Golden Score Award Honoree, 1999
Tickets & Pricing
ASMAC Members receive an additional discount. Student discount and scholarships are available. Contact us for details and volunteer opportunities. Students must provide evidence of their affiliation with an educational institution.
Full Conference
| Member | Non-member | |
|---|---|---|
| Early bird discount through 6 September 2026 | $175 | $225 |
| After 6 September | $200 | $275 |
| After 4 October | $275 | $275 |
Recording Session is Full
Small Ensemble Recording Session
| Member | Non-member | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-min block | $400 | $475 |
Optional add-on • Thursday 8 October 2026
Honor our Own Awards
Bill Conti
ASMAC Legacy Award
Pat Williams
ASMAC Legacy Award
Nan Schwartz
ASMAC Outstanding Arranger’s Award
Larry Blank
ASMAC President’s Award
The event will include:
- workshops,
- panel discussions,
- sessions on Music Arranging, Composing, Orchestration, and Music Preparation, as well as the critical issues shaping our industry — including AI, shifting market conditions, and emerging opportunities,
- an awards ceremony, and
- live music.
Several pre-conference events are being planned, including big band jazz and chamber music events, a recording session, and studio tour.
Here’s your opportunity to network and meet the ASMAC colleagues you perhaps only know through Zoom.
Wed 7 Oct
7–10pm
1st Wednesday Hang with John Mitchell's Flight 584 Big Band — Pizza, social, new chart read-downs
The Mayflower Club, North Hollywood, CA USA
Thu 8 Oct
1–4pm
Workshop Recording Session (Optional add-on)
Evergreen Studios
7–9pm
Brass Quintet Concert
Fri 9 Oct
All day
Conference sessions
Evergreen Studios
Evening
Documentary Film Screening
Sat 10 Oct
All day
Conference sessions
Evergreen Studios
Evening
Honor our Own Awards and Reception
Sun 11 Oct
Morning
Brunch
AFM Local 47
Schedule subject to change…
Trivia: ASMAC President Gayle Levant, along with partners Charles Fox and Artie Butler, built the world-class studio Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank, CA in 1979.
