Composer Vicente Avella has been scoring to picture since 1996; when he developed a passion for the art form while taking film music courses at the Eastman School of Music. It was at that point that he realized that his love for both stories and music finds a perfect blend in films. Since then he has done extensive work in this field, having delivered scores to a number of award winning films and animations. Alongside his film scoring activities, he remains active as pianist and concert music composer. He holds a B.M. in Piano Performance from Indiana University and a M.M. in Composition from the Eastman School of Music. Originally from Venezuela, he currently resides in Los Angeles, California.  FILM MUSIC Sundance Institute Composers Lab, 2005, Finalist International Festival of Cinema & Technology, Best Original Soundtrack in an Animation, 2003, 2nd Place Turner Classic Movies Young Film Composers Competition, 2001, Finalist BMI’s Pete Carpenter Fellowship Award, 1999, Finalist  CONCERT MUSIC Meet the Composer, 2003, Grant IBLA International Music Foundation, 2002, Title of Distinguished Musician Waging Peace through Singing, 2002, Finalist ASCAP’s Morton Gould Young Composer Award, 2000, Finalist Bernard and Rose Sernoffsky Composition Prize, 1998, Winner International Composition Competition for Young Composers ALEA III, 1997, 2nd Place  ACADEMIC AWARDS Eastman School of Music, 1996-98, Fellowship Shepherd School of Music, 1995-96, Fellowship ©2007 Pandora's Boombox. All Rights Reserved.