About The Music Collective
The Music Collective is a full service music production company which has evolved based upon the foundation created by Alan Ett Music Group. Offering creative music services, including composition, music supervision, music editing, music mastering as well as clearance and licensing to the entire production community, The Music Collective is a world leader in all things music. We are one of the few music companies in the world to have successfully established client bases in a variety of media, including broadcast television, cable television, film, video, DVD, and all new and emerging media. The company has international presence and relationships resulting in global reach and representation for our clients and their music. We have offices in Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo.
Alan Ett is currently President/CEO of the Alan Ett Creative Group, a community of companies founded in 1991 which has been focused on the establishment of strong relationships in the production community as a provider of a wide range of services and product. The companies comprising AECG are: Alan Ett Music Group, a full service music production company offering creative music services, including composition, music supervision, and music editing, to the entire production community; Media City Sound, one of the fastest growing audio post production facilities in Los Angeles; Opus 1 Production Music Library, distributing its own products internationally and the exclusive US distributor for fourteen of the premier European music library labels; and Creative Production Group, the media production company.
From 1976-1978 Alan was on the faculty of The Berklee School of Music in Boston, Mass. where, among other faculty duties, he was co-founder of what has emerged as the internationally significant Berklee jazz Choir and vocal program. At the same time he received the MM in Composition from The New England Conservatory. In 1979, Alan went to Europe to perform a three week international Jazz concert tour that resulted in a stay of four years and encompassed 12 countries and teaching assignments throughout Western Europe.
Upon his arrival in Los Angeles in 1984, he became involved in the computer industry working with a development group to devise the first shock mounted 20MB hard disc, the A-O 20. He continued in the hardware and software development arena working on the original version of the production budgeting program “Movie Magic” and consulting with Roland corporation in the development of the first MIDI software, the MPS or Music Processing System.
Mr. Ett then became focused on producing music for the television industry when he received his first assignments composing and producing music for Columbia Pictures Television sitcoms “Who’s the Boss”, “227” and “Married…with Children”. Since then he has created musical scores for thousands of hours of television, videos, film, commercials, CD Roms and DVD’s.
He is currently President and CEO of Alan Ett Creative Group, a community of companies which has been focused on the establishment of strong relationships in the ever expanding community of media developers, users ands disseminators as a provider of a wide range of services and product. Alan is on the Board of Trustees of the IDA, Board of Trustees of the Society of Singers, the Board of Visitors of the New England Conservatory a member of BMI, a member of ATAS, and a member of NARAS.
Mr. Ett completed his BA in psychology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; undergraduate studies in music at University of Miami, Fla. and the Masters of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Mass. He has been on the faculty of many different institutions teaching on every grade level from kindergarten through graduate school and remains committed to the evolution of our culture and our children.
Alec Puro has played varying keynotes in the music world for over fifteen years.
Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Alec began studying piano at age eight endowing him with the skills to which he would later return to when pursuing a career as a composer for film and television.
As a seventh grader at Crossroads School for the Arts he began exploring percussion when a friend told Alec he was starting a band and was looking for drummers.
Alec was intrigued and honed his skills playing the drums in numerous local bands.
Within a few years, he started doing sessions playing a wide range of genres in a wide range of media from television commercials to records, playing alongside an even broader range of artists from Robby Krieger of The Doors to Jackson Browne.
In 1996, as a student of music composition and jazz drums at California Institute of the Arts, Alec launched the band Deadsy with longtime friend Elijah Blue, which provided the impetus to write more songs and not just play the drums.
Deadsy landed a record deal with Dreamworks Records and released their freshman album “Commencement” which debuted on The Billboard Top 200 at #99, selling fifteen thousand copies in its first week. Deadsy went on several world tours, opening for bands such as Linkin Park, Korn and Stone Temple Pilots, performing to sold out crowds in large arenas such as the legendary Madison Square Garden. They released a second album, “Phantasmagore” and after more touring Alec had the realization that being in a band had a shorter shelf life than he had thought.
Combining his hard-earned experience and a long-time passion for music, Alec began composing for both film and television. Starting out by licensing music to popular television shows like “Chicago Hope” and “NYPD Blue”, industry icons such as Michael Mann began taking an interest in his work.
A big break came when he composed the score for 2007 Sundance hit film “The Good Night” starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz. At the premier of the film, Alec received personal accolades from Steven Spielberg, as well as a rave review from Variety Magazine which stated, “Alec Puro’s unobtrusively melodic score – which incorporating a tender composition Gary (the film’s protagonist) writes late in the picture – plays an especially significant role…”
Alec continues to score numerous independent films, documentaries and television shows working with such esteemed producers as Steven Bochco and Simon Fuller.
Additional notes: In 2006, Alec founded Gramoscope Inc. Since it’s inception, Gramoscope has created an extensive catalog of music covering all genres for film and television. In 2009, Alec & Gramoscope formed a partnership with The Music Collective, combining their talent and experience and putting both companies in a position to better service the needs of their clients and projects.
Scott was born in Detroit, MI and raised in San Marino, CA. where he studied classical and popular music. He studied 4 years at the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Scott was awarded the ASCAP/Jerry Fielding Scholarship for two consecutive years through the UCLA Film Scoring Program.
In 1968, Scott joined the popular San Francisco group, The Stuart Little Band which became the opening act in concerts, clubs and TV appearances with: Chicago, Santana, David Bowie, Billy Paul, Bob Marley, The Jefferson Airplane, Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae, Stan Getz, Charles Lloyd, Cold Blood, Van Morrison, Sopwith Camel, Buddy Rich, Bo Diddley, Al Jarreau, It’s A Beautiful Day, Elvin Bishop, The Grateful Dead, The Tubes, Taj Mahal, Loggins & Messina, Huey Lewis, Boz Scaggs, and other groups in the San Francisco music scene. In 1973, Scott moved to Lake Tahoe and became a staff musician for the casino orchestras at Harrah’s Tahoe, Sahara Tahoe and Harrah’s Reno. He performed with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Robert Goulet, The Carpenters, Mitzi Gaynor, Shirley McClaine, The Smothers Bros., Don Rickles, Charlie Rich, The Righteous Bros. etc. While living in Lake Tahoe, he formed his own live-stage production company and began writing & producing live stage shows in Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Dallas and Los Angeles. In 1979, he returned to Hollywood as a composer/producer. He was a co-founder of The International Documentary Association.
In 1987, in Hollywood, he started working with Alan Ett and in 1991 became co-founder of the Alan Ett Music Group. In 1996, Scott was awarded an Emmy for his work with Robert Goulet on ESPN’s NCAA Men’s College Basketball Championship campaign. In 2001 & 2002 he produced the music for (16) comedy spots for Priceline.com featuring William Shatner singing in concert. In both 2004 & 2005, he was hired as Music Director for the NFL Network’s Super Bowl half-time commercials. In 2006, Scott co-composed and produced the music for “Centered In The Universe” – the new show at the Samuel Ochin Planetarium at the Griffith Observatory.
Scott is a member of BMI, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and The Society of Composers & Lyricists, The Brubeck Institute. He is SVP Creative for AECG and it’s companies.
Awards: Emmy, Belding, Addy, National Silver Microphone Awards, National Telly Awards.
As Vice President of Alan Ett Music Group (AEMG), Ryan Neill oversees the operations of the company and its relationships with composers, musicians, and clients. In addition to being a composer, Ryan has been a Music Supervisor on thousands of television shows, hundreds of commercials, and numerous films.
Since 2003, Ryan has headed International Music Royalty Administration Services (IMRAS), a division of the Alan Ett Creative Group (also parent company of the AEMG), which specializes in royalty administration for publishing catalogs. At IMRAS, Ryan maintains and nurtures relationships with ASCAP and BMI, as well as International administrators.
Ryan Neill was born and raised in Pasadena, California. He began studying music at an early age and completed his education in music with a Bachelor of Music Degree from California State University Northridge.
Upon completing his degree from CSUN, Ryan went to work for Tri Crown Productions and Yeah Studios, where he gained extensive experience in television production. Ryan joined the Alan Ett Music Group in 1994.
Married for ten years, Ryan and his wife __ have two boys who keep him busy outside the office.
