1 | Participating As | Name | Organization | Location | Role | Primary Genre | Website | Org Bio | Personal Bio |
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2 | Delegate | Adam Michael Arcuragi | The Moon Recording Company | LA, California | Owner Synch/Publishing/ Recording | Any | https://www.themoonrecordingco.com/ | The Moon Recording Company is a conduit through which talented songwriters and recording artists can get connected to the world of sync but also where songwriters can have the freedom to write, retain their intellectual property and increase their creative output. We work with some of the world's leading networks, film studios, music supervisors and ad agencies placing great music in many TV shows, films and other creative projects. | Adam Arcuragi has been involved in the music industry for the past 18 years. He began his career writing albums and touring; he and his band toured the world, playing shows and festivals with praise from media outlets such as NPR, Paste, and American Songwriter. Moving to Los Angeles, Adam starting writing for film and TV, along with writing and playing shows with legendary greats such as Ringo Starr and Eric Burdon. He co-wrote several songs with renowned songwriter and girl-group maven Jeff Barry, as well as modern celebrated writer/musicians such as Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs), Sondre Lerche and Fabian Simon. Starting in 2013 he formed The Moon Recording Company and began signing talented songwriters and musicians for Film and TV. TMRC has since grown into a sync, publishing and music production company with talent located all over the World. Songs have been placed in hit shows for NETFLIX, HBO/HBOMax, Hulu, ABC, commercials and film while writing original songs for various TV shows and projects. Adam currently lives between LA and Santa Fe, with his wife, 2 year old twins and pup Hank. |
3 | Delegate | Ashley Nite | Concord Music Publishing | Nashville, TN | A&R Manager, Publishing | Folk/ Indie/ Country | https://concord.com/ | Concord Music Publishing is a global, full-service, independent music publisher offering bespoke creative support from its A&R, Synchronization and Marketing teams and diligent administration with in-house Copyright, Licensing, Income Tracking and Royalty departments. https://instagram.com/concordmusicpub?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.linkedin.com/company/concordofficial/ https://m.facebook.com/ConcordMusicPublishing/ | Ashley Nite is a Texas born + Nashville raised A&R Manager at Concord Music Publishing. Beginning her professional career at Sony Publishing, she went on to manage publishing, management, + label outfits, JRM Publishing + Mailbox Money Music. At Concord, Ashley currently works with globally successful writers of all genres of music. |
4 | Delegate/ Panelist | Benjamin Chan | MNRK Music Group | Toronto, ON | Licensing Director | Any | https://www.mnrk.com/ | For the globally focused, digitally minded, music creator. Home to world class music brands, Dualtone Last Gang, Indieblu, and more. | Ben Chan has worked in the industry for over 14 years. He works in sync + licensing and publishing administration at MNRK Music. The company’s clients include Arkells, Chromeo, Chuck Berry catalog, The Stereotypes, among many others. As part of the record label, he pitches, negotiates, and licenses music for film, television, video games, and soundtracks, along with any new media platforms that become available. Through publishing, he works with various writers on copyrights, provides royalty statement + accounting, and from time to time handles the coordination between writers to work together for collaboration on song ideas. |
5 | Delegate/ Panelist | Carol Ann Vetter | Low Profile | New York, USA | Synch/ Licensing | Any | https://www.lowprofilenyc.com/ | Low Profile is a music licensing and consulting agency based in Brooklyn, NY. We are a female-run company dedicated to helping independent musicians from all over the world build sustainable careers doing what they love through sync placements in film, tv and advertisements. @lowprofilenyc on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook | Carole Ann is Business Manager of the independent sync licensing agency Low Profile, overseeing all operations at the company from creative pitching to business administration. She’s passionate about helping artists build careers by way of sync, and loves nothing more than placing the unusual, the quirky (i.e. the BEST) music in content for some of the biggest brands & TV studios in the world. |
6 | Delegate | Diana Medeiros | Daytripper Music Publishing | diana@daytrippersongs.com | Sync Licensing Manager | All | https://www.daytrippersongs.com/ | Daytripper is Music Publishing with a creator-first approach. A subsidiary of Toronto-based administrative parent company, CCS Rights Management. Together we provide full administrative and creative services to our growing and diverse roster of writers, artists, musicians, producers and corporate clients alike. Spotify: @daytrippersongs IG: @daytrippersongs @ccsrights | For over ten years Diana has worked in a variety of roles in the music industry: sync, licensing administration, A&R, PR, and radio promotion, in Toronto and the UK. She has worked with music supervisors, production companies, licensors, record labels, program directors, artist managers, and artists directly. Diana is currently the Sync Manager for Toronto-based music publisher Daytripper, and administrative parent company CCS Rights Management – securing placements in television, film, advertising, and more. |
7 | Delegate | Everton Lewis, Jr | Wracket Music Supervision | Ontario, CA | Chief Music Supervisor | All/ Hip Hop/ Electronic/ Indie | https://www.wracketmusic.com/# | Music Supervision services managed and solely provided by Everton Lewis, Jr (previously VICE Canada Music Supervisor) | Everton Lewis, Jr. is an industry veteran who has an ear to the ground for emerging music. Over the past ten years, he’s forged his way as a thought leader and leverages an extensive network as he runs his own company, Wracket Music Supervision. He brings a potent combination of creativity and charisma to make the most of budgets big or small. Recent projects include CBC's Anyone's Game, CBC's Next Stop, YO! MTV Maps w/ Ralph McDaniels and Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs. Previous to launching Wracket Music Supervision, he was the Head Music Supervisor at VICE Canada where he spearheaded all aspects of music across verticals including Virtue, VICEtv & VICE Editorial. |
8 | Delegate/ Panelist | Gagan Singh | SOCAN | Toronto, ON | A&R Executive, Film, TV & Visual Media | Film Score | https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/gagan-singh-joins-socan-as-ar-executive-film-tv-visual-media/ https://www.gagansinghmusic.com/ | The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. | Gagan is a successful composer, and sits on the Board of Directors of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC), so he has a first-hand understanding of the challenges and interests of screen composers. He’s dedicated his career to the craft of music for media, and has a proven track record in many facets of music production, voice directing, and delivering high-quality content to various clients. Gagan also has a tremendous understanding of Canada’s multi-cultural and pluralist musical landscapes, and serves as co-chair of SCGC’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. |
9 | Delegate | Glenn McMullen | Sound of Pop | Halifax, NS | music publishing & master/sync | Any | http://soundofpop.com/ | Sound of Pop (SOP) Inc. is a two-time ECMA award-winning music publishing & master/sync representation company owned and operated by Glenn McMullen and Tim Hardy. A member of Music Publishers Canada, SOP represents 3000+ songs world-wide in a one-stop capacity including many East Coast Artists. FB: https://www.facebook.com/soundofpop IG: https://www.instagram.com/soundofpop Twitter: https://twitter.com/soundofpop YT: https://www.youtube.com/soundofpop | Glenn McMullen is the president and co-owner of the 2021 ECMA Company of the Year - Sound of Pop (SOP) Inc. Glenn has over 12 years of experience running an independent music publishing company and been a featured panelist at numerous music conferences. |
10 | Delegate | Greg Torrington | The Stingray Group | Montreal, QC | Music Content Curator, Canada & US; Country Video Programmer, Canada | Folk/Americana/Country | https://music.stingray.com/en/CA | Stingray is a global premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, over 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps. | Greg serves as Content Music Curator for Stingray Music’s Roots and Country Music channels for North America covering Country, Folk, Blues, Americana, Bluegrass, and programmer for Stingray Country video channel. His music industry past included major market radio Music Director, A&R at Warner, Artist Manager and Consultant, Booking Agency A&R. |
11 | Delegate/ Panelist | Jason Schneider | Jason Schneider Media | Ontario, CA | Public Relations | Folk/Americana/Country | https://jasonschneidermedia.com/ | Jason Schneider Media is a Toronto-based public relations company that works to get your music into the hands and ears of Canada’s leading influencers. With an ever-growing roster of domestic and international artists, our goal is to get your project to the next level. Twitter: @JSchneiderTO | Since 1994, Jason Schneider has worked in various full-time capacities as a music journalist, editor, publicist and musician, amounting to experience in nearly all facets of the Canadian music and media industries. What Jason brings to any campaign is a vast network of contacts, and a passion to take each project to the highest possible level. |
12 | Delegate | Jordan Howard | Daytripper Music Publishing/ CSS Rights Management | Toronto, ON | Creative Director, Head of A&R | Any | https://www.daytrippersongs.com/ | Daytripper Music Publishing, a division of CCS Rights Management, is a global independent music publishing company and stand-alone brand dedicated to creative development and support of established and up-and-coming artists and songwriters, while enhancing, capitalizing, and promoting their works. Daytripper’s growing roster of songwriters, artists, musicians and producers includes: Hill Kourkoutis, Tribe Friday, Featurette, POESY, Nuela Charles; CARYS, Yukon Blonde and Laureli among others. | Jordan Howard, Creative Director and Global Head of A&R of CCS Rights Management (CCS) and Daytripper Music Publishing, oversees the signings and development of both up-and-coming and award-winning artists, songwriters, and producers. With over 15 years of diverse experience in the music industry, Jordan has a stellar track record of incredible A&R acumen and artist development. |
13 | Panelist (Happy Release Day) | Karen Bliss | Billboard/FYI Music News | Toronto, ON | Music Journalist | Any | https://www.billboard.com/author/karen-bliss/ | Toronto's Karen Bliss has been the Canadian correspondent for Billboard for over a decade and a freelance music journalist since her teens. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone; Melody Maker, NME, Pollstar, and dozens more. She has interviewed thousands of artists, including Kurt Cobain, Eminem, Eddie Vedder, Lauryn Hill, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, Shawn Mendes, Michael Bublé, Britney Spears, Metallica, and Gwen Stefani. | |
14 | Panelist (Crowdfunding) | Laser Malena-Webber | Laser Campaigns | LA, California | Crowdfunding Expert and Songwriter | Folk/Indie | https://www.lasercampaigns.com/ | Laser Malena-Webber is one half of The Doubleclicks, an internationally touring band with seven independent albums (four of which charted on Billboard) and several viral music videos. They have aided in the fundraising of over $2 million for independent art projects. Laser’s crowdfunding consulting business, Laser Campaigns, is one of a select group officially recognized by Kickstarter. Their book, Crowdfunding for Musicians, was published by Berklee Press in 2019. Twitter/ @lasermwebber Instagram / @laserislaser | Laser is a folk-pop singer-songwriter who “challenges the patriarchy, champions marginalized voices, and finds emotional resonance in everything from robots to breakfast foods.” They have toured the US, Australia, and Europe as front person of the Doubleclicks, and have racked up over 4 million Youtube views amongst their large and beautiful grassroots audience. Laser’s latest project, Billboard-charting musical concept album "Teaching a Robot to Love," is a sci-fi story about the trans experience. |
15 | Delegate | Patrick Clancy | Lyric House | LA, California | Director of Music + Creative | Any | https://www.lyrichouseco.com/ | Founded in 2012, Lyric House is a LA-based music licensing and publishing company, specializing in music placement for TV, film, trailers, video games, and advertisements. The Lyric House team is comprised of creatives and innovators, always pushing the limits of the musical spectrum and possibilities. | Patrick Clancy is an active member of the sync community in Los Angeles. He is the Director of Music + Creative at Lyric House and is responsible for licensing and development of their writer and artist roster. Patrick also has a long history in live performance, recording engineering, and session playing. |
16 | Panelist (Publishing & Royalities) | Rebecca Webster | CMRRA | Toronto, ON | Director of Industry Relations & Communications | https://www.cmrra.ca/ | With headquarters in the heart of Toronto, Canada, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency is a dynamic music licensing agency representing music copyright owners. Our clients are music publishers and self-published songwriters who own the rights to the vast majority of songs recorded, sold, streamed and broadcast in Canada. Our team works diligently on behalf of our clients to negotiate licensing agreements, collect royalties from our licensees (Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, Facebook, Tik Tok, radio stations, major and independent record labels, and others) and to distribute those royalties. Established in 1975 and having contributed to many transformative moments in the music landscape since then, CMRRA are the market leaders in Canada for physical and digital mechanical licensing. We’ve recently launched new international partnerships to collect digital mechanical royalties from the US and from numerous territories outside of North America too. Our core mandate is ensuring that our clients get paid efficiently and on time for the use of their music. We play a pivotal role in the music ecosystem, which requires us to be constantly evolving, staying focused on both current and emerging business models using recorded music, and treating our clients and their songs as our top priority. | Rebecca Webster is the Director of Industry Relations & Communications at the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), a SoundExchange company. She joined CMRRA in 2019 after running highly-respected music public relations company Webster Media Consulting Inc. for the last ten years in Toronto. Known for her roster of award-winning artists, she helmed the Canadian publicity campaigns for Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’, French-Canadian rock band Karkwa, Netflix docu-series Hip Hop Evolution host Shad, Children’s music entertainers Splash’N Boots as well as Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Third Man Records’ Margo Price, among others. Prior to launching Webster, she built and ran the Toronto media office for Montreal’s Distribution Fusion III. She is an honours graduate of Ryerson University’s esteemed Radio & Television Arts and Public Relations programs. | |
17 | Delegate | Rich Brisson | Cadence Music Group / Eggplant Music & Sound | Toronto, ON | Sync & Licensing Manager / Music Supervisor / Creative Services | Any | https://cadencemusicgroup.com/ https://www.theeggplant.com/ | Cadence Music Group is a leading independent music company based in Toronto, ON and home to to 4 exclusively owned record lables and a large distribution channel Fonatana North. Cadence Music Group is uniquely positioned to maximize opportunities for artists and labels both in Canada and globally which include ATO Records (Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas), Physical Presents (Felix Cartal, Shaun Frank), Known Accomplice (Sam Roberts, The Trews), Pheromone Recordings (Martha Wainwright, Altameda), Public Records (City Fidelia, Mighloe, Pilla B) | Rich is representing two companies; Cadence Music Group - heading up the sync & licensing department representing 30+ record labels for placement opportunities in ads, tv and film Eggplant Music & Sound - supporting the music supervision team and roster of in-house composers working on ads for Ikea, McDonald's, Bell and television series Take Note - Season 1 (NBC), The Hardy Boys - Season 2 (HULU), Hello (Again) - Season 1 (CBC) + many others. |
18 | Delegate/ Panelist | Samantha Storch | Terrorbird Media | New York, USA | Sync Licensing Manager | Indie/ Pop/ Rock | https://www.terrorbird.com/ | Since 2006, Terrorbird has carved out a niche as a premiere player in the music marketing world. Offering a full service approach to sync licensing, publishing administration, original composition, international strategy, publicity, digital playlist positioning, and radio promotion services, Terrorbird provides unparalleled client services with the customized approach of a boutique firm. ig/twitter: @terrorbirdmedia | Sam Storch is the Sync Licensing Manager at Terrorbird Media. With her team, she champions the music of Terrorbird's artists through creative pitching for tv shows, films, advertisements, and more. In her free time, she works on various crafts and hangs out with her silly dog Otto. |
19 | Delegate | Scotty Taylor | Kiss The Sun Music | Ontario, CA | Music Supervisor | Any | KTS MUSIC CO is a full service Music Supervision company here to help navigate your sonic journey. We specialize in the negotiation and acquisition of intellectual property rights and second to none creative support for media. MUSIC SUPERVISION ⚡️SONG CLEARANCE ⚡️SONIC BRANDING | Scotty Taylor is a music solutions super agent. Music supervisor, producer, copyright acquisition specialist member of the Guild of Music Supervisors US and founding member of the Guild of Music Supervisors Canada. He’s also a former member of the highly acclaimed Supergroup Sonic Branding Co. A seasoned sonic Sherpa, his jackknife approach to music supervision, song clearance, acquisition and negotiation sees him seamlessly bridging the gap between client and creative to facilitate even the most singular of creative goals. With a fierce tenacity and signature flair, Scotty regularly works across a multitude of media platforms from Advertising, TV, Film and the emerging worlds of branded music curation and playlisting. TENACITY ⚡️TRUST ⚡️EXPERIENCE ⚡️EXPERTISE | |
20 | Delegate/ Panelist | Sue Crawshaw | Pick and Mix Music | London, UK | Music Supervisor | all/ indigenous | https://www.pickandmixmusic.com/ | Pick And Mix Music is a A UK and Los Angeles based company established in June 2005 by Sue Crawshaw, a music industry professional for over 28 years. Pick And Mix specializes in music synchronization agency for Film, TV, Video games and the Advertising industry. A personal service set up for independent music companies (record companies / publishers and managers) to market their artists and composers to US and UK Music Supervisors, film studios and broadcasters. | Sue Crawshaw, founder and owner of Pick And Mix Music has worked across all aspects of the music industry over 3 decades. She started her career in music publishing with spells at MCA, Chrysalis, Asongs and Albert’s Publishing, in addition to 7 years at performing rights organization BMI in London. She then moved into sync placement and music supervision establishing Pick And Mix Music some 17 years ago. She has worked with artists such as AC/DC, Fat Boy Slim, James Bay, Kodaline and Nothing But Thieves. Having lived and worked in Los Angeles for seven years she recently returned to the UK full time. Sue has worked as a music supervisor on various successful BAFTA and Emmy Award winning TV productions including THE CROWN Seasons 1 & 2 (Netflix), BEHIND HER EYES (Netflix), CHLOE (Amazon), QUIZ (ITV), STRIKE BACK Seasons 6, 7 and 8 (HBO / Cinemax), OASIS (Amazon pilot), ORIGIN (YouTube Red), THE REPLACEMENT (BBC). Past credits also include the BAFTA nominated “SON OF RAMBOW’ (Paramount), HE KILLS COPPERS (BBC), RAW (RTE) and LOVE HATE (RTE) |
21 | Delegate/ Panelist | Vince Degiorgio | CYMBA Music Publishing | Toronto, ON | vince@cymbamusic.com | Any/All | https://www.cymbamusic.com/ | CYMBA Music is an internationally renowned boutique publisher led by industry veteran and pop music visionary, Vincent Degiorgio. With a headquarters in Toronto and a mindset that’s global - the foundations of CYMBA are built on the power of pop music that brings people together. CYMBA stands apart, infusing genres with new possibilities, crafting original and unforgettable melodies, and championing a diverse catalogue of international pop artists and writers. @chaptwo - Twitter | Vince Degiorgio is the president of Cymba, is one of the most pro-active, creative music publishing entities in Canada. With unprecedented global reach and a focus on the international market for recorded music and synch, it is home for writers and artists such as the Juno nominated Monowhales, Logan Richard, Talltale and Kelsie Watts. |
22 | Delegate | Warren Bray | Grayson Music Group | Toronto, ON | Music Supervisor | Any/all | https://graysonmusicgroup.com/ | MUSIC IS ABOUT COMMUNICATING AND CONNECTING. IT EXPRESSES WHAT WE CARE ABOUT DEEPLY. WHAT WE THINK ABOUT. HOW WE FEEL. OUR PROCESS IS NOT JUST ABOUT CREATING MUSIC, IT’S ABOUT SKILLFULLY EXPRESSING HUMANITY THROUGH SOUND. Instagram @wearegraysonmusic Twitter @graysonmusicgrp Facebook @wearegraysonmusic | Warren Bray is a music supervisor, musician, composer, disc jockey and music encyclopedia. As one of the founding members of Grand Analog, he has played shows all over the world. Warren has over a decade of experience in the licensing world and has written music for commercials, film and TV. Instagram @wellsaid |