“REALITY TV MUSIC—REAL MONEY!”

PRESENTED BY THE CALIFORNIA COPYRIGHT CONFERENCE 

Our panel reveals insight into music placement in unscripted programming. They’ll cover…

• Profitability
• For music placement, what a music supervisor looks for in a show
• How composers create the music
• The best ways of networking for music opportunities for unscripted programming
• Who are the decision makers?
• Other topics include: How music is used in scenes • What musical direction is unscripted programming taking in the future • Musical styles of artists that work for reality television, and much more. 

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

6:15 PM Check-In ▪ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Cocktail Hour ▪ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner & Panel Discussion

LOCATION

Courtyard Marriott

15433 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oak, CA 91403 ($5 parking available at venue)

Moderator:

   Sherry Orson, Chief Creative Officer — Star Vibe Group

 Panelists: 

Jen Schwartz, Director of Creative Music Integration — Viacom

Josh Young, President/CEO — Atrium Music

Andrew Locacciato, Director of Music — All3Media International

Rick Livingstone, Music Supervisor, Editor

Biographies

Sherry Orson | Chief Creative Officer, Star Vibe Group 

Sherry Orson is a successful, established Music Publisher and Licensor, having secured music on television shows on every major network, and with major label recording artists, advertising brands, in motion pictures and more.

Ms. Orson began her career in the music industry as a Creative Manager during the Richard Branson years with Virgin Music Publishing in Los Angeles. From there, she moved to Universal Music Group as Director of Creative Services for almost a decade, expanding her extensive experience in the fields of music publishing and licensing. While at Universal, she placed songs with major record labels on Platinum artists such as Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Selena, Babyface, Jessica Simpson, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan and many others. In 2007, she joined musician and actor, Steven Van Zandt representing his music publishing company and rock record label, where she was responsible for placement of his roster of artists with major advertising brands: KFC, McDonalds and Fox Sports. Ms. Orson currently represents emerging artists and music catalogs for licensing in all areas of media through her own licensing and music catalog representation company, Star Vibe Group. Through Star Vibe Group, she recently placed and licensed songs from the roster to Amazon, CBS, HBO, Showtime, MTV, NBC, Fox, E! and many more.

Jen Schwartz | Director of Creative Music Integration at Viacom

Jen has worked in the industry for over 15 years and is currently the Director of Creative Music Integration at Viacom. Her career began at MTV as a Music Supervisor for shows such as,“Made,”“My Super Sweet 16,” “Teen Cribs,” “Uncommon Sense”and “Kingin’ with Tyga,”to name a few. In her current role,she oversees music placements in all MTV and VH1 shows. This includes shows such as “TRL, “Floribama,” “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” “Black Ink Crew,” “Love and Hip Hop,” “Siesta Key” and more.

Andrew Locacciato | Director of Music, All3Media International

Andrew Locacciato is currently the Director of Music at All3Media America. After playing in various indie bands around Los Angeles, he transitioned to Music Supervision at Signature Tracks music library, before eventually moving on to All3Media America. In his current role for All3Media, he oversee’s music licensing and creative for All3Media America’s programs, including the Emmy-winning series “United Shades of America” and “Undercover Boss.”