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For more information and to submit your questions Lea or anyone in the cast visit AOL TV. Last chance to submit questions is this Tuesday, November 3.

1.10 Ballads

Why has Fox’s “Glee” succeeded when so many musical television series have failed? Between the script, the song choices and the cast — as well as production, marketing and Columbia Records working in lock step — there isn’t a weak link, the team behind the hit show said Friday.

Executives from Fox and Columbia joined the show’s music supervisor P.J. Bloom, cast member Lea Michele and “Glee” music producer Adam Anders at the Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference to discuss what’s driven millions of “Glee” song downloads and two forthcoming soundtrack volumes.

From the beginning, the strategy for setting up partnerships for the show was very different. Rather than keeping the pilot a secret, Fox presented it to as many music publishers and record labels as it could to get them on board for clearances from the get-go, said 20th Century Fox Television head of music Geoff Bywater. Even Journey’s Steve Perry came to watch his band’s iconic “Don’t Stop Believin’” get incorporated into the first episode.

“We haven’t been turned down by one songwriter,” Bywater said. “Maybe one … there’s a reason to be concerned about a new show when you’re committing your copyrights to it.” But now that “Glee” is a hit, Bloom said the show is fielding pitches from artists that don’t normally allow their music to be used on television.

Lea Michele, a Broadway veteran who plays Rachel Berry, said adapting to pop and R&B fare for television was “really scary.”

“I’m a musical theater performer. I perform live on stage every night,” said Michele, recalling that while recording Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” she “cursed that day more than I have in my whole life. (But) once you get past that fear, it’s like (working) a muscle … I rocked out Salt N’ Pepa, people!”

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I have added the scans from the new issue of TV Soap. The magazine did an interview with Lea and Cory. Thanks Kylie for the scans.

The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard Music Conference is in full force and continues today,October 30th at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
Now in its 8th year, this conference offers attendees the unique opportunity to learn from, network and share their music directly with the best music supervisors, composers, directors, songwriters and producers in the business.
A highly anticipated panel this year will be for the TV show “Glee”. The Glee panel will be called BACKBEAT: THE ANATOMY OF A TV SHOW- Fox’s “Glee”
A look behind-the-scenes at how “Glee” uses music — from on screen in synchs to the soundtrack for stores. Adam Anders (Glee music producer) and Grammy winner Lea Michele who plays Rachel on the show will be just a few who will be on the panel.

Other panels today consists of composers from “Fame”, the television show “True Blood” and singer Mary J. Blige as a keynote speaker.

For More Information: Glee Panel

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