CCM grads win Emmy with “Today”

CCM graduates Dustin Chow and Steven Shaefer are responsible for creating an Emmy-winning short musical film, “Today.”

Featuring a dozen CCM musicians, “Today” won the award for best music use. The score was composed by Chow’s band, Where They Landed.

VIDEO: Watch "Today"

The music in “Today” is beautiful, beginning with strummed chords on an electric bass guitar played by 2007 urban planning graduate, Eric Cash.

“We wanted to glorify Cincinnati, the place we put it together,” Chow said. “With a collaborative effort, we could do anything.”

And a collaboration it was. Everyone involved with the film worked pro-bono
and Chow was able to direct, produce and perform drums in the composition with only approximately $500 to mainly cover food for the cast and crew. Shot all over the city, “Today” does a wonderful job of portraying the inherent beauty found within the Queen City.

Chow and Shaefer will be flown to Los Angeles later this month to accept the award.
“Our goal, when we go to Los Angeles, is to push Cincinnati,” Chow said. “Bring the entertainment industry here and let them know how great the city is.”

If you’re interested in seeing Where They Landed perform, be sure to go to Northside Tavern Wednesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. or later, at Baba Budan’s Friday, March 19 at 9 p.m.