2026 SYNC OR SWIM MUSIC ONLINE CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Join us October 23–24, 2026, from 9 AM to 7 PM Pacific Time for two full days of music industry interviews, educational workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.
The conference is FREE and open to songwriters, composers, and producers worldwide, regardless of experience level.
Learn from experienced music industry professionals, gain valuable insights into sync licensing, and connect with others working in music for film, television, advertising, and other media.
Current Sync Music Pro members also receive exclusive access to music pitching opportunities and breakout networking sessions.
REGISTER FREE FOR THE CONFERENCE
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Interested in pitching your music and connecting directly with industry professionals at the conference? Learn more about Sync Music Pro and the additional opportunities available to members.
SCHEDULE
October 23–24, 2026 · All times Pacific Time (PT)
*Only SMP and SOS members can pitch to the pitch to pro sessions, registered attendees welcome in the chat rooms. Interested in joining Sync Music Pro member? SMP is invite only, please book a consultation to see if your catalogue is ready. Book a consultation session here.
FRIDAY
The Lobby
9:00–10:00 AM: Robbie Hancock - Sync or Swim Music / Emotive Music (opening remarks, weekend advice and elevator pitch practice!)
Robbie Hancock is a composer, producer, music supervisor, and sync licensing consultant with more than 10,000 film and television placements worldwide. His music has appeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, BBC One, Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime Video. He is also the founder of Emotive Music, an international, exclusive instrumental cue library and publishing company providing human-created, emotion-first music for film, television, documentary, and advertising, with clean, one-stop licensing. As founder of Sync or Swim Music and creator of Sync Music Pro, Robbie helps songwriters, composers, and producers build placement-ready catalogs through practical guidance on production, pitching, and sync strategy.
SYNC OR SWIM MUSIC / SYNC MUSIC PRO
10:00–10:15 AM: 15 minute break
10:15–11:15 AM: James Thacker - Kazen Music Group / Sync Source Publishing (Pitch to pro session)
Jim Thacker is the owner of Kazen Music Group / Sync Source Publishing and a Music Producer/Songwriter/ Musician with experience in many facets of the music industry including an extensive track record of hundreds of placements in Film, TV, and Advertising. Kazen Music is a catalog and cooperative of artists and producers that create and represent music for TV/Film, and has had multiple placements in the past year in films starring the likes of Robert De Niro, Dennis Quaid, John Malkovich, John Travolta, Kate Bosworth and others - along with multiple television placements ranging from The Young and the Restless to S.W.A.T.. Jim and Kazen have a unique approach to pitching music that is honest, writer-friendly, and focused on building a long-term professional network of music supervisors, advertising executives, directors, etc.
11:15 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch break
12:15–1:00 PM: Breakout networking (members only)
1:00–1:15 PM: 15 minute break
The Elevator
1:15–2:15 PM: Todd Legault - X-It Music (Pitch to pro session)
Todd Legault began in the movie trailer business in 2000, working for Intralink Film in Los Angeles. Since then, he founded Set Tone Music Supervision and has worked on over 500 marketing campaigns as a music supervisor.
His main focus is helping clients at trailer houses and studios enhance their projects by establishing an emotional connection with audiences through sound.
He is also the founder of X-It Music, a production music company specializing in original compositions and sound design for trailers. X-It Music can be heard in over 1,700 marketing campaigns for film and television. Clients include all of the major U.S. studios and streaming services, including Disney, Universal and Netflix.
Recent placements include “The Odyssey,” “Super Mario Galaxy,” “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and “Resident Evil: Requiem.”
Todd resides in Victoria, BC, with his family. In his spare time, he works on music for his electronic rock project, MACHINIST.
2:15–2:30 PM: 15 minute break
2:30–3:30 PM: Chelsey Coy - Two-Oh-Six Music (Pitch to pro session)
Chelsey Coy is a singer-songwriter/artist/banjo player/music licensing agent based in Los Angeles. Her musical projects include Americana outfit Single Girl, Married Girl, indie pop/hip-hop duo CH£X, dream pop duo Lost Camera, and indie folk trio Psychic in LA. She also makes and releases music under her own name, as well. Her song, “Home”, was featured in the Northeast for PC Richard & Son from 2021-2023 and some of her other songs have been placed in TV shows including Keeping Up with the Kardashians, All Rise, Selling the City, Teen Mom 2, Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Bad Hair Day, Island Life, D Amelio Show, Help! I’m in a secret Relationship, and in multiple indie films. She co-owns a music licensing and supervision agency, called twoOHsix Music, with friends Lauren Light and Alex Helton. They have garnered multiple placements for their diverse roster of artists including Adidas, Billie, Michael Kors, The CW, ABC, CBS, Toyota, Wendy’s, Baskin Robbins, Hulu, MTV, E!, Disney+, JCrew, Netflix, Ubisoft, and for various films and trailers/promos. They recently music supervised a full-length feature called “Adventure Tom” and three short films as well. Chelsey graduated in 2006 from University of Southern California’s Music Business program with an emphasis in jazz voice. She is also a proud Grammy member, a Friend of the (music supervisors) Guild and a member of SONA, Society of Composers and Lyricists, and AWFC.
3:30–3:45 PM: 15 minute break
3:45–4:30 PM: Breakout networking (members only)
4:30–5:30 PM: Dinner break
The Rooftop Patio
5:30–6:30 PM: Dean Krippaehne (Pitch to pro session)
Dean Krippaehne is a veteran songwriter, musician, author, artist and music producer. His music has been heard on hundreds of TV shows, films and new media around the world including: Oprah, Dancing with the Stars, Late Night with Seth Meyers, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Duck Dynasty, Parenthood, The Today Show, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Kardashians, Vampire Diaries, Lucky Dog, One Life To Live, T-Mobile, Amazon and Muzak to name a few. He has also earned gold and platinum records as a songwriter and has been recorded by numerous diverse artists such as Stefanie Heinzmann (Universal), Quickie (MCA/Music Blitz), Sarah Burgess (PME, American Idol), Mycle Wastman (The Voice), Sarah Lenore (AGT, Star of Amazon Prime series, "Melody"), and Scott Krippayne (SpringHill). His decades of experience in the music industry, founding both Seattle's Tri-West Recording Studios and All Screen Music as well as co-founding the advertising company Spektrum and partnering in the Tech company NXT CHNL, have made him a sought-after creative advisor.
SATURDAY
The Conference Room
9:00–10:00 AM: Robbie Hancock - Emotive Music (Pitch to pro session)
Robbie Hancock is a composer, producer, music supervisor, and sync licensing consultant with more than 10,000 film and television placements worldwide. His music has appeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, BBC One, Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime Video. He is also the founder of Emotive Music, an international, exclusive instrumental cue library and publishing company providing human-created, emotion-first music for film, television, documentary, and advertising, with clean, one-stop licensing. As founder of Sync or Swim Music and creator of Sync Music Pro, Robbie helps songwriters, composers, and producers build placement-ready catalogs through practical guidance on production, pitching, and sync strategy.
SYNC OR SWIM MUSIC / SYNC MUSIC PRO
10:00–10:15 AM: 15 minute break
10:15–11:15 AM: Keith LuBrant (Interview & Composer Catalogue)
Keith LuBrant is a composer whose music has been featured in over 1,700 television shows, with more than 100,000 placements across major networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, HBO, MTV, and VH1. His credits include films such as Hostile Takeover, Cats & Dogs 3, and Lizzie Borden, and high-profile placements in shows such as HBO's Poker Face. His work spans genres from high-energy rock to cinematic underscore. He has composed for commercial campaigns including Mattel's Hot Wheels Custom Motors, had music licensed for a Crown Royal campaign, scored digital shorts, and currently serves as one of the lead composers for Disney XD's Beyblade X. He also created Composer Catalog, an online platform that helps composers organize their music libraries and pitch playlists with full tracking and reporting.
Composer Website
Composer Catalogue
11:15 AM–12:15 PM: Lunch break
12:15–1:00 PM: Breakout networking (members only)
1:00–1:15 PM: 15 minute break
The Restaurant
1:15–2:15 PM: Steve Barden - Reel Note Music (Pitch to pro session)
Steve Barden is a production music composer for film and television and owner at Reel Note Music. His music can be heard on television somewhere in the world on a daily basis. His music has aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC Family, A&E, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, Biography Channel, Bravo, Comedy Central, The Cooking Channel, Discovery Channel, E!, Food Network, Game Show Network, HGTV, HULU, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, National Geographic Channel, Oprah Winfrey Network, Outdoor Channel, Oxygen, PBS, Science Channel, Style Channel, SyFy Channel, TLC, Travel Channel, truTV, Univision, and VH1.
2:15–2:30 PM: 15 minute break
2:30–3:30 PM: Judy Rodman (Pitch to pro session)
Judy Rodman 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.
3:30–3:45 PM: 15 minute break
3:45–4:30 PM: Breakout networking (members only)
4:30–5:30 PM: Dinner break
The Bar
5:30–6:30 PM: James Kocian (Pitch to pro session)
James Kocian 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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The Sync or Swim Music Online Conference is FREE for everyone to attend and participate in the live chat rooms.
Sync Music Pro members receive access to pitching opportunities, breakout networking sessions, and additional interactive conference experiences.
Our next online event takes place October 23rd and 24th, 2026.
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