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14/04/2025

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14/12/2024

NEW BLOG POST: Always Be Pitching: The Art of Presenting Your Music For Media.

During a discussion in one of our Sync Sessions classes (https://syncsummit.com/ws/) on best practices in music pitching, responding to briefs, requests and how to follow up with music supervisors, I thought about how getting pitches can be like getting leads as a salesperson.

And that made me think about the 1992 David Mamet film Glengarry Glen Ross. If you haven’t seen it, it’s basically a bunch of salesmen in a boiler room type office jockeying for the best sales leads, with one of the highlights being Alex Baldwin’s classic “Always Be Closing” monologue which for the purposes of sync, I’ve adapted to “Always Be Pitching.”

For musicians and rights holders pitching their tracks for film, TV, ads, games, trailers, and more, the Always Be Pitching ethos can be a powerful guide and inspiration.

With that said, unlike to motley crew of salesmen in Glengarry Glen Ross, musicians and the people that work with music don’t have the luxury of berating music supervisors, coordinators, sync agents and creative directors into submission to get them to license their music.

So what do you do? Well, at the end of the day, pitching music for media is a more nuanced art form than closing some swampland real estate leads in a boiler room.

Pitching music the right way, the successful way, requires creativity, research, persistence, and most important, relationship-building.

For the rest of the post go to: https://syncsummit.com/abp/

29/11/2024

This Thanksgiving, we express our gratitude to you, our vibrant community! Join us for our Black Friday discounts and enhance your music journey with Sync Summit. Don't miss our upcoming listening sessions and the LA Sync Summit in February 2025, where you can network with industry leaders and gain invaluable insights. Let’s sync up for success!

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21/09/2024

🎵 Join us this Sunday, September 22nd at 2:30 PM ET/11:30 AM PT for an exclusive listening session with the legendary music supervisor and Go! Music President, Gary Calamar. Known for his work on hit shows like True Blood, Six Feet Under, and Cobra Kai, this is an opportunity you don't want to miss!

🎶 Share your music and connect with Gary in this unique session. To secure your spot and explore other upcoming sessions, visit: https://syncsummit.com/listeningsessions

13/09/2024

HUGE SYNC SUMMIT UPDATE

📢 Exciting news at Sync Summit! We've just announced the first 27 speakers for the NY Sync Summit. Check them out here: https://lnkd.in/eUt3Ekvx

Also, don't miss our latest blog post on how to craft intro emails that stand out and get opened! Find the tips here: https://lnkd.in/eDa3mx3i

Explore our annual membership offering exclusive access to all events, listening sessions, and classes for a full year at a special rate: https://lnkd.in/eGN4FQ9Q

Join our new fall listening sessions where music supervisors engage with you and your music: https://lnkd.in/dG5EDvB

Plus, enroll in the Music in Ads class with Josh Rabinowitz to elevate your understanding: https://lnkd.in/gmXuGYh

Stay tuned for more updates and opportunities at Sync Summit! 🎶🌟

16/08/2024

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13/08/2024

This actually is rejuvenating three rounds of breathing and a maximum of two minutes heldt breath.

29/07/2024

Thursday, August 1 at 3PM ET: Join Guest Ad Music Supervisor Joshua Rabinowitz for The Next Episode of the “What’s On Your Playlist” Podcast

Last Friday, music supervisor Mike Turner was our guest for the debut episode of our new weekly podcast “What’s On Your Playlist,” and it was a great opportunity to hang out with Mike and our community and discover what music Mike listens to and is into on a personal level. We went through a playlist of 11 songs from artists from the 90s to today that have both influenced and impassioned Mike, and we learned how these artists and their music have served as inspiration for his work as a music supervisor.

It really was fun, informative and insightful. If you didn’t get a chance to catch the conversation, we’re in the midst of setting up the podcast for broadcast on streaming platforms, but in the meantime, while we’re setting it up, you can access the archives and the playlist via the links below:

The video feed of the podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8cr2sbu7tl265r8u0bv7a/GMT20240726-191020_Recording_640x360.mp4?rlkey=53tk4hs4468xn1d7zti091spr&st=t17cgg46&dl=0

Mike’s playlist of his 11 songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vJdUKKwsSzxFiPv1ZpzqU?si=a7957b6049b149a2

The audio feed of the podcast: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/slbsbvbnp3d64p1kvyitl/What-s-On-Your-Playlist-Episode-I-Guest-Music-Supervisor-Mike-Turner.mp3?rlkey=i3tbjggiv1t9heltbkpn2imqp&st=lhmfcs1j&dl=0

This week’s podcast is taking place on Thursday, August 1st at 3PM and features Ad music producer, artist, writer and music supervisor Joshua Rabinowitz. Josh will join us for a conversation where we’ll talk about his work, and we’ll discuss and listen to10 songs that that have influenced him and he’s listening to today.

For those of you that don’t know Josh, he’s a legend in ad music. Starting his career writing jingles for ads, he then spent over two decades building and running the music departments of Young & Rubicam and Grey Advertising with the music for over 10,000 ads and countless brands created and licensed under his management.

But there’s more. Beyond his ad music work, Josh is a trombonist, a bandleader, led the inaugural music jury at Cannes Lions as its president, and is an instructor and professor at NYU, The New School, Brooklyn College and co-conceived and co-instructs the music in brands and ads course with us at Sync Summit and is a dear personal friend.

Since 2019, Josh left the agency world to found and become the president of his branding and ad music supervision consultancy the Brooklyn Music Experience, where he works with major brands and agencies defining their sound and working to loom music into their messaging and ad creative.

This is going to be a fun, insightful and relevant conversation for anyone interested in music and advertising from one of the premiere minds in the business.

To join us, go to https://syncsummit.com/synccafesuccess to get the zoom room link.

07/07/2024

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF CONFERENCES: A PRIMER

And, as someone who’s organized over 1000 events and probably attended double that amount in my life, I’ve learned a few things about how to make the most out of my time at events, which I’ll now share with you.

SEE THE FULL POST AT HTTPS://SYNCSUMMIT.COM/PRIMER

20/06/2024

BY POPULAR DEMAND: A SECOND EDITION OF OUR SOLD-OUT SYNC SUMMER SESSIONS COURSE - 21 WEEKS at $499 - Classes Start July 27

The first edition of our new 21-week Sync Summer Sessions class, which starts on Sunday, July 14 at 12PM ET is officially sold out so we've opened up a second edition of the class that's starting on July 27 with all the same benefits and the same price.

This is going to be an amazing class that will give you all the tools and info you need to make contacts and get the knowledge necessary to work successfully in the world of sync licensing. This includes eight listening sessions, 14 classes, pop-up conversations with experts and decision makers, office hours, industry documentation and more – all for the rate of $499.

As we don’t want to leave anyone out of this opportunity to grow and learn, so due to popular demand, we’ve decided to open up a second version of the class that will be on Saturdays (except holidays) starting at 12PM ET on July 27 and go for the full 21 weeks with all the same benefits, listening sessions, classes and documentation for the same price of $499.

Every Saturday (excluding holidays) from 12PM ET - 2PM ET starting on July 14, you’ll get access to eight two-hour listening sessions with over 20 music supervisors, sync agents and decision makers, 14 two-hour classes covering every aspect of how music for media works creatively, researching and connecting with decision makers and best practices in preparing and delivering your music.

The Sync Summer Sessions also include industry documentation like glossaries, sync agency lists, a metadata guide, contract templates, presentations and weekly live office hours so you can speak with me personally to discuss questions you have in a one-on-one format, and video archives of every class, listening session and office hours.

We've made the price $499 because I want to make this course affordable. Honestly, I’ve never seen a sync course providing this many benefits priced this low – including ours.

Many of the courses out there are in the $2000-$5000 range and don’t offer nearly the breadth and scope of benefits we’re offering at this price.

To learn more about the Sync Summer Sessions II, see the lesson plan and sign up go to https://syncsummit.com/summerII

18/06/2024

ONE SPOT REMAINING FOR THE SYNC SUMMER SESSIONS COURSE

There is only one spot left to join our new course, the Sync Summer Sessions, which begins one July 14th. This is a 21 week course that includes eight listening sessions, 14 classes, office hours, business documentation and video archives of each session for the total price of $499.

Every Sunday (excluding holidays) from 12PM ET - 2PM ET starting on July 14, you’ll get access to eight two-hour listening sessions with over 20 music supervisors, sync agents and decision makers, 14 two-hour classes covering every aspect of how music for media works creatively, researching and connecting with decision makers and best practices in preparing and delivering your music.

The Sync Summer Sessions also include industry documentation like glossaries, sync agency lists, a metadata guide, contract templates, presentations and weekly live office hours so you can speak with me personally to discuss questions you have in a one-on-one format, and video archives of every class, listening session and office hours.

I’ve lowered the price down to the introductory rate of $499 from $999 as I want to make this course affordable. Honestly, I’ve never seen a sync course providing this many benefits priced this low – including ours.

Many of the courses out there are in the $2000-$5000 range and don’t offer nearly the breadth and scope of benefits we’re offering at this price.

This edition of the Sync Summer Sessions is almost sold out – we only have one spot available before registration closes, and the next class won’t start into January 2025, so if you want to take part, now is the time to sign up.

To learn more about the Sync Summer Sessions, see the lesson plan and sign up go to https://syncsummit.com/summer2024

31/05/2024

NEW BLOG POST: All about the Zaiks Poland Sync Camp - an effort to bring together music supervisors and musicians from across the world to create music for all forms of media.

Learn all about this initiative, how it works, why it's important to everyone in music and media who's behind it and what great music was created for our briefs.

More at: https://syncsummit.com/zaiks/