July/August 2008
Entertainment Center
Entertainment Center: Alumni Recordings and Films, July 2007-2008
CCT presents its fourth listing of recordings and films in which alumni artists were involved. If we inadvertently omitted you or someone you know, or if you are releasing work within the next year, please e-mail cct@columbia.edu, and we will include you in a future listing.
By Lisa Palladino and Carmen Jo Ponce ’08
Recordings
ARMEN DONELIAN ’72
Pianist: Donelian’s Trio’s Oasis, jazz
(Sunnyside)
DR. LOUIE
(KEITH LUIS ’72)
Author/vocalist/percussionist, with Evan Johns’
A Holiday Gift for You, holiday
(Jellyroll Records)
DAVID MONTE CRISTO
(MICHAEL PERPICH ’77)
Musician: Halloween Faces, soundtrack that accompanies the DVD NY’s Village Halloween Parade 2006
(both from Monte Cristo Records)
GAIL JAVITT ’90
Singer: Like a Braided Candle: Songs for Havdalah,
Jewish ceremony
(independently produced)
STEPHANIE FINUCANE ’91
Keyboardist/singer: Baskervilles’ Twilight,
indie pop
(Secret Crush Records)
K.P. DEVLIN ’93
Singer/songwriter: Year of the Snake, pop/rock
(independently produced)
NICO MUHLY ’03
Composer: Mothertongue, classical/experimental
(Bedroom Community)
PATRICK HIGGINS ’06
Musician: Animal with Archaeopteryx’s
Horror Orr, instrumental rock
(Un-Fun Records)
Films
BRIAN DENNEHY ’60
Actor: Welcome to Paradise, drama/family
(Out of Pocket Films)
MICHAEL AZERRAD ’83
Producer: Kurt Cobain: About a Son,
documentary
(Bonfire Films of America)
MACKY ALSTON ’87
Director: Hard Road Home, documentary
(GreenHouse Pictures)
MATTHEW FOX ’89
Actor: Vantage Point, action/drama/thriller
(Columbia Pictures)
AMANDA PEET ’94
Voice: Terra, animation/adventure
(MeniThings)
Actor: Martian Child, drama/sci-fi
(Hanna Rachel Production Services Ltd., New Line Cinema)
RAMIN BAHRANI ’96
Director/writer: Chop Shop, drama
(Muskat Filmed Properties)
RACHEL NICHOLS ’03
Actor: P2, horror
(P2 Productions)
RIDER STRONG ’04
Actor/writer/director: Irish Twins, short drama
(Redwood Shire Productions)
Actor: Tooth & Nail, horror/thriller
(Morningstar Films)