MMF Canada and the Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada present a special online event - Meet the Music Supervisors
Every manager and artist dreams of securing that big, juicy sync deal. But how do we get it done? What are some of the key things to research when doing outreach to music supervisors? How can we effectively present our artists’ work, and what are the steps on the backend that artist teams must manage in order to facilitate good dealings with music supervisors? What do supervisors look for when it comes to communication style and organization, let alone the most important piece - the music?
MMF Canada and the Guild of Music Supervisors (Canada) are seeking to bridge the knowledge gap and create connections. This special 2.5 hr event will include:
1-hr panel and Q+A, featuring music supervisors who work across genres and media:
Heather Gardner (Vapor Music)
Natasha Duprey (Must Be Nice Productions)
Everton Lewis (Wracket Music Supervision)
Moderated by Michael Perlmutter (President, Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada; President, Instinct Entertainment)
Networking Event (5:00PM - 6:30PM)
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with 8 music supervisors in small groups, as well as networking with other managers and self-managed artists.Featuring:
Heather Gardner (Vapor Music)
Mikaila Simmons (Instinct Entertainment)
Natasha Duprey (Must Be Nice Productions)
Everton Lewis (Wracket Music Supervision)
Victoria Beard (MNRK Music Group)
Cody Partridge (Pear Tree Music Supervision)
Sebastien Lepine (TRAM7)
Sian O'Byrne (The Song Rep)
Music Supervisor bios are below!
Tickets: $10 for MMF Canada members, $50 for non-members.
**Members, please login to your Member Portal and click the Member Events & Discounts tab to access the discounted registration link.
This event will be taking place in Remo, a virtual conference and presentation platform, and will include time for casual networking after the presentation.
HOW TO ACCESS THE EVENT:
1. Using the link in the Online Event Page in your Eventbrite account, click “SAVE MY SPOT!”. Enter your email address as prompted.
2. SET UP YOUR PROFILE - click on the circle with your initials in the top right corner of the screen, select “My Profile”, click Edit Profile, and enter any info you wish to include.
3. TEST YOUR GEAR - visit https://geartest.remo.co/ to ensure your browser is compatible and that your camera and mic work. Here is a list of supported browsers.
(LAPTOP/DESKTOP IS RECOMMENDED - however you can access Remo via mobile (see above for testing link and supported browsers). Some notes for Using Remo on mobile.)
You will be able to click “JOIN EVENT” on the Remo event page when the event has started.
*** Remo works best on a laptop or desktop using the Chrome browser. Mobile users will experience limited functionality. ***
MUSIC SUPERVISOR BIOS
Victoria Beard
‘Vic’ graduated law school in her home country of Australia only to realize she was living on the bottom of the world, so she packed up her bass guitar and moved to Toronto where she began music supervising indie films, trying to survive the cold winters, playing in bands and hanging around Drake’s lawyer's firm until they hired her for their record label Last Gang. Vic worked on film and television projects at Last Gang and Rock Steady for several years before they (and she) got sold to eOne and then to Blackstone and rebranded as MNRK Music Group (pronounced Monarch), where she continues to co-supervise film and television seen and heard on Amazon, Apple TV+, Audience, CBC, FOX, Hulu, Netflix, Pop and Youtube. She finds time to make guest speaker appearances at conferences including M for Montreal (2018), the Canadian Song Conference for Music P.E.I. (2019, 2020) and MusicNL (2021), and when she's not working, Vic's busy chasing after her toddler and enjoys family time at the cottage and true crime podcasts [IMDb]
Natasha Duprey
Since 2003 Vancouver-based Natasha Duprey has supervised thousands of hours of episodic television including the series The L Word (Showtime), The Terror (AMC), Continuum (SyFy), The Order (Netflix) and Tiny Pretty Things (Netflix). She has worked on a host of MOWs, national ad campaigns, feature films such as Frankie & Alice, which garnered Halle Berry a Golden Globe nomination, and documentaries including I Am Johnny Cash, the 4-part EPIX series PUNK! and 2020 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Boys State. Natasha is currently working on the series Snowpiercer (TNT), The Imperfects (Netflix), Kids In the Hall (Amazon), Fakes (CBC Gem/Netflix), Tallboyz (CBC) and Let The Right One In (Showtime) as well as several feature films. She is also VP of the Canadian Guild of Music Supervisors.
Heather Gardner
Heather lives and breathes music. With professional training in piano performance and arts management, her ears intimately understand the relationship between song and picture, and how to harmoniously capture that magic within any budget parameters. As Head of Music Supervision + Licensing for Vapor Music, Heather balances her right brain creativity with extensive left brain attention to detail, allowing for a seamless licensing process from concept to contract to cue sheet. Her credits include work on advertising campaigns, television series, feature films, and video games that have been seen worldwide.
Heather was awarded the prize for Best Sync - Commercial at the first Canadian Sync Awards (2018) for her work on #EatTogether for President’s Choice, where she licensed the world renowned Burt Bacharach classic “What The World Needs Now”, which was reimagined by the Vapor Music team featuring Walk Off The Earth’s Sarah Blackwood on vocals.
Sébastien Lépine
Sébastien founded TRAM7 in 2005 to meet the growing needs of the audio visual industry. He handles music supervision for film, television & advertisement projects.
He has a degree in Industrial Relations, and worked as a Human Resources consultant before allowing his long-time passion for music to guide him in developing a very specific area of expertise: music supervision and copyright clearance.
Sébastien’s approach involves more than just an insightful analysis of the film, television and advertising projects he works on. He is also highly attuned to people’s needs and is always happy to share his personal musical recommendations.
Everton Lewis Jr.
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.
Sian O’Byrne
Sian O’Byrne’s early passion for music lead her to graduation from the Arts and Entertainment Management program at Capilano University, which granted invaluable experience via internships with The Song Rep and Nettwerk Music Group. After graduation in 2014, Sian continued to work with The Song Rep and Nettwerk Music Group. Involved in both music publishing and label duties, Sian received a well-rounded understanding of the music industry from Nettwerk, while in turn applying her knowledge of music clearance at The Song Rep. She later left the music admin world behind to pursue her passion for Music Supervision exclusively. Sian has fine-tuned her Music Supervision skills on various film and television productions over the years and developed outstanding relationships with professionals in both the music and film & television industries.
Cody Partridge
Cody Partridge is the President and Lead Music Supervisor at Pear Tree Music Supervision. With close to a decade of experience in the industry, his 150+ credits help demonstrate his versatility in navigating Music clearances and placements over all forms of Media. Cody prides himself on being an Indiana Jones of Music clearances, constantly finding the hidden gems, and never allowing rights holders to go undiscovered. In addition, he is also well versed in navigating Unions implications when placing any affiliated recordings, assuring clients a pleasurable worry free experience in all aspects of Authentic Music use. Some highlights of his recent credits include: Letterkenny, Schitt’s Creek, and various advertising campaigns, including Telus, Canada Life, and Scotiabank.
Cody is also on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Guild of Music Supervisors, and acts as the Treasurer.
Michael A. Perlmutter
Music Supervisor and President, Instinct Entertainment
Michael has placed thousands of songs in TV shows, films and documentaries, seen and heard around the world. Michael has been working in the music/film/TV industries for 20+ years.
Select TV credits: The Handmaid’s Tale, Zone, Moonhaven, Altered Carbon, From, Spinning Out, Ten Days In The Valley, Condor, Into The Badlands, Houdini & Doyle, Mary Kills People, Degrassi, Private Eyes, Beauty and The Beast, Haven, The LA Complex, Vikings, Queer As Folk
Select Film credits: Crisis (Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, Armie Hammer), Arbitrage (Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon), Firestarter (Zac Efron, Gloria Reuben), The Baker (Ron Perlman, Harvey Keitel, Elias Koteas), Some Other Woman (Amber Crew, Tom Felton, Ashley Greene), Big Gold Brick (Andy Garcia, Megan Fox, Emory Cohen), The Marijuana Conspiracy (Julia Sarah Stone, Brittany Bristow), Castle In The Ground (Alex Wolff, Imogen Poots), Firecrackers (Michaela Kurimsky, Kareena Evans), The New Romantic (Jessica Barden, Hayley Law), The Kid Detective (Adam Brody), The Weekend (Sasheer Zamata), Little Italy (Hayden Christensen, Emma Roberts, Danny Aiello), Love Jacked (Amber Stevens West, Omar Epps), The Other Half (Tatiana Maslany, Tom Cullen), Across The Line (Stephan James)
Select Special Projects: Highlight reels for CTV’s Olympic Broadcasts (Vancouver and London), curating the Canadian Music Café during The Toronto International Film Festival, licensing + administration for The National Music Centre in Calgary and Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
He has been asked to moderate and speak on panels around the world, including Poland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Miami, New York, Cannes, Calgary, Halifax, Toronto.
Michael is the president of Canadian Guild of Music Supervisors, an avid Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fan and loves chocolate. instinctentertainment.ca
Mikaila Simmons
Mikaila Simmons is a music supervisor at Instinct Entertainment. She specializes in creative and music licensing for television and film. She has had the opportunity to work on award-winning television shows and films such as Vikings, The Handmaid’s Tale S1, New Eden, Condor, Mary Kills People, Diggstown, The Grizzlies and Bloodthirsty, to name a few. She has overseen on-camera performances, custom song production, and sourced everything from 8th century Belarusian folk music to contemporary Inuit hip hop.