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The Los Angeles Film School Presented Four Alumni with Spotlight Awards at Ivar Theatre

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Film School (L.A. Film School) is proud to be a part of the entertainment industry for over 20 years.

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Film School (L.A. Film School) is proud to be a part of the entertainment industry for over 20 years.
  • The school honored four alumni by inducting them into the 2023 Spotlight Academy Class and presenting them with a Spotlight Award.
  • Each Spotlight Award recipient was presented the award by an influential person in their life.
  • "Accepting this award from L.A. Film School tonight is surreal, but it's finally making me believe it."

BRIAN MAY + FRIENDS: "STAR FLEET PROJECT" Special 40th Anniversary Edition

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When Queen took a break for the first part of 1983, Brian May put his time to good use. Waking up one morning in Los Angeles, he decided to phone a few friends and invite them to collaborate on some tracks in California's famous Record Plant studios. The resulting collaboration was a great success, and Brian would later mold the recordings into a unique mini-album, Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Project.

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  • – Brian May
    LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When Queen took a break for the first part of 1983, Brian May put his time to good use.
  • The resulting collaboration was a great success, and Brian would later mold the recordings into a unique mini-album, Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Project.
  • This third release in the "Brian May Gold Series" offers an extensively revisited and expanded box set edition of these legendary sessions.
  • Containing two CDs, one vinyl LP, and a vinyl single, as well as other collector's items, Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Sessions will be launched as a Deluxe Edition box set, worldwide on July 14th.

FRANK ZAPPA'S INCREDIBLY RARE RECORDINGS, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR A POTENTIAL SEQUEL TO HIS ICONIC "HOT RATS" ALBUM, HAVE BEEN UNEARTHED FROM THE VAULT AND COMPILED AS NEW COLLECTION, "FUNKY NOTHINGNESS"

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Largely instrumental, these recordings showcased the guitarist's virtuosity, while offering what could have easily been the sequel to Hot Rats, had it ever been released.

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  • Largely instrumental, these recordings showcased the guitarist's virtuosity, while offering what could have easily been the sequel to Hot Rats, had it ever been released.
  • Flo & Eddie would join the Mothers for Zappa's Chunga's Revenge album, recorded mostly that summer and released in October of that year.
  • By the end of 1970, Zappa was well into writing and developing his film, "200 Motels" and the accompanying soundtrack.
  • It's a head-scratcher for sure, but it does make sense as Frank was embracing audio technology as soon as it became available."

THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT AWARDS RETURNS THIS SUMMER WITH NEW CLASS OF ACADEMY MEMBERS

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Monday, April 10, 2023

LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Film School will host its 4th annual Spotlight Awards ceremony honoring the new members of the Spotlight Academy Class of 2023. This year's Spotlight Awards will be a live, in-person celebration at Ivar Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, June 29. The program will include special guest appearances by entertainment industry leaders and exclusive interviews with the four inductees before and after the show.

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  • The 4th annual Spotlight Awards ceremony will induct Jeff Barnes, Paquita Hughes, Phillip Bladh and Samantha Wilkins into the Spotlight Academy
    LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Film School will host its 4th annual Spotlight Awards ceremony honoring the new members of the Spotlight Academy Class of 2023.
  • This year's Spotlight Awards will be a live, in-person celebration at Ivar Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, June 29.
  • The Spotlight Awards will be a live, in-person celebration at Ivar Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, June 29.
  • The 2023 Spotlight Award alumni who will be inducted into The Los Angeles Film School Spotlight Academy include:
    Jeff Barnes: The President of Record Plant Studios in Hollywood.