Sync Conference Calendar 2025
It’s that time of year again! It’s time to drop the official DIY SYNC ARTIST Sync Conference Calendar for 2025!
If you are wanting to learn more about how to get your music in TV, Films and AD’s, jump on one of these conferences!
Not only will you learn about sync licensing, you will also meet key folks in the industry and hopefully create some lasting relationships!
I wrote a pretty extensive blog back in 2019 about Attending a Music Conference Like a Boss that will be helpful as you plan your next conference: https://www.heatherevansmusic.com/blog/2019/12/30/attending-a-music-conference-like-a-boss
ALSO! I LOVE coaching with artists and helping them prepare for conferences! Schedule a call with me here: www.calendly.com/heatherevansmusic
With out further ado, here is the Sync Conference Calendar 2025!!!
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
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
SXSW
March 18-16
Austin, Texas
https://www.sxsw.com/conference
Get Repped - 2indie
March 21 - 22
ONLINE
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
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
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
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
Production Music Conference
October 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Taxi Road Rally
November 2024
Los Angeles, California
https://www.taxi.com/taxi-road-rally
Shades of Sync - That Pitch
November 2024
Online
Sync Con
December 2024
Brooklyn, New York
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
