Stewart Copeland, Jeff Beal To Keynote 1st Annual Production Music Conference — LA, 9/12

August 2nd, 2014 by David Weiss

If its masterful mentors you seek, look no further.

Stewart Copeland (picture) will keynote the afternoon session of the PMC, and Jeff Beal will keynote in the morning.

The first annual Production Music Conference (PMC) is arriving in Los Angeles on September 12, and with it comes an opportunity to get up close with two of the best: the keynote speakers for its debut event will be the internationally renowned composer and multi-instrumentalist Stewart Copeland and Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal.

The PMC is a new daylong event produced by the Production Music Association (PMA), centered on the theme of “Create | Value.” Aimed at composers, libraries, technology providers, and music users, it promises to shed essential new light on a vital revenue stream in music.

Registration rates are very reasonable for the event, which will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton in Culver City, CA. (See full coordinates and pricing at the end of the article.)

People will be coming in from coast to coast to catch the launch of this breakthrough event – see more details direct from the PMA:

The conference will provide valuable educational and networking opportunities for all stakeholders — composers, libraries, technology providers, and music users — in the production music supply chain, in order to facilitate a more thriving and sustainable market.

Through speakers and high-powered panels in “Creative” and “Business” tracks, attendees will gain up-to-the-minute intelligence on revenue streams, deal-making strategies and monetization opportunities in today’s dynamic market place. Topics such as “Don’t Give It Away: Enhancing the Value of Your Catalog,” “Royalties at Home & Abroad: Know Your Revenue Streams” and “Trailer Music: New Trends/Modern Techniques” are just some of the PMC’s session highlights.

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“The production music market is very dynamic,” says Hunter Williams, Executive Director of the PMA. “Opportunities and challenges abound. We want to bring industry stakeholders together in order to give them the tools and information they need to succeed.”

Both of the PMC’s keynote speakers are highly accomplished figures in the music world, selected to provide unique perspectives on success. Stewart Copeland gained global fame as the drummer for The Police, followed by a long career composing for in films, such as “Rumble Fish” and “Wall Street,” as well as myriad TV shows, video games, movie trailers, ballets, symphonies, operas, and more.

Jeff Beal is a 3-time Emmy Award winner.

Three-time Emmy Award-winning composer Jeff Beal’s credits include the breakthrough Netflix series “House of Cards,” HBO’s “Rome,” USA Network’s “Monk,” HBO’s “Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Steven King,” and TNT’s “The Company.”

“Our keynote speakers are setting the tone for the first annual PMC,” Williams states. “Stewart Copeland has had a massive impact on culture for decades – he helped alter the course of commercial music, then went on to create instantly recognizable music with his scores for films, TV shows, video games, and more. Jeff Beal is an acclaimed composer at the top of his game, with ‘House of Cards Season 2’ standing as his 13 prime time Emmy nomination. Jeff has the utmost respect of his peers, and he’ll have a great deal to share with PMC attendees about how they can launch and maintain their own successful careers.”

The PMA is a non-profit organization which promotes and protects the rights and interests of publishers and composers of production music, which is music specifically created to be licensed for use in media programming including film, TV, radio and streaming content. Founded in 1997, it is the leading advocate and voice of the production music community with over 670 music publisher members, ranging from major labels to independent boutiques.

By launching the Production Music Conference, the PMA is expanding the scope of its reach, and the useful career tools that it can offer to current and next-generation members. “Part of the PMA’s mission is to be a leading voice in the music community, by using its platform to educate and inform established and future rights owners and suppliers of music to media programming,” Hunter Williams says. “The PMC is another important forum for us to achieve this.”

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