Songtradr Happy Hour: Music Through the Ages. Soundtrack or Catalyst for Change?

Former President and CEO at industry giants Virgin Records, Warner Bros. Records, and EMI North America. Phil personally signed artists including Linkin Park and Josh Groban, and worked on the careers of Coldplay, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sex Pistols, The Spice Girls, Janet Jackson and more.

Phil Q was named Billboard’s Music Executive of the Year in 2001, served on the Fender and Gibson Guitar Boards, served as the Vice-Chairman of the Grammy Foundation (Recording Academy), and remains one of the most senior executives in the entertainment industry.

Los Angeles polymath Billie Bodega has been a creator for the entirety of her life. As a young girl, she learned to play several string and woodwind instruments and discovered her love of singing in her school choir. Exploring sounds from almost every culture connected Bodega with the most remote corners of the world listening to everything from Led Zeppelin to Benedictine chanting.

At age five, Bodega landed series regular and lead star roles on networks such as Lifetime, Disney, Nickelodeon, NBC, and WB. Having signed to Ford Models she did print for Nike, Yamaha, Guess, Nordstrom, and more. Bodega graduated with an honors Bachelor’s degree in the visual arts, and a minor in African-American studies at Harvard University then returned to LA to write original screenplays and television concepts, while writing and co-producing her own music. Following her debut single, “Ocean Blues,” in March of 2018, she secured a brand partnership with Neiman Marcus and released her debut EP, titled “Koo da Ta,” later that same year. Her latest single, “Like Woah,” was released on May 15th.

David Hirschfelder is recognised globally as one of Australia’s most distinguished screen-composers, having garnered Oscar nominations for Scott Hicks' "Shine" and Shekhar Kapur’s “Elizabeth”. The composer is also the winner of two BAFTA (British Academy) awards for "Strictly Ballroom" and "Elizabeth".

Hirschfelder’s recent film scores include Jonathan Teplitzky’s "The Railway Man"(AACTA & APRA Film Score Awards/Winner); Russell Crowe's "The Water Diviner"  (FCCA Regal Cinema Award for Best Music Score & APRA Soundtrack of the Year Award/Winners), Kate Winslet and Hugo Weaving's "The Dressmaker", (AACTA Awards/Nominated), Rachel Griffith's "Ride Like a Girl", starring Teresa Palmer and Sam Neil (AACTA and FCCA Awards/Nominated). Other work includes “Eternity” for orchestra, choir, and 1000 tap dancers (Opening Ceremony, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games) and "Mixed Doubles" for string quartet (Adelaide Arts Festival). 2020 sees the release of David's score for the political thriller "Escape from Pretoria" the debut from writer/director Francis Annan, starring Daniel Radcliffe.