Top music supervisors from across the country will be in Nashville for three panels on music licensing as part of the Nashville Film Festival. The panels include Music Licensing 2014, Advertising: Music’s New Radio, and Song Stories. They are scheduled for April 24 and 25 and are open to the public. Tickets and details at www.nashvillefilmfestival.org.
Panelists scheduled to appear include Sue Jacobs (music supervisor, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook), JT Griffith (Nike, in-house music supervisor), Frank Palazzolo (music supervisor, Parenthood, About A Boy, Twisted), David Rockwood (GSD&M, music supervisor), Jennifer Reeve (music supervisor, Boardwalk Empire, Behind The Candelabra), Aaron Mercer (Wool & Tusk, music supervisor and artist partnerships), Sam Walsh (Team One, Executive Producer), Paul Logan (VH1, music supervisor, original programming) and Anastasia Brown (Format Entertainment, music supervisor, It’s Complicated, Footloose, Taken).
The supervisors will detail why they choose the music they do for films, television, and advertising, and offer inside information for artists, writers, labels and publishers on the best approaches to getting their music licensed.
Music supervisors are hired by directors to establish the music direction for a film or television show, find the music and license the right to use it. Advertising agency music producers fill a similar role in the advertising and branding world. According to NaFF, the supervisors and producers typically negotiate an upfront fee to be paid to the music owner for the right to use the music, with additional income earned from radio and television performances collected through ASCAP, BMI and SESAC.
“You’ve likely seen the work of our panelists if you’ve seen a movie, television show or ad this year, from American Hustle to Nike and Lexus to Parenthood. The supervisors coming to the festival are creating award-winning work we all see every day,” says Jim Scherer, President of Whizbang Music and a Nashville Film Festival board member. “It is a rare opportunity to have them all together in a room and tap into that kind of inside information.”
The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) runs through April 26 and is presented by Nissan North America.
Also, new this year is NaFF Downtown at Walk of Fame Park, offering free films nightly through Sat., April 26. More here.
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