Sync Conference Calendar 2024

UPDATED November 28th

If you are trying to get your music on TV Shows, Films and AD’s you NEED to attend a music conference!!! Not only will you meet like minded musicians and make some of your best friends for life….you’ll connect with the gatekeepers in the industry. You’ll get to pitch your music, meet industry professionals face to face and hopefully become a contact and resource for them for their future projects!

Every year I make a Calendar for myself to plan and keep track of all of the Sync Conferences coming up and make an effort to attend at least 2 to keep my connections strong.

**If you want to get prepared for your next Music Conference check out my IN DEPTH Attending a Music LIKE A BOSS Blog here: Attending a Music LIKE A BOSS

THE SYNC CONFERENCE CALENDAR 2024

Here’s more details about the Sync Conferences! You can go to their individual websites for more info. Some dates are not added yet, but I guessed the month based on the following year! I’ll update things as they change.

Drill Down Level Up - First Note Entertainment

January 2024

Miramar Beach, Florida

https://drilldown-levelup.com

Music Ally Connect 2024

January 22-23rd

London, England

https://musically.com/event/music-ally-connect-2024

Sync Summit 

Feb 5-7 

Los Angeles, CA

https://syncsummit.com/ss2024la/

Durango Songwriters Expo 

Ventura, California  - Feb 8-10th

https://durango-songwriters-expo.com

Music Placement Conference 

March 2024

North Carolina 

https://musicplacementconference.com

Musexpo 

March 17-20

Burbank, CA

https://www.musexpo.net

SXSW 

March 18-16

Austin, Texas

https://www.sxsw.com/conference

Get Repped - 2indie

March 21 - 22

ONLINE

https://www.2indie.com

AD Sync Summit 

April 10-12

Hard Rock Hotel, NYC

https://syncsummit.com/2024adsync

WUP IT UP - What Up Pitches 

June 7th-8th - Chicago

https://www.whatuppitches.com/wupitup

 Hawai’i Songwriting Festival 

May 31st

Hawaii 

http://www.hawaiisongwritingfestival.com/

ASCAP Experience 

June 2024

Los Angeles, CA

https://ascapexperience.com 

Durango Songwriters Expo TV AND FILM (Audition)

May 16-18th

Ventura, California

https://durango-songwriters-expo.com

Sync Con 

August 16-17th

Brooklyn, New York

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sync-con-new-york-2024-music-in-film-and-tv-conference-tickets-94536712853

CD Baby DIY Musician Conference

August 2024

Austin, Texas

https://diymusiciancon.cdbaby.com

Guild of Music Supervisors Conference - State of Music in Media

August 2024

Los Angeles, California

https://www.gmsmediaconference.com/

Durango Songwriters Expo 

September

Broomfield, Colorado 

https://durango-songwriters-expo.com

Nashville Film Festival - Music Program

September

Nashville, Tennessee

https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/music-program/

Supetacular - 2indie

Fall 2024

ONLINE

https://www.2indie.com

WUP IT UP - What Up Pitches 

October - LA

https://www.whatuppitches.com/wupitup

MONDO - The Business of Music

October 15-18, 2024

New York City

https://www.mondo.nyc

Production Music Conference

October 2024

Los Angeles, CA

https://pmamusic.com

Taxi Road Rally 

November 2024

Los Angeles, California 

https://www.taxi.com/taxi-road-rally

Shades of Sync - That Pitch

November 2024

Online

https://www.shadesofsync.com

Sync Con 

December 2024

Brooklyn, New York

https://synccon.com

If you need help planning your next Sync Conference, schedule a coaching call with here below!

The Monster on First Kill on Netflix

It happened again!! I got another KILLER placement! The Monster was just featured on Episode 8 of Netflix’s new vampire show “First Kill”.

HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENED

Last year at Durango Film and TV I performed The Monster to a track for the first time. I was super nervous because I’d never performed to a track before. I did it though and I was proud of myself.

When I stepped off the stage a friend of mine said that she saw one of the music supervisors write down the name of my song. (interesting!)

I sent my follow-up emails after the event and started getting briefs from this specific music supervisor. Then, on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, I got an email asking for the Instrumentals and Stems for The Monster for a possible placement in her new show she was working on for Netflix. She said she’d been thinking about placing The Monster since she heard me perform it at Durango! So cool!

Then on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 we got a quote request for the show! My team worked out all the paperwork and then we waited.

We got word that the show was coming out in June and the song was in the show and on the official playlist! It ended up being on the FINAL Episode, Episode 8 at 18 minutes into the show and used for 3:05 minutes! It was a HUGE placement and a key moment in the episode.

Because of the prominent placement, I’ve had a major uptick in streams and shazaams and people finding me on social media! It’s pretty exciting!

I wanted to share my journey because it shows that things DO NOT happen overnight. That you have to be patient and have perseverance in this business. ALSO to show up and be prepared for when the opportunities DO come! :)

Music on MTV's 16 and Pregnant

It finally happened!

I got an email from my music licensing rep that the MTV show, 16 and Pregnant is using "I"ll Stay With You", a song that me and Mike Meiers wrote together, in the Tuesday, April 6th Episode!! I can’t wait to see how they use the song in the episode! Music is like another character in the show. It sets the tone and the emotion for the scene.

If you’ve been following my journey you know that licensing my songs in TV Shows is a big focus for me. I’ve been building my catalog the past 2 years, working with a ton of talented producers, educating myself, going to music conferences, meeting music supervisors, connecting with people, pitching my songs at listening sessions, writing and releasing a song a month, promoting everything myself, sending out hundreds of emails and more… It’s hard some days to keep your eyes on the prize. It’s hard to know if all the time spent is one day going to pay off, but IT DOES!

One thing I’ve learned in this journey is you just have to keep going. Don’t worry about what other people are doing, keep your goals in front of you and chip away at them one thing at a time.

This is the 9th song I’ve had on a TV Show. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but for real, how many people do you know with songs on TV?!?! I’m celebrating the little wins along the way!

If you can, tune in to 16 and Pregnant on MTV Tuesday, April 6th!! Also, Check out I’ll Stay With You on all Streaming Platforms Here: https://www.distrokid.com/hyperfollow/heatherevans/ill-stay-with-you

Thank you for being on this journey with me!!
Heather Evans