SATURDAY - DAY 2
ALL SESSIONS ARE PACIFIC TIME (PT)
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 (Song and Instrumental cue pitch and feedback session) members only can submit to this session - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE
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 Judy Rodman (Song feedback and vocal coaching session) only members members can submit to this session - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE
She is an award winning vocal coach, recording artist, stage and television performer, public speaker, author, multi-genre hit songwriter, studio producer and vocal consultant. Judy's songs have been recorded by herself, Loretta Lynn, Diamond Rio, Tammy Wynette & Wynonna, Randy Travis, bluegrass sensation Randy Koors, teen pop Emil Bishaw, Christian contemporary Marky Silvers and the #1 song recorded by Leann Rimes "One Way Ticket", among many other indie artists. She has also been a background vocalist, arranger and/or contractor on hundreds of master albums, live shows and TV for artists including TG Sheppard, Rick Dees, Carla Thomas, O.V. Wright, George Strait, George Jones, Mel McDaniels, Ed Bruce, Johnny Cash, Janie Fricke, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Crystal Gail, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom T. Hall, Brenda Lee, Ray Charles, Tammy Wynette, Lee Greenwood, Ann Peebles, Ray Stevens, Steve Wariner, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Paycheck, The Gatlin Brothers, Aaron Tippin, Dolly Parton, Reba, Wynonna, Bryan White and many others.
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!)
only members can attend this session - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE
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 (How to get your music signed and placed in today's sync industry) - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE
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 Robbie Hancock (Song and instrumental cue Pitch and Feedback session Members AND Non-members can submit to this session - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE)
Robbie Hancock is a singer/songwriter, composer, music supervisor and music producer with 2000+ placements in film, television, documentary and commercials and is the owner-operator of Sync or Swim Music. 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. Most recently he composed the original score and was the music supervisor for a short film called "Good Grief" which has been released winning 12 film festival awards.
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!)
only members can attend this session - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE
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 James Kocian (Song Feedback session only members can submit to this session - Interested in membership? CLICK HERE)
He is a Grammy 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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