SATURDAY - DAY 2
The Conference Room
A lot of the time, connections turn into trust relationships that spawn great collaborations and sometimes awesome deals in places like these! You never know who you will meet standing or sitting next to! Stay positive and stay open. Use the tools you worked on yesterday and connect with your fellow musicians.
9:00am - 10:00am Pedro Costa (Interview and Q&A)
As a music producer, he was first introduced to the sync/licensing world in 2011 as a Taxi member. Since then, he’s had countless placements, including most recently: Virgin River (Netflix), America’s Got Talent (NBC), NFL (CBS), The Babysitters Club (Netflix), Pawn Stars (History), and ads for BMW, and Samsung.
He is the also the CEO of InStyle Music, a full service music licensing company. Some work includes: Ads for Target, Nissan, Marshalls, AT&T, Yamaha, and Xbox. TV placements on: All American (CW), Your Honor (Showtime), The Grand Crew (NBC), Batwoman (CW), Growing Up (Disney+), The Babysitters Club (Netflix), The Challenge (MTV), VICE (Showtime).
He does his utmost to give back to the music community through speaking engagements, mentorship, feedback sessions, as a panelist for industry conferences like the Taxi Rally, and as a judge for the Emmy Awards.
10:00am - 10:15am BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
10:15am - 11:15am Hunter George (Interview and Q&A)
He is a Los Angeles-based artist and producer, and founder of the entertainment brand Can1live. He was recently inducted to the Recording Academy’s ‘Grammy Next’ Alumni Class 2019. In September he released his sophomore project, Routines.exe. The album is a 21 track instrumental adventure 3 years in the making with heavy influences of Retro Wave, 80’s Synth, Hip-Hop, Pop, & Video Game Chiptune sounds. It was recorded at East West Studio A & The Studio formerly known as “The Pass”. With tracks featuring instrumentalist and Producer Josh Gahris & Christian Anderson.
He is the Executive Director of the Guild Of Music Supervisors, for the past 6 years, and has also worked under many top composers and executives in Music for media, Including Composer Christopher Lennertz, and Music supervisors John Houlihan (SVP Fox Music), Jonathan McHugh (Jive Records), & Thomas Golubić (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul).
11:15am - 12:15pm LUNCH BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
12:15pm to 1:00pm
BREAKOUT NETWORKING
This is your chance to network live with your fellow attendees and industry pros. You never know who is going to show up. Everyone is invited. Bring your links and your elevator pitches! (your mics and video on!)
1:00pm - 1:15pm BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
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The Penthouse Suite
Imagine getting invited up to a secret meeting on the top floor with a small group of music industry vets you have wanted to connect with for years! It has happened to me and it is nerve-wracking to say the least. How do you prepare? How do you know you are ready to schmooze with the big dogs. Sometimes it is important to just listen as you network, network, network!
1:15pm - 2:15pm Terrell Burt (Interview and Q&A)
He is a rapper and songwriter who can’t remember a time when he didn’t love everything about music. Writing lyrics and recording music on his computer as a hobby during his teenage years has progressed into becoming a successful rapper with placements in TV shows such as The Young and the Restless (CBS), Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!), All American (The CW), Fuller House (Netflix), The Rookie (ABC), The Neighborhood (CBS), Spenser Confidential (Netflix), and Claws (TNT). While working full time and still pursuing music through film and TV placements, He received his Masters of Business Administration from Saint Leo University in the spring of 2017. In September of the same year, he married his bride, Lindsay, who has been an encouragement to him in these pursuits.
2:15pm - 2:30pm BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
2:30pm - 3:30pm Jeff Greenleaf (Interview & Q&A)
He is a Malibu-based songwriter whose retro indie rock has been featured on over 350 TV shows. Known for his scorching blues harmonica accompaniment, percussive guitar, and hooky vocals, He takes listeners down a melodic path both soulful and dreamlike. His catalog is represented by five Los Angeles music publishing companies. Jeff has signed over 2,000 songs since his initial publishing deal in 2008.
You may have already heard Greenleaf’s music on these well-known channels: ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, FOX, Prime Video, NFL Network, Lifetime, E!, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Adult Swim, and Bravo. Other popular networks playing Jeff’s work include: MTV, VH1, OWN, Discovery, Science Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, Cooking Channel, TLC, The CW, BET, Esquire, Oxygen, Big Ten Network, and CMT. In addition, his tracks are often cued on: History, Travel Channel, The Food Network, Biography, Hallmark Channel, WeTV, Logo, American Heroes Channel, Investigation Discovery, HLN, truTV, FYI, BBC, HGTV, Telemundo, and the TV Guide Network.
3:30pm - 3:45pm BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
3:45pm to 4:30pm
BREAKOUT NETWORKING
This is your chance to network live with your fellow attendees and industry pros. You never know who is going to show up. Everyone is invited. Bring your links and your elevator pitches! (your mics and video on!)
4:30pm - 5:30pm DINNER BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
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The Bar
Now is a good time to start nurturing those trust relationships. I hope you had an amazing weekend! My sincere gratitude for attending the Sync or Swim networking event!
5:30pm - 6:30pm Robbie Hancock (Clinic: Creating Instrumentals For Sync: How To Compose Contemporary Sounding Instrumental Cues For Sync That Aren't Dated Sounding For Sync Pitches)
“I will be showing you my process of how I compose and create instrumental cues of mine that have been placed in Film, TV, Documentaries and Commercials. I will show you the placements, play you the music and then analyze and break down each piece of music by opening up each Logic Pro session and showing you how I did it. I will share helpful tips and tricks through the process to help you secure more deals and placements in the sync industry.”
Robbie Hancock is a singer/songwriter, composer, music supervisor and music producer with 1500+ placements in film, television, documentary and commercials. Some of his recent songs and composer credits include music placed on NBC, CBS, ABC, BBC One, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crave, HBO, A&E, AMC, CNN, Discovery ID, The History Channel, National Geographic Channel, Teletoon, The Weather Channel, TLN, MTV, Bravo, BTN, HGTV, Comedy Central, City TV, The DIY Network and Animal Planet.
He also has had music placed in a national Canadian ad for BMO and the Calgary Stampede. Most recently he composed the original score and was the music supervisor for a short film called "Good Grief" which has been released and has already won 12 film festival awards including "Best Short Narrative Film" at the LA Sunfest and LA Indies film festivals.
6:30pm - 6:45pm BREAK (get up and stretch, walk about, grab a bite or a bevy or network with your newly found peers!)
6:45pm - 7:45pm James Kocian (interview then Song Feedback session)
He is an award-winning writer/producer and has enjoyed commercial success with various artists in multiple genres, including Pop, Country, Gospel and Contemporary Christian music. His songs have also been featured by Ralph Lauren, Inditex (H&M, Mossimo) 700 Club AND, 7 little johnstons, NASCAR Cup series, Outdaughtered, Telemundo, American Beauty Star, America’s Next Top Model, Changing Your World, PGA, NBA Action, NBA Championship Recap Special, Say Yes To The Dress, Seeking Sister Wife, The Real Housewives of Dallas, The Today Show, X-Games and many other network television shows, such as The Kardashian's.
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