Past Events 2015 to 2023

Over 800 past events have covered topics such as music publishing, songwriting, music licensing, and artist management, among others. NARIP has also organized pitch sessions where music creators and songwriters can pitch their work to industry professionals for feedback and potential placements.

Date Name
2023-02-09 NARIP Film TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session (The Dropout, The Handmaid’s Tale, Bosch): Kristen Higuera
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NARIP Film & TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Deep Cut Music’s Kristen Higuera

Thu Feb 9, 2023  ||  5:30 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Representation Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured close to 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet Film TV music supervisor Kristen Higuera who acquires music to license in hit television shows and films.
  • Pitch songs directly to Kristen for her priority and upcoming projects.
  • She seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects she works on.
  • Learn how to secured a placement directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Get a brief of our guest’s current music needs in advance to prepare your best pitch.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. ALMOST 3,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Kristen Higuera, Music Supervisor, Deep Cut Music

 

Austin-based Kristen Higuera got her start in advertising and audio-branding. She has worked at a boutique agency in London, where she helped curate the sound for global hotel chain citizenM, and in New York City, where she sourced and secured music licenses for international advertisements for clients including General Motors and Walmart.  In 2019, Kristen made the jump from advertising to film & television. She is now a music supervisor at the busy 3-person team at Deep Cut Music where she has worked on Somebody I Used To Know (Amazon), The Great (Hulu), Bosch (Amazon), The Dropout (Hulu), and many more.

  TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made almost 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, February 9, 2023 5:15 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 5:30 p.m. PST – Program begins 7:00 p.m. PST – Break 8:30 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Deep Cut Music Kristen Higuera on IMDB.com NARIP
 
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2022-10-13 NARIP A&R Pitch Session with Atlantic Records (Derulo, Guetta, Benjamin, Killboy): Pamela Charbit
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NARIP A&R Pitch Session

 with Atlantic Records’ Manager of A&R,

Pamela Charbit

Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7:00PM PST via ZOOM

NARIP Pitch Sessions Generate Deals:

Almost 3000+ Music Placements

35 Synch Rep & Publishing Deals

Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, read more here.

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including A&R Executives, Music Supervisors, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers, to people who can say YES and write a check?

At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback.

Executives featured at NARIP Pitch Session are among the top A&R, marketing and sales who actively seek, sign and place music owned by songwriters, composers, music publishers and other rights holders.

BACKGROUND

Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.

Topics at NARIP’s A&R Pitch Sessions:

  • Meet Manager of A&R for major label Atlantic Records face-to-face
  • Pitch songs directly to Pamela for her priority & upcoming projects
  • Meet Pamela who can say YES and sign you
  • Audition music for artist signing, producer deals, as top-liner, lyricist, beat-maker, co-writer or provider of songs 
  • Get brief in advance to help prepare your best pitch
  • Learn how to get cuts on developing artist and super star albums
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU

Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.  

At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you.  

Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP PITCH SESSION: PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Pitch Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Pitch Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more songs may be pitched, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them picked up, signed or licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of our guest, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music buyer’s needs change constantly and you want your music to make an impression. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs which you will get approximately one week prior to the NARIP Session.

In addition to pitching for current opportunities, NARIP’s guest will consider music pitched for collaboration, signing, producing and co-producing.  

Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for our guest to use and review at the NARIP Pitch Session, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Pitch Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) or types of songs being sought by our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or may need to replace.
  • You will be asked to submit songs you wish to pitch complete with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to our guest speaker during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.

DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make them more place-able for the guest’s specific needs at hand.

AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP provides guest speaker with short notes detailing the guest’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest, NARIP provides his contact details to participants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. Almost 3,000 PLACEMENTS and 35 DEALS FROM NARIP PITCH  SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 1,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Pamela Charbit

After founding her own successful music magazine in France focused on music discovery, Pam Charbit started working for Virgin Radio in Paris before moving to America where she landed a job at Apple Music’s Beats 1. In 2020, she started as A&R at Warner Music Group and then joined Atlantic Records as an A&R Manager in 2021 where she works with Alec Benjamin, Killboy, David Guetta, and Jason Derulo among others. 
About Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records was founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, both avid music fans and record enthusiasts. Their passion for artist development made Atlantic Records the home of choice for legendary artists including Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, The Rolling Stones, Cher, Genesis, Cream and many more. With over 60 years of recorded music history, our passion for artistry in music continues today as a new generation of incredible artists including Bruno Mars, Coldplay, fun., Jason Mraz, Ed Sheeran, Wiz Khalifa, Janelle Monáe, Skrillex, Trey Songz, Hunter Hayes and more continue to further the Atlantic Records legacy.  

TESTIMONIALS

Click here to see what people say about NARIP’s Pitch Sessions.

NARIP PITCH SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 1,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, October 13, 2022 6:30 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE
NARIP Pitch Sessions will be online only for the foreseeable future.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or NARIP can present material for you and provide the guest speaker’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com.   PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online: NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. All ticket sales final.  No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! QUESTIONS Call us at (818) 769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Atlantic Records NARIP
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2022-09-24 NARIP In-Person Music Biz Brunch
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In Person NARIP Music Biz Brunch 

Eat, Meet & Greet

Saturday, September 24, 2022

608 Opal Avenue

Ventura, CA  93004

Limited space, RSVP NOW!

 You’re invited to attend NARIP’s Brunch!

We’re doing it again (at last)!  Join us IN PERSON, come meet and greet

Los Angeles-area record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome! You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP and register online by Friday, September 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Saturday, March 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. Walk-ups are welcome and we encourage advance registration so no one is left without a bagel or a chair when the music stops 🙂   To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00 am– Arrive and eat! 11:30 p.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE 608 Opal Avenue (private residence) Ventura, CA  93004 Directions from Los Angeles: 101 Fwy north (follow signs to Ventura) – Hollywood to Ventura is about 60 miles and takes a little over an hour on Saturdays. Exit on the 126 Hwy (only goes one direction – east) Exit at Kimball Avenue (second exit) and stay right Once merged onto Kimball move all the way to the left as fast as possible. Left on Thille.* First left on Henderson. First right on Agate. First left on Opal Avenue. House is at the end of the street directly facing you after you turn onto Opal Avenue.  Host will have a NARIP sign taped to white Kia Telluride in driveway. First arrivals can park on the driveway. Otherwise, free street parking. *If you are unable to get to the left turn lane, go to the next signal (Telephone Road) where you can do a legal U-turn. COST $15 for NARIP Members $25 for Non-Members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and pay only the member rate!  Click HERE to see benefits and join NOW! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. PARKING  Free parking on residential streets. THANK YOU Special thanks to Terry Gorka for hosting this event. QUESTIONS Call us at 818 769 7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.    Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 
 
2022-08-10 NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Apple, TK Maxx, Loot, Barry, Amazon, Tom Ford): Friendly Fire’s Jacob Piontek
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NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session

 with Friendly Fire Licensings’

Jacob Piontek

Wed Aug 10, 2022 at 7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Synch Agents and Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, averaging more than one signing per Synch Agent Pitch Session.

Read more here.

 

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Grammy-winning Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? The Synch Agents* featured in NARIP Pitch Sessions are among the top sales and marketing executives who actively place music owned by songwriters, composers and independent music publishers. Many music buyers – directors, producers and music supervisors – name these Synch Agents as among their go-to music providers.  These Agents, who NARIP has researched and interviewed, have placed thousands of songs in blockbuster films, hit television shows, trailers, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and video games. At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet and pitch Synch Agents for current placement opportunities and representation, and get immediate feedback. Come meet these career-makers.
BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.
At NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Session:
  • Meet synch agent Jacob Piontek who places music in global ad campaigns, blockbuster films, hit TV shows and documentaries.
  • Jacob’s colleague and founder of Friendly Fire Licensing, Dan Koplowitz, signed two NARIP members to synch representation deals following his guest appearance.
  • Intimate event with top synch agent: enrollment limited to 16 people       
  • No cattle calls, no 300-person crowds or conferences, no velvet ropes       
  • Get brief in advance to prepare your best pitch
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU
  • Access multiple potential buyers and placements via ONE synch agent
  • Get professional representation
Topics:
  • Trends in synch licensing and agent deals
  • Exclusive, non-exclusive, single-song deals
  • Budgets and fee ranges 
  • Copyright ownership, rights retention, song re-titling
  • Fees between synch agents and their clients
  • Which synch agents seek a transfer of copyright(s) for their services, and under what circumstances
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.  At hundreds of NARIP Sessions, we asked every guest music supervisor how to better market music to them.  Their one consistent piece of advice?  Get representation! At NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the synch agents and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for possible representation and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market. * Synch Agent: A synchronization or “synch” agent represents music copyrights – either the composition, the sound recordings, or both.  They pitch music to buyers and their representatives, including to music supervisors.  Synch agents are typically compensated on a commission basis and do not own or control the copyrights they represent.  While synch agents usually focus on entertainment and media exploitations, traditional songplugger services also include placement of represented songs with recording artists.
What is a Synch Agent (and WHY you need one)?  View video (:60 seconds)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP SYNCH AGENT PITCH SESSION:
 
PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant may submit up to five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor (or synch agent) with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. ALMOST 3,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.
About Jacob Piontek, Friendly Fire Licensing Jacob is a sync agent, music supervisor and composer based in Los Angeles. Originally from St. Louis, he studied piano and percussion from youth through college, achieving degrees in Communications (Fordham University) and Film Scoring (Berklee College of Music).  After graduate school, he began composing for advertisements in New York City, eventually re-locating to Paris for a work contract with Gabriel Yared.  Following a move to Los Angeles, his work in supervision began with Walker, where he produced and supervised numerous projects for clients including Nike, Apple, Google and Tom Ford.  While continuing as an independent supervisor, Jacob has been privileged to work alongside Dan Kopolowitz as a sync agent at Friendly Fire Licensing, which represents a world-spanning catalogue of genres/artists for placement in film, television, advertising and video games.
Friendly Fire Licensing is a boutique sync agency Friendly Fire Licensing which represents about fifty labels and publishers for inclusion in TV shows, movies, commercials, and video games. Some recent placements include:
Jane Air “Junk” in Amazon’s The Boys Ep. 304
Rani “Milaya Chechenka” in HBO’s Barry (Episode 305)
Hark “Da Re Da” in YouTube “Asia Pacific American Heritage Month”
Lapcat “Light Giants” in Apple TV+ series Loot (Episode 1)
 
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions.   NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made nearly 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.  
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, July 21, 2022  6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST  – Program ends   WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required at our session.    
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com.   PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone.   2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call (818) 769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.   FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! QUESTIONS Call us at (818) 769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP Mutiny Recordings
 
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The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.  Get connected, stay connected.

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2022-07-23 NARIP In-Person Brunch at FX
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In Person NARIP Music Biz Brunch 

Eat, Meet & Greet

Sat Jul 23, 2022

3415 Grand Canal

Venice, CA  90292

Limited space, RSVP NOW!

 You’re invited to attend NARIP’s Brunch!

We’re doing it again (at last)!  Join us IN PERSON, come meet and greet

Los Angeles-area record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome! You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP and register online by Friday, July 22, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Saturday, March 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. Walk-ups are welcome and we encourage advance registration so no one is left without a bagel or a chair when the music stops 🙂   To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, July 23, 2022 11:00 am– Arrive and eat! 11:30 p.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE 3415 Grand Canal (private residence) Venice, CA  90292 Major cross street: Washington Boulevard COST $15 for NARIP Members $25 for Non-Members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and pay only the member rate!  Click HERE to see benefits and join NOW! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. PARKING  Free parking on residential streets.  Metered parking available, and paid beach parking a few blocks away. THANK YOU Special thanks to Zana Messia for hosting this event. QUESTIONS Call us at 818 769 7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.    Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 
 
2022-07-21 NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Coca Cola, Lenovo, Microsoft, Miller, P&G, General Mills): Mutiny Recording’s Ryan Fitch
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NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session

 with Mutiny Recordings’

Ryan Fitch

Thu Jul 21, 2022 at 7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Synch Agents and Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, averaging more than one signing per Synch Agent Pitch Session.

Read more here.

 

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Grammy-winning Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? The Synch Agents* featured in NARIP Pitch Sessions are among the top sales and marketing executives who actively place music owned by songwriters, composers and independent music publishers. Many music buyers – directors, producers and music supervisors – name these Synch Agents as among their go-to music providers.  These Agents, who NARIP has researched and interviewed, have placed thousands of songs in blockbuster films, hit television shows, trailers, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and video games. At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet and pitch Synch Agents for current placement opportunities and representation, and get immediate feedback. Come meet these career-makers.
BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.
At NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Session:
  • Meet top synch agent Ryan Fitch who places music in global ad campaigns, blockbuster films, hit TV shows and documentaries.
  • Ryan is a repeat NARIP guest, much-loved by NARIP members, and former advertising music supervisor at Saatchi & Saatchi in New York where he helped lead the agency to win many awards including the international “Agency of The Year” award at the coveted Cannes Film Festival.
  • Intimate event with top synch agent: enrollment limited to 16 people       
  • No cattle calls, no 300-person crowds or conferences, no velvet ropes       
  • Get brief in advance to prepare your best pitch
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU
  • Access multiple potential buyers and placements via ONE synch agent
  • Get professional representation
Topics:
  • Trends in synch licensing and agent deals
  • Exclusive, non-exclusive, single-song deals
  • Budgets and fee ranges 
  • Copyright ownership, rights retention, song re-titling
  • Fees between synch agents and their clients
  • Which synch agents seek a transfer of copyright(s) for their services, and under what circumstances
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.  At hundreds of NARIP Sessions, we asked every guest music supervisor how to better market music to them.  Their one consistent piece of advice?  Get representation! At NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the synch agents and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for possible representation and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market. * Synch Agent: A synchronization or “synch” agent represents music copyrights – either the composition, the sound recordings, or both.  They pitch music to buyers and their representatives, including to music supervisors.  Synch agents are typically compensated on a commission basis and do not own or control the copyrights they represent.  While synch agents usually focus on entertainment and media exploitations, traditional songplugger services also include placement of represented songs with recording artists.
What is a Synch Agent (and WHY you need one)?  View video (:60 seconds)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP SYNCH AGENT PITCH SESSION:
 
PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant may submit up to five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor (or synch agent) with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.
About Ryan Fitch, Director of Creative Sync Licensing at Mutiny Recordings Ryan brings more than 15 years of experience in music, entertainment and culture and an expertise in combining the three in communications. As a longtime music supervisor and producer for New York-based creative agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ryan spent more than 10 years orchestrating big brand licensing deals, while working closely with thousands of different artists, labels and publishers.

After Saatchi & Saatchi, Ryan moved on to BMG Chrysalis’ TV and Film Team, representing a prestigious catalog of more than 1 million songs. In his free time, he kept busy by occasionally touring with bands like Son Lux and Mitten – always at home away from home behind a drum kit.

Ryan joined the Marmoset Music team in 2016, where he wore many hats throughout the company. He lead Marmoset’s A&R Team and also served as a Senior Creative Advisor, lending his vast agency experience to Marmoset’s Music Supervision and Original Music Teams. He regularly works with bands and artists to produce exciting new original music for the catalog.

Over the years, Fitch’s client list has included the world’s largest international brands such as CocaCola, Lenovo, Microsoft, Miller, P&G, General Mills, and countless others. During his tenure at Saatchi & Saatchi his production prowess help the agency win many awards including the international award “Agency of The Year” at the coveted Cannes Film Festival.
Ryan is currently the Director of Creative Sync Licensing at Mutiny Recordings.
See list of recent placements, click HERE.
 
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions.   NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made nearly 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.  
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, July 21, 2022  6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST  – Program ends   WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required at our session.    
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com.   PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone.   2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call (818) 769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.   FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! QUESTIONS Call us at (818) 769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP Mutiny Recordings
 
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The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.  Get connected, stay connected.

NARIP: Expertise & Tools To Market & Monetize Music Learn ? Network ? Access Opportunity

2022-07-19 In Atlanta: In-Person NARIP Music Biz Mixer at BNDWTH
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NARIP Music Biz Mixer on Tue Jul 19 in Atlanta

Meet & Greet at @ BNDWTH Studios

ADDRESS: 1565 Davis Avenue

Atlanta, GA  30344

FREE with RSVP, Limited Space

Please RSVP NOW

 You’re invited to attend

NARIP’s Music Biz Mixer!

We’re doing it again!  Join us, come meet and greet

Atlanta-area record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome. You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP online by Monday, July 18, 2022 at 5:00PM EST so we can prepare.  You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up on a space-available basis.  We appreciate advance RSVP. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP mixers feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches [and mixers] have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Monday, July 18, 2022 at 5:00PM EST.  Walk-ups are welcome and we encourage advance RSVP.   To RSVP now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Tuesday, July 19, 2022 7:00 p.m. EST – Arrive 7:30 p.m. EST – Introductions 9:00 p.m. EST – Mixer ends, networking continues WHERE
1565 Davis Avenue
Atlanta, GA  30344
Click HERE for map.
Nearest Marta Station:  East Point
COST FREE with RSVP, just scroll down. PARKING  Some free street parking.  Limited parking in the back of the building (entrance from Alameda).  Paid lots in the area.  Nearest Marta Station:  East Point THANK YOU Special thanks to WLPWR, the BNDWTH Team at BNDWTH Studios for hosting this event, and to NARIP Atlanta Executive Director Juliett Rowe for organizing. QUESTIONS Call us at 818 769 7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP

NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _____________________________________________________________________________

The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.   

Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 

 
2022-06-20 NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Gatorade, Netflix, 7-Eleven, Pepsi, Chipotle): Bank Robber Music’s Hysen … GET MORE INFO
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NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session

 with Bank Robber Music’s

Lyle Hysen

Mon Jun 20, 2022 at 6:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Synch Agents and Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, averaging more than one signing per Synch Agent Pitch Session.

Read more here.

 

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Grammy-winning Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? The Synch Agents* featured in NARIP Pitch Sessions are among the top sales and marketing executives who actively place music owned by songwriters, composers and independent music publishers. Many music buyers – directors, producers and music supervisors – name these Synch Agents as among their go-to music providers.  These Agents, who NARIP has researched and interviewed, have placed thousands of songs in blockbuster films, hit television shows, trailers, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and video games. At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet and pitch Synch Agents for current placement opportunities and representation, and get immediate feedback. Come meet these career-makers.
BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.
At NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Session:
  • Meet top synch agent Lyle Hysen who places music in blockbuster films, hit TV shows, global ad campaigns and trailers.
  • Intimate event with top synch agent: enrollment limited to 16 people       
  • No cattle calls, no 300-person crowds or conferences, no velvet ropes       
  • Get brief in advance to prepare your best pitch
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU
  • Access multiple potential buyers and placements via ONE synch agent
  • Get professional representation
Topics:
  • Trends in synch licensing and agent deals
  • Exclusive, non-exclusive, single-song deals
  • Budgets and fee ranges 
  • Copyright ownership, rights retention, song re-titling
  • Fees between synch agents and their clients
  • Which synch agents seek a transfer of copyright(s) for their services, and under what circumstances
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.  At hundreds of NARIP Sessions, we asked every guest music supervisor how to better market music to them.  Their one consistent piece of advice?  Get representation! At NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the synch agents and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for possible representation and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market. * Synch Agent: A synchronization or “synch” agent represents music copyrights – either the composition, the sound recordings, or both.  They pitch music to buyers and their representatives, including to music supervisors.  Synch agents are typically compensated on a commission basis and do not own or control the copyrights they represent.  While synch agents usually focus on entertainment and media exploitations, traditional songplugger services also include placement of represented songs with recording artists.
What is a Synch Agent (and WHY you need one)?  View video (:60 seconds)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP SYNCH AGENT PITCH SESSION:
 
PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant may submit up to five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor (or synch agent) with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.
About Lyle Hysen, Bank Robber Music Lyle Hysen is the Founder/Head Creative of the preeminent music licensing company, BANK ROBBER MUSIC (est. 2004).   BRM has worked closely with revered labels (including Merge, Mute and Delmark Records) to place songs in acclaimed television shows such as “The Walking Dead”, “Silicon Valley”, “Shameless” and “13 Reasons Why“, as well as in commercial campaigns for international brands like Facebook, Nike, Sonos, Chipotle and Red Lobster. In 2007, Lyle created the music publishing company, House Of Hassle, with partners Ken Weinstein and Gandhar Savur, who then signed artists such as Built To Spill, The Magnetic Fields, The Tallest Man On Earth, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Tortoise, Minor Threat and Zach Schwartz from Rogue Wave. In 2016, House Of Hassle acquired ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING (originally founded by Cathi Gibson and Geoff Travis in the UK) and merged it with the existing HOH publishing company. Prior to founding BRM and HOH/RTP, Lyle functioned as Head of Film & TV Licensing at Matador Records. Previous to Matador, Lyle was the drummer and manager of the band, Das Damen, from 1986 to 1994, who toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe, while releasing records on a number of stalwart independent labels including SST, Sub Pop and Twin/Tone Records. Lyle is currently the drummer of The Royal Arctic Institute who just recently released a new EP “From Catnap To Coma” on Already Dead Tapes & Records.
See list of recent placements, click HERE.
 
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions.   NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made nearly 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.  
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Monday, June 20, 2022  5:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 6:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 7:30 p.m. PST – Break 9:00 p.m. PST  – Program ends   WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required at our session.    
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com.   PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone.   2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call (818) 769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.   FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! QUESTIONS Call us at (818) 769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP Bank Robber Music
 
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2022-06-14 NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session (Vice, Black Market, Small Town Secrets, American Boyband): Vice Media Group’s Chase Stafford
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NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Vice Media Group’s Senior Music Supervisor Chase Stafford

 

Tue Jun 14, 2022  ||  1:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured close to 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet award-winning TV music supervisor Chase Stafford who places music in hit television shows, news programs and documentaries.
  • Pitch songs directly to Chase for his priority and upcoming projects.
  • He seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects he works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Get a brief of our guest’s current music needs in advance to prepare your best pitch.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. ALMOST 3,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Chase Stafford, Senior Music Supervisor, Vice Media Group

Chase Stafford (Vice Media Group, Vice news Tonight HBO, ITV, Leftfield) is currently a lead music supervisor at Vice Media Group and New York-City-based with 10+ years of experience in music for television and a lifetime in entertainment.   He has worked on everything from a series of Tiny House shows, The Real Housewives of NJ, Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning (VICE), and a news-based cooking series also for VICE (Counter Space).  Specializing in doc, news and non-scripted, he is capable of finding needles in haystacks regardless of each project’s scope. He has also been the music supervisor for the Emmy award-winning Vice News Tonight (formally HBO) since its inception, working with composers, music houses to source and license music for the popular Verse Chorus Bridge franchise. From there, he has also branched out to oversee several digital programs including The Story Of and award-winning Transnational, along with multiple TV series for Vice World News.

  TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made almost 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 1:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 2:30 p.m. PST – Break 3:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Chase Stafford on Linked In Vice NARIP
 
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2022-04-20 NARIP Webinar: ABCs of Music Producer Agreements
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ABCs of Music Producer Agreements

with Ben McLane, Esq.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

7:00 pm PST

Via Zoom

 

Most people think they can hand a negotiation to a lawyer, and leave it at that. But as a professional, you need to understand the process too, and what the short- and long-term implications to the artist’s career may be. In this session, music and entertainment industry attorney Ben McLane, Esq. discusses key areas of a music producer agreement. He will give you the inside track on major deal points, what they mean and what leverage you have to negotiate the best possible deal. Get educated about the art of deal making and the right time to make a deal! Topics at this NARIP program include:
  • Logistics:  Where song is recorded, artist approvals, producer deliverables, creative and administrative duties.
  • Master Recording:  Who will own and control it?  What does this include?  Exclusive rights to manufacture, distribute and issue master use licenses.
  • Splits:  Is producer also a songwriter?  What percentage, if any, is producer entitled to of the song’s copyright?
  • Fees:  How, what and when will producer be paid?  New, mid-level and superstar producer fee ranges.  Up-front or back-end compensation.
  • Credit:  What specific credit will Producer receive?
  • General Clauses, Terms & Options:  Original work, name and likeness, indemnification and more.
Also to be discussed:
  • Producer Advance vs. Recording Fund:  Did you know it all comes out of the artist’s recording fund?  (A, B and C-List ranges, flat fee, producing on “spec”)
  • Producer Royalty:  Did you know it all comes out of the Artist’s royalty?  Escalations.
  • Remixers:  Reduction for third party remixers.
  • Recoupment:  Producers are paid retroactive to Record One vs. prospectively like the Artist
  • Controlled Composition Clause:  What you need to know if your producer is also your co-writer. What does the artist’s recording agreement say?  This affects the producer’s royalty, royalty accountings, mechanical royalties, reductions, “fake” free goods and more.
  • Assignment
  • Exhibits to The Producer Agreement
    • Redacted portions of Artist’s Recording Agreement with Record Company
    • Letters of direction to Record Company which direct a portion of artist’ royalties to producer of the master, and (ii) which direct a portion of the Artist’s SoundExchange royalties to the producer of the master.
BONUS: Sample music producer deal memo will be provided to all registrants. Learn what to ask for and what to avoid in your next deal, walk away from NARIP’s program armed with important checklists and a sample deal memo of a music producer deal. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER (scroll down for professional profile) Ben McLane, Esq., Music & Entertainment Attorney
  WHEN  Wednesday, April 20, 2022 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Audience Q&A 9:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE: ONLINE (via Zoom)
This Webinar and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future via Zoom.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend, and have headphones at our session.   If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com.
COST $15 for NARIP Members $30 for Non-Members Not a NARIP Member yet?  What are you waiting for?  Join NOW for as little as $9.95 per month, get one month FREE.  Click HERE to join NOW. BONUS #1

Because you are registering for this program, we offer you the opportunity to pre-order the recording of this program for only $20 (regularly $39.95). This will also include digital copies of any documents distributed at the program. This program will cover a great deal of information, and you won’t have to worry about taking notes! To pre-order now, select the PREMIUM TICKET option below, you will get access to the recording shortly after our program.

2 WAYS TO REGISTER
1. Online: NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Phone: 818-769-7007 Pre-paid guarantees your spot. All ticket sales final.  No refunds.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. We appreciate your cooperation. FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! @NARIP QUESTIONS Call us at 818 769 7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP Ben McLane, Esq. GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE
Ben McLane, Esq. Ben McLane, Esq. is an entertainment attorney veteran focusing primarily on music, with many gold/platinum albums and Billboard Top 10 and #1 chart hits to his credit for his work.  He has also been involved in artist management, talent scouting, promotions, and record label operations.  Ben is the author of the book Music Business In 10 Easy Lessons and a frequent speaker at prestigious industry conferences such as SXSW, NAMM and NSAI.  He currently teaches Music Business Law & Contracts at Los Angeles College of Music [LACM] in Pasadena, CA.  Ben is a 1991 graduate of Pepperdine Law School, and lives and works in Los Angeles.
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2022-04-14 SOLD OUT: NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Electronic Arts, NFL, AT&T, Dell, PGA Tour, Target): Truly Music Synch’s Wendy Griffiths
× SOLD OUT: NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Electronic Arts, NFL, AT&T, Dell, PGA Tour, Target): Truly Music Synch’s Wendy Griffiths
2022-03-31 NARIP Film / TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session (Red Rocket, Tangerine, Big Nate, Viceland): Matthew Hearon-Smith
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NARIP Film / TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Matthew Hearon-Smith

 

Thu Mar 31, 2022  ||  7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured close to 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet award-winning and critically acclaimed Film / TV music supervisor Matthew Hearon-Smith who places music in hit television shows, films and documentaries.
  • Pitch songs directly to Matthew for his priority and upcoming projects.
  • He seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects she works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. ALMOST 3,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Matthew Hearon-Smith, Film & TV Music Supervisor

Matthew Hearon-Smith is an NYC-based film/tv/ad music supervisor best known for his work on the Sean Baker films Tangerine (Magnolia), The Florida Project (A24) and Red Rocket (A24), Kate Aselton’s forthcoming Mack & Rita, the Nickelodeon/Paramount+ animated series Big Nate, and the HBO Max series Legendary. In addition, he has supervised over 120 episodes of TV on the VICELAND, Fusion, Comedy Central and Food networks including ‘Noisey’, ‘Fuck, That’s Delicious!’, ‘Black Market with Michael K. Williams’ and ‘Shade: Queens of NYC’. He is a five-time Guild of Music Supervisors Awards nominee, a Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominee for ‘Best Music Supervision in Film’ and a Chlotrudis Awards winner. Matthew is also a member of  the Creative Music Strategy team at ViacomCBS focusing on the networks Comedy Central, Smithsonian Channel and Paramount Network.

  TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made almost 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, March 31, 2022 6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Matthew Hearon-Smith Matthew Hearon-Smith on IMBD NARIP
 
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2022-03-19 In LA – NARIP Music Biz Brunch @ The Home of DPAK from Robot Nature
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In Person NARIP Music Biz Brunch 

Eat, Meet & Greet at @ Home of DPAK from Robot Nature

Sat Mar 19, 2022

26869 Cold Springs Street

Calabasas, CA 91301

Limited space, RSVP NOW!

 You’re invited to attend NARIP’s Brunch!

We’re doing it again (at last)!  Join us IN PERSON, come meet and greet

Los Angeles-area record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome! You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP and register online by Friday, March 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. NARIP encourages pre-payment. You are welcome to attend at the last minute as a walk-up, but we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us and bring plenty of business cards. All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please register online by Saturday, March 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. so we can prepare enough refreshments for everyone. Walk-ups are welcome and we encourage advance registration so no one is left without a bagel or a chair when the music stops 🙂   To register now, just scroll down. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, March 19, 2022 11:00 noon – Arrive and eat! 11:30 p.m. – Introductions 1:00 p.m. – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE At the home of DPAK from Robot Nature 26869 Cold Spring Street Calabasas, CA  91301 COST $15 for NARIP Members $25 for Non-Members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and pay only the member rate!  Click HERE to see benefits and join NOW! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). Otherwise, cash only at the door on Event Day please. Price includes food, beverage and event admission.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. PARKING  Free parking on residential streets. THANK YOU Special thanks to The Real DPAK of Robot Nature for hosting this event. QUESTIONS Call us at 818 769 7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP The Real DPAK of Robot Nature @therealdpak NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.    Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 
 
2022-02-03 NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Lucifer, Hysterical, Mayor Pete, Honda): Secret Road’s Kayla Masnek
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NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session

 with Secret Road’s

Kayla Masnek

Kayla is back by popular demand

Thu Feb 3, 2022 at 7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Synch Agents and Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, averaging more than one signing per Synch Agent Pitch Session.

Read more here.

 

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Grammy-winning Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? The Synch Agents* featured in NARIP Pitch Sessions are among the top sales and marketing executives who actively place music owned by songwriters, composers and independent music publishers. Many music buyers – directors, producers and music supervisors – name these Synch Agents as among their go-to music providers.  These Agents, who NARIP has researched and interviewed, have placed thousands of songs in blockbuster films, hit television shows, trailers, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and video games. At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet and pitch Synch Agents for current placement opportunities and representation, and get immediate feedback. Come meet these career-makers.
BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.
At NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Session:
  • Back by popular demand, meet top synch agent Kayla Masnek and a repeat NARIP guest
  • Intimate event with top synch agent: enrollment limited to 16 people       
  • No cattle calls, no 300-person crowds or conferences, no velvet ropes       
  • Get brief in advance to prepare your best pitch
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU
  • Access multiple potential buyers and placements via ONE synch agent
  • Get professional representation
Topics:
  • Trends in synch licensing and agent deals
  • Exclusive, non-exclusive, single-song deals
  • Budgets and fee ranges 
  • Copyright ownership, rights retention, song re-titling
  • Fees between synch agents and their clients
  • Which synch agents seek a transfer of copyright(s) for their services, and under what circumstances
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.  At hundreds of NARIP Sessions, we asked every guest music supervisor how to better market music to them.  Their one consistent piece of advice?  Get representation! At NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the synch agents and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for possible representation and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market. * Synch Agent: A synchronization or “synch” agent represents music copyrights – either the composition, the sound recordings, or both.  They pitch music to buyers and their representatives, including to music supervisors.  Synch agents are typically compensated on a commission basis and do not own or control the copyrights they represent.  While synch agents usually focus on entertainment and media exploitations, traditional songplugger services also include placement of represented songs with recording artists.
What is a Synch Agent (and WHY you need one)?  View video (:60 seconds)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP SYNCH AGENT PITCH SESSION:
 
PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant may submit up to five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor (or synch agent) with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.
About Kayla Masnek, Secret Road
Kayla Masnek was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma. Upon graduating with a Music Business degree from Oklahoma City University, Kayla returned to her West (best) Coast roots when she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music licensing. A musician (piano, flute) from a young age, she knew early in life that she wanted to work in the music industry. After reading 100 Careers in the Music Industry at age 14, she set her sights on music supervision.   Her path has changed a bit since then, as she’s found a passion in working with and helping independent artists through music licensing, more specifically over the last decade at Secret Road Music Services. She’s responsible for notable music placements in TV shows and promos across all major networks and streaming services, and in trailers for Amazon’s Mayor Pete, Paramount+’s Younger, Netflix’s Lucifer, and FX’s Hysterical.
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions.   NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made nearly 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.  
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE  
WHEN Thursday, February 3, 2022  6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST  – Program ends   WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required at our session.    
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com.   PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone.   2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call (818) 769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.   FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! QUESTIONS Call us at (818) 769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP Secret Road
 
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The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.  Get connected, stay connected.

NARIP: Expertise & Tools To Market & Monetize Music Learn ? Network ? Access Opportunity

2022-01-15 NARIP Music Biz Brunch
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NARIP Music Biz Brunch: Meet & Greet Live Online

RSVP NOW!

 You’re invited to attend NARIP’s Virtual Brunch

Sat Jan 15, 2022 at 10am PST

We’re doing it again!  Join us online, come meet and greet record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome. You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP as we limit attendance to the first ten thousand people (ha! but really, we keep these events to a modest size for a better experience for all). You are welcome to join at the last minute if space permits, though we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! All are welcome, you need not be a NARIP member to attend. Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us! All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please RSVP.  You are welcome to join at the last minute, and we appreciate advance registration. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, January 15, 2022 10:00 a.m. – Arrive! 10:30 a.m. – Introductions 12:00 noon – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Live Online via ZOOM TOPIC OF DISCUSSION At our digital brunches on we may focus on a specific topic (or topics), if desired.  Please select the topic below you’d like to hear more about and include this in the COMMENTS section of the online registration form:
  1. More about synch licensing (please be specific)
  2. Music publishing
  3. Producer deals
  4. Other
COST $10 for NARIP Members $20 for Non-Members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and pay only the member rate!  Click HERE to see benefits and join NOW! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. QUESTIONS Call us at 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.    Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 
 
2022-01-13 NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session (The Comedy Store, Midnight Mass, Bad Moms, Instant Family): Format’s Justine von Winterfeldt
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NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Format Entertainment’s

Justine von Winterfeldt

Thu Jan 13, 2022  ||  7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured close to 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet award-winning TV music supervisor Justine von Winterfeldt who places music in hit television shows, films and documentaries..
  • Pitch songs directly to Justine for her priority and upcoming projects.
  • She seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects she works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. ALMOST 3,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Justine von Winderfeldt, head of television supervisoin department, Format Entertainment

Justine von Winterfeldt is head of the television supervision department at Format and a key member of the company’s creative brand team.

In addition to managing Format’s robust television supervision practice, Justine directly supervises a number of television series including Mike Flanagan’s suite of instant horror classics (Midnight Club, Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Bly Manor), CW staple, In the Dark, Showtime’s docuseries The Comedy Store and Fox’s new hit primetime comedy, Call Me Kat.

Justine is highly regarded as one of the top young supervisors working today.  She is sought after for her impeccable taste, affable personality, deep industry connections and resources, solution-oriented mentality, attention to detail, ability to understand complex ideas and bring nebulous concepts into specific, actionable relief.

Active in the film, television, and music industries for over 10 years, Justine began her career as a music coordinator for supervisor Ann Kline and worked on several well-known TV shows including Shameless, Under the Dome, Harry’s Law, and The Lying Game.

Justine joined Format Entertainment in 2014, as a music coordinator to Julia Michels, where she worked on highly acclaimed films such as Trolls, Pitch Perfect 2, and Bad Moms.  Justine made a seamless transition to supervising her own film and television projects,  quickly carving out a name for herself on a variety of notable projects including Netflix’s important international collaboration with Alibaba, Next Gen, the award-nominated The Willoughbys, and Paramount Pictures’ hit, Instant Family. 

Aside from music supervision, Justine is a classically trained pianist and is an active member of the Guild of Music Supervisors and The Recording Academy.

  TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made almost 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, January 13, 2022 6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Format Entertainment Justine von Winterfeldt on IMBD NARIP
 
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The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.  Get connected, stay connected.

NARIP: Expertise & Tools To Market & Monetize Music Learn ? Network ? Access Opportunity

2022-01-06 NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session (Calvin Klein, Animal Kingdom, Dopesick, The Goldbergs): Quintero
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NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session

 with VQ Creative’s

Vince Quintero

Vince has signed THREE NARIP members to representation deals and is

back by popular demand

Thu Jan 6, 2022 at 7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Synch Agents and Supervisors

Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, averaging more than one signing per Synch Agent Pitch Session.

Read more here.

 

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Grammy-winning Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? The Synch Agents* featured in NARIP Pitch Sessions are among the top sales and marketing executives who actively place music owned by songwriters, composers and independent music publishers. Many music buyers – directors, producers and music supervisors – name these Synch Agents as among their go-to music providers.  These Agents, who NARIP has researched and interviewed, have placed thousands of songs in blockbuster films, hit television shows, trailers, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and video games. At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet and pitch Synch Agents for current placement opportunities and representation, and get immediate feedback. Come meet these career-makers.
BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.
At NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Session:
  • Back by popular demand, meet top synch agent Vince Quintero, one of the Kings of Synch and a repeat NARIP guest, who has signed three (3) NARIP members to representation
  • Intimate event with top synch agent: enrollment limited to 16 people       
  • No cattle calls, no 300-person crowds or conferences, no velvet ropes       
  • Get brief in advance to prepare your best pitch
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU
  • Access multiple potential buyers and placements via ONE synch agent
  • Get professional representation
Topics:
  • Trends in synch licensing and agent deals
  • Exclusive, non-exclusive, single-song deals
  • Budgets and fee ranges 
  • Copyright ownership, rights retention, song re-titling
  • Fees between synch agents and their clients
  • Which synch agents seek a transfer of copyright(s) for their services, and under what circumstances
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.  At hundreds of NARIP Sessions, we asked every guest music supervisor how to better market music to them.  Their one consistent piece of advice?  Get representation! At NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the synch agents and they to get to know you. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for possible representation and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market. * Synch Agent: A synchronization or “synch” agent represents music copyrights – either the composition, the sound recordings, or both.  They pitch music to buyers and their representatives, including to music supervisors.  Synch agents are typically compensated on a commission basis and do not own or control the copyrights they represent.  While synch agents usually focus on entertainment and media exploitations, traditional songplugger services also include placement of represented songs with recording artists.
What is a Synch Agent (and WHY you need one)?  View video (:60 seconds)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP SYNCH AGENT PITCH SESSION:
 
PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant may submit up to five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor (or synch agent) with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.
About Vince Quintero, VQ Creative
Vince Quintero is a multifaceted music executive with 22+ years of major record label, music publishing and multi-media experience. His roles include music licensing, publishing, music supervision, A&R, strategic marketing/branding, and artist/producer management.   At his current venture VQ Creative, Vince pitches and negotiates music for synchronization into all forms of media including TV, film, video games, trailers and advertisements.  VQ Creative currently oversees the worldwide Creative Sync Licensing for Notting Hill Music Publishing / Notting Hill Records, Rostrum Records, Harvey Mason Media and mVibe.  Vince also oversees global creative sync licensing and publishing A&R for SoundCloud. Some of Vince’s Most Recent Placements
  • 12 Dates of Christmas
  • All American
  • Animal Kingdom
  • Calvin Klein (Ad)
  • Dopesick
  • Fairfax
  • Gentefied
  • Hightown
  • Japanese Newspaper (Ad)
  • KFC (South Africa Ad)
  • Madeline
  • Maid
  • Maybelline (Ad)
  • Queen Sugar
  • Ralph Lauren (Ad)
  • Roaring 20s
  • Sweet Life
  • The Goldbergs
  • The L Word
  • The Marksman (Film)
  • The One That Got Away
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made nearly 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, January 6, 2022  6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST  – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future.  Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call (818) 769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. FOLLOW US, LIKE US, LOVE US!  TWEET ABOUT NARIP & OUR EVENT! QUESTIONS Call us at (818) 769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP VQ Creative
 
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2021-11-06 NARIP Music Biz Brunch (Nov 6)
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NARIP Music Biz Brunch: Meet & Greet Live Online

RSVP NOW!

 You’re invited to attend NARIP’s Virtual Brunch

Sat Nov 6, 2021 at 10am PST

We’re doing it again!  Join us online, come meet and greet record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome. You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP as we limit attendance to the first ten thousand people (ha! but really, we keep these events to a modest size for a better experience for all). You are welcome to join at the last minute if space permits, though we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! All are welcome, you need not be a NARIP member to attend. Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us! All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please RSVP.  You are welcome to join at the last minute, and we appreciate advance registration. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, November 6, 2021 10:00 a.m. – Arrive and eat! 10:30 a.m. – Introductions 12:00 noon – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Live Online via ZOOM TOPIC OF DISCUSSION At our digital brunches on we may focus on a specific topic (or topics), if desired.  Please select the topic below you’d like to hear more about and include this in the COMMENTS section of the online registration form:
  1. More about synch licensing (please be specific)
  2. Music publishing
  3. Producer deals
  4. Other
COST $10 for NARIP Members $20 for Non-Members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and pay only the member rate!  Click HERE to see benefits and join NOW! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. QUESTIONS Call us at 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.    Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 
 
2021-11-04 NARIP Film & TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session (9-1-1, Halston, American Horror Stories, Pose, Warrior, Life In Pieces, Claws): Anna Romanoff
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NARIP Film & TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Yay Team’s Anna Romanoff

 

Thu Nov 4, 2021  ||  7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future using Zoom.  Download a free copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future pitch sessions.  Recommended: perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required.  

Over 2,000 Placements PLUS 32 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured over 2,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-two (32) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet award-winning Film & TV music supervisor Mike Turner who places music in hit television shows, films and documentaries..
  • Pitch songs directly to Mike for his priority and upcoming projects.
  • He seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects he works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you.   NOTE: Out session with Jordan Silverberg will be 2 hours only (most NARIP Pitch Sessions are 3 hours), therefore we will limit enrollment to fewer participants. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed over 2,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed over 2,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Anna Romanoff, Music Supervisor, Yay Team

Anna Romanoff currently music supervises 9-1-1 and 9-1-1 Lone Star on Fox and recently music supervised the feature films Plan B (Hulu) and The Country Club. With Yay Team, she has coordinated on a variety of projects including the limited series Halston (Netflix), Boys in the Band (Netflix), American Crime Story: Impeachment (FX), Dopesick (FX for Hulu), American Horror Story: Double Feature (FX), American Horror Stories (Hulu), Pose (FX), Panic (Amazon) and the forthcoming Pam & Tommy (Hulu).    Previously Anna worked at Neophonic Music from 2017 to 2020 where in addition to contributing to the music team for a variety of HBO projects, she worked as a Music Coordinator on Pose (FX), The Politician (Netflix), Warrior (Cinemax)Party of Five (Freeform), Diary of a Future President (Disney+), Utopia (Amazon), Proven Innocent (Fox), Life In Pieces (CBS), Claws (TNT) and the feature film Bombshell (Lionsgate) and others.

  TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 2,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, November 4, 2021  6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Yay Team Anna Romanoff on IMBD NARIP
 
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2021-10-13 NARIP Trailer Music Supervisor Pitch Session (Dune, Invasion, Reminiscence, Gossip Girl, Wandavision): Totem’s Patrick Buchanan
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NARIP Trailer Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Totem’s Patrick Buchanan

Wed Oct 13, 2021  ||  7pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future using Zoom.  Download a free copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future pitch sessions.  Recommended: perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required.  

Over 2,000 Placements PLUS 32 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured over 2,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-two (32) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP Trailer Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet trailer music supervisor and repeat NARIP guest Patrick Buchanan who places music in trailers for hit television shows, blockbuster films, networks and global brands.
  • Pitch songs directly to Patrick for his priority and upcoming projects.
  • He seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects he works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you.   NOTE: Out session with Jordan Silverberg will be 2 hours only (most NARIP Pitch Sessions are 3 hours), therefore we will limit enrollment to fewer participants. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed over 2,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed over 2,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Patrick Buchanan, Trailer Music Supervisor

Pat Buchanan is a Los Angeles-based music supervisor working primarily in the world of movie trailers. He collaborates with artists, producers, and composers to create original, emotional, and memorable work. A few of his recent projects include trailers and promos for HBOMAX, Disney +, Amazon Prime, and most recently music clearance and supervision for the Netflix Original Series Family Reunion. When not sheltering in place, Pat can be found safely exploring local coffee shops, sketching in his notebook, and grooving in his headphones. In addition to supervising, Pat is a founder and partner of the boutique music production company TOTEM. TOTEM aims to create and curate the highest quality cinematic music for trailers and advertising while working hand in hand with editors and reatives. Recent placements for TOTEM include Shang Chi: and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Succession S3 (HBO), and Foundation (Apple +)

TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 2,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Wednesday, October 13, 2021 6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Totem @pattybgoood NARIP
 
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The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.  Get connected, stay connected.

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2021-10-07 NARIP Film & TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session (Paint, Love Hard, No Activity, Holidate): Mike Turner
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NARIP Film & TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Mike Turner

Thu Oct 7, 2021  ||  7:00 pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future using Zoom.  Download a free copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future pitch sessions.  Recommended: perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required.  

Over 2,000 Placements PLUS 32 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured over 2,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-two (32) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP TV Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet award-winning Film & TV music supervisor Mike Turner who places music in hit television shows, films and documentaries..
  • Pitch songs directly to Mike for his priority and upcoming projects.
  • He seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects he works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you.   NOTE: Out session with Jordan Silverberg will be 2 hours only (most NARIP Pitch Sessions are 3 hours), therefore we will limit enrollment to fewer participants. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed over 2,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed over 2,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Mike Turner, Independent Film & TV Music Supervisor

Mike Turner is an award winning music supervisor, and music producer for film, television and advertising. Mike grew up in Seattle where he began working in recording studios and playing in bands as a teenager. Since then, his professional trajectory in music has led him to major cities all over America working in numerous creative capacities for music publishers, record labels, licensing companies, radio stations, TV networks and production companies. Ultimately as a music supervisor, Mike found his niche in Los Angeles where he has remained for the last 12 years. His services have been engaged for films by Judd Apatow, Michael De Luca, Ice T., Bret Easton Ellis, Paul Schrader and Nick Cassavetes as well as numerous commercial spots for brands like Converse, Booking.com, Petco, Estee Lauder, Rise Credit, Microsoft and Acer Computers.  In the world of television, Mike has music supervised series for CBS, Netflix, MTV Networks, Direct TV, Hulu, Fox Sports and VICELAND/A&E.

  TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 2,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Thursday, October 7, 2021  6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Mike Turner Mike Turner on IMBD NARIP
 
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2021-10-02 NARIP Music Biz Brunch
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NARIP Music Biz Brunch: Meet & Greet Live Online

RSVP NOW!

 You’re invited to attend NARIP’s Virtual Brunch

Sat Oct 2, 2021 at 10am PST

NOTE earlier start time.

We’re doing it again!  Join us online, come meet and greet record and music industry professionals.

All are welcome. You need not be a NARIP member to attend.

Please RSVP as we limit attendance to the first ten thousand people (ha! but really, we keep these events to a modest size for a better experience for all). You are welcome to join at the last minute if space permits, though we appreciate advance registration. So come along to meet existing friends and contacts, and make new ones. NARIP brunches feature 30-second introductions by all present to help you identify and get in front of the people who can make a difference to your business. Professional speed-dating! All are welcome, you need not be a NARIP member to attend. Among other things, NARIP sponsors events like these to encourage networking and the fostering of business relationships in the record industry. Over 75% of all great opportunities, deals and job offers come about as a direct result of second and third party referrals – who you know matters. So get to know more people in the record biz, and let them get to know you! Please join us! All are welcome, details below. “ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK” IN THE BIZ (Music Connection Magazine) “NARIP brunches have been a HUGE benefit for me and my company,” says Geodesic Management’s Dan Strader from New York. “In just a few hours at a Los Angeles brunch, I was able to establish a presence in that city and make solid connections that I still use to this day. Networking brunches have now begun in New York, and the connections we’ve made are career-changing.” REGISTER NOW Please RSVP.  You are welcome to join at the last minute, and we appreciate advance registration. Is your network not working? Ours is. They can’t promote you if they don’t know who you are! WHEN Saturday, Oct 2, 2021 10:00 a.m. – Arrive and [pretend to] eat! 10:30 a.m. – Introductions 12:00 noon – Brunch ends, networking continues WHERE Live Online via ZOOM TOPIC OF DISCUSSION At our digital brunches on we may focus on a specific topic (or topics), if desired.  Please select the topic below you’d like to hear more about and include this in the COMMENTS section of the online registration form:
  1. More about synch licensing (please be specific)
  2. Music publishing
  3. Producer deals
  4. Other
COST $10 for NARIP Members $20 for Non-Members Get a NARIP membership for $9.95 a month and pay only the member rate!  Click HERE to see benefits and join NOW! We encourage you to register in advance online now (just scroll down). NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. QUESTIONS Call us at 818-769-7007 or email info AT narip DOT com. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO NARIP NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will in the record industry and related music fields.    Once music is made, then what?  Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music. 
 
2021-09-28 NARIP Trailer Music Supervisor Pitch Session (Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, Love & Monsters, The Walking Dead, Soul, Samsung TV Plus): Ignition Creative’s Kelsey Mitchell
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NARIP Trailer Music Supervisor Pitch Session

 with Ignition Creative’s

Kelsey Mitchell

Tue Sep 28, 2021  ||  7pm PST

Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Supervisors

NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future using Zoom.  Download a free copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future pitch sessions.  Recommended: perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphones required.  

Over 2,000 Placements PLUS 32 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions

A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Music Producers

Is your music getting to decision-makers? At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet music buyers including A&R executives, music supervisors, synch agents and music producers and pitch for current placement opportunities, representation, and projects, and get immediate feedback. BACKGROUND Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured over 2,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members.   Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-two (32) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now.  Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work. Topics at this NARIP Trailer Music Supervisor Pitch Session:
  • Meet trailer music supervisor Kelsey Mitchell who places music in trailers for hit television shows, blockbuster films, networks and global brands.
  • Pitch songs directly to Kelsey for her priority and upcoming projects.
  • She seeks new and untapped talent to elevate projects he works on.
  • Learn how to get placed directly from the buyer, hear what works and what doesn’t.
  • Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU.
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants.   At NARIP Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the guest music supervisor, synch agent or producer, and they to get to know you.   NOTE: Out session with Jordan Silverberg will be 2 hours only (most NARIP Pitch Sessions are 3 hours), therefore we will limit enrollment to fewer participants. Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for placement, representation, collaboration and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR PITCH SESSION PREPARATION IS KEY

NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people.  About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant must submit 5 songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).

If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog.  Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!

BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:

  • NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event.  We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event.  In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
  • Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker.  These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
  • You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
  • You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
  • NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
  • NARIP provides guest music supervisor with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest music supervisor’s interest in specific tracks.
  • If requested by guest music supervisor, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
  • If approved by guest music supervisor, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed over 2,000 placements to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest. OVER 2,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed over 2,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions.  Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more. NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career.  Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others. Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.

About Kelsey Mitchell, Director of Music, Ignition Creative

Kelsey Mitchell is a Latinx Music Supervisor for film and entertainment advertising based out of Los Angeles. Her work in theatrical advertising has been nominated for a Guild of Music Supervisors Award for “Best Music Supervision In A Trailer” for Lionsgate’s Bombshell. Other clients include Universal, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Disney. Her most recent film, INIT!ATION, was released by Saban Films in 2021. Prior to this life of sync sin, Kelsey worked in the live events industry; talent booking for LA venue The Bootleg and working artist relations and ticketing for artists such as Kanye West and Jay-Z. Kelsey is currently the Director of Music at award-winning agency Ignition Creative, following her role as Music Supervisor at Workshop Creative. She also heads the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee for the Guild of Music Supervisors. She is currently open to project-based work, consultancies, and speaking engagements.
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions. NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS, PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made over 2,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN Tuesday, September 28, 2021 6:30 p.m. PST – Registration and networking 7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins 8:30 p.m. PST – Break 10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends WHERE NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events.  We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend.  Headphone required at our session.  
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you): Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at 818-769-7007 or info@narip.com. PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST $299 NARIP Members * $399 Non-Members * Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount.  NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone. 2 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. NARIP.com (just scroll down) 2. Call 818-769-7007 Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out. No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation. SOURCES FOR MORE INFO Ignition Creative NARIP
 
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The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.  Get connected, stay connected.

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2021-09-08 Co-writing Songs: Legal & Creative Issues
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Co-writing Songs: Legal & Creative Issues How To Avoid Songwriter Disputes

With Dean Serwin, Esq.

Wed Sep 8 at 10:30am PST

  Photo: Dean Serwin, Esq. What happens when two or more people co-write a song?  Failure to communicate clearly or agree on splits can result in disputes that are time-consuming, expensive and unnecessary.  Worse, an encumbered copyright cannot be exploited. Organization and rights designation are vital to exploit and monetize copyrights.  Some of the most common disputes include three versions of the same question about ownership: who, what and how much:
  1. Who is the author(s) and therefore an owner?
  2. What did you contribute?  Did you make a copyrightable contribution or were you just in the room?  Did you merely suggest a tweak to what was already there (arrangement vs. songwriting)?
  3. Splits: Is everyone equal or did some make a lesser or greater contribution?  The answer to #2 can influence this.
  4. Who will control the copyright?
And, most importantly:
  1. How do I collect my money?
NARIP brings you music and entertainment attorney Dean Serwin, Esq. who will discuss the most common songwriter disputes, how to avoid them and provide strategies to protect, enhance and exploit your copyrights. TOPICS
  • Manage your metadata: who collects, disseminates and updates rights holder info, and how the Mechanical License Collective comes into play
  • Who should file a copyright registration for co-written song
  • When to file a copyright registration as a joint or individual work
  • Registering with PROs: who should do it and when
  • Self-publishing with co-writers
  • How to assess split percentages
  • Producer participation as a songwriter
  • Licensing: who administers and negotiates fees
  • What to do when you get a quote request for a co-written song
  • Death of co-writer: now what?
  • Copyright transfer
  • Works for hire

SOURCES FOR MORE INFO deanserwin.com

AUDIENCE Q&A

Mr. Serwin will take audience questions during the last 20 minutes of our program be sure to tune in LIVE to get YOUR questions answered.  Post your questions to the live Facebook video or Tweet to @NARIP #NARIPCOWRITE

BONUS

Pre-order a recording of the program NOW for only $25 – regularly $39.95.  Just scroll down.

REGISTER NOW

Register now to get a reminder sent to your email just before the live webinar begins.

WHEN

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 1:00 pm (PST) – Program starts 2:00 pm – Audience Q&A 2:30 pm – Program ends

WHERE

Via Zoom.

COST

$20 NARIP Members $40 Non-Members

QUESTIONS Call us at 818 769 7007 or email info AT narip DOT com.

LIKE US, LOVE US, FOLLOW US

@NARIP #NARIPcowrite SOURCES FOR MORE INFO deanserwin.com   ABOUT DEAN SERWIN, ESQ. Dean Sheldon Serwin began his legal career upon graduation from UCLA Law School in 1990, and expanded into general entertainment industry consulting when he opened his own law practice in 1994, formally rebranding as Serwin Media Group, or “SMG” in 2018.  As a transactional attorney, Dean provides both legal and general consulting services in connection with all aspects of the entertainment and related industries, primarily, but not exclusively, in music.  Dean also handles trademarks in all industries. Prior to establishing his own private practice, Dean held various positions including stints at the Director’s Guild of America, BMI and Capitol Records; as head of legal and business affairs for a film and TV production and distribution company; and finally with another sole practitioner representing several platinum artists.  Dean has addressed various industry groups and moderated or participated in panel discussions at several industry conferences.  SMG also operates a successful small record label.  As Dean likes to say, SMG represents creative people and those who exploit the results and proceeds of their services, where “exploit” in that sentence is a positive thing.  Outside of the law, Dean sits on various boards and committees and is deeply involved in local political, financial, artistic and cultural matters in South Pasadena where he lives with Lynn, his wife of 20 years, 18 year old twins Liam & Rachel, and dog, Dusty. Dean’s South Pasadena, CA based solo practice began in 1994 and serves clients in all areas of the music, film, video, TV, internet, distribution and social media industries, including record labels; music publishers; recordings artists; songwriters; composers and music production libraries; music, television and film producers; social media personalities; managers; television, film, internet, commercial and video game production and distribution companies, business executives and consultants; motivational speakers; authors; clothing and other merchandise companies; as well as others involved within the entertainment and related industries.

 

   
NARIP. Career acceleration. Get connected. Stay connected. __________________________________________________________ The National Association of Record Industry Professionals promotes career advancement, education and good will among record executives.   Once music is made, then what?
Then NARIP.  Learn, network, market music.