Documentary feature "Kings Park"	Posted: December 24, 2009
Elliot is composing and producing the music score for the forthcoming documentary feature "Kings Park", directed by Lucy Winer, produced by Wildlight Films. "Kings Park" tells the dramatic and little known story of our nation's current crisis in public mental health care by focusing on a single abandoned institution, Kings Park State Hospital in Long Island, New York. Accounts of the past are shared by the people who were there - former patients, staff, and family members. The film also includes the filmmakers' story of her commitment to the hospital as a teenager in the late 1960’s, when she was one of over 5,000 patients.
"Mekong Tipping Point" video score	Posted: Dec 24, 2009
Elliot has composed and produced the score for a documentary video, "Mekong Tipping Point" for the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington D.C. The video was produced by Wildlight Films, NYC.
"Winged" modern dance collaboration	Posted: Dec 24, 2009
Elliot and choreographer Sabatino Verlezza have collaborated on a new dance/theater work, "Winged," supported in part by a grant from the O'Donnell -Green Music and Dance Foundation. An excerpt from "Winged" was performed by Verlezza Dance in December, 2009 at the 92nd Street Y's Fridays at Noon dance series in NYC.
Music for Stimson Center corporate video	Posted: Apr 9, 2009
Elliot's music has been licensed for use in a corporate video for The Henry L. Stimson Center in the Washington D.C. area. Founded in 1989, the Henry L. Stimson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to enhancing international peace and security through a unique combination of rigorous analysis and outreach. The video was produced by Wildlight Productions, NYC.
Remix of SAY ADIEU hits NUMBER 1 on club charts!	Posted: March 1, 2009
Elliot S. recently remixed dance music artist Ernest Kohl's new single "Say Adieu", which reached NUMBER ONE in the February 2009 Euro-HiNRG Top 50 Club play chart! It is available now on the Dance Street/ZYX/EMG/BMG label. (German import).
World Refugee Day - PSA for UN HCR	Posted: Jun 25, 2008
The UNHCR in Australia recently licensed my music for use in the new Public Service Announcement "Put Your Hands Up" to promote awareness of the UN's World Regugee Day. Check it out here: http://www.unhcr.org.au/WorldRefugeeDay2008.shtml
UNHCR spots with Khaled Hosseini	Posted: Jun 11, 2007
Elliot has recently provided music for 2 PSA's which can be seen on the web. The spots, produced by Wildlight Productions, feature Khaled Hosseini, author of the internationally best-selling novel "The Kite Runner", and who is now an envoy for the UN Refugee Agency. Earlier this year, Hosseini visited UNHCR camps in eastern Chad where some 240,000 refugees from Darfur are sheltered. The trip was the result of his desire to see first-hand one of UNHCR’s most complex operations and to bring wider attention to the Darfur crisis. You can see one of the spots at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rBEztz0YDg
See the Light Feel the Heat re-released	Posted: August 2007
“See the Light/Feel the Heat” was written and produced by Elliot Sokolov & Jack Waldman, aka Air Force One. The record was mixed by Arthur Baker, edited by the Latin Rascals, and released on Streetwise Records in 1984. It was one of the first records featuring an entirely sampled vocal (by President Ronald Reagan). "See the Light/Feel the Heat" by Air Force One has been re-released on 2 new compilation CDs, "ESSENTIAL HOUSE" (released summer 2007) and "80's UNDERGROUND CLUB HITS" (released fall 2006) by Moist Music. A college/alternative radio and club favorite for years after its release, the original Streetwise Records 12 inch vinyl single is now a collectors item, often available on various sites. These re-releases comes more than 20 years after it's original 12 inch single release on Streetwise Records. The re-release is the b-side (dub version) of the original 12 inch single.
Music for UN Darfur aid spots with Meryl Streep and Tony Bennett	Posted: Nov 10, 2006
Elliot has composed and produced music for several commercials to raise awareness and funds of aid for Darfur, sponsored by UNRefugees.org. The spots, produced by Wildlight Productions, feature MERYL STREEP and TONY BENNETT, who graciously donated their talent and services for this great cause. I am honored to have joined them and composed and produced music for most of the spots. They will begin airing as TV public service announcements in March 2007. There are direct links to the videos on my LINKS page, or go to UNRefugees.org to see them. Please consider making a contribution to this great cause.
Documentary Film "Turn To Me"	Posted: 10/2006
Elliot has written and produced new music for the documentary film "Turn To Me" by Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker Murray Nossel. The film is about the Jewish tradition of caring for the sick and infirm, and features comments from Nobel Prize winner Elie Weisel along with many others.