Ramiro belgardt biography for kids
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by Bill Desowitz
Music Editor Ramiro Belgardt is no stranger to the Star Wars saga. He got in just in time to work on 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, the last of the prequel trilogy, which was supposed to be the end of the franchise. Yet now he’s back for a reboot — the first episode of a Star Wars sequel trilogy with The Force Awakens, which premieres in Los Angeles December 14 through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and opens worldwide later that week.
Belgardt’s experience has been a combination of looking forward and backward at the same time, with John Williams scoring his seventh Star Wars movie since 1977 and director J.J. Abrams helming his first. Reportedly, the 49-year-old director was unwilling to commit until Lucasfilm head and producer Kathleen Kennedy hooked him with the question, “Who is Luke Skywalker?”
Thus, the new film is a continued exploration of the tension between what’s good and bad — which is what originally fascinated Star Wars creator George Lucas. “This is a new, energetic reboot,” suggests Belgardt, who’s not quite a stranger to Abrams either, having temp music edited the director’s Super 8 (2011) and the two Star Trek reboots (2009, 2013).
“J.J. is approaching this as a fan of Star Wars, and so he loves it when John quot
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15 distinguished artists who got their start in Greater Lansing
When LSJ set out to feature a few talented artists who got their start in Greater Lansing, the list grew quickly. And, to be clear, this list is not exhaustive. The information and quotes below are from the artists' responses to questionnaires LSJ sent them. Let us know who we missed so we can add them to our list for potential future stories.
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Ben Schneider
Okemos High School (2001), founder and lead singer of the indie rock band, Lord Huron
Schneider, who named the band after the water near which his family owns a summer home, played in bands around town beginning in high school and all through college at the University of Michigan. He studied painting at U-M and moved to New York and then Los Angeles post graduation to pursue a career in visual arts while still writing and recording music.
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He got his break in 2010, when a journalist reviewed one of the CDs he and his sister Caitlin handed out at a music festival in Northern California. He then enlisted his high school friends, one at a time, to join his band.
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