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The Sundance ASCAP Music Café this year included performances by the following artists:Nashville singer-songwriter HAFFWAY, whose unique sound is a blend of folk and alternative, or “folkternative”; Mexican-Dominican singer-songwriter Ambar Lucid, whose dreamy music transports listeners; Grammy-winning hitmaker Toby Gad (John Legend’s “All of Me,” Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry”), along with famous vocalist and actress Antonique Smith and up-and-coming singer-songwriter Mae Mae; and southern rock group The Wild Feathers, whose eclectic blend of Americana and heartland pop has landed them on tours with major acts like Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.

In addition to the exciting performances, ASCAP Screen Time, the ASCAP Film & Television team’s ongoing interview series about the art and business of music for screens, included four unique interviews with the creators of some of the festival’s most anticipated films.Director Cristina Costantini and composer Jeff Morrow talked about the soundtrack for the documentary SALLY, about the first woman to launch into space, on the first day. Later, ASCAP AVP Film & TV Mike Todd spoke with composer Jay Wadley about his work on The Wedding Banquet, which featured Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone.

An interesting discussion with director Albert Birney and composer Josh Dibb about their black-and-white fantasy picture OBEX, which follows a man living in solitude with his dog Sandy, opened the second day. The documentary How to Build a Library, which follows two Kenyan women as they turn a run-down, trash-filled town library in downtown Nairobi into a gathering place for the city’s residents and creatives, was then discussed by composer Katya Mihailova.