2019 GMS 'Music In Media' Conference: Full Schedule

Schedule subject to change without notice.
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11:00am PDT

Tech Tools of the Trade

Music Supervisors Sean Mulligan (eOne/Rock Steady) and Josh Marcy (Media Arts Lab) share practical tips, tricks, and hacks to harness the most out of your technology for maximum efficiency and to keep your files and metadata safe, organized, and accessible. Topics will cover system optimization, handy apps, common media delivery platforms, team collaboration platforms, creative resources, intermediate spreadsheets functions, best practices and much more.

Speakers

Sean Mulligan

Music Supervisor

Sean is a music executive with over 20 years experience in publishing, licensing, and music supervision.He began his career placing music in film, television, broadcast ads, promos, trailers and video games for various music publishers and labels; including Media Creature Music, ole... Read More →

Josh Marcy

Director of Music, Media Arts Lab

Josh Marcy is a music supervisor at Media Arts Lab in Los Angeles -Apple’s agency of record.Recent projects there include the Apple Music launch and a Grammys spot for iPad featuringElliphant and the GaslampKiller. He has worked for over a decade with composers and artists tocreate... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT
7. Creative Hall (1062)

Craft Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

11:00am PDT

A&R in the Age of Synch

This panel will examine the relationship between a company's synch and A&R departments, and how the focus on licensing affects what's ultimately pitched to music supervisors. Are A&R departments now signing bands with an eye toward music supervisors' needs? How much do A&R departments understand about music supervision? How do supervisors' choices affect who gets a record deal? We will speak with synch licensors, A&R reps and music supervisors to discuss these and other issues.

Moderators

Mara Kuge

President/Founder, Superior Music Publishing

Mara Kuge is President and Founder of Superior Music Corporation, a full service music publishing and synch consulting company. Kuge has 15 years of experience in music publishing, including heading the Film and TV Music department at Bug Music (now BMG). She has placed hundreds of... Read More →

Speakers

Jaime Kinelski

Vice President of Creative, Kobalt Music Publishing

There are endless ways for songs to reach an audience today. But the creation of those songs require a certain type of strategy. It takes the unique and unbiased ears of an A&R to nurture an artist's potential and ultimately connect the dots. That’s where Jamie Kinelski comes... Read More →

Jonathan Palmer

SVP Creative Synch, BMG

Jonathan Palmer is SVP of Creative Synch for BMG. His diverse experience encompasses synch licensing, music supervision, A&R, publishing, songwriting, production and live performance.Past key posts include Columbia Records, SONGS, Sanctuary Records, Sony/ATV and Bug Music, as well... Read More →

Katy Wolaver

Vice President, A&R, Warner/Chappell Music Inc.

Katy Wolaver is Vice President of A&R for Warner Chappell Music, the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. She started at the worldwide publisher in 2016 as Senior Director of A&R, working directly under Jon Platt, Katie Vinten, and Ryan Press and was promoted to her... Read More →

Ron Broitman

Executive Vice President, Head of Synchronization, Warner/Chappell Music & WMG

Ron Broitman is Executive Vice President, Head of Synchronization, Warner/Chappell Music & WMG. Overseeing WCM and WMG's unified synchronization operations, Broitman leads a team representing both recorded music and music publishing rights and offering clients a comprehensive licensing... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT
6. Industry Hall (1060)

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

11:00am PDT

Synch Negotiations: Love And War!

Back by popular demand! Two top Licensors will battle a team of two top Licensees in mock song clearance negotiations as a Moderator throws curve balls from real life negotiations at both teams. Find out which strategies work and which fall flat when getting artist approval, low license fees, Out Of Context rights, soundtrack album rights and dreaded "direct license” buy-outs. These negotiations will inform all stakeholders in the synch world and reveal how leverage works for both sides. Includes a Q+A for specific questions.

Moderators

John Houlihan

SVP/Music Supervisor, Music 20th Century Fox Licensor Team

John Houlihan is Senior Vice President of Music for 20th Century Fox film studio, now part of Disney, and his credits include Bohemian Rhapsody, Deadpool 2 for which John was Nominated for a Grammy, and the 2018 Best Picture Academy Award winner The Shape Of Water.John was previously... Read More →

Speakers

Rachel Levy

Pat Woods

Warner Chappell Music Publishing

Samuel Diaz

Director of Music Supervision, CBS Television

An industry professional for over 20 years, Samuel works as in-house music supervisor for NCIS, Blue Bloods, Blood & Treasure, Carol’s Second Act and NCIS: New Orleans. Working on NCIS since its inception, the show remains the #1 drama in the United States.Prior to CBS, he worked... Read More →

Carter Armstrong

SVP of Film & TV, Peer Music

Carter Armstrong is the Senior Vice President of Film & TV at peermusic. Based in the company’s Los Angeles/Burbank office, Carter oversees the entire department in the United States as well as liaising with all 32 of peer’s worldwide offices.Carter also owns and runs Strong Music... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm PDT
4. Interactive Theater (B2)

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

1:30pm PDT

Industry Economics 2019

How the emerging consolidation of music and media companies impact the economic viability of music supervision, music licensing, and related professions.

Moderators

Kristina Guerra Benson

Director, Sweet On Top, LLC

Kristina began her career with a degree in opera from University of California at Irvine and took piano lessons in her spare time under Miles Davis’s sideman Kei Akagi. After stints as a promoter and DJ, she segued into a role as a branding specialist for DoStuffMedia, where she... Read More →

Speakers

Breena Loraine

Vocalist, Songwriter, Musicologist

Breena Loraine is a vocalist, songwriter, and musicologist specializing in music supervision. She is a PhD candidate in UCLA’s Department of Musicology where she researches music for film, television, video games, and advertising, as well as the contemporary music industry overall... Read More →

Mike Turner

Music Supervisor, Mike Turner

Mike Turner is an award winning music supervisor as well as music editor and music producer for film, television and advertising. Mike grew up in Seattle and began working in recording studios and playing in bands as a teenager. Since then his professional trajectory in music has... Read More →

Professor Jason E. Squire

Professor, USC

Jason E. Squire teaches movie business, case study and screenwriting. He is editor of The Movie Business Book, the field’s primary textbook, with numerous translations.The Chinese edition was supervised by scholars at Beijing Film Academy, where he was Visiting Professor. He was... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
6. Industry Hall (1060)

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

1:30pm PDT

Songs Written For Synch

Is this a "real band" or a "sync band"? Does it matter?

As artists get more acquainted with the sync world, there's been an influx of bands whose main point of connection with their fans seems to come from their placements. Syncs were once a potentially taboo subject and are now often listed at the top of a musician's credits. So is there anything wrong with an artist catering to the needs of music supervisors? We talk about the current marketplace and its challenges with a well balanced group of some of the artists, agents, and music supervisors that are involved in this new era.

Moderators

Mike Jansen

Founder, The Greater Goods Co.

As owner of Greater Goods Co., Mike Jansen has worked hard to champion independent music in sync licensing for over 8 years. Starting in Toronto and eventually relocating to Los Angeles, Greater Goods has represented a carefully curated roster of artists that has included Diplo, Moby... Read More →

Speakers

Michael Nieves

Michael Nieves is the Owner/President of Sugaroo!, a music licensing and artist/label services company that represents independent record labels, artists and music publishers for visual media licensing (TV, advertising, theatrical trailers, film, video games, online media, etc... Read More →

Kasey Truman

Music Supervisor, Chop Shop Music

Kasey Truman is a Music Supervisor at Chop Shop Music. Most recent shows include: Veronica Mars (Hulu Series), iZombie (CW) and Splitting Up Together (ABC). Past projects include: Veronica Mars (Film), Grey’s Anatomy, Hart of Dixie, Scandal, Mad Men, Unforgettable (Film), The Bachelors... Read More →

Jocelyn Brown

Music Supervisor, Executive Producer, Squeak E Clean Studios

Jocelyn Michelle Brown is a music supervisor, music producer, DJ, music historian, writer and conduit.A native of Pensacola, Florida, Ms. Brown has championed music professionally since 1998, starting as a college radio disc jockey at Florida State University. She has worked for independent... Read More →

MUNNYCAT

Musicians, MUNNYCAT

MUNNYCAT is the production duo made up of LA-based songsmiths K808 & Khaledzou. Their anthemic noise-pop mixed with golden-age hip hop has landed them over 160 syncs with Fenty Beauty, Facebook, Adidas, Nike, New Balance, Lulu Lemon, Cadillac, the NFL, Wendy’s, Ebay, Target, JCPenney... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
7. Creative Hall (1062)

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

1:30pm PDT

The Art of Diplomacy - Industry Titans

Titans of the industry and esteemed veterans tell war stories of their time in the synch industry. A discussion of strategy and diplomacy as it pertains to the profession.

Moderators

Jonathan McHugh

Music Supervisor, Film/TV Producer/Director, (attending virtually)

Jonathan McHugh is an independent film director, producer & music supervisor for J2 Media who has worked in the highest levels of film music at companies like New Line Cinema/Warner Brothers (VP Soundtracks), Sony Records (Sr. VP Film & TV), Universal Records (Sr. VP Visual Media... Read More →

Speakers

Joel Sill

Music Supervisor, Lost Chord Productions

I began my career as a music publisher and record producer. My first involvement with film was as soundtrack producer for “Easy Rider”. In 1980 I became Vice President in charge of music for Paramount Pictures, I oversaw and helped design music for the films "Reds, Star Trek... Read More →

Budd Carr

Music Supervisor

One of the film industry's top talents in the field of Film Music Supervision best known for his work with Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone. Budd has applied his expertise to every Stone film since Salvador, including, Platoon, JFK, The Doors, Born on the Fourth of July... Read More →

Evan Greenspan

Founder and President, EMG Music Rights

Evan M. Greenspan is the founder and president of EMG Music Rights, a clearance and licensing firm that has handled over 120,000 music clearances for projects in all media for clients that include the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys, “Ellen,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” the American Film... Read More →

Bonnie Greenberg

Music Supervisor

Bonnie Greenberg has been at the forefront of entertainment integrating music and motion pictures for over three decades. She began her career in the entertainment industry working as an attorney and then business affairs executive at MCA Records, Inc. and Paramount Pictures. She... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
1. Main Theater

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

1:30pm PDT

The Evolution of the Movie Trailer

What started as straight forward coming attractions for films has evolved into a billion dollar industry and art form in itself. The focus of this panel will be a music-centric exploration journey through the world of motion picture advertising.

Moderators

Heather Kreamer

Director of Music, Creative Advertising

Heather Kreamer is Director of Music for Create Advertising, an entertainment marketing company. She oversees all music needs for both their Los Angeles and London offices. This includes finding and licensing the perfect commercial music, as well as working with composers to create... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 1:30pm - 2:45pm PDT
3. AV Theater

Industry Trailers

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

3:00pm PDT

History of Advertising

Speakers

Jocelyn Brown

Music Supervisor, Executive Producer, Squeak E Clean Studios

Saturday September 14, 2019 3:00pm - 4:15pm PDT
3. AV Theater

Advertising Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

4:30pm PDT

Life's A Pitch: Hitting the Right Note on Creative Briefs

The success of a music pitch depends on a music brief being detailed, descriptive, and informative. This workshop will provide the tools to build the perfect brief which will ultimately help the accuracy of pitches and potentially land more placements. We will review examples of briefs and pitches as well as watch the finished scenes with selected music.

Moderators

Yvette Metoyer

Music Supervisor, Founder, Sounds In Color

Yvette Metoyer launched a career in music supervision as a music coordinator on the highly acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad. In 2020, she founded Sounds In Color, a boutique music supervision company specializing in film and television projects, including the recent Netflix feature... Read More →

Speakers

Aileen Valencia

Director, Synch and Marketing, Reservoir

Aileen Valencia serves as Reservoir’s Director of Synch and Marketing. With years of experience in the entertainment industry, she is an expert in creative pitching and licensing for film, TV, and trailers. Since joining the company in 2018, she has worked closely with music supervisors... Read More →

Alison Sieh

Director of Music, ASPECT

Alison Sieh got her start in the music industry working on reality TV shows such as America’s Next Top Model & America’s Best Dance Crew. She made the move to the trailer industry where she began as a Music Coordinator and then Music Supervisor at Trailer Park working on campaigns... Read More →

Patrick Clancy

Director of Music + Creative, Lyric House

Patrick Clancy is an active member of the synch licensing community in Los Angeles, CA. He is currently the Director of Music + Creative at Lyric House and is responsible for synch licensing and development of their writer and artist roster.Patrick's background has given him a unique... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 4:30pm - 5:45pm PDT
7. Creative Hall (1062)

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors

4:30pm PDT

These Are the People In Your Neighborhood: The Other Roles You'll Meet When You're Music Supervising

As a music supervisor is presented with a project and is tasked with getting approvals for their music choices, they will encounter various persons who are not explicitly music supervisors who share common goals. We will introduce these roles with panelists that include persons like managers, label representatives, attorneys, licensing agents, music houses, publishers and etc.

Moderators

Jeffrey Gray

Music Supervisor / Artist Management, Satellite Artist Management

Jeffrey Gray has been called: Composer, Performer, Music Supervisor, Music Licensor/Licensee, Consultant, and more. Jeff's first foray in to the music business at 18 years old was getting paid $20 cash and a Neil Young concert VHS tape as compensation to play guitar on someone's demo... Read More →

Speakers

Andrew Gross

Music Supervisor, Clearance, Consultant, Composer, Konsonant Music, Bulletproof Bear

Starting his career as a film/tv composer (Bio-Dome, The King of Queens, and Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny), Andrew has expanded into music supervision, clearance and consulting with Konsonant Music and Bulletproof Bear. Konsonant Music provides original and one-stop licensed... Read More →

Emoni Matthews

Head of Music Supervision and Creative Licensing, House Music Group

Bringing with her a distinguished reputation in the music industry, Emoni serves as the Head of Music Supervision and Creative Licensing for the House Music Group. Always having a passion for music, Emoni accomplished her first major milestone of her career while still in college... Read More →

Sabrina Ment

Attorney, Lapolt Law

Sabrina negotiates and drafts various agreements relating to all areas in music, merchandising and fashion, book publishing, and motion picture and television, as well as aiding music industry executives with the negotiation of their employment agreements. Other areas of expertise... Read More →

Alison Dannenberg

Manager, Film TV, Peermusic

A Film/TV Creative executive for peermusic, Alison Dannenberg is responsible for placing the songs of peermusic writers into films, television shows, trailers, and promos, as well as for leveraging her extensive experience in working with music supervisors, music editors, and film... Read More →

Daryl G. Berg

VP, Music Strategies and Licensing, Crown Media Family Networks

Daryl Berg currently is the Vice President, Music Strategies and Licensing for Crown Media; parent company of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries where he overseas all music strategy and supervision. Prior to that he re-launched Sound Canyon in Fall of 2015 after... Read More →

Brett Anderson

Vocalist, Musician

Brett Anderson, lead singer of the all-female rock band The Donnas, is best known for her raw vocal style and no-BS attitude. Since her days sharing the stage with artists ranging from Blondie, to The Strokes, to Alice Cooper, Anderson has branched out with her music ventures. Along... Read More →

Saturday September 14, 2019 4:30pm - 5:45pm PDT
6. Industry Hall (1060)

Industry

Host Organization Guild Of Music Supervisors