This is one of the most wonderful and ready to start sponsor awards we have ever had. ROLI jumped in and gave us two amazing prizes for one of our composers to win.WOW! The magnificent SEABOARD 2 keyboard plus the corresponding EQUATOR 2 software as prizes for the Best Orchestration on the GEMS Film Scoring Program, Valencia, 2025. Yesss!

After the pandemic of 2020 we are back with our Sponsor Partner, Native Instruments, who once again will be supporting our program. Native Instruments are moving up and awarding KOMPLETE 13 software program as prizes for the Best Orchestration on the GEMS Film Scoring Program, Madrid, 2021. Yesss!

For the second year, our Sponsor Partner, Positive Grid, will be supporting our program. Positive Grid’s BIAS FX Pro software, is one of the world’s best-selling amp-and-effects processor. It will help students craft their day-to-day work, says Jaime Ruchman - Head of Marketing. 2017 and 2018

Our sponsor awards partner Warners Entertainment, provided the new 2017 Shadow of War Video Game. The score had been recently written, conducted & recorded by Garry Schyman and featured in the newly released Video Game.

One composer won a 12 WEEK ORCHESTRATION PROGRAM with Grammy Winner Penka Schweiger, who taugh on the 2025 Summer Program 

For the third year, our Sponsor Partner, Native Instruments, will be supporting our program. Native Instruments are moving up and awarding 3 KOMPLETE 12 software programs as prizes for the Best Composition, Best Mockup, and Best Orchestration on the GEMS Film Scoring Program, Madrid, 2019.

For the second year, GEMS will be providing each participant with the book, Scoring the Screen. Author and Grammy Winning Guest Speaker Andy Hill talks about the film music industry, getting a manager, music supervision, publishers, agents and will share scoring examples from his new book.

Meet the  award winners here

One composer won a SCORE AND PARTS REVIEW for thier next compostion with Grammy Winner Penka Schweiger, who taugh on the 2025 Summer Program

For the second year, our Sponsor Partner, Native Instruments, will be supporting our program. Native Instruments are awarding KOMPLETE 11 (600€) as a prize for the Best Composition on the Christopher Young Film Scoring Program, Madrid, 2017 and 2018.

GEMS will be providing each participant with the online video, Creativity on a Deadline, by Visiting Guest Speaker Richard Bellis. His talk and the video cover his famous percolation theory, and how composers can create best practices for preparing to compose to a deadline. A must see guide.