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Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision

Chilen Music Supervision

About Me

Media WORK HISTORY: ('96-'01) USA Network/Sci-Fi Channel (Finance & TV Programming), ('01-'04) TRIO Network (TV Programming), ('05-'06) Rainbow HD Film Networks (TV Programming)
(2006)- Founder MUSIC SUPERVISION/LICENSING/ARTIST REPRESENTATION/MUSIC PROMOTION---- www.chilenmusic.com ----
"Lena Chen is the founder and president of Chilen Music, a music supervision company based in New York City, USA. Chilen Music’s main responsibility is to place pre-recorded and uniquely composed/tailored music in visual media (including TV, film, commercials, video games, on-air promos, etc…)
Lena is a proud supporter of unique and individual artists from around the world. She also loves to discover innovative and creative composers like none heard before who can create inimitable sounds, funky beats, playful melodies and worldly compositions.
Chen has held various roles in TV, Film and Music since 1996. This experience includes acting as an executive in TV Programming for multiple high-ranking national networks. She has also served in various production (executive/supervising) roles and provided unique executive decision making and creative input in various music areas. Her experience in and passion for music spans the globe. She has supervised production on concerts from areas including Beijing, Brixton, and Brussels as well as various areas throughout the U.S. In addition, Lena created and produced a national weekly music video series for a highly acclaimed "it" pop culture TV network. Through the series, she introduced her audience to new, never before seen music videos from all over.
Chinese, born in Brazil and raised in New York, her exposure to World Music started early! She has also always had a passion to showcase music from indie music artists she considered noteworthy to share with her viewers.
Taking these years of experience in TV and Music, along with her substantial participation in the Film industry, she created Chilen Music.
Lena is a full/voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), a Board member/juror of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (International Emmys) as well as a general member of New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT), the American Film Institute (AFI) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). She is also a passionate supporter of the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) and The Name Campaign." ..
PREVIOUS SHOWCASES:

My Interests

Doing things I am afraid of but truly desire in life, getting the courage usually ONCE I've conquered it (Or at least I can say I tried), then feeling really proud of myself. NEVER Regret for not having tried!!!

Discovering music like none I have ever heard and getting lost in it. Seeing someone perform live and feeling, wow! Watching a film and just being blown away, where I don't know what to do next... (like Crash, Requiem For a Dream; Dirty Pretty Things, City of God, Amores Perros, Magdalene Sisters). Learning something I never would have imagined existed. Trying new things that if you asked me ten years ago, I would have said, "never, no way."

My baby girl, Sami the psycho soccer sta' shihztu:

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that silent part of your skydive- when nothing matters, time doesn't exist, you're all alone and you really have the world at your feet... (FIRST Shut off Profile Music Player!)

SKYDIVERS:
Michel Lemay
Lena Chen

MUSIC:
Emily Zuzik's "Potential"
Dogs of Winter's "Thumbscrews"
Frou Frou's "Shh"

and I LOVE Banana gummy bears, sugar free lollis & Peachy-Os.

I'd like to meet:

FOR CHILEN MUSIC (www.chilenmusic.com): MUSICIANS WITH SONGS THAT ARE DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL. I love when I hear a song and I drift off into a story in my head. That's when I know that song came from real inspiration.

TV, FILM, VIDEO GAME and COMMERCIAL CREATORS WHO WANT THAT PERFECT SONG to drive that feeling home. Whether you want tears to well up, hearts to pound, a sarcastic slap, fists to clench, kids to laugh, to hear your audience gasp or feel their overwhelming happiness... I want to meet you, because I want all those same things for you-- and I have the songs to prove it!!!

PERSONALLY/lately? I would have liked to have met Dan Eldon (daneldon.org).

I'd like to meet anyone who can watch this video and not be moved in some way (kids really do rock these days): ..

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Music:


Morcheeba; David Sylvian; Thievery Corporation; Hooverphonic; Super Furry Animals; Imogen Heap; Groove Armada; Air; Fiona Apple; Apollo 440; Damien Rice; Everything But The Girl; Jeff Buckley; Tool; Arthur Russell; Pink Floyd; Radiohead; A Perfect Circle; Animal Logic; Kate Bush; Sigur Ros; Tori Amos; Berlin; Emmylou Harris; Roxy Music; The Police; X; Louque; Feathermerchants; Aimee Mann; Bebel Gilberto; Laura Pausini; OMD; The Cure; Depeche Mode; The Shins; Daft Punk; The Bible; Michael Stipe; Portishead; Esthero; The Sundays; Nikka Costa; Kate Bush; Sarah Vaughn; Afro Celt Sound System; Fourplay; Zap Mama; Cowboy Junkies; Peter Gabriel; Kathleen Edwards; Massive Attack; Kasey Chambers; Echo and the Bunnymen; Kate Havnevik; Psychedelic Furs; The Breeders; Belly; Shawn Colvin; Willie Nelson; Johnny Cash; Natasha Bedingfield; Throwing Muses; Joan as Policewoman; The Smiths; The Doors; New Order; Sinead O'Connor; Goldfrapp; Dusty Trails; Texas...

Movies:

Dirty Pretty Things; Notes on a Scandal; Miss Potter; Blood Diamond; Sixty-Six; Babel, Star Wars; Crash; Amelie; Forrest Gump; Matrix; Y Tu Mama Tambien; Schindler's List; Life is Beautiful; Requiem For a Dream; The Notebook; Monster; Kill Bills; La Femme Nikita; Trainspotting; City of God; Amores Perros; The Women; There's Something About Mary; The Shining; Resident Evil; 28 Days Later; Heathers; The Dreamers; Silence of the Lambs; Shawshank Redemption; Scary Movie; Frida; Magdalene Sisters; Elizabeth; Abre Los Ojos; Layer ; Goodfellas; Donnie Darko; Footloose; The Truman Show; Saving Private Ryan; Punch Drunk Love; Chicago; Gia; The Constant Gardener; Run Lola Run; American Psycho; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Cavedweller; High Art; 21 Grams; Saw...

Television:

House; the Tsunami mini; Arrested Development; Top Chef; Project Runway; Weeds; Law and Order: SVU; Sleeper Cell; Coupling (UK); Grey's Anatomy; L Word; Smack The Pony; Iconoclasts; In Living Color; Iron Chef; Workout; Dog Eat Dog; Inked... a really good doc., something I can relate to (in a good way or bad- i can take it). Something that makes me laugh out loud by myself.
AND "Chilen TV"...
Debra Fotheringham "WAITING (live)" Chilen Music July Showcase

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Books:

"A General Theory of Love" by Thomas Lewis M.D., Fari Amini M.D. and Richard Lannon M.D.; "Power of Now" (I keep coming back to it)........; "ROLLING STONE'S Tattoo Nation"; Kevin Aucoin's "Face Forward".

Heroes:

My Dad, totally.

My Blog

SEARCH & DISCOVERY: New Music

SEARCH & DISCOVERY: New MusicIt's tough to deny- this music world of ours is so overwhelming, and becoming something of a blur. That we are in a state of both digital music saturation and at the s...
Posted by Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:55:00 PST

Happy Holidays...

Just a quick note to wish you a fantastic Holiday Season.Hope Your Thanksgiving was Amazing and your tummies are full!Hoping you're keeping warm...That you are playing tons of music (as an artist or f...
Posted by Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:28:00 PST

Thx to TV, Film & MUSIC: Human Experience- we have Much in Common. Nice to know that...

Music can make such an impact on any visual experience... It can enhance the emotion going on in a scene you are watching, giving it a whole new dimension.The same can be said in reverse. When experi...
Posted by Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:20:00 PST

How to Submit to Chilen Music Supervision

How to Submit to Chilen Music Supervision Category: Music CHILEN MUSIC SUPERVISION- Special Request for Submissions...  Hey there!..:Thanks so much to those who have sent in your wonderful music so fa...
Posted by Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:34:00 PST

When you feel you are drowning, struggle to swim... then RISE ABOVE

When you feel you are drowning, struggle to swim... then RISE ABOVE.  THAT is the mark of a true, strong and healthy individual.This has been a rough patch for SO many.  Myself included.&nbs...
Posted by Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:29:00 PST

From zoning out and caving in to waking and opening my heart to things that matter most.

Though I hate to admit it, I zone-out for long bouts of time.  I get into these routine work habits (things need to be done that don't take much thought), and then hole up and stare into a TV wit...
Posted by Lena Chen- Chilen Music Supervision on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:42:00 PST