I hope you are doing great, and that the New Year is treating you well.

I’m reaching out with an update on our events and courses at Sync Summit (like the launch of our first version of the LA Sync Summit) and our sister licensing company, Disconic, as well as a unique opportunity for you to submit music to three live briefs.

The biggest news from our side on the music licensing side is that an ad we worked on won a bronze Clio Music Award for Music Supervision in an ad.

Specifically, an Adobe ad named “Child’s Play” used the music from one of our clients, Nippon Columbia, and more specifically the song “Dodonpa” as performed by the Japanese artist Kyary Paymu Paymu and produced and written by the Japanese pop mastermind Nakata Yatsutaka.

YOU CAN VIEW THE AWARD WINNING AD BELOW

Our licensing company Disconic submitted this ad for nomination, and we’re so delighted for Kyary, Nakata, Nippon Columbia, our friends at Adobe’s ad agency, 72 and Sunny and of course Adobe for the win because this Clio belongs to everyone involved. Thank you to everyone and the Clio Music Jury for this honor.

Music for ads and brands is one of my true passions, and there’s nothing I enjoy more than connecting musicians and the people that work with their music to opportunities with brands and in the ad industry. In 2024, it’s my mission bring together musicians and the music industry with agencies and brands to create great campaigns.

To help you get the contacts, tools and knowledge to succeed in the world of advertising and brands (and maybe win your own Clio), come to our upcoming AdSync Summit, taking place at The Hard Rock Hotel in NYC from April 10-12:

LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP FOR THE ADSYNC SUMMIT

Or consider taking ad deep dive into the world of music and ads with me and Ad Music Supervisor Josh Rabinowitz for our Music In Ads Course, the only course that focuses exclusively on the keys to success in creating and licensing music to brands and the ad industry. Classes are all online and start January 18th:

LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP FOR THE MUSIC IN ADS COURSE. 

We’ve built both the event and the course to help you navigate and prosper in the ad industry with your music.

As for our company Disconic, it is a music house and sync licensing agency that represents amazing music from across the world, including every imaginable genre from major labels to individual artist from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mainland China, SE Asia, Latin America, India, Eastern and Western Europe and North America. 

Here's an example of some of the music we rep, Japan's Legendary Pizzicato Five.

And, even if we don’t represent the song in these regions, we can probably help you connect to the people that can clear the music for you. If you’re interested in working with us of knowing more about who we represent and what we do, please reach out.

And Speaking of the Clios, if you're in LA on January 31st and you want to network with the best and the brightest in the ad industry, top music people at brands, music execs and the winners of the 2024 Clio Music Awards, I urge you to attend the Clio Music Awards, which are taking place at 6:30 PM at NeueHouse on Sunset. 

And for a $50 discount, use our exclusive code CM24SYNC. Click the button below to sign up. I really hope to see you there.

Finally, after a lot of work, the first version of the 2024 LA Sync Summit (February 5-7, 2024 at El Cid and online) agenda is online.

The speakers and the subjects on the agenda are just the beginning of what’s in store as we’re going to be adding a lot more speakers and a topic or two over the next few days. 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CURRENT AGENDA

We’re adding a lot more speakers over the next few days, and for this event, we’re really focusing on the practicalities of music for media. 

Every aspect of the event and the agenda has been designed to discuss the most important issues and aspects of our industry, from the restart of TV/film production and what it means to you, creating great ads and working with the ad industry, working with trailers and promos, game music, the role of music coordinators, sports music, the role of technology, music for podcasts, and a panel and meet and greet with sync agents, music libraries, label/publisher sync execs and custom music houses as well as keynote discussions, a songwriters camp, a discussion of international opportunities, artist showcases and lots of opportunities to network before, during and after the event.

The 2024 LA Sync Summit is taking place both online and in person. Click the button below to learn more and sign up.

We have two amazing and completely free webinars coming up this and next week. Here's the details:

With the end of the actor's strike, this is a great time to organize your outreach efforts to connect with opportunities in TV and Film. Join me and music supervisor Chris Mollere for a chat at 3PM ET on Friday, January 19th about music for TV and film, and how you can take advantage of off opportunities to create and license music in 2024.

Chris and I will discuss his new projects, the restart of TV and film production and our upcoming Sync School Course that starts on January 28th.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR WITH CHRIS MOLLERE

Then, on Monday, January 22nd at 4PM ET, we're going to host a LA Sync Summit Preview and QA. We'll answer your questions and go over what to expect at the event.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE LA SYNC SUMMIT PREVIEW WEBINAR

And we have another special treat for you – after our Sunday Listening Session with Fernando Heftye he's sharing an opportunity with us for you to submit music for three briefs from his current projects. There are active searches for projects. Here’s the briefs:

Peacock series

- Mexican amateur football team comedy with funny musical sequences of different genres

- Looking for classic rock, brit pop, country, indie and hip hop. References: Oasis, Beck, Johnny Cash, Poison, DMX

Amazon series

- Fantasy crime Young Adult series about a girl who uses her superpowers to combat Mexico City's crime

- Looking for Spanish hip hop, reggaeton, trap, cumbia and pop. References: Nicki Nicole, Bizarrap, Alemán, Los Ángeles Azules, Natalia Lafourcade

Mexican film

- Fantasy film about a young Mexican immigrant in the US who gets involved in the local boxing scene

- Looking for bilingual hip hop, reggaeton and corrido tumbados, as well as Chicano or immigrant identity music styles. References: Kali Uchis, Motherflowers, É Arenas, Kansado, Paloma Mami

If you have music that you feel would work for these briefs, send the music to the following link by Monday, January 22^nd:

https://s.disco.ac/dtqcuqxqqtks

If your music is selected, Fernando will contact you directly.

Click here to learn more about our weekly Online Listening Sessions where you can connect with music supervisors like Fernando.